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1 - Introduction to AutoCAD
Exercises Exercise 1-1 Exercise 1-2 Exercise 1-3 Exercise 1-4 Exercise 1-5 Exercise 1-6 Exercise 1-7 Exercise 1-8 Exercise 1-9 Exercise 1-10 Exercise 1-11 Chapter Review Chapter 1 Review Supplemental Material Input Search Options
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2 - Drawings and Templates
Exercises Exercise 2-1 Exercise 2-2 Exercise 2-3 Exercise 2-4 Exercise 2-5 Exercise 2-6 Chapter Review Chapter 2 Review Template Development Initial Template Setup Supplemental Material Recovering a Damaged File
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3 - Introduction to Drawing and Editing
Exercises Exercise 3-1 Exercise 3-2 Exercise 3-3 Exercise 3-4 Exercise 3-5 Exercise 3-6 Exercise 3-7 Exercise 3-8 Exercise 3-9 Exercise 3-10 Exercise 3-11 Exercise 3-12 Exercise 3-13 Exercise 3-14 Exercise 3-15 Exercise 3-16 Chapter Review Chapter 3 Review Supplemental Material Introduction to Isometric Drawings UNDO Options Drawing Files Chapter 3 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 48 KB)
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4 - Basic Object Commands
Exercises Exercise 4-1 Exercise 4-2 Exercise 4-3 Exercise 4-4 Exercise 4-5 Exercise 4-6 Exercise 4-7 Exercise 4-8 Exercise 4-9 Exercise 4-10 Exercise 4-11 Exercise 4-12 Exercise 4-13 Chapter Review Chapter 4 Review Supplemental Material Isometric Circles and Arcs Multilines Spline Options Drawing Files Chapter 4 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 231 KB)
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5 - Line Standards and Layers
Exercises Exercise 5-1 Exercise 5-2 Exercise 5-3 Exercise 5-4 Exercise 5-5 Exercise 5-6 Exercise 5-7 Chapter Review Chapter 5 Review Template Development Adding Layers Supplemental Material Additional Layer Commands Creating Layer Filters Layer Settings Drawing Files Chapter 5 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 54 KB)
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6 - View Tools and Basic Plotting
Exercises Exercise 6-1 Exercise 6-2 Exercise 6-3 Exercise 6-4 Exercise 6-5 Exercise 6-6 Exercise 6-7 Exercise 6-8 Chapter Review Chapter 6 Review Supplemental Material View Transitions and Resolution Drawing Files Chapter 6 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 206 KB)
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7 - Object Snap and AutoTrack
Exercises Exercise 7-1 Exercise 7-2 Exercise 7-3 Exercise 7-4 Exercise 7-5 Exercise 7-6 Exercise 7-7 Exercise 7-8 Exercise 7-9 Exercise 7-10 Exercise 7-11 Exercise 7-12 Chapter Review Chapter 7 Review Supplemental Material AutoSnap and AutoTrack Options Drawing Files Chapter 7 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 68 KB)
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8 - Construction Tools and Multiview Drawings
Exercises Exercise 8-1 Exercise 8-2 Exercise 8-3 Exercise 8-4 Exercise 8-5 Exercise 8-6 Chapter Review Chapter 8 Review Drawing Files Chapter 8 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 92 KB)
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9 - Text Styles and Multiline Text
Exercises Exercise 9-1 Exercise 9-2 Exercise 9-3 Exercise 9-4 Exercise 9-5 Exercise 9-6 Exercise 9-7 Chapter Review Chapter 9 Review Template Development Adding Text Styles Drawing Files Chapter 9 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 77 KB)
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10 - Single-Line Text and Additional Text Tools
Exercises Exercise 10-1 Exercise 10-2 Exercise 10-3 Exercise 10-4 Exercise 10-5 Chapter Review Chapter 10 Review Supplemental Material Isometric Text Express Tools Text Express Tools Drawing Files Chapter 10 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 67 KB)
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11 - Modifying Objects
Exercises Exercise 11-1 Exercise 11-2 Exercise 11-3 Exercise 11-4 Exercise 11-5 Exercise 11-6 Exercise 11-7 Exercise 11-8 Exercise 11-9 Exercise 11-10 Chapter Review Chapter 11 Review Supplemental Material Deleting Duplicate Objects Drawing Files Chapter 11 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 104 KB)
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12 - Arranging and Patterning Objects
Exercises Exercise 12-1 Exercise 12-2 Exercise 12-3 Exercise 12-4 Exercise 12-5 Exercise 12-6 Exercise 12-7 Exercise 12-8 Exercise 12-9 Chapter Review Chapter 12 Review Drawing Files Chapter 12 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 219 KB)
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13 - Grips, Properties, and Additional Selection Techniques
Exercises Exercise 13-1 Exercise 13-2 Exercise 13-3 Exercise 13-4 Exercise 13-5 Exercise 13-6 Exercise 13-7 Exercise 13-8 Exercise 13-9 Exercise 13-10 Exercise 13-11 Exercise 13-12 Exercise 13-13 Exercise 13-14 Exercise 13-15 Chapter Review Chapter 13 Review Supplemental Material Object Selection Filters Object Groups Express Tools Selection Express Tools Drawing Files Chapter 13 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 126 KB)
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14 - Polyline and Spline Editing Tools
Exercises Exercise 14-1 Exercise 14-2 Exercise 14-3 Exercise 14-4 Exercise 14-5 Exercise 14-6 Exercise 14-7 Chapter Review Chapter 14 Review Drawing Files Chapter 14 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 99 KB)
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15 - Obtaining Drawing Information
Exercises Exercise 15-1 Exercise 15-2 Exercise 15-3 Exercise 15-4 Exercise 15-5 Exercise 15-6 Exercise 15-7 Exercise 15-8 Exercise 15-9 Exercise 15-10 Chapter Review Chapter 15 Review Drawing Files Chapter 15 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 119 KB)
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16 - Dimension Standards and Styles
Exercises Exercise 16-1 Exercise 16-2 Exercise 16-3 Exercise 16-4 Exercise 16-5 Chapter Review Chapter 16 Review Template Development Adding Dimension Styles Drawing Files Chapter 16 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 48 KB)
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17 - Linear and Angular Dimensioning
Exercises Exercise 17-1 Exercise 17-2 Exercise 17-3 Exercise 17-4 Exercise 17-5 Exercise 17-6 Exercise 17-7 Exercise 17-8 Exercise 17-9 Chapter Review Chapter 17 Review Drawing Files Chapter 17 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 123 KB)
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18 - Dimensioning Features and Alternate Practices
Exercises Exercise 18-1 Exercise 18-2 Exercise 18-3 Exercise 18-4 Exercise 18-5 Exercise 18-6 Exercise 18-7 Exercise 18-8 Exercise 18-9 Exercise 18-10 Chapter Review Chapter 18 Review Template Development Adjusting Center Mark and Centerline Object System Variables Adding Multileader Styles Drawing Files Chapter 18 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 149 KB)
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19 - Dimensioning with Tolerances
Exercises Exercise 19-1 Exercise 19-2 Exercise 19-3 Exercise 19-4 Chapter Review Chapter 19 Review Supplemental Material Using GD&T Tools in AutoCAD Drawing Files Chapter 19 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 32 KB)
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20 - Editing Dimensions
Exercises Exercise 20-1 Exercise 20-2 Exercise 20-3 Exercise 20-4 Exercise 20-5 Exercise 20-6 Exercise 20-7 Exercise 20-8 Exercise 20-9 Exercise 20-10 Exercise 20-11 Exercise 20-12 Exercise 20-13 Exercise 20-14 Exercise 20-15 Chapter Review Chapter 20 Review Supplemental Material Isometric Dimensions Drawing Files Chapter 20 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 169 KB)
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21 - Tables
Exercises Exercise 21-1 Exercise 21-2 Exercise 21-3 Exercise 21-4 Exercise 21-5 Exercise 21-6 Exercise 21-7 Exercise 21-8 Exercise 21-9 Chapter Review Chapter 21 Review Template Development Adding Table Styles Supplemental Material Linking a Table to Excel Data Extracting Table Data Drawing Files Chapter 21 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 63 KB)
- 22 - Parametric Drafting
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23 - Section Views and Graphic Patterns
Exercises Exercise 23-1 Exercise 23-2 Exercise 23-3 Exercise 23-4 Exercise 23-5 Exercise 23-6 Exercise 23-7 Exercise 23-8 Exercise 23-9 Exercise 23-10 Exercise 23-11 Chapter Review Chapter 23 Review Express Tools The SUPERHATCH Command Drawing Files Chapter 23 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 139 KB)
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24 - Standard Blocks
Exercises Exercise 24-1 Exercise 24-2 Exercise 24-3 Exercise 24-4 Exercise 24-5 Exercise 24-6 Exercise 24-7 Exercise 24-8 Chapter Review Chapter 24 Review Drawing Files Chapter 24 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 115 KB)
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25 - Block Attributes
Exercises Exercise 25-1 Exercise 25-2 Exercise 25-3 Chapter Review Chapter 25 Review Supplemental Material Extracting Attribute Data Drawing Files Chapter 25 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 27 KB)
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26 - Introduction to Dynamic Blocks
Exercises Exercise 26-1 Exercise 26-2 Exercise 26-3 Exercise 26-4 Exercise 26-5 Exercise 26-6 Exercise 26-7 Exercise 26-8 Exercise 26-9 Exercise 26-10 Exercise 26-11 Chapter Review Chapter 26 Review Drawing Files Chapter 26 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 60 KB)
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27 - Additional Dynamic Block Tools
Exercises Exercise 27-1 Exercise 27-2 Exercise 27-3 Exercise 27-4 Exercise 27-5 Chapter Review Chapter 27 Review Express Tools Block Express Tools Drawing Files Chapter 27 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 33 KB)
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28 - Layout Setup
Exercises Exercise 28-1 Exercise 28-2 Exercise 28-3 Exercise 28-4 Exercise 28-5 Exercise 28-6 Exercise 28-7 Chapter Review Chapter 28 Review Supplemental Material Creating and Editing Plot Style Tables Drawing Files Chapter 28 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 92 KB)
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29 - Plotting Layouts
Exercises Exercise 29-1 Exercise 29-2 Exercise 29-3 Exercise 29-4 Exercise 29-5 Exercise 29-6 Exercise 29-7 Exercise 29-8 Exercise 29-9 Exercise 29-10 Chapter Review Chapter 29 Review Template Development Adding Layouts Supplemental Material Adding a Plot Stamp Express Tools Layout Express Tools Drawing Files Chapter 29 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 143 KB)
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30 - Annotative Objects
Exercises Exercise 30-1 Exercise 30-2 Exercise 30-3 Exercise 30-4 Exercise 30-5 Exercise 30-6 Chapter Review Chapter 30 Review Drawing Files Chapter 30 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 163 KB)
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31 - External References
Exercises Exercise 31-1 Exercise 31-2 Exercise 31-3 Exercise 31-4 Exercise 31-5 Exercise 31-6 Chapter Review Chapter 31 Review Express Tools Xref Express Tools Drawing Files Chapter 31 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 243 KB)
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32 - Introduction to Sheet Sets
Exercises Exercise 32-1 Exercise 32-2 Exercise 32-3 Exercise 32-4 Exercise 32-5 Chapter Review Chapter 32 Review Drawing Files Chapter 32 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 399 KB)
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33 - Additional Sheet Set Tools
Exercises Exercise 33-1 Exercise 33-2 Exercise 33-3 Exercise 33-4 Exercise 33-5 Exercise 33-6 Exercise 33-7 Chapter Review Chapter 33 Review Drawing Files Chapter 33 Drawing Files (DWG, ZIP, 282 KB)