AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD LT 2013 Bible -- About the Author -- Credits -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Is This Book for You? -- Introduction -- How This Book Is Organized -- How to Use This Book -- Doing the Exercises -- Conventions Used in This Book -- What the Icons Mean -- Other Information -- Contacting the Author -- Part I: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Basics -- Quick Start: Drawing a Window -- Summary -- Chapter 1: Starting to Draw -- Exploring AutoCAD's Advantages -- Comparing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT -- Starting AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT -- Creating a New Drawing -- Using the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Interface -- Creating a New Folder -- Using the Interface -- Saving a Drawing -- Closing a Drawing and Exiting from AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Opening a Drawing -- Creating a New Drawing from a Template -- Working with Templates -- Creating Your Own Templates -- Creating a Drawing with Default Settings -- Opening an Existing Drawing -- Switching Among Open Drawings -- Saving a Drawing under a New Name -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Using Commands -- Understanding the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Interface -- Using the Command Line and Dynamic Input -- Using Mice and Pucks -- Getting Help -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Specifying Coordinates -- Understanding the X, Y Coordinate System -- Displaying Coordinates -- Picking Coordinates on the Screen -- Overriding Coordinate Settings -- Locating Points -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Setting Up a Drawing -- Choosing Unit Types -- Drawing Limits -- Understanding Scales -- Creating a Titleblock -- Specifying Common Setup Options -- Summary -- Part II: Drawing in Two Dimensions -- Chapter 6: Drawing Simple Lines -- Using the LINE Command -- Drawing Rectangles -- Drawing Polygons -- Creating Construction Lines -- Creating Rays -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Drawing Curves and Points.

Drawing Circles -- Drawing Arcs -- Creating Ellipses and Elliptical Arcs -- Making Donuts -- Placing Points -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Viewing Your Drawing -- Regenerating and Redrawing the Display -- Panning -- Using the ZOOM Command -- Using the SteeringWheels -- Creating Named Views -- Working with Tiled Viewports -- Using Snap Rotation -- Understanding User Coordinate Systems -- Creating Isometric Drawings -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Editing Your Drawing with Basic Tools -- Editing a Drawing -- Selecting Objects -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Editing Your Drawing with Advanced Tools -- Copying and Moving Objects -- Resizing commands -- Using Construction Commands -- Creating a Revision Cloud -- Hiding Objects with a Wipeout -- Double-Clicking to Edit Objects -- Editing with Grips -- Editing with the Quick Properties Palette and the Properties Palette -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Organizing Drawings with Layers and Object Properties -- Working with Layers -- Manipulating Object Color, Linetype, Lineweight, and Transparency -- Working with Linetype Scales -- Matching Properties -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Obtaining Information from Your Drawing -- Getting Drawing-Level Information -- Using Object-Level Information -- Accessing Drawing Components -- Dividing and Spacing Objects -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Creating Text -- Creating Single-Line Text -- Understanding Text Styles -- Creating Multiline Text -- Creating Tables -- Inserting Fields -- Managing Text -- Finding Text in Your Drawing -- Checking Your Spelling -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Drawing Dimensions -- Working with Dimensions -- Drawing Linear Dimensions -- Drawing Aligned Dimensions -- Creating Baseline and Continued Dimensions -- Dimensioning Arcs and Circles -- Dimensioning Angles -- Creating Ordinate Dimensions -- Drawing Leaders -- Using Quick Dimension -- Creating Inspection Dimensions.

Creating Geometric Tolerances -- Editing Dimensions -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Creating Dimension Styles -- Understanding Dimension Styles -- Defining a New Dimension Style -- Changing Dimension Styles -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Drawing Complex Objects -- Creating and Editing Polylines -- Drawing and Editing Splines -- Creating Regions -- Creating Boundaries -- Creating Hatches -- Using the SKETCH Command -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Plotting and Printing Your Drawing -- Preparing a Drawing for Plotting or Printing -- Creating a Layout in Paper Space -- Working with Plot Styles -- Plotting a Drawing -- Summary -- Part III: Working with Data -- Chapter 18: Working with Blocks -- Combining Objects into Blocks -- Inserting Blocks and Files into Drawings -- Managing Blocks -- Creating and Using Dynamic Blocks -- Using Windows Features to Copy Data -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Adding Attributes to Blocks -- Working with Attributes -- Creating attribute definitions -- Creating the block -- Inserting blocks with attributes -- Editing attributes -- Summary -- Chapter 20: Referencing Other Drawings -- Understanding External References -- Editing an Xref within Your Drawing -- Controlling Xref Display -- Managing Xrefs -- Working with DWF, DGN, and PDF Underlays -- Summary -- Part IV: Drawing in Three Dimensions -- Chapter 22: Viewing 3D Drawings -- Working with the Standard Viewpoints -- Using the ViewCube to View Your Drawing -- Creating a Named View with a Camera -- Displaying Parallel and Perspective Projections -- Using 3D Orbit -- Using ShowMotion to Cycle Through Views -- Navigating with the SteeringWheels -- Working with Visual Styles -- Laying Out 3D Drawings -- Printing in 3D -- Summary -- Chapter 23: Creating 3D Surfaces -- Drawing Procedural and NURBS Surfaces -- Creating Planar Surfaces -- Drawing an Extruded Surface -- Drawing Surfaces Between Objects.

Editing and Analyzing Surfaces -- Summary -- Chapter 24: Creating Solids and Editing in 3D -- Drawing Basic Smooth Solids -- Creating Extruded Solids -- Drawing Swept Solids -- Drawing Revolved Solids -- Drawing Lofted Solids -- Drawing Polyline-Like Solids -- Manipulating Solids -- Working with Mesh Shapes -- Creating Complex Solids -- Sectioning and Slicing Solids -- Using Editing Commands in 3D -- Using the SOLIDEDIT Command -- Listing Solid Properties -- Summary -- A Final Word -- Specifying 3D Coordinates -- Working in a 3D Environment -- Using 3D Coordinates -- Using Elevation and Thickness -- Working with the User Coordinate System -- Summary -- Part V: Appendixes -- Appendix A: AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Resources -- Learning AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT -- Accessing Technical Support -- Autodesk User Groups -- Internet Resources -- Appendix B: What's on the Companion Website -- Using the Downloads with Microsoft Windows and Your Browser -- What's on the Companion Website -- Finding Bonus Chapter and Addendum Content -- Troubleshooting -- Customer Care -- Index.