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TME 211 - Intro To AutoCAD
TME 211 - Intro To AutoCAD
Introduction
AutoCAD is a registered trademark of
Autodesk. CAD simply means (Computer
Aided Design), and so in recent years,
technology has enabled us to make
drawings simpler and faster with the aid
of a computer.
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Starting AutoCAD
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The Drawing Screen
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Drawing commands
Drawing commands can be provided by
typing on the command line or using the
drawing tools.
How to Enter a Command
By simply typing the first word of the
desired object, e.g L for Line
Or by clicking on the Draw tool bar
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Line command
Press F8 to turn on ORTHO
Click on the Line icon or type
“LINE” or simply ‘L’
When the “specify first” point shows up
pick any point on the screen
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Rectangle Command
Choose Draw- Rectangle or
Click the Rectangle icon.
Type Rectang at the command prompt
Circle Command
Choose Draw-Circle or
Click the Circle icon.
Type CIRCLE at the command prompt
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Editing drawings
To edit a drawing click modify – any of the
ff;
Move -
Copy -
Offset
Explode
Extend
Trim etc
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Creating a New Drawing
Choose File, New or
Press CTRL + N or
Click the New icon or
Type NEW at the Command prompt
After choosing any of the options for
creating a new drawing.
Click The OK button.
Save the drawing as another name.
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Note: select acad (for 2D drawings) or
acad3D (for 3D drawings)
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COMMANDS ON THE STATUS BAR
(OSNAP, ORTHO, GRID etc
OSNAP (Object Snap):
This specifies a snap point at an exact
location on the objet using the spacing
that you specify. Typical are endpoints, mid
points, perpendicular,
GRID DISPLAY: displays grids with the
spacing that you specify
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ORTHO: enables us draw straight and
perpendicular lines.
Click on the ORTHO tab to turn it On
or Off
Or Press F9
Or Choose TOOLS – DRAFT SETTINGS
POLAR TRACKING: tracks increments
of the angle that you specify (i.e. if you set it
to 30 degrees, it will track 30, 60, 90, 120
degrees etc.
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Entering Dimensions
Use direct distance entry (move your
cursor in the desired direction and type a
value)
Or coordinate system- absolute, relative
or polar (specify the distance and
angle).eg @10<50
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Practice Questions
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