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CONTENTS
AcknowledgmentsHow to Use This Book
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
CAD Concepts
The Basics of CAD
Layers
Linetypes
SymbolsArchitectural Functions
CopyMove
ChangeStretch
Reusability
Backing It AllUp
Getting Started
About DataCAD
Why Use DataCAD?What DataCAD Does Not Do
Metrics in DataCAD
New Features
The DOS Version versus the Windows Version
System RequirementsInstallation
Performance Enhancements
DataCAD Directory Tree
ConfigurationMice
Starting DataCAD
Windows Menu Options
Drawing File Options
Default Drawings
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Chapter 3 Settings and Display Options 59
Settings 60
Grids 72
Display 76
Other Settings 87
Display List:What Is It and How Does It Work? 88
Chapter 4 Tutorial 107
Tutorial: The Apartment 108
Lets Start 109
Draw Marks 112
Refresh 112
Walls 113
Erasing 117
Undo and Redo 120
More Walls 122
Cleanup 131
Partial Erase 137
Cleaning Up L Intersections 139
Layers 143
Layer Colors 147
Adding Doors 148
Removing Doors 149
Identify 151
More Doors 152
Adding Windows 156
Isometric View 161
Counters and Closets 164
Linetypes 167
Offsetting Lines 172
Symbols 175
Hatching 187
Text 193Mirror 196
Weld 198
Add a Roof 200
Chapter 5 Basic Drawing 207
Drawing Lines 208
Drawing Arcs and Circles 221
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Chapter 7
More on PolylinesFreeHand
Simple and Complex Linetypes
Z-Heights and 21/2 DUndo and Redo
Reference Point
Viewing OptionsOnline Calculator
Drawing Walls
Everything in Real Scale
Multiple Drawing Technique
External File Referencing (XREF)Selection Methods
LyrSrch (LayerSearch)Text and Fonts
Text Scale
Editing Text
Keyboard Shortcutscan Toolbars
Boundary
IdentifyMeasures
Using Toolbox Macros
Organizational Concepts
Drawing File NamesFile Locations
Default Files
Layer Concepts
Printing and Plotting
What Is a Printer Driver?
Why Should I Care about Printer Drivers?
Configuring Your Plotter
Settings Saved with the Drawing
Printer/Plotter Settings
Line Weights and the PenTable
rint Settings
Printing with OwkLyout
Printing with MltLyout
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Adobe Acrobat File Format (.PDF)Check Plots
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Layer Locking
Editing Multiple Entities
Linking EntitiesSelection Sets
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Chapter 10 Creating Efficiencyand Order 517
3D GotoViews
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Multi-ViewWindows
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Chapter 11 Basic Construction Drawings
How Many DC5 Files?
Sheet and Title Block Layout
Layering for SuccessWalls
Curved Walls
Wall Attributes
Multi-LineWalls
Wall Styles: Saving and LoadingWalls That Are Not WallsCut Wall
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Elevations
Reflected Ceiling PlansText and Notes
Importing Text
Importing Tables
Exporting TextDimensions
Linear Dimensions
Angular Dimensions
ArroStyl
Working with Rotated PlansSite Plans
Toolbox Macros
Door and Window Labels
Chapter 12 Advanced Construction Drawings
Multi-Scale Plotting (MSP)
Part I: Basic MSP Concepts
Part II:Advanced Multi-Scale Plotting Concepts
Part III:Printing and Plotting
Part IV: How to Stay out of Trouble
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Chapter 13 External Reference Files (XREFs)
XREFExampleInsert a Reference File
Manage Reference FilesOrphansXREFs,GNs, and MSPDetails
Manipulating Reference Files
Transferring Reference Files
XREFsand AutoCAD Drawing Files
Chapter 14 Templates and Symbols
What Is a Symbol?
Templates versus Symbols
Placing Symbols
The SymExp (Symbol Explode) Macro
Nested Symbols
Symbol InstancingRelative and Absolute Paths
Locations of \TPLand \sYM Directories
CSIFormat or Not?
Creating Templates and Symbols
Building Details with Symbols
Symbol Reports
Symbol Shortcomings
Troubleshooting
Chapter 15 3D Basics
IntroductionOverview
3D ViewingGL Shader
Chapter 16 3D Modeling
Introduction to the Geometric Primitives
Creating Specialized Shapes Using the Primitives
Dropping a Polygon MeshConcept 4: Creating Voids
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Concept 4: Creating Voids
Concept 5: The Right Hand RuleConcept 6: CurvesDon't Existin 3D
Concept 7: The Clip Cube
Chapter 17 30 Modeling Methods
The 20 Base Plan
The 3D Model
Chapter 18 30 Toolbox Macros
AEC Modeler
3D Stairs
3D Tools
Touchup
Chapter 19 Advanced Modeling Workshop
Exercise I-Complex RoofExercise 2-Pendentive Dome
Exercise 3-The Classic Sweep: A Stair Handrail
Exercise 3-The Classic Sweep: A Stair HandrailKnifecuts and mitresVariations
Exercise 4-Land Forms: Four Methods
xercise 5-0rnate Wrought Iron RailingExercise 6-Corinthian Column
Exercise 7-Arched Colonnade
Exercise8-Porte-cochere: RevSurf3
Chapter 20 30 Rendering
Advanced 3D Workshop 10: Notes on Rendering
Chapter 21 Techno-Files
File Recovery
The Semaphore (.$$$)File
Understanding CADFiles
Understanding CAD FilesProgram Bugs
Speeding Up DataCAD
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Of Mice and. . . Well, Mice
DataCAD Applications Language (DCAL) Programming
Compiling MacrosBasics
Program Layout
Sample MacrosDCAL Resources
Chapter 22 Frequently Asked Questions
A. How Do I Draw Things?
B. How Do I Edit and Move Things?
C. Dimensions
D. Customizing Things
E. Printing and Plotting
F: Hatching and LinetypesG: Text and Fonts
H. Toolbox Macros and Add-Ons
J. Multi-Scale Plotting (MSP)and Clip Cubes (CCs)
K. Templates and Symbols
L. Importing and Exporting DWG and DXF FilesM. Techno Files
N. Miscellaneous Stuff
P When Things Don't Act Like They Should
Q: External Reference Files (XREFs)R: 3-Dimensional Questions
Chapter 23 Customizing DataCAD
Customizing the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Macros Drop-Down Menu
Customizing DataCAD with the DCADWIN.INI File
Color AdjustmentsTHE INI-OUTI Editor
Keyboard ShortcutsAction Codes
Customizing the CTRLKey ShortcutsCustom Icon Toolbars
Action String CodesInternal Function Codes
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Custom LinetypesCustom Hatches
Custom Scales, Angles, and Distances
Converting AutoCAD Fonts to DataCAD
Creating Custom Fonts
The Productivity Pack
Chapter 24 Third-Party Macros
Free Macros from DataCAD LLC
Third-Party MacrosMacro Tabouret
Chapter 25 Converting File Formats
Living in an AutoCAD World
Exporting DataCAD Drawings to the AutoCAD Format
Importing AutoCAD Drawings into DataCAD
Import and Export DXF Drawing Files
Exporting a DataCAD Drawing to DXFImporting a DXF File to DataCAD
DXF/DWG Options
Recreating MSPLayouts in AutoCAD
Chapter 26 Networking
Networking ConceptsHardware
Networking in Windows
Sharing
Mapping
Mapping Drives on a Workstation ServerPrinters/Plotters on the Network
Chapter 27 Data CAD Resources
Web Pages and Third-Party SupportThree More Web Pages
DataCAD Applications Language (DCAL)
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LinetypesHatches
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What's On the CD-ROM? 1323