AutoCAD 2011

Sheet sets Part 1 (AutoCAD 2011)

Aims of This Topic The aims of this topic are: 1. To introduce sheet sets. 2. To describe the use of the Sheet Set Manager. 3. To give an example of a sheet set based on the design of a two-storey house. Sheet sets When anything is to be manufactured or constructed, whether it be […]

Sheet sets Part 2 (AutoCAD 2011)

62 Pheasant Drive DWF 1. In the 62 Pheasant Drive Sheet Set Manager click the Publish icon, followed by a click on Publish to DWF in the menu which appears (Fig. 11.10). The Specify DWF File dialog appears (Fig. 11.11). Enter 62 Pheasant Drive in the File name field followed by a click on the […]

Introducing 3D modeling Part 1 (AutoCAD 2011)

Aims of This Topic The aims of this topic are: 1. To introduce the tools used for the construction of 3D solid models. 2. To give examples of the construction of 3D solid models using tools from the Home/Create panel. 3. To give examples of 2D outlines suitable as a basis for the construction of […]

Introducing 3D modeling Part 2 (AutoCAD 2011)

2D outlines suitable for 3D models When constructing 2D outlines suitable as a basis for constructing some forms of 3D model, select a tool from the Home/Draw panel, or enter tool names or abbreviations for the tools at the command line. If constructed using tools such as Line, Circle and Ellipse, before being of any […]

Introducing 3D modeling Part 3 (AutoCAD 2011)

The Revolve tool The Revolve tool can be called with a click on its tool icon in the Home/ Create panel, by a click or by entering revolve at the command line, or its abbreviation rev. Examples of the use of the Revolve tool Solids of revolution can be constructed from closed plines or from […]

Introducing 3D modeling Part 4 (AutoCAD 2011)

The chamfer and Fillet tools Example – Chamfer and Fillet (Fig. 12.33) 1. Set layer Green as the current layer. 2. Set Isolines to 16. 3. Working to the sizes given in Fig. 12.29 and using the Box and Cylinder tools, construct the 3D model (Fig. 12.30). 4. Place in the 3D Navigate/SW Isometric view. […]

Introducing 3D modeling Part 5 (AutoCAD 2011)

The Loft tool Fig. 12.39 Example Loft – the cross sections Fig. 12.40 Selecting the Loft tool from the Home/Create panel 4. Set Cyan as the current layer. 5. The command line shows: REVISION NOTES 1. In the AutoCAD 3D coordinate system, positive Z is towards the operator away from the monitor screen. 2. A […]

3D models in viewports (AutoCAD 2011)

Aim of This Topic The aim of this topic is to give examples of 3D solid models constructed in multiple viewport settings. The 3D Modeling workspace In topic 12 all 3D model actions were constructed in the 3D Basics workspace. As shown in that topic, a large number of different types of 3D models can […]

The modification of 3D models Part 1 (AutoCAD 2011)

Aims of This Topic The aims of the topic are: 1. To demonstrate how 3D models can be saved as blocks for insertion into other drawings via the DesignCenter. 2. To show how a library of 3D models in the form of blocks can be constructed to enable the models to be inserted into other […]

The modification of 3D models Part 2 (AutoCAD 2011)

The 3D Array tool First example – a Rectangular Array (Fig. 14.12) 1. Construct the star-shaped pline on a layer colour green (Fig. 14.10) and extrude it to a height of 20. 2. Click on the 3D Array in the Home/Modify panel (Fig. 14.11). The command line shows: Fig. 14.10 Example -3D Array – the […]

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