Engineering Drawing and Graphics

(CU-212L)

AutoCAD 2007

OUTLINE
Manual vs. CAD drawing Introduction to AutoCAD AutoCAD GUI Starting a command Getting started Practice session

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Manual vs. Cad drawing

Efficiency Accuracy Ease Time saving Economy Simplicity

Introduction
Opening AutoCAD Getting familiar with the AutoCAD Graphics window or Graphical User Interface. (GUI) Modifying the display. Some general tasks

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Introduction (cont.)
Opening AutoCAD a) By default, installing AutoCAD places a shortcut on the desktop, one can doubleclick the shortcut to launch the program.

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Introduction (cont.)
Opening AutoCAD b)

Start

All Programs Autodesk

AutoCAD 2007 AutoCAD 2007.exe
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AutoCAD GUI
Menu bar Standard toolbar Layers toolbar Application close Title bar Styles toolbar button Properties toolbar

Drawing close
button

Draw toolbar Modify toolbar

Layout tabs Status bar Model tab Command window Crosshairs User Coordinate System icon Pickbox

Status bar menu 7 Drawing area

Modifying the display

Turn off the scroll bars. Extending crosshairs completely across the screen. Controlling the color of the cursor and the drawing area background. Controlling the size of pick box.

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Modifying the display

Choose Tools Options to open the Options dialog box.

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Work with Commands

Use the Mouse

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Start a Command
Command can be started by Using a menu, A toolbar, A palette, or The command line

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Start Commands from Menus

Toolbars contain buttons that start commands. some of the toolbars are Dock, Resize, and Float Toolbars

attached to any edge of the drawing area, can be dragged anywhere in the drawing area, press CTRL key to prevent docking

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Starting command from toolbars

Hide, Display, and Lock Toolbars Modify toolbar Draw toolbar Layers toolbar Standard toolbar Style toolbar

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Standard toolbar

Layer toolbar

Draw toolbar

Modify toolbar
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Start Commands on the Command Line

Commands can be initiated by typing them on the command line. Such commands are preferred since the user is not forced to make transitions between keyboard and the mouse. After typing the command, press ENTER or SPACEBAR to execute the command.

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Starting and cancelling commands

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Getting started
The first step in AutoCAD is to set the units. For this purpose, Type > UN In the new dialog box change units to Architectural and Precision to 0-0. In the angle group box change type to decimal and precision to 0.00 Check the clockwise check box to take clockwise angles as positive. In drag and drop scale group box change scale to inches.
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Practice session

Drawing a line 2. Drawing a rectangle 3. Drawing a circle

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Drawing a line (using command line)

1. 2. 3.

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Type line Press Click anywhere in the drawing area to locate a point. At the Specify Next Point or [Undo] prompt, click anywhere else in the drawing area to specify the endpoint of the line segment. Then type c (Close) and press ENTER to add a third line segment that connects to the initial point and ends the command.
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2. Drawing a rectangle
Type Rectangle Type 120, 60 Zoom out to view the drawn rectangle Type z Type a (zooms all graphics area)

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3. Drawing a circle
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type c and press click anywhere in the drawing area to locate a center point. At the Specify Radius of Circle prompt, type 5 and press Press to repeat the CIRCLE command. Type 2P and press ENTER to create a circle using two points . Click anywhere in the drawing to locate each point. Press key to end the command.
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Saving the drawing

There are various ways to save a drawing 1. Select the save icon from the standard toolbar. 2. Type qsave 3. Select file>save

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