Chapter 1

Chapter 1
Drawing in AutoCAD
Topics
Problems
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Drawing AutoCAD: Topics

Summary
1.1) Introduction
1.2) AutoCADs User Interface
1.3) The Drawing Area
1.4) Accessing AutoCAD Commands
1.5) Starting, Saving, and Opening drawings
1.8) Coordinates
1.11) Printing
1.13) Draw Commands
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1.15)
1.16)
1.18)
1.21)
1.22)
1.24)
1.26)
1.28)
Text
Modify Commands
Object Snap Commands
Selecting Objects
Polar Tracking
Object Snap Tracking
Dynamic Input
Grip Boxes
Parametric Drawing

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Drawing in AutoCAD
Summary

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Summary
What will we learn in Chapter 1?
How to navigate through and create
drawings in AutoCADs 2-D drawing
environment.
Key points
AutoCAD creates objects within a
coordinate system.

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Drawing in AutoCAD
1.1) Introduction

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Introduction
AutoCAD gives you the tools to create
accurate and professional looking detailed
and assembly drawings.

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Drawing in AutoCAD
1.2) AutoCADs Workspaces

and User Interface

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Workspaces
Drafting & Annotation: Contains
commands related to 2D drawings.
3D Basics: Allows you easy access to
commands related to 3D models
3D Modeling: Allows you easy access to
commands related to 3D models
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Workspaces
Start AutoCAD and enter the Drafting &
Annotation workspace.

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1.3) The Drawing Area

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The Drawing Area

The drawing area is the place where you
create and view your drawing.
The background color may be changed.

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The Drawing Area

Useful Commands
Limits: Sets the drawing size.
Units: Controls the measurement precision
(decimal places) and units (i.e. mm, inch) .
Pan: Moves the view center.
Zoom: Reveals more or less of the drawing
area.

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1.4) Accessing AutoCAD

Commands

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Accessing AutoCAD Commands

Drafting & Annotation
Application button
Quick access toolbar
Ribbon panels
Command window
Shortcut menus
Status bar
Tool palettes

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Application button
Ribbon panels
Command window
Shortcut menus
Status bar
Tool palettes

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Application button
Ribbon panels
Command window
Shortcut menus
Status bar
Tool palettes

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Application button
Ribbon panels
Command window
Shortcut menus
Status bar
Tool palettes

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Application button
Ribbon panels
Command window
Shortcut menus
Status bar
Tool palettes

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Application button
Ribbon panels
Command window
Shortcut menus
Status bar
Tool palettes

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Application button
Ribbon panels
Command window
Shortcut menus
Status bar
Tool palettes

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Drawing in AutoCAD
1.5) Starting, saving, and

opening drawings

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Starting a New Drawing

QNew...
window)

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STARTUP = 1 (Template
Starting a New Drawing

QNew...
STARTUP = 0 (Create New
Drawing window)

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Saving a drawing
Drawing types
DWG (DraWinG) Stores two and three
dimensional design data.
DWT is a template file.
DXF (Drawing Interchange Format, or
Drawing Exchange Format) Enables
interoperability between AutoCAD and
other programs.
DWS is a standards file that defines
properties for layers, dimension styles,
linetypes, and text styles.
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File tabs
File preview of open drawings

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Autodesk 360
Autodesk 360 is a set online servers
that you can use to store, retrieve,
organize, and share drawings and
other documents.

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Design Feed palette

The Design Feed palette
provides a way to post
and reply to messages to
interested parties
through Autodesk 360.

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Drawing in AutoCAD
1.8) Coordinates

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Cartesian & Polar Coordinates

In AutoCAD, lines, circles and etc... are
defined by coordinate points.
The two main coordinate systems used
are the
Cartesian coordinate system (x,y)
polar coordinate system (r,).

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Cartesian Coordinate System

The Cartesian coordinate has three
mutually perpendicular axes (x-axis, y-axis
z-axis).

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Cartesian Coordinate System

The origin is located at (0,0,0).
Origin

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Creating a Line
Command: l or line
LINE Specify first point: 2,1

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Creating a Line
Specify next point or [Undo]: 6,3
Specify next point or [Undo]: Enter

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Polar Coordinate System

The 2-D polar coordinate system consists
of two mutually perpendicular axes (xaxis, y-axis).

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The origin is located at (0,0).
Origin

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The location of any point in space can be
identified by the radial coordinate r and
the angular coordinate .

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The angular coordinate is measured
counterclockwise starting at the positive xaxis.

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Creating a Line
Command: l or line
LINE Specify first point: 2.5<60

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Creating a Line
Specify next point or [Undo]: 7<10

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Relative Coordinates
If the start point of a line is unknown, you
can enter relative coordinate points to
create the end point.
The symbol @ is placed before the
coordinate point if it is to be relative to the
last point entered.

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Creating a Line
Command: l or line
LINE Specify first point: unknown

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Creating a Line
Specify next point or [Undo]: @4,2

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Creating a Line
Command: l or line
LINE Specify first point: 2,1

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Creating a Line
Specify next point or [Undo]: @5<25

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WCS & UCS Coordinate Systems

AutoCAD has two different coordinate
frames;
world coordinate system (WCS), which is
fixed and cannot be moved
user coordinate system (UCS), which may
be translated and rotated

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UCS Panel
Command: UCS
Specify origin of UCS or [Face/NAmed/
Object/Previous/View/World/X/Y/Z/ ZAxis]
<World>:
Origin
World
Rotate
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Coordinate Position
The coordinate position of your cursor is
displayed at the bottom left of the drawing
area.
It dynamically states the x, y, z or r,
position of your cursor.
The command COORDS controls which is
stated.

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Drawing in AutoCAD
1.11) Printing

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Printing
To print, you need to specify a print
region.
Display: Prints everything that you can
see, at the moment, in the drawing area.
Extents: Prints the minimum area which
will include everything that is drawn.
Limits: Prints the area that you have
defined as your drawing size.
Window: Prints the area that you select
using a window.
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This is what you see.
Box indicating the limits.

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This is what prints.

DISPLAY

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EXTENT

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LIMITS
Page Setup
Printing preferences for a particular
drawing may be set in the Page Setup Model window.
These settings are drawing specific which
means that they are stored in the drawing or
template file and not in the program.

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Plot
The Plot Model window allows you to
send your drawing to a printer or plotter.
The default settings used to print your
drawing are specified in the Page Setup
Model window.
The Plot Model window allows you to
change some of these default settings.
(Not stored in the drawing.)

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Printing to Scale
Print scale expresses the ratio between
the printed size of an object to its actual
size.
Full-scale (1:1): 1 inch measures 1 inch
with a ruler on the printed drawing.
Half-scale (1:2): 1 inch measures inch
with a ruler on the printed drawing.
Quarter-scale (1:4): 1 inch measures
inch with a ruler on the printed drawing.

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Printing to Scale
Even though a drawing may not be able to
be printed full scale, it should always be
drawn full scale in the CAD
environment.

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Printing to Scale
Although it is nice to print to scale, the
ASME standard states that no dimension
should be measured directly from the
printed drawing.
For drawings that have no scale, the word
NONE is used.

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Drawing in AutoCAD
1.13) Draw Commands

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Draw panel
Arc
Line
Polyline
Polygon
Construction
Line
Circle
Ellipse

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Hatch
Rectangle
Draw Commands
Each draw command has several options.
Look at the Command prompt.
Command: circle
Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr
(tan tan radius)]:

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Draw Commands
Each draw command has several options.
Look at the Command prompt.
Command: rectangle
Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/
Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]:
Specify other corner point or [Area/
Dimensions/Rotation]:
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1.14) Text

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Style
Command: Style
Sets the default text font and size.

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Single Line Text

Command: Text
Creates a single line of text.
It has several justification options.

Enter an option [Align/Fit/Center/Middle
/Right/TL/TC/TR/ ML/MC/MR/BL/BC/BR]:

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Multiline Text
Home Ribbon Annotation Panel
Annotate Ribbon Text Panel

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Multiline Text
Command: MText
Activates an in place text editor.

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1.15) Modify Commands

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Modify Toolbar / Control panel

Important (easy to use commands)
Move
Copy

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Erase
Fillet/Chamfer
Explode
Modify Toolbar
Mirror

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Modify Toolbar
Offset

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Modify Toolbar
Array

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Modify Toolbar
Rotate

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Modify Toolbar
Scale

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Modify Toolbar
Lengthen: Similar to
Stretch

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Stretch but lengthens along

original path.
Modify Toolbar
Trim

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Modify Toolbar
Extend (under Trim)

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Modify Toolbar
Break

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Drawing in AutoCAD
1.16) Object Snap Commands

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Object Snap Toolbar

Osnaps allow you to snap to specific
geometric locations on an existing object.
They allow you to draw quickly and
accurately.
Snap points are indicated by Osnap
markers.
Live demonstration
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Object Snap Toolbar

Snap to geometric locations of an object.
Endpoint
Midpoint
Tangent
Settings
Perpendicular
Parallel
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Intersection
Nearest
Quadrant
Center point
Object Snap Toolbar
Extension

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1.18) Selecting Objects

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Selecting Objects
Common ways of selecting objects
Selecting objects using the pickbox
Window selection (drag window to the right)
Crossing window selection (CW) (drag
window to the left)
Lasso window (click and hold)

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Selecting Objects
Useful Commands
Pickadd:
PICKADD = 0 The object will replace the
selected object
PICKADD = 1 The object will be added to the
selection group
Remove (R): Removes an object from the

selection group. (or hold the shift key)
Add (A): Adds an object to the selection
group.
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1.21) Polar Tracking

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Polar Tracking
Polar tracking restricts cursor movement
to specified angles. (POLARANG)

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1.22) Object Snap Tracking

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Object Snap Tracking

Object snap tracking enables you to
track along paths that are based on
OSNAP point.

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1.24) Dynamic Input

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Dynamic Input
Dynamic input provides a command
interface near the cursor to help you keep
your focus in the drawing area.

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1.26) Grip Boxes

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Grip Boxes
Object grips or grip boxes allow you to
quickly modify the object.

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1.28) Parametric Drawing

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Parametric Panel
The commands located in the Parametric
panel allow you to apply geometric and
dimensional constraints to 2D drawings

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Geometric Constraints
Coincident
Colinear
Concentric
Fix
Parallel
Tangent
Equal

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Vertical
Geometric Constraints
Perpendicular
Smooth

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Horizontal
Symmetric
Dimensional Constraints
The size of the element will
automatically change if the value of the
dimension is changed.

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You have the ability to relate one
dimension to another through an
equation.

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Radius
Diameter
Angle

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Drawing AutoCAD: Topics

Drawing AutoCAD: Topics

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1.2) AutoCADs Workspaces

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1.3) The Drawing Area

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The Drawing Area

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The Drawing Area

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1.4) Accessing AutoCAD

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Accessing AutoCAD Commands

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Accessing AutoCAD Commands

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Accessing AutoCAD Commands

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Accessing AutoCAD Commands

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Accessing AutoCAD Commands

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Accessing AutoCAD Commands

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Accessing AutoCAD Commands

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1.5) Starting, saving, and

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Starting a New Drawing

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Starting a New Drawing

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Design Feed palette

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Cartesian & Polar Coordinates

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Cartesian Coordinate System

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Cartesian Coordinate System

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Polar Coordinate System

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