Autocad Notes by Prof. D.V. Shirbhate
Autocad Notes by Prof. D.V. Shirbhate
Autocad Notes by Prof. D.V. Shirbhate
Construction(xl) polyline(pl) rectangle (rec) circle(c) insert block (i) hatch(bh) multiline text
line
OOPS-another name of undo command. Old version command.
MULTIPLE: repeats the command several times.
LIMITS: set the drawing limits.
BLIPMODE: to turn blip mode on or off
DIST: to find the distance between two points.
UNITS: Defines the unit and angle formats.
PAN (P) - to move the drawing in drawing area
LINE (L) - to draw a line
@ - From / with reference to previous point
ARC (A) - to draw an arc.
Options in arc command
1) Start point – end point
2) Center point- start point- end point
3) Center point- start point – angle
4) Center point- start point- chord length
-,- +,-
270
CARTESIAN SYSTEM
POLAR SYSTEM
CROSSING WINDOW: this window will select all those objects that are completely
enclosed within window as well as those objects, which are crossing with window.
In this case two circles as well as a line will
be selected as a line is crossing with window. This
window is generated when mouse is dragged from
lower right corner to upper left corner.
TR- TRIM - To trim the objects which extends beyond certain boundary line.
Boundary edge.
AR- ARRAYS
1) POLAR ARRAYS: the objects are multiplied in circular fashion about a center.
BEARING
XL - CONSTRUCTION LINES these are the lines of infinite length generally used
as projection lines. Use H for horizontal and V for vertical A for angle.
LENGTHEN
1) DELTA: by this option the length is either decreased or increased by difference
between final and initial length.
2) PERCENT: by this option the length is either increased or increased in
percentage.
3) TOTAL: directly give the final length you want.
4) DYNAMIC: mouse can adjust length of object.
EXTEND
the expression
(end+cen)/2
EXPRESSION
(MID+MID+MID)/3
Suppose I want to draw a line 2.5 in x direction and 5 in y direction from a end point of a
line then expression will be end+[2.5,5.0]
PL- POLYLINE what is polyline? How it is different from simple line?
1) Polyline can have any width while width of simple line is limited.
2) Line and arcs are interconnected in polyline.
Internal Diameter
NOTE : SAVE SLIDE SHOW WITH *.SCR EXTENSION, LINES WITH *.LIN
EXTENSION AND PATTERN FILE *.PAT EXTENSION.USE NOTEPAD TO WRITE
CODES .
this object will be this object will be extruded this object will not be extruded
this object will
extruded as it forms as it forms a close loop
not be extruded
a close loop
Isolines=4 isolines=40
REG: *regions- Regions can be extruded to become 3d solids. Regions should form a
closed boundary. Regions are two-dimensional areas you create from closed shapes or
Loops. You can carry Boolean operation on regions.
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Complex line types
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PRACTICE DRAWING 1
BASE LINE
BASE LINE
BASE LINE
DIAMETER
LINEAR
ALIGNED
LINEAR
R4.11
ANGULAR
CONTINUE
LINEAR
LINEAR
QUICK LEADER
R8.12
(both side) LINEAR
RADIUS LINEAR
Change: This command will allow you to change the endpoint of line and radius of
circle. It can do lot of other changes.
SHIFT+CTRL+A: group on or off
3D Orbit and
Standard
In addition to the WCS, you can define a movable user coordinate system
(UCS) with a different origin and axes in different directions. You define a
UCS in terms of the WCS.
Q (b) the object shown in fig 7(b) is to be drawn using LINE command in
order P1, P2, P3,………,P10,P1.
1.5 0.8
MIDPOINT SNAP
CENTRE SNAP
ENDPOINTSNAP
ENDPOINT SNAP
Zoom All: ZOOM all displays either the user-defined drawing limits or the drawing
extents, whichever view is larger. Zoom all command shows all the drawings present in a
drawing file.
Zoom Center: You can move a specific point in your drawing to the center of the
drawing area. ZOOM Center is useful for resizing an object and bringing it to the center
of the view port. You can specify size by entering either the number of vertical drawing
units or a magnification relative to the current view. by using this command you can
bring the drawing in the center of the screen.
9) (a) Object shown in Fig 9(a) comprise of ,
(1) A 20 cm diameter circle A, with center at point 50,30.
(2) An equilateral triangle B, inscribed in circle as shown in Fig.
(3) a circle C, touching all the sides of the triangle B.
Write all the steps, clearly showing command and its options used, required to complete
the drawing.
RULESURF constructs a polygon mesh representing the ruled surface between two curves.
AXIS
OBJECT
TO
BE REVOLVED
REVOLED OBJECT
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Edge surf command.
Q: Explain the dimensioning options in AutoCAD, with the help of neat
Command: _pline
Specify start point:
Current line-width is 0.0000
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: @100<180
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: a
Specify endpoint of arc or
[Angle/CEnter/CLose/Direction/Halfwidth/Line/Radius/Second pt/Undo/Width]:
@-25,-25
Specify endpoint of arc or
[Angle/CEnter/CLose/Direction/Halfwidth/Line/Radius/Second pt/Undo/Width]: l
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: @100<270
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: a
Specify endpoint of arc or
[Angle/CEnter/CLose/Direction/Halfwidth/Line/Radius/Second pt/Undo/Width]:
@25,-25
11(a) Using the object shown in fig 11a-part 1,show how you will create object shown in
fig 11a part2, using only the required editing from the list COPY, ROTATE, MIRROR,
TRIM, OFFSET and ARRAY.
Show steps entered and draw intermediate explanatory sketches showing the results of
the steps.
First method
Command: _rectang
Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]:
Specify other corner point: @10,10
Command: ro
Explain the AREA command and its ‘Object’, ‘Add’ and ‘subtract’ options.
Command: area
Specify first corner point or [Object/Add/Subtract]: o
Select objects:
Area = 1250, Perimeter = 150
Explain the concept of x/y/z point filters, with the help of neat explanatory sketches.
Coordinate filters
Functions that extract individual X, Y, and Z coordinate values from different points to
create a new, composite point. Also called X,Y,Z point filters.
.X Specifies a .X point filter: .X
.Y Specifies a .Y point filter: .Y
.Z Specifies a .Z point filter: .Z
.XY Specifies a .XY point filter: .XY
.XZ Specifies a .XZ point filter: .XZ
.YZ Specifies a .YZ point filter: .YZ
You can use point filters to specify one coordinate value at a time while temporarily
ignoring other coordinate values. When used with object snaps, point filters can extract
coordinate values from an existing object so you can locate another point.
Specifying a point filter limits the next entry to a specific ordinate value, such as the X or
the Y value, or an X,Y coordinate value. You also can specify Z values (typically for 3D
models). After you specify the first value, AutoCAD prompts you for the remaining
values.
A drawing fig 7(b) comprise of objects A,B, and C. Explain showing the steps involved
how will you draw line object P1,P2,P3,P4,P5,P1, using the X/Y/Z point filters.
Command: l
LINE Specify first point: .x
of (need YZ):
Specify next point or [Undo]: .x
of (need YZ): _qua of
Specify next point or [Undo]: .x
of _qua of (need YZ):
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: .x
of (need YZ):
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: .x
of (need YZ): _int of
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: .x
of (need YZ):
When you begin a new drawing, AutoCAD creates a special layer named 0. By
default, layer 0 is assigned color number 7 (white or black depending upon your
background color), the CONTINUOUS linetype, a lineweight of Default (the default
setting is .01 inch or .25 mm), and the NORMAL plot style. Layer 0 cannot be
deleted or renamed.
BASE LINE
BASE LINE
BASE LINE
BASE LINE
LINEAR DIAMETER
ALIGNED
LINEAR
R4.11
ANGULAR
CONTINUE
LINEAR
LINEAR
QUICK LEADER
R8.12
(both side) LINEAR
RADIUS LINEAR
(a) Explain Center, Length, Angle Direction, Radius options of ARC command with
the help of neat explanatory sketch.
Angle: Draws an arc counterclockwise from the start point (1) using a center point (2)
with a specified included angle. If the angle is negative, AutoCAD draws a clockwise arc.
Included angle: Specify an angle
Chord Length
Draws either a minor or a major arc.
Specify length of chord: Specify a length
Center Point
Using the center point draws an arc counterclockwise from the start point (1) to an
endpoint (2) that falls on an imaginary ray drawn from the center point (3) through the
second point specified.
Angle
Draws an arc counterclockwise from the start point (1) to an endpoint (2), with a
specified included angle. If the angle is negative, AutoCAD draws a clockwise arc.
Specify included angle:
Command: rec
RECTANGLE
Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: 40,30
Specify other corner point: @100,100
Command: _polygon Enter number of sides <4>: 3
Specify center of polygon or [Edge]: e
Specify first endpoint of edge: <Osnap on> Specify second endpoint of edge:
FIRST PICK
SECOND PICK
FIRST PICK
FIRST PICK
FIRST PICK
THIRD STEP
SECOND PICK
SECOND PICK
10. (a) Explain ‘Inscribed’, ‘Circumscribed’ and ‘Edge options of POLYGON’ with
the help of neat sketches.
Circumscribed about Circle: -Specifies the distance from the center of the polygon to
the midpoints of the edges of the polygon.
Specify radius of circle: Specify a distance
(b) Line AB is an existing horizontal line. Complete the drawing as shown in Fig,
given that:
(1) Arc BC is a Semicircular Arc.
(2) Arc BD is a Quarter Circular Arc.
(3) Arc CAE passes through point E, which is upper quadrant/Mid point
of Arc BC.
Write all the steps involved.
11. (a) Explain the function and utility of stretch command with the help of neat
explanatory sketches.
Drawing with the SKETCH command controls a screen-based pen with a pointing
device. SKETCH is useful for entering map outlines, signatures, or other freehand
drawings. Sketched lines are not added to the drawing until they are recorded. The
standard digitizer tablet button menu is not available while SKETCH is in progress.
You can use the SKETCH command to draw freehand sketches. Freehand sketches
comprise many line segments. Each line segment can be a separate object or a polyline.
You set the minimum length or increment of the segments. Sketching is useful for
creating irregular boundaries or for tracing with a digitizer. Small line segments allow for
greater accuracy, but they can greatly increase the drawing file size. For this reason, use
this tool sparingly.
Before sketching, check the CELTYPE system variable to make sure the current linetype
is BYLAYER. If you use a linetype with dots or dashes and set the sketch line segment
shorter than the spaces or dashes, you won't see the spaces or dashes.
Command: ar
ARRAY
Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 1 found
Select objects:
Enter the type of array [Rectangular/Polar] <R>: p
Specify center point of array:(select the center of circle here)
Enter the number of items in the array: 12
Specify the angle to fill (+=ccw, -=cw) <360>: 360
Rotate arrayed objects? [Yes/No] <Y>: y
Command: ar
ARRAY
Select objects: all
14 found
Select objects:
Enter the type of array [Rectangular/Polar] <R>: r
Enter the number of rows (---) <1>: 2
Enter the number of columns (|||) <1> 3
Enter the distance between rows or specify unit cell (---): 10
Specify the distance between columns (|||): 10
12.(a) Explain the function and utility of TRIM and EXTEND commands with the
help of neat explanatory sketches.
TRIM: - Trims objects at a cutting edge defined by other objects
Objects that can be trimmed include arcs, circles, elliptical arcs, lines, open 2D and 3D
polylines, rays, splines, floating viewports, regions, text, and xlines.
CUTTING EDGE
Select objects:
Specify base point or displacement, or [Multiple]: M
Specify base point: Specify second point of displacement or <use first point as
displacement>: Specify second point of displacement or <use first point as
displacement>: Specify second point of displacement or <use first point as
displacement>: *Cancel*
Command: SC
SCALE
Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 3 found
Select objects:
Specify base point:
Specify scale factor or [Reference]: 2
Command: SC
SCALE
Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 3 found
Select objects:
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