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ENGI 115 – Graphic Design

Professor: Abboud
Assignment: Command Journal.

(Lesson 1, 1-2)

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

Line Line / L Draw > Line Draw a straight line
segment from
one point to the next

Circle Circle / C Draw > Circle > Draws a circle based on a

Center, Radius center point and radius.

Erase Erase / E Modify > Erase Erases an object.

Print Print / Plot Cntl+P File > Print Enables the Print/Plot
Configuration Dialog Box
Undo U Edit > Undo Undoes the last command.
(Don't use 'Undo' for
now)

(Lesson 1, 3-4)

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

Rectangle RECTANGLE /  Draw > Draws a rectangle after
REC Rectangle you enter one corner and
then the second.
Multi Lines MLINE / ML No Draw > Draw parallel lines based
Multiline on the parameters you
define.
Trim TRIM / TR -/… Modify > Trim Trims objects to a
selected cutting edge.
Extend EXTEND / EX -../ Modify > Extend Extends objects to a
selected
boundary edge.
Offset OFFSET / O Modify > Offset Offsets an object
(parallel) by a set
distance.
Object OSNAP / OS / CLICK OBsnap Tools > Object Brings up the OSNAP
Snaps F3 Snap Settings dialog box.
(Lesson 1, 5-6)

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

Remove R when asked to select
objects, AutoCAD will
select change to allow
you to Remove
objects from the
selection set. You can
also remove individual
objects by pressing the
Shift Key when
selecting (known as a
'shift-select'
LAST L when asked to select
objects, AutoCAD will
select the last object
that you created.
This is handy if you
create something and
want to move or modify
it right away.
PREVIOUS P when asked to select
objects, AutoCAD will
select the previous
selection set.
This is used if you
select a few objects,
modify them and then
want to modify them
again.
FENCE F when asked to select
objects, AutoCAD
allows you to draw a
series of lines (called
a fence) to select
objects. This is
convenient if you want
to select a group of
lines to be trimmed to a
single cutting edge.
 Move, Copy,
Stretch, Mirror
Move Move / M Modify > Move Moves an objector
object

Copy Copy / CP Modify > Copy Copies object(s)once or

multiple
times

Stretch Stretch / S Modify > Stretch Stretches an

object after you
have selected a
portion of it

Mirror Mirror / MI Modify > Mirror Creates a mirror

image of an
object or
selection set

(Lesson 1, 7-8)

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

Rotate Rotate / RO Modify > Rotate Rotates objects to a
certain angle

Fillet Fillet / F Modify > Fillet Creates a round corner

between
two lines

Chamfer Chamfer / CHA Modify > Creates an

Chamfer angled corner
between two
lines

Array Array / AR Modify > Array Creates a

repeating pattern
of the selected
objects
(Lesson 1, 9-10-11)

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

ORTHO ORTHO F8 key will To draw a line from one point directly to the
tracking (F8) toggle Ortho right 10 units,
on and off. Turn Ortho On by clicking above icon or F8
Ortho (allows you to draw lines at 90 degree
angles)
Polar Polar Turn Polar You can also get to polar settings by right
Tracking Tracking On by mouse clicking the polar icon and choose
(F10) (F10) clicking settings , Polar Tracking allows you more
above icon or angles than orthogonal angles lines
F10
Object PROPERTI PROPERTIE DON'T REDRAW AN OBJECT - CHANGE
Properties ES S ICON ITS PROPERTIES
Draw a line from (any point) to (any point)
and press (ENTER)
ZOOM Z <ENTER> Specify corner of window, enter a scale
ZOOM factor (nX or nXP), or
[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scal
e/Window/Object] <real
time>:
Zoom All
Zoom This option requires two things: a point that is
Center to be the center of
the new display and a value to be its new
height in drawing
units. The existing height is the default for the
new height to
allow for panning across the drawing. If the
new height value is
followed by "X" (eg. 2x), then it is taken as a
magnification factor

Lesson 2-1,2
Starting and Organizing a Project
Topics covered in this Lesson:
Blocks | Dynamic Blocks | Write Block | Redefining Blocks

(Lesson 2 – 1,2)

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

Block Bmake / Draw > Block >Make Creates a block from
B separate entities (internal to
current drawing)

Write Block Wblock / Creates a block and writes

W it to a file (external)
Inserts Insert / Insert Insert > Block a block (internal or
I external)
Lesson 2-1,2
Starting and Organizing a Project
Topics covered in this Lesson:
Blocks | Dynamic Blocks | Write Block | Redefining Blocks

(Lesson 2 – 1,2)

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

Block Bmake / Draw > Block >Make Creates a block from
B separate entities (internal to
current drawing)

Write Block Wblock / Creates a block and writes

W it to a file (external)
Inserts Insert / Insert Insert > Block a block (internal or
I external)

Lesson 2-3
Topics covered in this Lesson:
Working with real world examples.
ALIGN, ROTATE

(Lesson 2 – 3)

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

Align ALIGN None Modify >3D Operations Aligns (and scales) selected
> Align objects to specific points.

Lesson 2-4
Topics covered in this Lesson:
Working with real world examples.
Adding and Editing Block Attributes | Extracting Attributes

(Lesson 2 – 4)

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

Define an ATTDEF Draw > Block > Creates an attribute
attribute / ATT Define Attribute definition

Edit attributes DDATTE Modify> Object> Edits the contents of an

/ ATE < Attrb.> Single existing attribute
 Block Block / Draw > Block > Make
Bmake / Creates a block from
B separate entities and
attributes.
Display Atts. ATTDISP None None Hides or showsattributes

Extract EATTEXT Tools > AttributeExtraction... Extracts

Attributes attributes using

Lesson 2-5A
Topics covered in this Lesson:
Working with Layouts, Viewports, inserting Forms, title
Blocks, and Printing
(Lesson 2 – 5)

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

AutoCad 3D
Lesson 3-1,2,3
Overview of working in 3 dimensions
Isometric drawing / Line types, Line scale
3D Coordinate system | Rotation in 3D

(Lesson 3 –1,2,3 )

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

Linetype LINETYPE / LT Format > Opens the LINETYPE
Linetype LTSCALE / None Allows you to set the
scale LTS line type scale globally.

Lineweight LINEWEIG Format > Lineweight Set line weight globally

HT
/ LW

AutoCad 3D
Lesson 3-4,5,6,7
Topics covered in this Lesson:
3D-Wireframe drawing techniques
Viewports| Perspective Views
Line Thickness drawing techniques
Regions | 3D Surfaces- Extrude command

(Lesson 3 –4,5,6,7 )

Command Keystroke Icon Menu Result

Linetype LINETYPE / LT Format > Opens the LINETYPE
Linetype LTSCALE / None Allows you to set the
scale LTS line type scale globally.

Lineweight LINEWEIG Format > Lineweight Set line weight globally

HT
/ LW