Mastering AutoCAD 2006 and AutoCAD LT 2006
By George Omura

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Chapter 1: Exploring the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Interface

MESSAGE TO VETERAN AUTOCAD USERS
IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE UCS ICON
COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMMAND WINDOW AND DYNAMIC INPUT DISPLAY
MENUS VERSUS THE KEYBOARD
THE AERIAL VIEW WINDOW

Chapter 2: Creating Your First Drawing

WORKING WITH TOOLBARS
GETTING OUT OF TROUBLE
A FAST WAY TO ENTER DISTANCES
CONTROLLING THE STATUS BAR DISPLAY
OTHER SELECTION OPTIONS
A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE GRIPS FEATURE

Chapter 3: Setting Up and Using Autocad's Drafting Tools

USING THE IMPERIAL AND METRIC EXAMPLES
THINGS TO WATCH FOR WHEN ENTERING DISTANCES
THE ORTHO MODE
ARCHITECTS AND THEIR SYMBOLS
SELECTING CLOSE OR OVERLAPPING OBJECTS
ADJUSTING THE AUTOSNAP FEATURE
THE OSNAP OPTIONS
USING AUTOCAD'S AUTOMATIC SAVE FEATURE
RECTANGLE OPTIONS
USING OSNAP TRACKING AND POLAR TRACKING TOGETHER

Chapter 4: Organizing Objects with Blocks and Groups

SYMBOLS FOR PROJECTS LARGE AND SMALL
AN ALTERNATIVE TO BLOCKS

Chapter 5: Keeping Track of Layers, Blocks, and Files

GETTING MULTIPLE USES FROM A DRAWING USING LAYERS
UNDERSTANDING OBJECT PROPERTIES
CONTROLLING COLORS AND LINETYPES OF BLOCKED OBJECTS
OTHER LAYER OPTIONS
SETTING INDIVIDUAL COLORS, LINETYPES, AND LINETYPE SCALES

Chapter 6: Editing and Reusing Data to Work Efficiently

OPENING A FILE AS READ-ONLY
QUICK ARRAY COPIES WITH GRIPS
IMPORTING SETTINGS FROM EXTERNAL REFERENCE FILES
UNDERSTANDING THE OSNAP TRACKING VECTOR
OTHER METHODS FOR USING THE BREAK COMMAND
THE XLINE OPTIONS
QUICKLY SETTING THE CURRENT LAYER TO THAT OF AN EXISTING OBJECT
USING MULTILINES TO ADD WALL PATTERNS

Chapter 7: Mastering Viewing Tools, Hatches, and External References

CREATING MULTIPLE...
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