Up and running with AutoCAD 2015 : 2D and 3D drawing and modeling / Elliot Gindis

Machine generated contents note: LEVEL 1 Chapters 1
10
ch. 1 AutoCAD Fundamentals
-Part 1
1.1. Introduction and Basic Commands
1.2. The AutoCAD Environment
1.3. Interacting with AutoCAD
1.4. Practicing the Create Objects Commands
1.5. View Objects
1.6. Practicing the Edit/Modify Objects Commands
1.7. Selection Methods
1.8. Drawing Accuracy
1.9. Drawing Accuracy
-Part 2
OSNAPs
1.10. OSNAP Drafting Settings
Ch. 2 AutoCAD Fundamentals
-Part II
2.1. Grips
2.2. Units and Scale
2.3. Snap and Grid
2.4. Cartesian Coordinate System
2.5. Geometric Data Entry
2.6. Inquiry Commands
2.7. Additional Drafting Commands
ch. 3 Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and Properties
3.1. Introduction to Layers
3.2. Introduction to Linetypes
3.3. Introduction to Properties
3.4. In-Class Drawing Project: Floor Plan Layout
4.1. Introduction to Text and Mtext
4.2. Text
4.4. Style
4.5. Spell Check
4.6. In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Text and Furniture to Floor Plan Layout
ch. 5 Hatch Patterns
5.1. Introduction to Hatch
5.2. Hatch Procedures
5.3. Working with Hatch Patterns
5.4. Gradient and Solid Fill
5.5. In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Hatch to Floor Plan Layout
ch. 6 Dimensions
6.1. Introduction to Dimensions
6.2. Types of Dimensions
6.3. Editing Dimensions
6.4. Customizing Dimensions
6.5. In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Dimensions to Floor Plan Layout
ch. 7 Blocks, Wblocks, Dynamic Blocks, Groups, and Purge
7.1. Introduction to Blocks
7.2. Insert
7.3. Purge
7.4. Blocks
7.5. Dynamic Blocks
7.6. Groups
ch. 8 Polar, Rectangular, and Path Arrays
8.1. Polar Array
8.2. Rectangular Array
8.3. Path Array
8.4. In-Class Drawing Project: Mechanical Device
ch. 9 Basic Printing and Output
9.1. Introduction to Printing and Plotting
9.2. The Essentials
9.3. The Plot Dialog Box
9.4. Page Setup Manager
ch. 10 Advanced Output
10.2. Paper Space Concepts
Level 1 Answers to Review Questions
LEVEL 2 Chapters 11
20
ch. 11 Advanced Line work
11.1. Introduction to Advanced Line work
11.2. Pline (Polyline)
11.3. Xline (Construction Line)
11.4. Ray
11.5. Spline
11.6. Mline (Multiline)
11.7. Sketch
11.8. Level 2 Drawing Project (1 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
ch. 12 Advanced Layers
12.1. Introduction to Advanced Layers
12.2. Script Files
12.3. Layer State Manager
12.4. Layer Filtering
12.5. Level 2 Drawing Project (2 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
ch. 13 Advanced Dimensions
13.1. Introduction to Advanced Dimensions
13.2. Dimension Style Manager
13.3. Introduction to Constraints
13.4. Geometric Constraints
13.5. Dimensional Constraints
13.6. Dimension-Driven Design
13.7. Level 2 Drawing Project (3 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
ch. 14 Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express Tools
14.1. Options
14.2. Shortcuts
14.3. Customize User Interface
14.4. Design Center
14.5. Express Tools
14.6. Level 2 Drawing Project (4 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
ch. 15 Advanced Design and File Management Tools
15.1. Introduction to Advanced Design and File Management Tools
15.2. Align
15.3. Action Recording
15.4. Audit and Recover
15.5. Blend
15.6. Break and Join
15.7. CAD Standards
15.8. Calculator
15.9. Defpoints
15.10. Divide and Point Style
15.11. Donut
15.12. Draw Order
15.13. Transmit
15.14. Filter
15.15. Hyperlink
15.16. Lengthen
15.17. Object Snap Tracking (Otrack)
15.18. Overkill
15.19. Point and Node
15.20. Publish
15.21. Raster
15.22. Becloud
15.23. Sheet Sets
15.24. Selection Methods
15.25. Stretch
15.26. System Variables
15.27. Tables
15.28. Tool Palette
15.29. UCS and Crosshair Rotation
15.30. Window Tiling
15.31. Wipeout
15.32. Level 2 Drawing Project (5 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
16.1. Introduction to Importing and Exporting Data
16.2. Importing and Exporting to and from MS Office Applications
16.3. Screen Shots
16.4. JPGs
16.5. PDFs
16.6. Other CAD Software
16.7. Exporting and the Save as Feature
16.8. Inserting and OLE
16.9. Level 2 Drawing Project (6 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
ch. 17 External References (Xrefs)
17.1. Introduction to Xrefs
17.2. Using Xrefs
17.3. Layers in Xrefs
17.4. Editing and Reloading Xrefs
17.5. Multiple Xrefs
17.6. Ribbon and Xrefs
17.7. Level 2 Drawing Project (7 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
ch. 18 Attributes
18.1. Introduction to Attributes
18.2. Creating the Design
18.3. Creating the Attribute Definitions
18.4. Creating the Attribute Block
18.5. Attribute Properties and Editing
18.6. Attribute Extraction
18.7. Invisible Attributes
18.8. Level 2 Drawing Project (8 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
ch. 19 Advanced Output and Pen Settings
19.1. Introduction to Advanced Output and Pen Settings
19.2. Setting Standards
19.3. The CTB File
19.4. Additional CTB File Features
19.5. Line weight Settings
19.6. Level 2 Drawing Project (9 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
ch. 20 Isometric Drawing
20.1. Introduction to Isometric Perspective
20.2. Basic Technique
20.3. Ellipses in Isometric Drawing
20.4. Text and Dimensions in Isometric Drawing
20.5. Level 2 Drawing Project (10 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
Level 2 Answers to Review Questions
LEVEL 3 Chapters 21
ch. 21 3D Basics
21.1. Axes, Planes, and Faces
21.2.3D Workspaces, Ribbon, Toolbars, and 3D Options
21.3. Entering and Exiting 3D
21.4. Projecting Into 3D
21.5.3D Dynamic Views
21.6. Extrude
21.7. Visual Styles: Hide and Shade
21.8. View cube and Navigation Bar
ch. 22 Object Manipulation
22.1. Introduction to Object Manipulation
ch. 23 Boolean Operations and Primitives
23.1. Introduction to Boolean Operations
23.2. Introduction to Primitives
23.3. Applying Primitives
ch. 24 Solid Modeling
24.1. Introduction to Solid Modeling
ch. 25 Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges
25.1. Introduction to Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges
25.2. Working with Faces
25.3. Working with Edges
ch. 26 Surfaces and Meshes
26.1. Introduction to Surfaces and Meshes
26.2. Surfacing Commands
26.3. Smooth Mesh Primitives
ch. 27 Slicing, Sectioning, Layouts, and Vports
27.1. Introduction to Slicing, Sectioning, Layouts, and Vports
27.2. Slicing and Sectioning
27.4. Flatten and Flatshot
27.5. Vports
ch. 28 Advanced UCS, Views, Text, and Dimensions in 3D
28.1. Introduction to Advanced UCS, Views, Text, and Dimensions in 3D
28.2. Advanced UCS
28.3. Views and View Manager
28.4. Text and Dimensions in 3D
ch. 29 Dview, Camera, Walk and Fly, Path Animation
29.1. Dynamic View
29.2. Cameras
29.3. Walk and Fly
29.4. Path Animation
ch. 30 Lighting and Rendering
30.1. Introduction to Lighting and Rendering
30.2. Lighting
30.3. Materials and Rendering
Level 3 Answers to Review Questions.