AutoCAD 2004. One Step at a Time (Part 1)

Lesson 1: The Setup

Figure 1.2.1.1a: The AutoCAD User Interface (Note: The Figure shows AutoCAD's default AUI)

Figure 1.2.2a

Figure 1.2.2b

Figure 1.2.2c

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Lesson 2: Drawing Basics Lines & Coordinates

Figure 2.1a

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Lesson 3: Drawing Aides

Figure 3.1.1a

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Lesson 4: Display Controls and Basic Text

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Figure 4.6.1.9a

Figure 4.6.1.19a

Figure 4.7a

Fig. 4.9.1: Organizational Chart

Fig. 4.9.2: Isometric Block

Figure 4.9.3a: Title Block Details

Figure 4.9.3b: Border Drawing

Figure 4.9.4a: Blocks

Figure 4.9.5a: Title Block Detail

Figure 4.9.5b: Electrical Schematic 4-1

Figure 4.9.5c

Figure 4.9.5d: Piping Symbols

Figure 4.9.5e: Welding Symbols

Lesson 5: Geometric Shapes (Other Than Lines and Rectangles!)

Figure 5.1.1a

Figure 5.1.1.4a

Figure 5.1.1.7a

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Figure 5.5.1.34a

Figure 5.5.1.41a

Figure 5.8.1a: Drill Gizmo

Figure 5.8.2a: Isometric Block with Isometric Circles

Figure 5.8.3a: Slotted Holder

Figure 5.8.4a: Slide Guide

Figure 5.8.5a: Arch / Canopy Assembly Detail

Figure 5.8.6a: Sample Electrical Symbols

Figure 5.8.6b

Figure 5.8.6c

Figure 5.8.7a: Electrical Schematic 5-1

Figure 5.8.7b: Special thanks to Michel at Ping.BE for permission to use the drawings on this page

Figure 5.8.8a: Wall Isometric

Lesson 6: Adding Flavor to Your Drawings with Layers

Figure 6.1.1a

Figure 6.1.1b

Figure 6.1.1c

Figure 6.1.1d

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Lesson 7: Editing Your Drawing Modification Procedures

Figure 7.1.1.1a

Figure 7.1.1.1.2a

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Figure 7.2.3.1.9a

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Figure 7.6.1a

Figure 7.6.2a

Figure 7.6.3a

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Figure 7.6.3c

Figure 7.6.3d

Figure 7.6.4a: Sound Shield Detail Special thanks to Alaska Diesel Electric of Seattle, Washington and Mr. Lee Pangilinan for allowing me to use this sound shield detail.

Figure 7.6.5a: Electrical Schematic 7-1 Special thanks to Michel at Ping.be for allowing me to use this detail.

Figure 7.6.5b

Figure 7.6.5c

Figure 7.6.5d

Lesson 8: More Complex Lines - Polylines

Figure 8.1.1.10a

Figure 8.1.1.15a

Figure 8.1.1.18a

Figure 8.1.1.19a

Figure 8.1.1.20a

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Figure 8.3.3.7a

Figure 8.3.3.11a

Figure 8.3.3.12a

Figure 8.3.3.17a

Figure 8.6.1a

Figure 8.6.2a: Backgammon Board

Figure 8.6.3a: Piping Iso

Figure 8.6.4a

Figure 8.6.4b

Figure 8.6.5a

Figure 8.6.6a: Electrical Schematic

Lesson 9: More Editing Tools

Figure 9.1.1.1a

Figure 9.1.1.1.5a

Figure 9.1.1.1.10a

Figure 9.1.1.1.16a

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Figure 9.4.1.14a

Figure 9.4.1.15a

Figure 9.4.1.16a

Figure 9.7.2a: Use Copy, Rotate, Scale, and Stretch Commands

Figure 9.7.3a: MyRuler.dwg

Figure 9.7.4a: Flange Detail

Figure 9.7.4b: Gear Detail

Figure 9.7.4c: Sample Roof Designs

Figure 9.7.4d: Car Radio Wiring

Lesson 10: Some Useful Drawing Tricks

Figure 10.1.1a

Figure 10.1.1.5a

Figure 10.1.1.8a

Figure 10.1.1.14a

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Figure 10.2.1.4a

Figure 10.2a

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Figure 10.5a

Figure 10.5.1.6a

Figure 10.8.1a

Figure 10.8.2a

Figure 10.8.3a

Figure 10.8.4a

Figure 10.8.5a: Gable Vent

Figure 10.8.5b: Typical Ceiling Layout

Figure 10.8.6a: Schematic #1

Figure 10.8.7a: Schematic #2

Lesson 11: Guidelines and Splines

Figure 11.1.1a

Figure 11.1.1.1a

Figure 11.1.1.7a

Figure 11.1.1.11a

Figure 11.1.1.16a

Figure 11.1.1.20a

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Figure 11.3.1.26a

Figure 11.6.1a

Figure 11.6.2a

Figure 11.6.2b: Drawn Construction Lines

Figure 11.6.2c: Copy the Ibeams, Pipe Supports and Nozzle

Figure 11.6.2d

Figure 11.6.3a

Figure 11.6.3b: Rectangles with " Fillets

Figure 11.6.3c: Buttons

Figure 11.6.3d

Figure 11.6.4a: Construction Lines

Figure 11.6.4b: Circles

Figure 11.6.4c: Spline

Figure 11.6.4d: Notches & Additional Construction Lines

Figure 11.6.4e

Figure 11.6.5a

Figure 11.6.5b

Figure 11.6.5c

Lesson 12: Advanced Lines - Multilines

Figure 12.1a: Top Justification

Figure 12.1b: Zero Justification

Figure 12.1c: Bottom Justification

Figure 12.1.1.3a

Figure 12.1.1.8a

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Lesson 13: Advanced Text - MText

Figure 13.1a

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Figure 13.1c

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Figure 13.3a

Figure 13.3b

Figure 13.3.1.3a

Figure 13.6.1a

Figure 13.6.2a

Figure 13.6.3a

Figure 13.6.4a: Matchline Callout

Figure 13.6.4b: Vessel Coordinates

Figure 13.6.4c: Insert the file Piping Notes.txt found in the C: \Steps\Lesson 13 folder. Then modify it to look like this.

Figure 13.6.4d: Drawing Limits Callout

Figure 13.6.4e: Line Number Callouts

Figure 13.6.5f: Title Block

Figure 13.6.5g: Completed Drawing

Lesson 14: Basic Dimensioning

Figure 14.1a

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Figure 14.2.1a

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Lesson 15: Customizing Dimensions

Figure 15.1a

Figure 15.1b

Figure 15.1.1a

Figure 15.1c

Figure 15.1d

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Figure 15.1h: Suppress Zero Inches

Figure 15.1i: Suppress Zero Feet

Figure 15.1j: Suppress Leading Zero

Figure 15.1k: Suppress Trailing Zero

Figure 15.1l: Alternate Units

Figure 15.1m

Figure 15.1n: Symmetrical Tolerance

Figure 15.1o: Deviation Tolerance (Middle Justification)

Figure 15.1p: Deviation Tolerance (Top Justification)

Figure 15.1q: Deviation Tolerance (Bottom Justification)

Figure 15.1r: Limits Tolerance

Figure 15.1s: : Basic Tolerance

Figure 15.1.8.1a

Figure 15.2.1.12a

Figure 15.2.1.13a

Figure 15.3a

Figure 15.6.1a

Figure 15.6.2a

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Lesson 16: Advanced Modification Techniques

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