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Practical Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 and AutoCAD LT 2021

By : Yasser Shoukry, Jaiprakash Pandey
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Practical Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 and AutoCAD LT 2021

By: Yasser Shoukry, Jaiprakash Pandey

Overview of this book

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT are one of the most versatile software applications for architectural and engineering designs and the most popular computer-aided design (CAD) platform for 2D drafting and 3D modeling. This hands-on guide will take you through everything you need to know to make the most out of this powerful tool, starting from a simple tour of the user interface through to using advanced tools. Starting with basic drawing shapes and functions, you'll get to grips with the fundamentals of CAD designs. You’ll then learn about effective drawing management using layers, dynamic blocks, and groups and discover how to add annotations and plot like professionals. The book delves into 3D modeling and helps you convert your 2D drawings into 3D models and shapes. As you progress, you’ll cover advanced tools and features such as isometric drawings, drawing utilities for managing and recovering complex files, quantity surveying, and multidisciplinary drawing files using xRefs, and you'll learn how to implement them with the help of practical exercises at the end of each chapter. Finally, you’ll get to grips with rendering and visualizing your designs in AutoCAD. By the end of the book, you’ll have developed a solid understanding of CAD principles and be able to work with AutoCAD software confidently to build impressive 2D and 3D drawings.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Using Match Properties

As you may have noticed, changing object properties is pretty simple and you can do it using the PROPERTIES palette. But, if you need to change the properties of multiple objects so that they all have the exact same set of properties, then doing it manually could cause errors and would certainly be a time-consuming thing to do.

So, in this case, you can use Match Properties to copy the properties of an object and transfer those properties to another object in the drawing. The Match Properties tool is found on the Properties panel and you can activate it using the icon shown in the following figure, or you can also use its command alias, MA:

Fig 5.25: The Match Properties option on the Properties palette

Here, I will use a simple example of this circle, which is green, has the HIDDEN linetype, has a lineweight of 0.5, and has a scale of 2 on the linetype...