TY  - BOOK
AU  - Saufley,Ted
TI  - AutoCAD LT 98: fundamentals and applications 
SN  - 1566375258
U1  - 604.2028 22
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Tinley Park
PB  - Goodheart-Willcox Co.
KW  - AutoCAD
KW  - Computer graphics
N1  - 
CONTENT

CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED WITH AUTOCAD LT 
Introduction to AutoCAD LT 
The AutoCAD LT User Interface
The AutoCAD LT Graphics Window
Standard Screen Layout
Pull-Down Menus
Etc.

CHAPTER 2: DRAWING SETUP AND FILE OPERATIONS
Setting a Drawing Session
The Start From Scratch Button
Using Quick Setup Wizard
Using Advanced Setup Wizard
Template Files
Etc.

CHAPTER 3: DRAWING AND ERASING LINES
Accuracy and Scaling
Drawing Lines
The Close Action
Repeating the Line Command
Using Your Mouse to Enter Commands
Etc.

CHAPTER 4: DISPLAY COMMANDS
Magnifying Drawing Details with the Zoom Command
Using the Zoom in Function
Using the Zoom out Function
Zooming with the Real-time Function
Shifting the Display with the PAN Command
Etc.

CHAPTER 5: COLORS, LINETYPES, AND LAYERS
Using Colors
Standard Line-types
Setting a Line-type Current
Line-type Scale Factor
Complex Line-types
Etc.

CHAPTER 6: DRAWING COMMANDS
Drawing  Circles
Additional CIRCLE Command Options
Drawing Arcs
Drawing Ellipses
Drawing Splines
Etc.

CHAPTER 7: GEOMETRY CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
Using Object Snap Modes
Setting Running Object Snaps
Coordinate Filters
Using the @ Symbol as a Construction Reference Point
Using Tracking
Etc.

CHAPTER 8: INQUIRY COMMANDS
The ID Command
The DIST (Distance) Command
The LUPREC and AUPREC System Variables
The AREA Command
Adding and Subtracting Areas
Etc.

CHAPTER 9: CREATING DRAWING NOTES
Using Dynamic Text
The TEXT Command
Special Character Codes
The QTEXT Command
AutoCAD LT Text Fonts
Etc.

CHAPTER 10: MODIFYING THE DRAWING
Trimming Objects
Extending Objects
Breaking Objects
Moving Objects
Rotating Objects
Scaling Objects
Stretching Objects
Etc.

CHAPTER 11: EDITING POLYLINES AND SPLINES
Opening the MODIFY II Toolbar
Polyline Editing
Closing and Opening a Polyline
Joining Objects Together into One Polyline
Changing the Width of a Polyline
Etc.

CHAPTER 12: DIMENSIONING THE DRAWING 
Dimensioning Commands
Introduction to Dimension Variables
Dimension Units
Dimension Text Style and Height
Linear Dimension
Etc.

CHAPTER 13: HATCHING PATTERNS AND TECHNIQUES
Cutting-Plane Lines
Cutting-Plane Line Tutorial
AutoCAD LT Hatch Patterns
Boundary Hatching
Advanced Boundary Hatch Option
Etc.

CHAPTER 14: PLOTTING THE DRAWING
The PLOT Command
Selecting the Output Device
Saving and Reusing the Plot Parameters
Pen Assignments
Optimizing Pen Motion
Etc.

CHAPTER 15: BLOCKS, ATTRIBUTES, AND EXTERNAL REFERENCES
Creating a Block 
Saving a Block to Disk - the WBLOCK Command
Inserting a Block
The Base Command
Dividing an Object with a Block
Etc.

CHAPTER 16: ISPMETRIC DRAWING AND DIMENSIONING
Setting the Isometric Snap Style
Drawing Isocircles
Creating Isometric Text
Isometric Template ( Isoproto.dwt) Tutorial
Creating Isometric Dimensions
Etc.

CHAPTER 17: MODEL SPACE AND PAPER SPACE
Model Space vs. Paper Space
The TILEMODE System Variable
Guideposts in Paper Space, etc

CHAPTER 18; COMMAND ALIASES, SCRIPT FILES, AND SLIDE SHOWS
Text editors
Word processors
Creating command Aliases-The ACLT.PGP File
Script files
Slide files and slide shows
etc.

CHAPTER 19: INTRODUCTION TO 3D MODELING
Thinking in three dimensions
The world coordinate system vs the user coordinate system
The Model space UCS Icon
The right-hand rule
etc.

CHAPTER 20: CUSTOMIZING THE AUTOCAD LT ENVIRONMENT
Setting preferences
Positioning the graphics window and the AutoCAD LT
Text window
Sizing the AutoCADD LT windows
Starting AutoCAD LT Using command line switches

CHAPTER 21; TOOLBAR CUSTOMIZATION AND CREATING KEYBOARD COMMAND SHORTCUTS
Working with toolbars
Creating a new toolbar tutorial-AutoCAD LT 98
Creating a new toolbar tutorial-AutoCAD LT 97
Assigning keyboard short cuts to commands

CHAPTER 22 : INTRODUCTION TO PULL-DOWN AND BUTTON MENU CUSTOMIUZATTION
Menu files
Menu structure and sections
Creating a new pull-down menu tutorial
Image tile menus

CHAPTER 23: CONFIGURING A DIGITIZING TABLET
Wintab compatibility
Configuring the tablet as the system pointing device
Configuring the tabley menu areas
Using tablet mode
Calibrating the tablet

CHAPTER 24: ADVANCE AUTOCAD LT FEATURES AND OLE
Advanced clipboard support
Copying images to the clipboard
Creating and using bitmap images
etc.

CHAPTER 25: DRAWING MANAGEMENT, FILE FORMATS, AND USING THE WINDOWS,EXPLORER
Using the AUDIT Command
Recovering a damaged drawing
Drawing interchange file (DXF) Format
Using the LT DWG Update utility
etc.




 




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