Advanced AutoCAD® 2022 Exercise Workbook

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Looking to take your AutoCAD skills to the next level, but don’t know where to turn? Your search is over. AutoCAD^® gurus Cheryl Shrock and Steve Heather have created the perfect learning system, packed with lessons, exercises, projects, and practical inside tips.

Refreshed screenshots and step-by-step exercises, frequently asked questions, and updated industry-specific projects highlight this edition covering the new AutoCAD 2022 software. This Exercise Workbook covers important AutoCAD commands and step-by-step procedures, including a thorough review of the latest features available (see the feature box, below), including Floating Drawing Tabs and Shared Views. All of this is reinforced by inch and metric exercises, designed to give you the practice needed to efficiently master key skills and complete more advanced projects. Plus, for the first time ever, an AutoCAD Quick Key Guide is included, providing a handy reminder for one-key shortcuts and multiple keyboard combinations.

Whether you are an instructor, a student of engineering, design, architecture, or computer graphics, or a hobbyist looking to hone your craft, you will find the Advanced AutoCAD Exercise Workbook an invaluable asset in your AutoCAD library.

New and/or Improved Features in Advanced AutoCAD 2022:

• Installer–The new Installer reduces the number of steps required for the initial install, improving performance.
• Floating Drawing Tabs–Drag a drawing file tab from the main application window to make it a separate drawing file window and have several drawings open at once. This is particularly useful if you have two or more monitors.
• Shared Views–Store your designs in the Cloud for other users to view, measure, and exchange feedback.
• Share Current Drawing–Share a link to your drawing file and others can view or edit that drawing in AutoCAD’s online application.
• Trace–Turn this on so that collaborators can work together on drawing changes without altering the existing drawing.
• Redesigned Start Tab–Take advantage of easier access to recent work and saved drawing files from connected drives, as well as learning resources and announcements from Autodesk.

Free download: To download a zip file containing the supplied preset setup drawing-ready files, to open and use as templates for initial practice, as mentioned and used in this book click here.

Errata: Click here to open and download a pdf of page 361 showing a correction to one step. We always welcome user reports of potential errata in this or any Industrial Press title.

If you like this book, also check out the

AutoCAD 3D Modeling Exercise Workbook,

and the new Beginning AutoCAD 2025 Exercise Workbook.

Cheryl Shrock is a retired Professor and Chairperson of Computer Aided Design at Orange Coast College in California. She developed the world-reknowned AutoCAD^® Exercise Workbooks for classroom and self-study use as a result of both her teaching skills and extensive industry experience. An acclaimed AutoCAD expert, she is an Autodesk^® registered author.

Steve Heather is a former Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Aided Design in England. For more than a decade, he has been a Beta Tester for Autodesk, testing the latest AutoCAD software. Previous to teaching, and for over 30 years, Heather worked as a Precision Engineer in the aerospace and defense industries. In addition to co-authoring the Beginning and Advanced AutoCAD^® Exercise Workbooks and the AutoCAD^® Pocket Reference, he also is author of the AutoCAD^® 2D Resource Kit, AutoCAD^® 3D Modeling and the Engineers Precision Data Pocket Reference and is a key engineering consultant and contributor to the Machinery’s Handbook. Steve welcomes inquiries about his books; you can reach him by emailing info@industrialpress.com.

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Contents

Introduction
Introduction
About this Workbook
AutoCAD 2022 versus AutoCAD LT 2022
About the Authors
Configuring Your System
Customizing Your Wheel Mouse

Lesson 1
Opening Multiple Files
Using Floating File Tabs
Warm Up Drawings
Exercises 1A – 1C
Plotting from Model Space

Lesson 2
Customizing the Workspace
Creating a New Workspace
Create a Ribbon Tab
Add a Ribbon Tab to a Workspace
Add a Ribbon Panel to a Tab
Create a New Ribbon Panel
Add a Command to a Ribbon Panel
Export a Workspace
Import a Workspace
Delete a Workspace

Lesson 3
Exercises for Lesson 3
3A – Create a Master Decimal Setup Template
3B – Create a Page Setup for 8-1/2” X 11” or A4 Sheet
3C – Create a Border and Title Block
3D – Create a Viewport
3E – Plotting from the Layout

Lesson 4
Exercises for Lesson 4
4A – Create a Master Feet-Inches Setup Template
4B – Page Setup
4C – Create a Border and Title Block
4D – Create a Viewport
4E – Plotting from the Layout
4F – Create a New Dimension Style

Lesson 5
Tables
Inserting a Table
Inserting a Block into a Cell
Inserting a Formula into a Cell
Modify a Table Using the Ribbon Tab
Modify a Table Using Grips
AutoFill Grip
Table Breaking
Fields
Exercises for Lesson 5
5A – Create a New Table Style
5B – Insert a Table
5C – Modify an Existing Table
5D – Add Fields to an Existing Table
5E – Update a Field
5F – Using the AutoFill Grip
5G – Breaking a Table

Lesson 6
Isometric Drawing
Isoplanes
Isometric Ellipse
Exercises for Lesson 6
6A – Inch – Isometric Assembly
6A – Metric – Isometric Assembly
6B – Inch – Isometric Object
6B – Metric – Isometric Object
6C – Inch – Abstract House
6C – Metric – Abstract House

Lesson 7
Copy Clip and Cut
Paste
Copy and Paste from One Drawing to Another
Change Space
Isometric Text
Dimensioning an Isometric Drawing
Exercises for Lesson 7
7A – Inch – Oblique Dimensioning
7A – Metric – Oblique Dimensioning
7B – Inch – Oblique Dimensioning
7B – Metric – Oblique Dimensioning
7C – Isometric Text

Lesson 8
Blocks
Annotative Blocks
Inserting Blocks
Attributes
Exercises for Lesson 8
8A – Assigning Attributes to a Block
8B – Create a Floor Plan with Blocks and Attributes
8C – Assigning Multiple Attributes to Multiple Blocks

Lesson 9
Editing Attributes
Edit Objects in a Block
Extract Data from Block Attributes
Extract Data to an External File
Exercises for Lesson 9
9A – Extracting Attributes to an AutoCAD Table
9B – Extracting Attributes to an External File

Lesson 10
DesignCenter Palette
Insert a Block from the DesignCenter Palette
Drag and Drop Objects from the DesignCenter Palette
Exercises for Lesson 10
10A – Inserting Blocks from the DesignCenter Palette
10B – Borrowing Settings from Another Drawing

Lesson 11
External Reference Drawing (Xref)
Insert an External Reference Drawing
Control the External Reference Image Fade
External References Palette
Xbind
Clip External Reference Objects
Clip Options
Edit an External Reference Drawing
Reloading an Edited External Reference Drawing
Convert an Object to a Viewport
Creating Multiple Viewports with Multiple Xrefs
Creating Multiple Viewports — A Quick Method
Missing External Reference Drawings
Exercises for Lesson 11
11A – Xref Multiple Drawings
11B – Create Multi-Scaled Views
11C – Clip an External Reference Object

Lesson 12
Ordinate Dimensioning
Creating Ordinate Dimensions
Jog an Ordinate Dimension
Quick Dimension with Ordinate Dimensioning
Alternate Units
Tolerances
Geometric Tolerancing
Geometric Tolerances and Qleader
Datum Feature Symbol
Datum Triangle
Typing Geometric Symbols
Exercises for Lesson 12
12A – Inch – Ordinate Dimensioning
12A – Metric – Ordinate Dimensioning
12B – Inch – Dual Dimensioning
12B – Metric – Dual Dimensioning
12C – Inch – Deviation and Symmetrical Dimensioning
12C – Metric – Deviation and Symmetrical Dimensioning
12D – Inch – Limits Dimensioning
12D – Metric – Limits Dimensioning
12E – Inch – Geometric Tolerances
12E – Metric – Geometric Tolerances

Lesson 13
Parametric Drawing
Geometric Constraints
Dimensional Constraints
Parameters Manager
Exercises for Lesson 13
13A – Inch – Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
13A – Metric – Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
13B – Floor Plan Using Parametric Constraints

Lesson 14
Geographic Location Overview
Set a Geographic Location on a Map
Edit an Existing Geographic Location
Changing the Map Display
Position Markers
Capture Map Data
Exercises for Lesson 14
14A – Set a Geographic Location
14B – Set a Geographic Location
14C – Capture an Area on a Map
14D – Capture and Fade an Area on a Map

Lesson 15
Introduction to 3D
Enter the AutoCAD 3D Workspace
Viewing a 3D Model
Viewpoint
ViewCube
Orbit
Rotate Quickly
3D Views
Visual Styles
Visual Styles Manager
Wireframe Model
Surface Model
Solid Model
Exercises for Lesson 15
15A – Create a Wireframe Model
15B – Create a Surface Model

Lesson 16
Drawing Basic Geometric Shapes
Box
Cylinder
Cone
Sphere
Pyramid
Wedge
Torus
Exercises for Lesson 16
16A – Create Four Solid Boxes
16B – Create Three Solid Cylinders
16C – Create Two Solid Cones
16D – Create Three Solid Wedges
16E – Create Three Solid Toruses

Lesson 17
Configuring Options for 3D
Understanding the UCS
Moving the UCS
Rotating the UCS
New Direction for the Z Axis
Boolean Operations
Union
Subtract
Intersect
Exercises for Lesson 17
17A – Subtract
17B – Union and Subtract
17C – Assembling 3D Solids

Lesson 18
Extrude
Region
Presspull
Polysolid
DELOBJ System Variable
Plan View
Exercises for Lesson 18
18A – Extrude
18B – Extrude Along a Path
18C – Extrude or Presspull a Region
18D – Inch – Extrude or Presspull a Region
18E – Metric – Extrude or Presspull a Region

Lesson 19
3D Operations
3D Mirror
3D Rotate
3D Align
Array in 3D Space
Exercises for Lesson 19
19A – 3D Mirror
19B – 3D Rotate
19C – 3D Align
19D – Array — Rectangular

Lesson 20
Gizmo Tools
Move a Sub-Object using the Move Gizmo Tool Grips
Move on Axis or Free Movement using the Move Gizmo Tool
Stretch a 3D Object using the Move Gizmo Tool
Rotate a 3D Object using the Rotate Gizmo Tool
Scale a 3D Object using the Scale Gizmo Tool
Exercises for Lesson 20
20A – Create a Cube
20B – Scale Object
20C – Add Cylinders and Subtract
20D – Move a Hole
20E – Scale a Hole
20F – Delete a Hole
20G – Rotate an Object

Lesson 21
Revolve
Slice
Section Plane
Sweep
Helix
Exercises for Lesson 21
21A – Slice
21B – Revolve
21C – Create a 2D and a 3D Section
21D – Sweep
21E – Helix
21F – 3D Solid Helix

Lesson 22
Plotting Multiple Views
Creating Projected Views
Creating Section Views
Shell
Exercises for Lesson 22
22A – Plot Multiple Views
22B – Create Projected Views
22C – Shell
Lesson 23
Shared Views
Import a PDF File into AutoCAD
Import a PDF File with SHX Fonts
3D Printing

Architectural Project
Introduction to Architectural Project
Architectural Symbol Library
Create a New Border
Architectural Exercises
Ex-Arch-1 – Site Plan
Ex-Arch-2 – Floor Plan
Ex-Arch-3 – Electrical Plan
Ex-Arch-4 – Elevation View
Ex-Arch-5 – Section View
Summary

Electro-Mechanical Project
Electro-Mechanical Symbol Library
Electro-Mechanical Exercises
Ex-Elect-1 – Block Diagram
Ex-Elect-2 – Schematic
Ex-Elect-3 – Grid Layout
Ex-Elect-4 – Artwork
Ex-Elect-5 – PCB Detail
Ex-Elect-6 – Component Artwork
Ex-Elect-7 – PCB Assembly
Ex-Elect-8 – Chassis
Mechanical Project
Mechanical Symbol Library
Create a New Border
Make a Space in a Dimension

Mechanical Exercises
Ex-Mech-1-Inch – Eccentric Hub
Ex-Mech-1-Metric – Eccentric Hub
Ex-Mech-2 – Guide Ring

Appendixes
A Add a Printer / Plotter
B Frequently Asked Questions
C AutoCAD Quick Key Guide

Index

Final Notes about AutoCAD^®