Beginning AutoCad Lessons 1-4

EXERCISE WORKBOOK

for

Beginning AutoCAD?

2005

by

Cheryl R. Shrock

Professor Drafting Technology Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, Ca.

INDUSTRIAL PRESS New York

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First Industrial Press edition published September, 2004 ISBN 0-8311-3200-0

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This book is dedicated to Joy Griesel, the proof reader for this workbook. I appreciated all of her suggestions and endured all of her corrections.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About this book About the Author Configuring your system Customizing your Wheel Mouse

Lesson 1

Part 1. Understanding Computers A Brief History of Computers & Software Hardware Software Computer sizes and capabilities What is a Clone?

Part 2. What is CAD? Computer Aided Design Why should you use CAD? Why use AutoCAD?

Part 3. Buying your first computer Part 4. AutoCAD system requirements Starting AutoCAD Using AutoCAD's HELP system Quick Help, on the Info Palette

Lesson 2

Create a Template Opening a Template Getting familiar with the AutoCAD Window

Drawing Area Crosshairs / Cursor Command Line Status Line UCS Icon Origin Function Keys Special Key Functions Pull-down Menu Bar Dialog Box Toolbars Palettes Methods of entering commands Shortcut menus Drawing Lines Erase Methods of selecting objects

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Intro-1 Intro-1 Intro-2 Intro-7

1-2 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-4 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-9

2-2 2-4 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-6 2-6 2-7 2-7 2-7 2-7 2-8 2-8 2-9 2-10 2-11 2-11 2-11 2-13 2-14

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