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Practical Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 and AutoCAD LT 2023

You're reading from Practical Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 and AutoCAD LT 2023 A beginner's guide to 2D drafting and 3D modeling with Autodesk AutoCAD

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801816465

Length 674 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

AutoCAD

Concepts

Computer Architecture

Authors (2):

Yasser Shoukry

Jaiprakash Pandey

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Introduction and 2D Drafting

2. Chapter 1: An Introduction to AutoCAD FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Basic Drawing Tools and Commands

4. Chapter 3: Learning about Modify Commands

5. Chapter 4: Working with Arrays and Reusable Objects

6. Part 2: Customization, Collaboration, and Using Reusable Content

7. Chapter 5: Managing Drawings with Layers and Properties

8. Chapter 6: Working with Hatches, Text, and Dimensions

9. Chapter 7: Tables and Isometric Drawings

10. Chapter 8: Customization Tools

11. Chapter 9: External References and Dynamic Blocks

12. Part 3: 3D Modeling

13. Chapter 10: Introduction to 3D Modeling

14. Chapter 11: Creating Primitive 3D Shapes

15. Chapter 12: Conversion between 2D and 3D

16. Chapter 13: Modifying 3D Objects

17. Chapter 14: Paper Space Layouts and Printing

18. Chapter 15: Rendering and Presentation

19. Index

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Customization Tools

This chapter is all about customizing the AutoCAD user interface and custom objects. In this chapter, we will learn how to make our linetypes and Hatches patterns, and we will also learn how to transfer these custom objects from one drawing to another. Then, we will learn how to customize the AutoCAD user interface to make it look more personalized, before talking about using some internal and external resources for blocks, such as Design Center and tool palettes. We will conclude this chapter by learning about complex polylines and splines, and we will also learn how to modify existing polylines and splines.

By the end of this chapter, you will have a pretty good idea of how AutoCAD can be customized to make it work best for your specific workflow. You will also learn how to make and use several custom objects.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

Making custom linetypes
Making custom Hatches patterns
Customizing the user interface...

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Authors (2)

Jaiprakash Pandey

Jaiprakash Pandey

Jaiprakash Pandey is a certified Autodesk AutoCAD professional and a member of the Autodesk Expert Elite community. He has worked in the design, manufacturing, and training industries and primarily delivers training to corporate clients. He has extensive experience in delivering CAD training to clients from Fortune 500 companies, design consulting firms, government organizations, and the military. Jaiprakash lives in India and has also created online courses and CAD training material for colleges and online portals. His articles have appeared in many CADand engineering-related publications.

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Shoukry

Shoukry

Yasser Shoukry is an engineering professional with a master's degree in mechanical engineering. He lives in Egypt and has more than 10 years of experience in different fields. He has worked in the construction industry as an MEP engineer, participated as a CFD technical analyst in automotive R&D and building smoke management projects, and worked on 3D modeling projects for oil and gas companies. The countless hours of drafting and modeling spent on all of these projects have given him extensive knowledge and experience in using AutoCAD. Moreover, he has great experience in AutoCAD training as he has successfully published training courses for AutoCAD on different online learning platforms.

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