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| Introduction | |
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| Get ting to Know AutoCAD | |
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| Starting AutoCAD | |
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| Accessing the Welcome Screen | |
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| Understanding the Customer Involvement Program | |
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| Exploring the User Interface | |
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| Introducing the Application Window | |
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| Working in the Command-Line Interface | |
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| Using the Ribbon | |
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| Displaying the Ribbon Tools | |
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| Using the Ribbon Tools | |
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| Using the Application Menu | |
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| Opening a Drawing with the Application Menu | |
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| Switching Between Open Drawings | |
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| Using the Drop-Down Menus | |
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| Using the Toolbars | |
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| Saving Workspaces | |
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| Using the Keyboard | |
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| Using the Mouse | |
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| Are You Experienced? | |
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| Now you can… | |
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| Learning Basic Commands to Get Started | |
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| Using the Line Command | |
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| Using Coordinates | |
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| Using Relative Coordinates | |
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| Using the Direct Distance Method | |
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| Drawing the Shape | |
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| Using Relative Cartesian Coordinates | |
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| Erasing Lines | |
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| Controlling How the Selection Tools Are Displayed | |
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| Using Relative Polar Coordinates | |
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| Using Direct Input | |
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| Using the Offset Command | |
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| Using the Fillet Command | |
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| Completing the Shape | |
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| Offsetting Lines to Mark an Opening | |
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| Extending Lines | |
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| Trimming Lines | |
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| If You Would Like More Practice… | |
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| Are You Experienced? | |
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| Now you can… | |
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| Set ting Up a Drawing | |
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| Setting Up the Drawing Units | |
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| Setting Up the Drawing Size | |
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| Using the Grid | |
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| Setting Up Drawing Limits | |
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| Drawing with Grid and Snap | |
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| Taking a Closer Look at Dynamic Input | |
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| Saving Your Work | |
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| Saving Drawings to Your Hard Drive or Network Drive | |
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| Saving Drawings to Autodesk 360 Storage | |
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| Understanding AutoCAD Units | |
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| Linear Units | |
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| Angular Units | |
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| Are You Experienced? | |
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| Now you can… | |
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| Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 1 | |
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| Laying Out the Walls | |
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| Creating Polylines from Existing Objects | |
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| Creating and Editing Polylines | |
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| Creating the Exterior Wall Lines | |
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| Creating the Interior Walls | |
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| Cutting Openings in the Walls | |
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| Creating Doors | |
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| Drawing Swinging Doors | |
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| Copying Objects | |
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| Mirroring Objects | |
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| Scaling the Bathroom Door | |
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| Drawing a Sliding Glass Door | |
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| Drawing the Bifold Doors | |
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| If You Would Like More Practice… | |
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| An Alternative Sliding Glass Door | |
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| An Addition to the Cabin | |
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| Three Views of a Block | |
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| Are You Experienced? | |
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| Now you can… | |
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| Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 2 | |
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| Starting and Running Commands | |
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| Drawing the Thresholds | |
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| Drawing the Front Threshold | |
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| Drawing the Back Threshold | |
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| Drawing the Decks and Stairs | |
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| Drawing the Front Deck | |
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| Drawing the Deck Posts | |
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| Drawing the Stairs | |
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| Mirroring the Post and Railing | |
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| Drawing the Back Deck and Stairs | |
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| Using Point Filters to Finish the Deck | |
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| Laying Out the Kitchen | |
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| Drawing the Counter | |
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| Drawing the Stove and Refrigerator | |
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| Completing the Stove with Parametrics | |
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| Drawing the Kitchen Sink | |
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| Constructing the Bathroom | |
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| Setting Running Object Snaps | |
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| Drawing a Shower Unit | |
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| Drawing the Bathroom Sink and Mirror | |
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| Positioning the Toilet and Shelves | |
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| Drawing the Hot Tub | |
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| If You Would Like More Practice… | |
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| Drawing the Cabin Again | |
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| Drawing Something Else | |
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| Drawing Some Furniture for the Cabin | |
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| Drawing a Gasket | |
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| Drawing a Parking Lot | |
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| Are You Experienced? | |
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| Now you can… | |
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| Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing | |
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| Using Layers as an Organizing Tool | |
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| Setting Up Layers | |
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| Assigning Linetypes to Layers | |
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| Assigning Objects to Layers | |
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| Turning Off and Freezing Layers | |
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| Drawing the Headers | |
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| Drawing the Roof | |
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| Setting a Linetype Scale Factor | |
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| Drawing the Ridgeline | |
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| Using the Layer Walk Tool | |
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| Setting Properties of Layers and Objects | |
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| Selecting Colors for Layers and Objects | |
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| Assigning a Color or a Linetype to an Object Instead of a Layer | |
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| Making a Color or a Linetype Current | |
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| Using the Action Recorder | |
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| Creating Layer States | |
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| If You Would Like More Practice… | |
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| Experimenting with Linetypes and Linetype Scales | |
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| Setting Up Layers for Your Own Trade or Profession | |
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| Are You Experienced? | |
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| Now you can… | |
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| Combining Objects into Blocks | |
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| Making a Block for a Door | |
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| Inserting the Door Block | |
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| Using Dynamic Blocks | |
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| Understanding and Using Groups | |
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| Finding Blocks in a Drawing | |
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| Using Grips to Detect a Block | |
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| Using the List Command to Detect a Block | |
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| Using the Properties Palette to Examine a Block | |
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| Creating a Window Block | |
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| Inserting the Window Block | |
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| Rotating a Block during Insertion | |
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| Using Snap Tracking to Set the Insertion Point | |
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| Changing a Block’s Scale Factor by Using Object Properties | |
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| Finishing the Windows | |
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| Revising a Block | |
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| Sharing Information between Drawings | |
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| Dragging and Dropping between Two Open Drawings | |
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| Copying Objects between Drawings | |
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| Using the AutoCAD DesignCenter | |
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| Using Other Ways to Share Information between Drawings | |
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| If You Would Like More Practice… | |
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| Are You Experienced? | |
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| Now you can… | |
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| Controlling Text in a Drawing | |
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| Setting Up Text Styles | |
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| Determining Text and Drawing Scale | |
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| Defining a Text Style for View Titles | |
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| Placing Titles of Views in the Drawing | |
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| Using Annotative Text | |
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| Defining an Annotative Text Style | |
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| Placing Room Labels in the Floor Plan | |
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| Using Text in a Grid | |
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| Creating a Title Block and Border | |
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| Using Multiline Text | |
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| Finishing the Title Block | |
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| Using Mtext for General Notes | |
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| Using the Spell-Check Feature | |
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| Exploring Other Aspects of Multiline Text | |
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| If You Would Like More Practice… | |
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| Are You Experienced? | |
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| Now you can… | |
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| Using Dynamic Blocks and Tables | |
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| Using Attributes for a Grid | |
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| Defining Blocks with Attributes | |
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| Inserting Blocks with Attributes | |
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| Editing Attribute Text | |
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| Setting Up Multiple Attributes in a Block | |
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| Defining a Block with Multiple Attributes | |
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| Calculating Areas | |
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| Inserting the Room Information Block | |
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| Editing Attributes | |
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| Controlling the Visibility of Attributes | |
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| Exploring Other Uses for Attributes | |
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| Creating a Dynamic Block | |
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| Setting Up Parameters and Actions | |
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| Fine-Tuning the Dynamic Block with the Properties Palette | |
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| Inserting a Dynamic Block | |
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| Creating a Table | |
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| Defining a Table Style | |
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| Designing a Table | |
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| Creating Tables from Attributes | |
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| Modifying the Table Display | |
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| If You Would Like More Practice… | |
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| Are You Experienced? | |
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| Now you can… | |
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| Generating Elevations | |
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| Drawing the South Elevation | |
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| Creating the South Elevation | |
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| Setting Up Lines for the Heights | |
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| Using Construction Lines to Project Elevation Points | |
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| Copying Objects by Using Grips | |
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| Trimming Lines in the Elevation | |
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| Assigning Elevation Layers | |
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| Drawing the Decks in Elevation | |
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| Generating the Other Elevations | |
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| Making the Opposite Elevation | |
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| Revising the New South Elevation | |
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| Making the Front and Back Elevations | |
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| Considering Drawing Scale Issues | |
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| Drawing Interior Elevations | |
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| If You Would Like More Practice… | |
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| Are You Experienced? | |
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| Now you can… | |
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| Working with Hatches, Gradients, and Tool Palettes | |
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| Hatching the South Elevation | |
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| Looking at Hatch Patterns | |
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| Hatching the Rest of the South Elevation | |
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| Adding Special Effects | |
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| Using Hatches in the Floor Plan | |
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| Creating the User-Defined Hatch Pattern | |
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| Controlling the Origin of the Hatch Pattern | |
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| Finishing the Hatches for the Floors | |
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| Modifying the Shape of Hatch Patterns | |
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| Creating and Managing Tool Palettes | |
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| Creating a New Tool Palette | |
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| Setting Up a Palette for Hatches | |
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| Creating a Palette for Commands | |
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| If You Would Like More Practice… | |
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| Creating the Hatch Patterns for the Other Elevations | |
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| Creating Your Hatch Palette | |
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| Are You Experienced? | |
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| Now you can… | |
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| Dimensioning a Drawing | |
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| Introducing Dimension Styles | |
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| Preparing for Dimensioning | |
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| Making a New Dimension Style | |
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| Setting Up the Symbols And Arrows Tab | |
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| Making Changes in the Text Tab | |
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| Working with Settings on the Fit Tab | |
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| Setting Up the Primary Units Tab (Architectural) | |
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| Setting Up the Primary Units Tab (Metric) | |
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| Completing the Dimension Style Setup | |
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| Exploring the Alternate Units Tab | |
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| Exploring the Tolerances Tab | |
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| Placing Dimensions on the Drawing | |
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| Placing Horizontal Dimensions | |
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| Using the Dimension Continue Command | |
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| Using the Dimension Baseline Command | |
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| Setting Up Vertical Dimensions | |
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| Finishing the Dimensions | |
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| Using Other Types of Dimensions | |
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| Using Radial Dimensions | |