Contents	11
	Introduction	15
	Chapter 1: Getting Started	23
	Sign In to Autodesk 360 on the Dashboard	23
	Explore the AutoCAD 2015 for Windows User Interface	26
	Set Drawing Units	34
	Chapter 2: Basic Drawing Skills	37
	Navigate 2D Drawings	37
	Draw Lines and Rectangles	41
	Cancel, Erase, and Undo	45
	Use Coordinate Systems	46
	Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons	52
	Use Fillet and Chamfer	58
	Chapter 3: Using Drawing Aids	63
	Use Grid and Snap	63
	Employ Ortho and Polar Tracking	67
	Use PolarSnap	68
	Select Running Object Snaps	70
	Harness the From Snap	73
	Apply Object Snap Tracking	74
	Chapter 4: Editing Entities	79
	Create Selection Sets	79
	Move and Copy	86
	Rotate and Scale	90
	Work with Arrays	93
	Trim and Extend	96
	Lengthen and Stretch	98
	Offset and Mirror	99
	Edit with Grips	101
	Chapter 5: Shaping Curves	105
	Draw and Edit Curved Polylines	105
	Draw Ellipses	111
	Shape Splines	114
	Blend Between Objects with Splines	121
	Chapter 6: Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance	125
	Change Object Properties	125
	Set the Current Layer	129
	Alter the Layer Assignments of Objects	133
	Control Layer Visibility	135
	Apply Linetype	141
	Assign Properties by Object or by Layer	144
	Manage Layer Properties	146
	Isolate Objects	148
	Chapter 7: Organizing Objects	151
	Define Blocks	151
	Insert Blocks	157
	Edit Blocks	161
	Redefine Blocks	167
	Work with Groups	170
	Chapter 8: Hatching and Gradients	173
	Specify Hatch Areas	173
	Associate Hatches with Boundaries	179
	Hatch with Patterns	182
	Hatch with Gradients	186
	Chapter 9: Working with Blocks and Xrefs	189
	Work with Global Blocks	189
	Access Content Globally	197
	Store Content on Tool Palettes	202
	Reference External Drawings and Images	204
	Chapter 10: Creating and Editing?Text	209
	Style Text	209
	Write Lines of Text	211
	Write and Format Paragraphs Using MTEXT	216
	Edit Text	219
	Chapter 11: Dimensioning	223
	Style Dimensions	223
	Add Dimensions	229
	Edit Dimensions	237
	Chapter 12: Keeping In Control with Constraints	241
	Work with Geometric Constraints	241
	Apply Dimensional Constraints	244
	Constrain Objects Simultaneously with Geometry and Dimensions	248
	Make Parametric Changes to Constrained?Objects	251
	Chapter 13: Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects	255
	Create Annotative Styles and Objects	255
	Create Layouts	261
	Adjust Floating Viewports	264
	Override Layer Properties in Layout?Viewports	270
	Draw on Layouts	272
	Chapter 14: Printing and Plotting	277
	Configure Output Devices	277
	Create Plot Style Tables	281
	Use Plot Style Tables	282
	Plot in Model Space	288
	Plot Layouts in Paper Space	292
	Export to an Electronic Format	295
	Chapter 15: Working with Data	299
	Geolocate Projects	299
	Import SketchUp Models	303
	Define Attributes and Blocks	306
	Insert Attributed Blocks	309
	Edit Table Styles and Create Tables	311
	Use Fields in Table Cells	316
	Edit Table Data	319
	Chapter 16: Navigating 3D Models	325
	Use Visual Styles	325
	Work with Tiled Viewports	330
	Navigate with the ViewCube	331
	Orbit in 3D	333
	Use Cameras	335
	Navigate with SteeringWheels	338
	Learn to Save Views	340
	Chapter 17: Modeling in 3D	343
	Create Surface Models	343
	Edit Surface Models	350
	Create Solid Models	356
	Edit Solid Models	362
	Smooth Mesh Models	369
	Chapter 18: Presenting and Documenting 3D?Design	373
	Assign Materials	373
	Place and Adjust Lights	379
	Create Renderings	386
	Document Models with Drawings	390
	Appendix: Autodesk® AutoCAD 2015 Certification	397
	Index	405