... select commands and command options from the drop-down
menus and toolbars. For new and experienced users alike, menus and toolbars offer an easy-to-remember
method for accessing commands. If you’re ...
EXPLORING THE AUTOCADANDAUTOCADLT INTERFACE
The AutoCAD Window
The AutoCAD program window is divided into six parts:
◆
Menu bar
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Toolbars
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Drawing area
◆
Command window
... general controls and settings. In these menus, you’ll find the commands and
functions that are the heart of AutoCAD. By clicking menu items, you can cut and paste items to and
from AutoCAD, change...
... tables and external spreadsheets
◆
Improved text-editing tools and features
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Mastering AutoCAD 2008 andAutoCADLT 2008
will be of benefit to you and ... the AutoCADandAutoCADLT Interface
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Mastering AutoCAD 2008 andAutoCADLT 2008.
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... information for AutoCADandAutoCADLT users. Appendix A
gives instructions for installing and configuring AutoCADandAutoCAD LT. Appendix B covers
further resources for AutoCADandAutoCADLT users. ... always go back and redo any exercise when you need to refresh your memory
on a particular feature.
For newcomers to AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT, Parts I (AutoCAD andAutoCADLT Basics) and II
(Drawing ... 1162
Part VIII: Appendixes 1163
Appendix A: Installing and Configuring AutoCADandAutoCADLT . . . . 1165
Installing AutoCADandAutoCADLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
... information for AutoCADandAutoCADLT users. Appendix A
gives instructions for installing and configuring AutoCADandAutoCAD LT. Appendix B covers
further resources for AutoCADandAutoCADLT users. ... always go back and redo any exercise when you need to refresh your memory
on a particular feature.
For newcomers to AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT, Parts I (AutoCAD andAutoCADLT Basics) and II
(Drawing ... designed to be your comprehensive
guide to both the AutoCADandAutoCADLT programs.
This book covers every significant AutoCADandAutoCADLT feature. If you’re a beginning
user, you’ll find...
... end tracking and continue the command.
The cursor moves to the intersection of the vertical and horizontal rubber-band lines. You
can now continue your command.
Point filters
Point filters enable ... in. You define a diameter for the inner and outer circles. AutoCADandAutoCAD LT
accept both DONUT and DOUGHNUT if you type in the command. Donuts are often used in elec-
trical drawings to create ... Workspaces toolbar. For both AutoCADandAutoCAD LT, close any palettes
that may be open.
2. Save the drawing in your AutoCAD Bible folder as ab06-01.dwg.
3. Start the LINE command. At the
Specify first...
... extension
.lin. The standard
linetypes are stored in
acad.lin in AutoCADand in aclt.lin in AutoCAD LT. You can create
your own linetypes and store them in
acad.lin or aclt.lin. You can also ... more-
complex filters and save them.
To create a filter, type filter ↵ on the command line to open the Object Selection Filters dialog
box, as shown in Figure 10-42. If you’ve already chosen a command, ... is displayed at the command line, and the previ-
ous prompt is repeated.
✦ DElta: Right-click and choose DElta. Delta means the change, or difference, between the
current and new length or included...
... Design, Inc., Fergus, Ontario, for this drawing.
Using AutoCADandAutoCADLT fonts
AutoCAD andAutoCADLT fonts are simpler than TrueType fonts, andAutoCAD fonts also
have a range of complexity. The ... is
txt.shx, which is the font used by the
default Standard text style. You can easily define a text style using an AutoCAD or AutoCAD
LT font and then change the font to something nicer just ... Options and click the File tab. Double-click Text Editor,
Dictionary, and Font File Names. Double-click Font Mapping File. Click the path list to view
the location of acad.fmp. AutoCADandAutoCAD LT...
... at one time with multilines (AutoCAD only), and draw-
ing double lines with AutoCAD LT
✦ Drawing freehand by using the SKETCH command, creating either lines or polylines
(AutoCAD only)
✦ Using ... viewed, even if
the multiline style file containing the multiline definition is not available.
Creating Dlines in AutoCAD LT
Dlines are the AutoCADLT equivalent of Multilines. AutoCAD does not include ... following:
✦ Default plot-style table (the default is
acad.stb or acadlt.stb for named and
acad.ctb or acadlt.ctb for color-dependent plot styles).
✦ Default plot style for layer 0 (the default is Normal).
✦...
... your drawing. AutoCAD
places the freestanding label and displays this message on the command line:
1
Record(s) linked with 1 Label(s).
When you create a freestanding label, the row and the label ... select.
SELECT < select list>
FROM < table name> [{, < table name>} ]
[WHERE < search condition>]
[GROUP BY < column spec>[{, < column spec>} ]
[HAVING < search condition>]
[ORDER ... boundary] < New>:
prompt, right-click and choose Delete to delete the clip and restore the entire
view of both xrefs.
ã If you have AutoCAD LT: If you did the previous exercise and opened...
... Creating Solids and Editing in 3D
The PYRAMID command is new for AutoCAD 2007. Although there has been a pyramid
option for mesh surfaces, this is the first time AutoCAD has offered a command for drawing
a ...
combine or subtract solids and get information about their physical
properties.
AutoCAD LT doesn’t draw solids. For the 3D capabilities of
AutoCAD LT, see Chapters 21 and 22.
Figure 24-1 shows ... like a circle, the command creates solids.
LOFT is a new command for AutoCAD 2007. The LOFT command has a number of parame-
ters that you need to set. I cover this command in detail in Chapter...
... Differences
Book IV focuses on AutoCADLTand how it is different from AutoCAD, along
with using it in the same environment as AutoCADand expanding AutoCAD
LT through customization and other means. This ... button and choose Settings from the menu that
appears. This displays a dialog box that you can use to change the behavior
of the drafting tool.
AutoCAD 2009andAutoCADLT2009 by default display ... @-4,0 and press Enter.
A copy of the selected circle is created 4 units to the left, and the COPY
command ends.
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... AutoCADLT 253
Determining Whether AutoCAD or AutoCADLT Is Best for You 258
Chapter 2: Extending AutoCADLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Customizing AutoCADLT 261
It’s ... available CAD standards tools to help maintain and enforce CAD
standards.
Book IX: Customizing AutoCAD
Book IX covers techniques that are used to customize AutoCADand AutoCAD
LT, which allows ... Basics
Book I familiarizes you with the AutoCAD interface and the basics of working
with drawing files. It provides some background on AutoCADand AutoCAD
LT, and lists which versions are compatible...