AutoCAD

Lecture-4
Working with Layers
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 Polar Tracking

• Use Drafting settings

Option and then go to
Polar Tracking:
Go to: Menu Browser – Tools –
Drafting settings.
OR
• Command: ds

For quick access use the tray icon:

Dynamic Input
Object Properties
DON'T REDRAW AN OBJECT - CHANGE ITS PROPERTIES
 Convert Line to Polyline
• Use the command pedit command in command line.

The command line will look like:

Command: PEDIT
• Select polyline or [Multiple]: M
• Select objects: 1 found
• Select objects: 1 found, 2 total
• Select objects: 1 found, 3 total
• Select objects: 1 found, 4 total
• Select objects: 1 found, 5 total
• Select objects:
• Convert Lines and Arcs to polylines [Yes/No]? <Y> Y
• Enter an option [Close/Open/Join/Width/Fit/Spline/Decurve/Ltype
gen/Undo]: J
• Join Type = Extend
• Enter fuzz distance or [Jointype] <0.0000>:
• 4 segments added to polyline
ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS
 Similar image showing the box unfolding
from around the object.

Image of object in box, with views of

object projected in the direction of sight
onto walls using first-angle projection.

Image of object in box, with views of

object projected in the direction of sight Image showing orthographic views
onto walls using first-angle projection. located relative to each other in
accordance with first-angle projection.
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