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Last week I attended a PD session by Suzanne Gaskell, an art teacher at the high school where I teach.  She presented on a work of art she has created and calls the Kavad of a Sacred Geometer. This work of art is a wooden box that tells the story of ancient geometry and its relation to various…

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this year exploring the concept of 'aggregated porosity', the 'digital architecture laboratory' in changsha, china is designed as a workshop in the integration of computationally-driven fabrication techniques.

Parametric Gazebo Concept Ideas for public places - Explore the project with fluid design and seating - Landmark Installation

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Thaddeus Wolfe - Artworks - Pierre Marie Giraud, Brussels, ParisAmerican, born in 1979 Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, United StatesThaddeus Wolfe, a Brooklyn-based artist, has developed a distinct and innovative method for sculpting glass. By blending glassblowing and casting techniques, Wolfe creates complex, angular, and highly textured forms that would be difficult to achieve through traditional methods.Born in Toledo in 1979, Wolfe earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2002. Initially focused on painting, he shifted to glassmaking after taking an elective class during his second year. After graduating, Wolfe moved to New York, where he worked with notable artists Jeff Zimmerman and Josiah McElheny before launching his own studio in 2009.Wolfe draws inspiration from a variety of sources, including the intricate patterns found in natural structures like minerals and plants, as well as early 20th-century art and architecture movements.His creative process begins with sculpting a form from carved and broken pieces of styrofoam using a careful yet spontaneous approach. From this model, Wolfe creates a one-time-use plaster mold for casting glass. He achieves color and texture by layering different glass tints over a glass bubble, which is then inflated into the mold. After removing the piece from the mold, Wolfe carves and polishes parts of the surface to expose the inner layers of glass. The resulting works, often referred to as Assemblages, blend painterly qualities with a geological essence.

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In this continuing series on AutoCAD Blocks we look at an alternative to using parametrics to drive your dynamic blocks… parameters and actions

A series of futuristic concepts surrounding facade, form, scale, material and light by Umesh Bhosale.The everyday project started in 2019 with the initial thought of exploring design ideas using basic 3 dimensional shapes which later evolved into architectural spaces involving nature, landscape, themes and parametrics.

Blobs were all the rage in architecture a few years back---does anyone recall? While that fashion has passed, to be replaced by ‘parametrics,’ these two trends do share the characteristic of being inspired by the ease with which digital computers can generate complex shapes. Or perhaps in the case of blobs we should say ‘non-shapes?’…

Rhinoceros has a plug-in called Grasshopper where you essentially program the surface with parametrics. I stopped using it a couple years ago because I could not create nice quads for games/film. Recently, I was pushed in the right direction by NYC Architect Micheal Pryor of designmorphine.com. The turn around was not too long. I am excited to use Grasshopper3d for future projects!

In AutoCAD For Dummies, I occasionally mention differences from previous releases so that everyone gains some context and so that upgraders can more readily understand the differences; plus, you’re bound to encounter a few of the billions and billions of drawings that were created using older methods. I also mention the important differences between AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. In particular, AutoCAD LT has no programming language and has extremely limited support for parametrics (Chapter 19) and 3D (Chapter 21). This book is not Mechanical Drafting For Dummies, or Architectural Drafting For Dummies, or even Crash Testing For Dummies It doesn’t cover drafting principles and procedures, but it does cover the AutoCAD commands necessary to create drawings. Remember, though, that knowing AutoCAD’s drawing commands won’t make you a great designer, just as knowing how to touch-type and run a word processor won’t make you a great author. The job title CAD operator doesn’t exist, but almost all drafters and designers use CAD. In addition, the book does not cover the discipline-specific features in AutoCADbased vertical market products, such as AutoCAD Electrical or AutoCAD Mechanical, although most of the information in this book applies to the general-purpose features of those programs as well. This book covers AutoCAD 2015 through 2017. The obvious major differences between these versions and 2014 and earlier are the initial startup screen and the format of the Ribbon menu. The underlying principles remain the same. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Foolish Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Conventions Used in This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Using the command line . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Using aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Icons Used in This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Beyond the Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Where to Go from Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 PART 1: GETTING STARTED WITH AUTOCAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 CHAPTER 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Launching AutoCAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Drawing in AutoCAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Understanding Pixels and Vectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 The Cartesian Coordinate System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 The Importance of Being DWG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 CHAPTER 2: The Grand Tour of AutoCAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Looking at AutoCAD’s Drawing Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 For your information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Making choices from the Application menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Unraveling the Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Getting with the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Looking for Mr .Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Using Dynamic Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Let your fingers do the talking: The command line . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 The key(board) to AutoCAD success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Keeping tabs on palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Down the main stretch: The drawing area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Fun with F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 CHAPTER 3: A Lap around the CAD Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 A Simple Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Drawing a (Base) Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Taking a Closer Look with Zoom and Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Modifying to Make It Merrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Crossing your hatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Now that’s a stretch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Table of Contents iii iv AutoCAD For Dummies Following the Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Plotting the drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Today’s layer forecast: Freezing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 CHAPTER 4: Setup for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 A Setup Roadmap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Choosing your units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Weighing up your scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Thinking about paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Defending your border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 A Template for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Making the Most of Model Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Setting your units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Making the drawing area snap-py (and grid-dy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Setting linetype and dimension scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Entering drawing properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Making Templates Your Own . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 CHAPTER 5: A Zoom with a View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Zooming and Panning with Glass and Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 The wheel deal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Navigating a drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Zoom, Zoom, Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 A View by Any Other Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Degenerating and Regenerating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 PART 2: LET THERE BE LINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 CHAPTER 6: Along the Straight and Narrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Drawing for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Introducing the Straight-Line Drawing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Drawing Lines and Polylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Toeing the line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Connecting the lines with polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Squaring Off with Rectangles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Choosing Sides with POLygon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 CHAPTER 7: Dangerous Curves Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 (Throwing) Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Going Full Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Arc-y-ology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Solar Ellipses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Splines: Sketchy, Sinuous Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Donuts: Circles with a Difference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Revision Clouds on the Horizon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 Scoring Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 Table of Contents v CHAPTER 8: Preciseliness Is Next to CADliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 Controlling Precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 Understanding the AutoCAD Coordinate Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 Keyboard capers: coordinate input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 Introducing user coordinate systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Drawing by numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 Grabbing an Object and Making It Snappy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 Grabbing points with object snap overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 Snap goes the cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 Running with object snaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 Other Practical Precision Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 CHAPTER 9: Manage Your Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143 Using Properties with Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Using the ByLayer approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Changing properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 Working with Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148 Accumulating properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Creating new layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 Manipulating layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 Scaling an object’s linetype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 Using Named Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 Using AutoCAD DesignCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162 CHAPTER 10: Grabbing Onto Object Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 Commanding and Selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166 Command-first editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166 Selection-first editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166 Direct-object manipulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166 Choosing an editing style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 Selecting Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168 One-by-one selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 Selection boxes left and right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 Tying up object selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170 Perfecting Selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 AutoCAD Groupies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 Object Selection: Now You See It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 CHAPTER 11: Edit for Credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 Assembling Your AutoCAD Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 The Big Three: Move, COpy, and Stretch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179 Base points and displacements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179 Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 COpy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182 Copy between drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 Stretch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 More Manipulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 Mirror, mirror on the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 ROtate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 SCale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190 -ARray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192 Slicing, Dicing, and Splicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194 TRim and EXtend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194 BReak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Fillet, CHAmfer, and BLEND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 Join . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 Other editing commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201 Getting a Grip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 When Editing Goes Bad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 CHAPTER 12: Planning for Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207 Setting Up a Layout in Paper Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210 The layout two-step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210 Put it on my tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Any Old Viewport in a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Up and down the detail viewport scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Keeping track of where you’re at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 Practice Makes Perfect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 Clever Paper Space Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 PART 3: IF DRAWINGS COULD TALK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 CHAPTER 13: Text with Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221 Getting Ready to Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 Creating Simply Stylish Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224 Font follies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 Get in style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226 Taking Your Text to New Heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228 Plotted text height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228 Calculating non-annotative AutoCAD text height . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228 Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229 Using the Same Old Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230 Saying More in Multiline Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233 Making it with mText . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233 mText dons a mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236 Insert Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237 Doing a number on your mText lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237 Line up in columns — now! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240 Modifying mText . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241 Table of Contents vii Turning On Annotative Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242 Gather Round the Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245 Tables have style, too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245 Creating and editing tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247 Take Me to Your Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249 Electing a leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250 Multi options for multileaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252 CHAPTER 14: Entering New Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253 Adding Dimensions to a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254 A Field Guide to Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256 Self-centered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259 Quick, dimension! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259 And now for the easy way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260 Where, oh where, do my dimensions go? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 The Latest Styles in Dimensioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 Creating dimension styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265 Adjusting style settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268 Changing styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271 Scaling Dimensions for Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271 Editing Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274 Editing dimension geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274 Editing dimension text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276 Controlling and editing dimension associativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277 And the Correct Layer Is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278 CHAPTER 15: Down the Hatch! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279 Creating a Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279 Using the Hatches Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283 Scaling Hatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286 Scaling the easy way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286 Annotative versus non-annotative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287 Pushing the Boundaries of Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288 Adding style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288 Hatches from scratch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289 Editing Hatch Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291 CHAPTER 16: The Plot Thickens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293 You Say “Printing,” I Say “Plotting” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294 The Plot Quickens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294 Plotting success in 16 steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294 Getting with the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298 Configuring your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299 Preview one, two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301 Instead of fit, scale it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301 viii AutoCAD For Dummies Plotting the Layout of the Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .303 Plotting Lineweights and Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305 Plotting with style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305 Plotting through thick and thin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310 Plotting in color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 It’s a (Page) Setup! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315 Continuing the Plot Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316 The Plot Sickens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319 PART 4: ADVANCING WITH AUTOCAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321 CHAPTER 17: The ABCs of Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323 Rocking with Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .324 Creating Block Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326 Inserting Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330 Attributes: Fill-in-the-Blank Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333 Creating attribute definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334 Defining blocks that contain attribute definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . .336 Inserting blocks that contain attribute definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . .337 Editing attribute values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337 Extracting data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338 Exploding Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338 Purging Unused Block Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339 CHAPTER 18: Everything from Arrays to Xrefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341 Arraying Associatively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343 Comparing the old and new ARray commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344 Hip, hip, array! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345 Associatively editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351 Going External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352 Becoming attached to your xrefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354 Layer-palooza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356 Creating and editing an external reference file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356 Forging an xref path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357 Managing xrefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359 Blocks, Xrefs, and Drawing Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361 Mastering the Raster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362 Attaching a raster image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363 Maintaining your image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .364 You Say PDF, I Say DWF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365 Theme and Variations: Dynamic Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367 Now you see it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .367 Lights! Parameters! Actions! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371 Manipulating dynamic blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373 Table of Contents ix CHAPTER 19: Call the Parametrics! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375 Maintaining Design Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .376 Defining terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378 Forget about drawing with precision! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379 Constrain yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379 Understanding Geometric Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380 Applying a little more constraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381 Using inferred constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386 You AutoConstrain yourself! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387 Understanding Dimensional Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388 Practice a little constraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .389 Making your drawing even smarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392 Using the Parameters Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .394 Dimensions or constraints? Have it both ways! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396 Lunchtime! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399 CHAPTER 20: Drawing on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401 The Internet and AutoCAD: An Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402 You send me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402 Prepare it with eTransmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402 Rapid eTransmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403 FTP for you and me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405 Increasing cloudiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405 Bad reception? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406 Help from the Reference Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406 The Drawing Protection Racket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408 Outgoing! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408 Autodesk Weather Forecast: Increasing Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409 Your head planted firmly in the cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410 Cloudy with a Shower of DWGs: A 360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411 The optional extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413 Sharing and collaborating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413 Sender, we have a problem! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414 Free AutoCAD! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414 PART 5: ON A 3D SPREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419 CHAPTER 21: It’s a 3D World After All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .421 The 3 .5 Kinds of 3D Digital Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .422 Tools of the 3D Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423 Warp speed ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .424 Entering the third dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425 Untying the Ribbon and opening some palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .426 x AutoCAD For Dummies Modeling from Above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427 Using 3D coordinate input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428 Using point filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428 Object snaps and object snap tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429 Changing Planes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429 Displaying the UCS icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .430 Adjusting the UCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .430 Navigating the 3D Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435 Orbit à go-go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436 Taking a spin around the cube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437 Grabbing the SteeringWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438 Visualizing 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439 On a Render Bender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441 CHAPTER 22: From Drawings to Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443 Is 3D for Me? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444 Getting Your 3D Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445 Creating a better 3D template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445 Seeing the world from new viewpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450 From Drawing to Modeling in 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451 Drawing basic 3D objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452 Gaining a solid foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453 Drawing solid primitives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454 Adding the Third Dimension to 2D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .455 Adding thickness to a 2D object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .455 Extruding open and closed objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .455 Pressing and pulling closed boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456 Lofting open and closed objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .457 Sweeping open and closed objects along a path . . . . . . . . . . . . . .457 Revolving open or closed objects around an axis . . . . . . . . . . . . .458 Modifying 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .459 Selecting subobjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .459 Working with gizmos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .459 More 3D variants of 2D commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460 Editing solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .461 CHAPTER 23: It’s Showtime! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465 Get the 2D Out of Here! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466 A different point of view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .470 Additional 3D tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471 AutoCAD’s top model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472 Visualizing the Digital World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474 Adding Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474 Default lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475 User-defined lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .475 Sunlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478 Creating and Applying Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .479 Defining a Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .481 Rendering a 3D Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483 CHAPTER 24: AutoCAD Plays Well with Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485 Get Out of Here! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485 Things that go BMP in the night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .486 Vectoring in on WMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .487 And now here are the lumpy bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .488 PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489 What the DWF? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489 3D Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .490 But wait! There’s more! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .490 Open Up and Let Me In! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491 Editing other drawing file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491 PDF editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491 Translation, Please! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .492 PART 6: THE PART OF TENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495 CHAPTER 25: Ten AutoCAD Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .497 Autodesk Feedback Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .497 Autodesk Discussion Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .498 Autodesk’s Own Bloggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .498 Autodesk University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .498 Autodesk Channel on YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .499 World Wide (CAD) Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .499 Your Local Authorized Training Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .499 Your Local User Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 Autodesk User Groups International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 CHAPTER 26: Ten System Variables to Make Your AutoCAD Life Easier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .501 APERTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .502 DIMASSOC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .502 MENUBAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503 MIRRTEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503 OSNAPZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .504 PICKBOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .504 REMEMBERFOLDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .504 ROLLOVERTIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505 TOOLTIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505 VISRETAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505 And the Bonus Round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .506 CHAPTER 27: Ten AutoCAD Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507 Sheet Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507 Custom Tool Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508 Ribbon Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508 Macro Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508 Programming Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508 Vertical Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509 Language Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509 Multiple Projects or Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509 Data Extraction and Linking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .510 Untying the Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .510 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .511 LINK DOWNLOAD tailieumoi.net/sach-moi/ebook-29.ebook