AutoCAD® 2016 Update for AutoCAD® 2014 & 2015 Users Student Guide Revision 2.0 May 2015 Authorized Author ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® AutoCAD® 2016 Update for AutoCAD® 2014 & 2015 Users Revision 2.0 Prepared and produced by: ASCENT Center for Technical Knowledge 630 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 175 Charlottesville, VA 22911 866-527-2368 www.ASCENTed.com Copyright ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge is a division of Rand Worldwide, Inc., providing custom developed knowledge products and services for leading engineering software applications. ASCENT is focused on specializing in the creation of education programs that incorporate the best of classroom learning and technology-based training offerings. We welcome any comments you may have regarding this training guide, or any of our products. To contact us please email: [email protected]. © ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge, 2015 All rights reserved. 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C o n t e n ts Preface ............................................................................................................. v In this Guide .................................................................................................. vii Practice Files .................................................................................................. xi Chapter 1: User Interface.............................................................................1-1 1.1 Interface Enhancements.................................................................1-2 Start Tab ...........................................................................................1-2 File Tabs ...........................................................................................1-3 Layout Tabs ......................................................................................1-4 Ribbon Galleries................................................................................1-4 Status Bar .........................................................................................1-5 Help...................................................................................................1-7 Practice 1a User Interface Enhancements........................................... 1-9 1.2 Command Enhancements............................................................1-13 Command Preview..........................................................................1-13 Object Snaps...................................................................................1-18 Xref Enhancements.........................................................................1-20 Practice 1b Command Enhancements............................................... 1-22 1.3 Software Enhancements ..............................................................1-28 Improved Graphics..........................................................................1-28 System Variable Monitor.................................................................1-32 Security Options..............................................................................1-34 Practice 1c Improved Graphics........................................................... 1-36 Chapter Review Questions...................................................................1-39 Command Summary.............................................................................1-41 Chapter 2: Drawing Documentation............................................................2-1 2.1 Dimensioning Concepts.................................................................2-2 General Dimensioning.......................................................................2-3 © 2015, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® i AutoCAD 2016 Update for AutoCAD 2014 & 2015 Users 2.2 Adding Linear Dimensions.............................................................2-4 Individual Linear Dimensions............................................................2-4 Multiple Linear Dimensions...............................................................2-6 Quick Dimensioning..........................................................................2-7 Practice 2a Adding Linear Dimensions (Architectural)...................... 2-9 Practice 2b Adding Linear Dimensions (Mechanical)....................... 2-12 2.3 Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions.....................................2-15 Radius and Diameter Dimensions...................................................2-15 Angular Dimensions........................................................................2-17 Practice 2c Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions (Architectural)....................................................................................... 2-19 Practice 2d Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions (Mechanical).......................................................................................... 2-22 2.4 Editing Dimensions.......................................................................2-23 Dimension Shortcut Menu...............................................................2-24 Editing Dimensions Using Grips......................................................2-24 Dimension Grips Shortcut Options..................................................2-25 Editing the Dimension Text.............................................................2-26 Adjusting Dimension Spacing .........................................................2-27 Dimension Breaks...........................................................................2-28 Practice 2e Editing Dimensions (Architectural)................................ 2-30 Practice 2f Editing Dimensions (Mechanical).................................... 2-32 2.5 Other Annotations.........................................................................2-34 Text.................................................................................................2-34 Revision Clouds..............................................................................2-35 2.6 PDF Enhancements ......................................................................2-38 PDF Enhancements........................................................................2-38 Practice 2g Modifying Annotations.................................................... 2-40 Chapter Review Questions...................................................................2-44 Command Summary.............................................................................2-46 Chapter 3: 3D Modeling................................................................................3-1 3.1 Point Clouds....................................................................................3-2 Attach Point Cloud ............................................................................3-3 Point Cloud Contextual Tab..............................................................3-5 Object Snap ....................................................................................3-13 Dynamic UCS..................................................................................3-14 Practice 3a Attach a Point Cloud........................................................ 3-16 Practice 3b Working with Sections..................................................... 3-18 ii © 2015, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® Contents 3.2 Rendering ......................................................................................3-23 Adjusting the Exposure...................................................................3-26 Render Presets Manager................................................................3-27 Practice 3c Rendering Concepts........................................................ 3-29 Chapter Review Questions...................................................................3-32 Command Summary.............................................................................3-34 Chapter 4: Building Information Modeling and Cloud Tools....................4-1 4.1 Connecting to the Cloud ................................................................4-2 Stay Connected Menu.......................................................................4-2 A360 Login and Settings...................................................................4-3 Design Feed......................................................................................4-6 Exchange Apps.................................................................................4-7 4.2 Sharing Drawings in the Cloud......................................................4-8 Upload Drawings...............................................................................4-9 Sharing Files...................................................................................4-10 4.3 Rendering in the Cloud.................................................................4-12 Practice 4a Working in A360............................................................... 4-13 4.4 Attach Navisworks Files...............................................................4-16 Coordination Model Contextual Tab................................................4-18 Practice 4b Attach a Navisworks File................................................. 4-20 4.5 Attach BIM 360 Glue Models........................................................4-23 Chapter Review Questions...................................................................4-24 Command Summary.............................................................................4-26 Index...................................................................................................... Index-1 © 2015, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® iii AutoCAD 2016 Update for AutoCAD 2014 & 2015 Users iv © 2015, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® P r e f a c e The AutoCAD 2016 Update for AutoCAD 2014 & 2015 Users training guide teaches the new and enhanced features introduced in the AutoCAD® 2015 and 2016 software. Topics covered range from general improvements and command enhancements to 3D modeling and collaboration enhancements. Among the many changes in this release are changes to the general interface components, including the addition of the Start Tab, enhancements to tabs and panels, and changes to Autodesk® A360 collaboration and Help. There are several updates to commands, such as dimensions, and various 3D tools, such as Point Clouds, Rendering, and editing previews. Topics covered • Interface enhancements • Command preview enhancements for the Blend, Erase, Rotate, Scale, and Stretch commands. • Dimension enhancements • Point Cloud enhancements • Rendering enhancements • Customization updates in the Cloud • Design Feed palette • Autodesk Exchange enhancements • Direct access to A360 (Cloud) © 2015, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® v AutoCAD 2016 Update for AutoCAD 2014 & 2015 Users Note on Software Setup This training guide assumes a standard installation of the software using the default preferences during installation. Lectures and practices use the standard software templates and default options for the Content Libraries. Students and Educators can Access Free Autodesk Software and Resources Autodesk challenges you to get started with free educational licenses for professional software and creativity apps used by millions of architects, engineers, designers, and hobbyists today. Bring Autodesk software into your classroom, studio, or workshop to learn, teach, and explore real-world design challenges the way professionals do. Get started today - register at the Autodesk Education Community and download one of the many Autodesk software applications available. Visit www.autodesk.com/joinedu/ Note: Free products are subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license and services agreement that accompanies the software. The software is for personal use for education purposes and is not intended for classroom or lab use. vi © 2015, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® I n t h i s G u i d e The following images highlight some of the features that can be found in this Training Guide. Practice Files To download the practice files that are required for this training guide, use the Practice Files following steps: 1.yToyupre itnhtee rFnTePt b arodwdrseesrs. Tshhoew FnT aPt athded rbeoststo mmu osft tbheis t pypaegde ienxtoa ctthlye aasd dsrheosws nb.a Irf of The Practice Files page tells you are using an ASCENT ebook you can click on the link to download the file. Address bar you how to download and install ftp://ftp.ascented.com/cware/xxxxxxx.zip the practice files that are provided with this training guide. 2.Press <Enter> and follow the instructions to download the .ZIP file that contains the Practice Files. 3.Once the download is complete, unzip the file to a local folder to extract an .EXE file. 4.Double-click on the .EXE file and follow the instructions to automatically install the Practice Files on the C:\ drive of your computer. Do not change the location in which the Practice Files folder is installed. Doing so can prevent the files from working correctly and cause errors when completing the practices in this training guide. FTP link for practice files ftp://ftp.ascented.com/cware/xxxxxxxx.zip Chapters Each chapter begins with a brief introduction and a list of the chapter’s Learning Objectives. Learning Objectives for the chapter © 2015, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® vii AutoCAD 2016 Update for AutoCAD 2014 & 2015 Users Instructional Content Each chapter is split into a series of sections of instructional content on specific topics. These lectures include the descriptions, step-by-step Side notes procedures, figures, hints, and Side notes are hints or information you need to achieve additional information for the chapter's Learning the current topic. Objectives. Practice Objectives Practices Practices enable you to use the software to perform a hands-on review of a topic. Some practices require you to use prepared practice files, which can be downloaded from the link found on the Practice Files page. Chapter Review Questions Chapter review questions, located at the end of each chapter, enable you to review the key concepts and learning objectives of the chapter. viii © 2015, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge®