... select commands and command options from the drop-downmenus and toolbars. For new and experienced users alike, menus and toolbars offer an easy-to-remembermethod for accessing commands. If you’re ... EXPLORING THE AUTOCADANDAUTOCADLT INTERFACE The AutoCAD Window The AutoCAD program window is divided into six parts: ◆ Menu bar ◆ Toolbars ◆ 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 Contact the Author I hope that Mastering AutoCAD 2008 andAutoCADLT 2008 will be of benefit to you and ... the AutoCADandAutoCADLT Interface ◆ Chapter 2: Creating Your First Drawing ◆ Chapter 3: Setting Up and Using AutoCAD s Drafting Tools ◆ Chapter 4: Organizing Objects with Blocks and ... catalog page for this book, and click the Errata link to find a form on which you can identify the problem. And thanks for choosing Mastering AutoCAD 2008 andAutoCADLT 2008. 3738x.book Page...
... information for AutoCADandAutoCADLT users. Appendix Agives instructions for installing and configuring AutoCADandAutoCAD LT. Appendix B coversfurther resources for AutoCADandAutoCADLT users. ... always go back and redo any exercise when you need to refresh your memoryon a particular feature.For newcomers to AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT, Parts I (AutoCAD andAutoCADLT Basics) and II(Drawing ... 1162Part VIII: Appendixes 1163Appendix A: Installing and Configuring AutoCADandAutoCADLT . . . . 1165Installing AutoCADandAutoCADLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
... information for AutoCADandAutoCADLT users. Appendix Agives instructions for installing and configuring AutoCADandAutoCAD LT. Appendix B coversfurther resources for AutoCADandAutoCADLT users. ... always go back and redo any exercise when you need to refresh your memoryon a particular feature.For newcomers to AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT, Parts I (AutoCAD andAutoCADLT Basics) and II(Drawing ... designed to be your comprehensiveguide to both the AutoCADandAutoCADLT programs.This book covers every significant AutoCADandAutoCADLT feature. If you’re a beginninguser, you’ll find...
... end tracking and continue the command.The cursor moves to the intersection of the vertical and horizontal rubber-band lines. Youcan now continue your command.Point filtersPoint 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 palettesthat 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 standardlinetypes are stored in acad.lin in AutoCADand in aclt.lin in AutoCAD LT. You can createyour 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 dialogbox, 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 thecurrent 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 alsohave a range of complexity. The ... is txt.shx, which is the font used by thedefault 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 viewthe 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 ifthe 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: 1Record(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 entireview of both xrefs.ã If you have AutoCAD LT: If you did the previous exercise and opened...
... Creating Solids and Editing in 3DThe PYRAMID command is new for AutoCAD 2007. Although there has been a pyramidoption for mesh surfaces, this is the first time AutoCAD has offered a command for drawinga ... combine or subtract solids and get information about their physicalproperties. 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...
... DifferencesBook IV focuses on AutoCADLTand how it is different from AutoCAD, alongwith using it in the same environment as AutoCADand expanding AutoCAD LT through customization and other means. This ... button and choose Settings from the menu thatappears. This displays a dialog box that you can use to change the behaviorof 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 COPYcommand ends.05 243787 bk01ch01.qxp 4/7/08 1:23 PM Page 25 AutoCAD2009 & AutoCADLT 2009...
... AutoCADLT 253Determining Whether AutoCAD or AutoCADLT Is Best for You 258Chapter 2: Extending AutoCADLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261Customizing AutoCADLT 261It’s ... available CAD standards tools to help maintain and enforce CADstandards.Book IX: Customizing AutoCAD Book IX covers techniques that are used to customize AutoCADand AutoCAD LT, which allows ... BasicsBook I familiarizes you with the AutoCAD interface and the basics of workingwith drawing files. It provides some background on AutoCADand AutoCAD LT, and lists which versions are compatible...