COMPUTER AIDED

DRAFTING

CCAD 312
 INTRODUCTION TO CAD

CCAD 312
 CADD
- Computer-aided Design and Drafting is a system
that uses computer software and tools to create,
alter, analyze and optimize a design.

- CAD software is used to increase the productivity of

the designer, improve the quality of the design,
improve communications through documentation,
and to create a database manufacturing.

What is Cadd?
 AUTOCAD
- Is a commercial computer-aided design and
drafting software application.

- developed and marketed by Autodesk

Softwares
 AUTOCAD
- Specifications

Softwares
 WAYS TO OPEN AUTOCAD
1. from Desktop
1a. Double click app
1b. Right click and select open

3. Search through My Computer

How to open
 GRAPHIC SCREEN

Screen
 TEXT SCREEN

Screen
 RIBBON/ TOOLBARS

Screen
 MODEL/ LAYOUT TAB

Screen
 MAXIMIZE/ MINIMIZE/ CLOSE
close
minimize
maximize

Screen
 STATUS BAR

Screen
 USAGE OF MOUSE
- Right Click

right
left
zoom in/
zoom out

- Left Click
- selection

Keys
 ADJUST SETTINGS
- Press OP + Enter

Keys
 CANCELLING COMMANDS
- Press ESC button

Keys
 UNDO COMMANDS
- Press CRTL + Z button

Keys
 UNDO COMMANDS
- Press U + Enter button

- Note: Enter button and space button have same

commands

Keys
 REDO COMMANDS
- Press CRTL + Y button

Keys
 REDO COMMANDS
- Press REDO + Enter button

Keys
 FUNCTION KEYS

Keys
 FUNCTION KEYS
F1 ONLINE HELP
F2 SWITCHES BETWEEN GRAPHICS SCREEN AND TEXT
SCREEN
F3 TURNS OSNAP ON/ OFF
F4 TURNS 3DOSNAP ON/OFF
F5 CYCLES TO TOP, LEFT AND RIGHT ISOPLANES
F6 TURNS DYNAMIC UCS ON/OFF
F7 TURNS GRID ON/OFF
F8 TURNS ORTHO ON/OFF
F9 TURNS SNAP ON/OFF
F10 TURNS POLAR TRACKING ON/OFF
F11 OBJECT SNAP TRACKING ON/OFF
F12 TURNS DYNAMIC INPUT ON/OFF

Keys
 APPLYING COMMANDS
- Ex: Press L + Enter button for line

Keys
 REISSUING LAST COMMAND
- Press Enter or Space button

Keys
 OPENING A DRAWING
- Press CTRL + O button

Keys
 SAVE DRAWING
- Press CTRL + S button

Keys
 SAVE AS DRAWING
- Press CTRL + Shift + S button

Keys
 NEW DRAWING
- Press N + Enter button

Keys
 EXIT COMMAND
- Press QUIT + Enter button

Keys