AutoCAD 2024 for Artists
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Copyright: 2025
Pages: 411
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In this textbook, you will be guided through the use of AutoCAD© on a Windows©-based computer to complete assignments and exercises that will help you better understand how to create drawings and images for both environment design and artistic instruction. Learning to be both detailed and creative will be emphasized. The use of AutoCAD or other software to draw or recreate/edit ideas and sketches is known extensively throughout the industries that utilize these software packages. The ability to create, edit, copy, paste, scale, etc., images and sketches greatly increases the speed of completing drawings and communicating ideas with accuracy! Although hand-drawn sketches and ideas have their place, the ability to make changes and duplicate these changes and ideas using computer software such as AutoCAD saves time and money.
Chapter 1 Introduction to the AutoCAD© Interface Objectives
Welcome to AutoCAD!
Computer Use
Opening AutoCAD
AutoCAD Interface
Application Menu
Quick Access Toolbar
Menu Bar
Main Ribbon
Panels
Command Input Line
Dynamic Input
ViewCube
Status Bar
Selecting Objects
Saving Work
Closing/Exiting AutoCAD
Chapter Summary
Questions
Chapter 2 Text and Tables in AutoCAD©
Objectives
Saving drawing files
Setting Up AutoCAD Drawing
Units
Limits
Griddisplay
Grid
GridStyle
Snap
Scale
Layers
Add new layer
Color
Linetype
Lineweight
Activity 2.1 – Adding text to an AutoCAD Drawing
Text Style
Font
Entering text
Changing text properties
Activity 2.2 – Adding Text to AutoCAD Table
Text Style
Table Setup
Editing table
Chapter Summary
Questions
Exercises
Exercise 2.1 – Create a table for doors in a cabin
Exercise 2.2 – Create a table for paint colors in rooms
Chapter 3 AutoCAD© Settings and Commands
Objectives
Activity 3.1 – Creating an artistic drawing
Setup
Layers
Grid Line or Distance Drawing
Absolute Coordinate Drawing
Polyline
Relative Coordinate Drawing
Drawing Shapes
Square
Draw more shapes
Circles
Ellipses
Osnap
Modification Tools
Move
Copy
Scale
Grips
Rotate
Hatch and color
Island detection
Boundary
Hatch & gradient dialogue box
Work Submission
DWG & PDF
PNG
Snipping tool
Printing/plotting Work
Activity 3.2 – Drawing artistic objects
Additional drawing tools
Arc
Region
Helix
Donut
Revision Cloud
Chapter Summary
Questions
Exercises
Exercise 3.1 – Vocabulary assignment
Exercise 3.2 – Set up and save a template for a picture 8 ½” x 11”
Exercise 3.3 – Create a simple, yet colorful landscape using the tools you have learned
Chapter 4 Drawing Constructed Environments Using AutoCAD©
Objectives
Activity 4.1 – Creating an Artistic Computer Room/Environment and Furniture
Outside walls
Doorway
Offset
Mirror
Trim
Doors
Join walls
Offset walls
Explode
Furniture
Printer/Plotter
Fillet
Computer stations & chairs
Chairs
Computer stations
Projector and screen
Chamfer
Wall hatch
Activity 4.2 – Modifying an Artistic Room/Environment and Furniture
Midpoint
Stretching grips
Arrays
Polygon
Hatches/Colors/Gradients
Chapter Summary
Questions
Exercises
Exercise 4.1 – Drawing Lines
Exercise 4.2 – Drawing Circles
Chapter 5 Measurements and Dimensions
Objectives
Activity 5.1 – Adding dimensions to existing drawings
Dimension types
Dimension Style Manager
Scale
Furniture dimensions
Dimension break
Activity 5.2 – Measuring drawing areas
Chapter Summary
Questions
Exercises
Exercise 5.1 – Drawing Content and Form
Exercise 5.2 – Adding dimensions to an existing drawing
Chapter 6 Creating/Inserting Artistic Blocks
Objectives
Activity 6.1 – Drawing an artistic bedroom/dorm room
Setup
Layers
MultiLine
Breakline
Draw room
Blocks
Activity 6.2 – Obtaining Blocks from AutoCAD DesignCenter
Design Center
Insert blocks
Activity 6.3 – Artistic Patio Furniture
Polar Array
Editing blocks
Chapter Summary
Questions
Exercise
Exercise 6.1 – Create an artistic classroom with student desks
Exercise 6.2 – Create an artistic drawing of a bathroom
Exercise 6.3 – Insert artistic blocks into an existing drawing
Chapter 7 Creating Artistic Environment Elevations
Objectives
Activity 7.1 – Creating artistic furniture elevations
Dresser elevation
Setup
Layers
Drawing frame
Drawers
Handles
Legs
Hatch, color and/or gradient
Activity 7.2 – Drawing artistic environment elevations
Setup
Layers
Elevation view
Sink/vanity
Toilet
Tissue roll
Trash can
Elevation view 2
Walls
Door knob
Bathtub
Chapter Summary
Questions
Exercises
Exercise 7.1 – Draw the 3 Great Pyramids
Exercise 7.2 – Artistic evaluation of animals, objects and environments
Exercise 7.3 – Draw artistic elevation of an environment
Chapter 8 Creating Artistic Orthographic Furniture and Vegetation
Objectives
Activity 8.1 – Drawing artistic furniture
Setup
Layers
Walls
Chairs
Tables
Activity 8.2 – Drawing artistic vegetation
Plants
Flowers
Chapter Summary
Questions
Exercises
Exercise 8.1 – Draw artistic furniture for a bedroom
Exercise 8.2 – Create artistic vegetation in a drawing
Exercise 8.3 – Draw an artistic elevation of plants in pots
Exercise 8.4 – Create an artistic elevation of flowers in vases
Chapter 9 Isometric Artistic Drawings in AutoCAD
Objectives
Activity 9.1 – Creating traditional Isometric objects in AutoCAD
Setup
Layers
Cube
Rectangular Cube
Traditional L-block
Activity 9.2 – Creating artistic isometric objects in AutoCAD
Setup
Layers
Stool
Chapter Summary
Questions
Exercises
Exercise 9.1 – Isometric artistic drawing of furniture
Exercise 9.2 – Create isometric artistic drawing of a chair
Chapter 10 Basic Artistic Three-dimensional Modeling in AutoCAD
Objectives
Activity 10.1 – Three-dimensional artistic solid primitives
Three-dimension views options overview
Setup
Layers
View Cube
Navigation Wheel
Primitives
Cube
Cylinder
Cone
Sphere
Pyramid
Wedge
Torus
Edit a three-dimensional object
Activity 10.2 – Creating artistic objects
Setup
Layers
Three-dimensional cup
Revolution
Three-dimensional handle
Sweep
Three-dimensional candlestick holder
Loft
Chapter Summary
Questions
Exercises
Exercise 10.1 – Create an artistic paperclip
Exercise 10.2 – Three-dimensional primitive artistic creations
Chapter 11 Advanced 3D Artistic Modeling in AutoCAD
Objectives
Activity 11.1 – Modeling a three-dimensional artistic coffee table
Setup
Layers
Table top
Legs
Activity 11.2 – Modeling a three-dimensional artistic room
Setup
Layers
Walls
Three-dimensional walls
Three-dimensional doorway
Windows
Doors
Chapter Summary
Questions
Exercises
Exercise 11.1 – Create a three-dimensional modeled artistic bench
Exercise 11.2 – Create a three-dimensional modeled artistic sofa
Chapter 12 Artistic 3D Texturing, Lighting, and Animating of AutoCAD Work
Objectives
Activity 12.1 – Texturing artistic three-dimensional models
Texturing
Activity 12.2 – Lighting and shading three-dimensional model views
Point light
Spot light
Distant light
Weblight
Shading
Activity 12.3 – Rendering three-dimensional model views
Render setup
Create a render
Activity 12.4 – Animating an artistic three-dimensional view
Creating the scene
Animation of a walk-around view
Chapter Summary
Questions
Exercises
Exercise 12.1 – Texture and render an existing three-dimensional model
Exercise 12.2 – Add lighting to a three-dimensional model
Exercise 12.3 – Animate a walk-around of a three-dimensional model
Phillip L. Cardon holds a BS in Automotive Technology from Weber State University (1992), an MS in Technology Education (formerly Industrial Arts) with an emphasis in Instructional Technology from Brigham Young University (1996), and a PhD in Education (formerly Industrial Arts) from The Ohio State University (1999). He has been teaching courses in technology education, industrial arts, and simulation, animation, and gaming at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) since 1999. Dr. Cardon has served as the director of the EMU Project Lead the Way (PLTW) STEM initiative, has taught Principles of Engineering (POE) in the EMU PLTW Summer Training Institutes, and has obtained over $800,000 in grants for EMU. He was also instrumental in helping to establish the EMU–Tokyo Gakugei University student exchange program. Dr. Cardon has completed research in the areas of curriculum and development and special needs populations in technology education. He has been an active participant since 2003 in international research with the Tokyo Gakugei University with an international technological literacy assessment project and a technology curriculum in elementary education project. He completed a sabbatical in Fall 2008 working with Tokyo Gakugei University and the Japanese Education Consulate to establish a national accreditation program for technology education in Japan. His teaching interests include content areas related to technology education, secondary education teaching methods, curriculum development, technological literacy, instructional technology, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Adobe Photoshop, and Pro-Engineering. Dr. Cardon is currently a professor in the Animation and Game Design program at EMU. Dr. Cardon lives in York Township, Michigan, with his wife, Lulie, and their cat. He enjoys playing golf, traveling, and tackling home improvement activities.