MT7 Lesson 03 Basic Drawing Commands

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Lesson 3:
BASIC DRAWING
COMMANDS
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BASIC DRAWING
COMMANS
Lesson 3
Commands used to create lines

and geometrical figures or even
objects. Here are the different
Drawing Commands used in
AutoCAD operations.
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COMMANS
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LINE
With line you can create continuous
line segments. Each line segment
can be edited separately.
COMMAND: TYPE “L” Short cut

for line.
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POLYLINE
A 2-D polyline is a connected sequence
of segments created as a single planar
object. It can be a straight line or arc
segments or combination of both.
COMMAND: TYPE “PL” Short cut for
Polyline.
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SPLINE
Creates a smooth curve that passes through
or near a specified point. SPLINE creates
curves called non uniformal B-splines
(NURBS)., referred to as splines for simplicity.
COMMAND: TYPE “SPL” Short cut for Spline.
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MULTI-LINE
Draws a multiline segment to
the specified point using the
current multiline style and
continues to prompt for points.
COMMAND: TYPE “ML” Short

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cut for Mline.
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ARC
Creates an Arc using three
points.
COMMAND: TYPE “A” Short
cut for Arc. Finished curve line
or Spline.
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CIRCLE
Creates a circle using a
CenterPoint and radius.
COMMAND: TYPE “C” Short

cut for Circle.
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ELLIPSE
Creates an ellipse using the
length of the second axis and
the endpoint of the first axis.
COMMAND: TYPE “EL” Short

cut for Ellipse.
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POLYGON
Creates an equilateral closed polyline. You
can specify the different parameters of the
polygon including the number of sides.
The difference between the Inscribed and
circumscribed options is shown.
COMMAND: TYPE “POL” Short cut for

Polygon.
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RECTANGLE
Creates a rectangular polyline.
COMMAND: TYPE “REC” Short
cut for Rectangle.
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ERASE
Removes object/objects from a drawing. Instead
of selecting objects to erase, you can enter an
option such as L to erase the last object drawn,
P to erase the previous selection set or ALL to
erase all objects you can also enter (?) to get a
list of all options.
COMMAND: TYPE “E”, shortcut for erase.
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TRIM
Trims objects to meet edges of
another object.
COMMAND: TYPE “TR” Short cut

for Trim.
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FILLET
The fillet command automatically rounds a sharp
corner (intersection of two Lines, Arcs, Circles, or Pline
vertices) with a radius. You only specify the radius and
select the objects to be filleted. The objects to fillet do
not have to completely intersect but can overlap. You
can specify whether or not the object is automatically
extended or trimmed as necessary
COMMAND: TYPE “F” Short cut for Fillet
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COPY
Copies objects at a specified
distance in a specified direction.
COMMAND: TYPE “CO” Short cut

for Copy
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OFFSET
Offset creates a parallel copy of selected object.
Selected object can be Lines, Arcs, Circles,
Plines or other objects. Two options are
available with offset; offset a specified distance
and offset through a specified point
COMMAND: TYPE “O” Short cut for Offset.
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EXTEND
Extend can be thought of as the opposite
of Trim. Objects such as Lines, Arc, and
Pline can be extended until intersecting
another object called a “boundary edge”.
COMMAND: TYPE “EX” Short cut for

Extend.
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EXPLODE
Breaks a compound objects into its component
objects. Explodes a compound object when you
want to modify its components separately.
Objects that can be exploded include blocks,
polylines, and regions.
COMMAND: TYPE “X” Short cut for Explode.
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MOVE
Moves objects a specified distance in a
specified direction. Use coordinates, grid
snaps, object snaps, and other tools to
move objects with precision
COMMAND: TYPE “M” shortcut of Move.
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ARRAY
Creates multiple copies of objects in a
pattern. You can create copies of objects
in a regularly spaced rectangular. Polar or
path array.
COMMAND: TYPE “AR” shortcut of array.
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MIRROR
Creates a mirrored copy of selected
objects. You can create objects that
represent half of a drawing. Select them
and mirror them across a specified line to
create the other half.
COMMAND: TYPE “MI” shortcut of Mirror.
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ROTATE
Rotates objects around a basepoint.
You can rotate selected objects
around a base point to an absolute
angle.
COMMAND: TYPE “RO” shortcut of
Rotate.
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SCALE
Enlarges Reduces selected objects, keeping the
proportions of the object the same after scaling. To
scale an object, specify a base point and scale factor.
The base point acts as a center of the scaling
operation and remains stationary. A scale factor
greater than 1 enlarges the object. A scale between 0
and 1 shrinks the object. For example, a circle with a
radius of 100 millimeters will be reduce half of its
original size. Let’s perform the steps.
COMMAND: TYPE “SC” shortcut of Scale.

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HATCH
Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with
a hatch pattern or fill. Choose from several
methods to specify the boundaries of a hatch.
• Specify a point in an area that is enclosed by
objects.
• Select objects that enclose an area.
• Specify boundary points into an enclosed
area from a tool palette or design Center.
COMMAND: TYPE “H” shortcut of Hatch.

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MATCH PROPERTIES
Applies the properties of a selected object to
other objects. These types of properties that can
be applied include color, layer, line type, line
type scale, line weight, plot style, transparency,
and other specified properties. Example: You
want to copy the property of the hatch on the
circle and apply it to the hatch on the rectangle.
COMMAND: TYPE “MA” shortcut of Match

Properties.
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EACH BASIC DRAWING COMMANDS?
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Direction: Research for the following and write

your answer on an bondpaper or printed paper.
1. What is Plotting in AutoCAD?
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Commands used to create lines

COMMAND: TYPE “L” Short cut

COMMAND: TYPE “SPL” Short cut for Spline.

COMMAND: TYPE “ML” Short

COMMAND: TYPE “C” Short

COMMAND: TYPE “EL” Short

COMMAND: TYPE “POL” Short cut for

COMMAND: TYPE “E”, shortcut for erase.

COMMAND: TYPE “TR” Short cut

COMMAND: TYPE “F” Short cut for Fillet

COMMAND: TYPE “CO” Short cut

COMMAND: TYPE “O” Short cut for Offset.

COMMAND: TYPE “EX” Short cut for

COMMAND: TYPE “X” Short cut for Explode.

COMMAND: TYPE “M” shortcut of Move.

COMMAND: TYPE “AR” shortcut of array.

COMMAND: TYPE “MI” shortcut of Mirror.

COMMAND: TYPE “SC” shortcut of Scale.

COMMAND: TYPE “H” shortcut of Hatch.

COMMAND: TYPE “MA” shortcut of Match

EACH BASIC DRAWING COMMANDS?

Direction: Research for the following and write

1. What is Plotting in AutoCAD?

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