Introduction About this Workbook About the Authors Configuring Your System Customizing Your Wheel Mouse Lesson 1 Starting AutoCAD AutoCAD Application Window ToolTip Help Autodesk Assistant Lesson 2 Creating a Template Using a Template Selecting a Command Drawing Lines Methods for Selecting Objects Erase Undo and Redo Starting a New Drawing Opening an Existing Drawing File Opening Multiple Files Using Floating File Tabs Saving a Drawing File Automatic Save Back Up Files and Recover Exiting AutoCAD Exercises for Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Circle Rectangle Grid and Increment Snap Layers Lineweights Transparency Creating New Layers Loading and Selecting Layer Linetypes Exercises for Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Object Snap Running Object Snap Zoom Drawing Setup Exercises for Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Polygon Ellipse Donut Point More Object Snaps Exercises for Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Break Trim Extend Move Drag Nudge Explode Exercises for Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Copy Multiple Copies Copy "Array" Option Mirror Fillet Chamfer Exercises for Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Single Line Text Multiline Text Tabs, Indents, and Spell Check Columns Paragraph and Line Spacing Editing Text Exercises for Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Coordinate Input Direct Distance Entry (DDE) Measure Tools ID Point Exercise: Creating a Border Basic Plotting from Model Space More Exercises for Lesson 9 Lesson 10 Moving the Origin Displaying the UCS Icon Exercises for Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Polar Coordinate Input Dynamic Input Using Dynamic Input and Polar Coordinates Polar Tracking Using Polar Tracking and DDE Polar Snap Using Polar Tracking and Polar Snap Exercises for Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Offset Properties Palette Quick Properties Panel Offsetgaptype Exercises for Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Array Exercises for Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Scale Stretch Rotate Exercises for Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Hatch Hatch Properties Hatch Types Editing Hatch Set Properties Hatch without Boundaries Exercises for Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Dimensioning Linear Dimensioning Continue Dimensioning Baseline Dimensioning Dimension Styles Ignoring Hatch Objects Exercises for Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Editing Dimension Text Values Editing the Dimension Position Modifying an Entire Dimension Style Overriding a Dimension Style Editing an Individual Existing Dimension Dimension Breaks Jogging a Dimension Line Adjusting the Distance Between Dimensions Exercises for Lesson 17 L esson 18 Dimensioning Diameters Dimensioning Radii Angular Dimensioning Center Mark - Automatic Center Mark - Manual Centerline Flip Arrow Creating a Dimension Sub-Style Exercises for Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Multileader Creating a Multileader Style Aligned Dimensioning Special Text Characters Prefix and Suffix Exercises for Lesson 19 Lesson 20 Dim Command Exercises for Lesson 20 Lesson 21 Match Properties Match Layer Creating a Revision Cloud Converting an Object to a Revision Cloud Selecting the Revision Cloud Style Wipeout Exercises for Lesson 21 Lesson 22 Drawing an Arc Dimensioning Arc Lengths Dimensioning a Large Curve Exercises for Lesson 22 Lesson 23 Understanding and Creating Polylines Exercises for Lesson 23 Lesson 24 Editing Polylines Join Command Exercises for Lesson 24 Lesson 25 Creating New Text Styles Selecting a Text Style Deleting a Text Style Changing the Effects of a Text Style Divide Command Measure Command Exercises for Lesson 25 Lesson 26 Serious Business Model and Layout Options Model and Layout Tabs Viewports How to Reach Into a Viewport Pan Locking a Viewport Creating a Page Setup Using the Layout Plotting from a Layout Tab Annotative Property Exercises for Lesson 26 Lesson 27 Creating Scaled Drawings Adjusting the Viewport Scale Annotative Objects Paper Space Dimensioning Exercises for Lesson 27 Lesson 28 Assigning Multiple Annotative Scales Removing an Annotative Scale Annotative Hatch Exercises for Lesson 28 Lesson 29 Blocks Inserting Blocks Re-Defining a Block Automatic Block Placement Count the Number of Blocks in a Drawing Purge Unwanted and Unused Blocks Multileader and Blocks Collect Multileader Exercises for Lesson 29 Lesson 30 Text - Arc Aligned Text - Modify Text Text - Convert to MText and Auto Number Text - Enclose in Object Draw - Break-Line Symbol Tools - Command Aliases Creating a Group Import a PDF File into AutoCAD Import a PDF file with SHX fonts Drawing Compare Shared Views Exercises for Lesson 30 Appendixes Add a Printer / Plotter B Dynamic Input Frequently Asked Questions Index Final Notes about AutoCAD®.