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    Advanced AutoCAD® 2018: Exercise Workbook
    Advanced AutoCAD® 2018: Exercise Workbook
    Advanced AutoCAD® 2018: Exercise Workbook
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    Advanced AutoCAD® 2018: Exercise Workbook

    By Cheryl R. Shrock and Steve Heather

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    The AdvancedAutoCAD® 2018 Exercise Workbook has been helping students, teachers, architects, designers and manufacturers to truly master the software for more than two decades.  And now this work is better than ever, with the inclusion of both inch and metric measurements side-by-side.          

          The 2018 version of the software boasts the new feature of being able to import SHX fonts when importing documents into AutoCAD®.  With past versions, you could only import SHX fonts as objects that were included in the PDF, which meant that users could not alter the text in any way.  In this 2018 version of the software, the text will be fully editable – the same as TrueType text and fonts.  That’s a tremendous advantage for architects and designers, who use SHX fonts extensively in their drawings.  These new features will be explained and thoroughly illustrated so they can be combined with existing AutoCAD® options, and users can maximize the full power of this versatile software.

          Written by Cheryl Shrock and Steve Heather, two bestselling authors and official Beta Testers of AutoCAD® software, this is an invaluable resource for the thousands of students, designers, architects, and manufacturers who are just learning AutoCAD®, or getting up to speed with the latest version of the software.

    • The ability to import SHX fonts when importing a PDF document into AutoCAD.
    • The ability to convert single rows of text into paragraphs.
    • All exercises will include metric equivalents alongside the original imperial (inch) measurements.
    • Additional new features just being released by AutoCAD to beta testers.
     

    To download a file containing the supplied preset drawings mentioned and used in this book click here.
     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndustrial Press, Inc.
    Release dateJul 11, 2017
    ISBN9780831194413
    Advanced AutoCAD® 2018: Exercise Workbook
    Author

    Cheryl R. Shrock

    Cheryl Shrock is a retired Professor and Chairperson of Computer Aided Design at Orange Coast College in California. The AutoCAD ExerciseWorkbooks are the result of both her teaching skills and her industry experience. She also is an Autodesk® registered author.

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      Advanced AutoCAD® 2018 - Cheryl R. Shrock

      LEARNING OBJECTIVES

      After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

      1. Create a Template for use with Decimals.

      LESSON 3

      Exercise 3A

      Create a Master Decimal Setup Template

      The following instructions will guide you through creating a Master decimal setup template. This setup template is very similar to the setup template you may have made while using the Beginning AutoCAD® 2018 Exercise Workbook but there are a few differences.

      New Settings

      1. Begin your drawing with a different template as follows:

      A. Select the New command.

      B. Select template file acad.dwt from the list of templates for inch users.

      or

      Select template file acadiso.dwt from the list of templates for metric users.

      (Note: Do not select acad3D.dwt or acadiso3D.dwt by mistake.)

      2. Set the Drawing Units as follows:

      A. Type units

      B. Change the Type and Precision as shown.

      C. Select OK button.

      3. Set the Drawing Limits (Size of the drawing area) as follows:

      A. Type Limits

      B. Select Off

      Off means that your drawing area in Model Space is unlimited. You will control the plotting with the Layout Tabs. (Paper Space.)

      C. Zoom / All.

      4. Set the Grids and Snap as follows:

      A. Type DS

      B. Select the Snap and Grid Tab.

      C. Change the settings as shown below.

      D. Select the OK button.

      5. Change Lineweight settings as follows:

      A. Right click on Lineweight button located on the status line.

      B. Select Lineweight Settings.

      C. Change to Inches or Millimeters and adjust the Display scale as shown below.

      D. Select the OK button.

      6. Create new Layers as follows:

      A. Load the linetypes listed below.

      Center2, Hidden, Phantom2

      B. Assign names, colors, linetypes, lineweights and plotability as shown below:

      Note: Make the OBJECT LINE layer current and change the VIEWPORT layer to Not Plot by clicking on the printer icon.

      7. Create a new Text Style as follows:

      A. Select Text Style.

      B. Create the text style Text-Classic using the settings shown below.

      C. When complete, select Set Current and Close.

      8. Create a Dimension Style as follows:

      A. Select the Dimension Style command.

      B. Select the New button.

      C. Enter Name, Start with, Annotative, Use for as shown below.

      D. Select the Continue button.

      9. Select the Primary Units Tab and change your settings to match the settings shown

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