Computer Aided Engineering Drawing: Advanced Autocad Concepts

Computer Aided Engineering Drawing
Advanced AutoCAD Concepts

Chapter No 5
Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology

Computer Engineering Department
University Road, Karachi-75300, PAKISTAN
Text Book
 Text Book:Mastering AUTOCAD 14

By George Omura
 Course Outline is available at CAED course website.

Chapter Outline
 Hatch  3D Drawing
 Printing Drawing  3D Mesh
 Dimensioning  3D Poly
 DIM and DIM1  3D Array
 Layer
 VPoint
 Block
 Insert
 W Block
 Explode
Hatch Command
 The HATCH command is used to cross hatch or
pattern-fill an area.
 Format: HATCH
 Pattern (? or name/U,style):
Hatch Command
 Options
 ? Lists the standard hatch patterns in
acad.pat.
 name Name of a hatch pattern. You are prompted
for a scale and an angle for the pattern.
 U Lets you define a simple pattern on the fly.
You are prompted for an angle, the
spacing between the lines, and a single
or double hatch area.
 style Defines what areas of the selected items
are to be filled with the specified pattern,
according to the following codes:
BHATCH
 BHATCH -- Boundary Hatch Dialogue Box
 With the BHATCH command, you can hatch a
region bounded by a closed curve simply by
pointing inside it. BHATCH automatically
defines a boundary and ignores whole or
partial entities that aren't part of the boundary.
Printing / Plotting a Drawing
 Default device selection
 Size and Orientation
 Scale, Rotation and Origin
 Advanced Option
DIM
 The DIM command enters Dimensioning
mode, indicated by the Dim: prompt on the
Command Line.
 Enter a dimensioning subcommand, listed
below, at the Dim prompt. You can abbreviate
dimensioning subcommands to the capital
letters indicated. Enter a space or at the Dim:
prompt to repeat the previous subcommand.
DIM
 ALigned Linear dimensioning.
 ANgular Angular dimensioning.
 CEnter Draws center mark or center lines.
 Diameter Diameter dimensioning.
 HORizontal Linear dimensioning, horizontal
dimension line.
 RAdius Radius dimensioning.
 ROtated Linear dimensioning at specified angle.
 STAtus Lists dimensioning variables and their values.
 VErtical Linear dimensioning, vertical dimension lines.
LAYER
 The LAYER command lets you control which
drawing layer you are currently drawing on,
and which drawing layers are displayed.
 It also controls the color and linetype
associated with each drawing layer.
 Format: LAYER
 ?/ Make/ Set/ New/ ON/ OFF/ Color/ Ltype/
Freeze/ Thaw/ LOck/ Unlock:
LAYER
 Options
 ? Wildname Lists layers, with states, colors and
linetypes.
 Make name Creates a new layer.
 Set name Sets current layer.
 New name, name Creates new layers.
 ON wildname Turns on specified layers.
 OFF wildname Turns off specified layers.
 Freeze wildname Completely ignores layers during
regeneration.
 Thaw wildname "Unfreezes" specified layers.
 LOck wildname Disallows editing of specified layers.
 Unlock wildname Allows editing of specified layers.
LAYER
 Where "wildname" appears above, the layer
name(s) can include "*" and "?" wild cards.
 A single "*" selects all existing layers.
LAYER Control Dialogue Box
 Both the DDEMODES and DDLMODES commands let
you control layers using the Layer Control dialogue
box. The Layer Control dialogue box lists the layers in
the current drawing, showing their properties. The
layer states are indicated by single-letter codes as
follows:
 FFrozen
 L Locked
 C Frozen in the current viewport
 N Frozen by default in new viewports
 You can select a layer in the list and change its

properties using the following buttons on the right side
of the dialogue box:
BLOCK
 The BLOCK command lets you name a group of
objects that can then be inserted, using INSERT, as a
unit anywhere in the current drawing, with specified X
and Y scales and rotation.
 Format: BLOCK
 Block name (or ?): Enter a name.
 Insertion base point: Enter a point.
 Select objects:
 If you respond to the "Block name" prompt with

?, AutoCAD lists the names of all Blocks
currently defined in this drawing.
DDINSERT
 DDINSERT -- Insert Dialogue Box
 The DDINSERT command inserts a previously defined
Block or an existing drawing file as a Block Definition
into your drawing.
 Format: DDINSERT
 When you issue the DDINSERT command, the Insert
dialogue box appears.
INSERT
 The INSERT command inserts one occurrence of a
defined Block into the current drawing at a designated
point, applying scale factors and rotation. If the named
Block is not defined in the current drawing, but another
drawing exists with that name, a Block Definition is first
created from the other drawing.
 Format: INSERT
 Block name (or ?) <default>:
 Insertion point:
 X scale factor <1> / Corner / XYZ:
 Y scale factor (default = X):
 Rotation angle <0>:
WBLOCK
 The WBLOCK command writes all or part of a drawing
out to a disk file. WBLOCK sets the output file's
HANDLES system variable to 1, and writes entity
handles to the output file.
 Format: WBLOCK
 Filename: (output file name)
 Block name:
WBLOCK
 Block Name Options
 name The named Block is written to the disk file.

 = The named Block is written to the disk file,
but the Block name is the same as the
filename.
 * The entire drawing is written to disk, except
for unreferenced Block Definitions.
 (blank) Permits selection of individual objects to be
written to disk. Also requests an insertion
base point.
MINSERT
 The MINSERT command is used to insert multiple
copies of a Block in a rectangular pattern, or array.
 Format: MINSERT
 Block name (or ?):
 Insertion point:
 X scale factor <1> / Corner / XYZ:
 Y scale factor (default = X):
 Rotation angle <0>:
 MINSERT shares the prompt sequence above with the
INSERT command, and functions in the same manner.
Using MINSERT, however, you may not precede the
Block name with an asterisk (*).
EXPLODE
 The EXPLODE command replaces a Block reference
or associative Dimension with copies of the simple
entities comprising the Block or Dimension, forms
simple Lines and Arcs from Polylines, replaces 3D
Polygon meshes with 3D Faces, or Polyface meshes
with 3D Faces, Lines and Points.
 Format: EXPLODE
 Select objects Select Block reference, Polyline,
Dimension, or Mesh.
3D Drawing
 3D is an AutoLISP application (3d.lsp) that creates various
3D objects, including a box, cone, dome/dish, pyramid,
torus, wedge, and a simple 3D mesh.
 The 3D command creates each object as a polygon mesh
rather than a series of 3D Faces, letting you edit each
entity as a single object.
 Use the EXPLODE command to turn these objects into a
collection of 3D Faces.
 Format: 3D
 Box/Cone/DIsh/DOme/Mesh/Pyramid/Sphere/Torus/We
dge:
3D MESH
 The 3DMESH command lets you define a three-
dimensional Polygon mesh by specifying its M and N
size, and the location of each vertex in the mesh.
Vertices can be specified as 2D or 3D points.
 The total number of vertices equals M times N.
 Format: 3DMESH
 Mesh M size: Enter a value.
 Mesh N size: Enter a value.
 Vertex (M,N): Select a point.
 Vertices can be located at any distance relative to one
another. After all vertices have been specified,
AutoCAD draws the mesh.
3D Poly
 The 3DPOLY command creates a general, three
dimensional Polyline.
 A 3D Polyline consists entirely of straight-line
segments connecting the vertices of the Polyline. You
can supply 3D (x,y,z) coordinates for any or all of
these vertex locations. Arc segments, width, taper,
and other attributes of 2D Polylines are not supported.
 Format: 3DPOLY
 First point: Select a point.
 Close/Undo/<Endpoint of line>:
3D Array
 3DARRAY is an AutoLISP application (3darray.lsp)
that creates three-dimensional rectangular or polar
arrays.
 When you use the 3DARRAY command, you specify
rows, columns, and levels for a rectangular array of
objects or an axis for a polar array of objects.
 Format: 3DARRAY
 Select objects: Select objects to copy.
 Rectangular or Polar array (R/P): Enter R or P.
VPOINTS
 The VPOINT command asks you to select a 3D viewpoint, and
regenerates the drawing as if you were viewing it from that point.
 All entities are drawn with the correct elevation and thickness,
and projected as you would see them from the specified
viewpoint.
 Format: VPOINT
 Rotate/<View point> <current X, Y, Z>:
 A viewpoint of 0,0,1 returns you to the normal 2D top or plan

view. You can also use either VIEW Restore or ZOOM Previous
to restore a prior view to the screen.
 The VPOINT command doesn't work in paper space.
DDSOLPRM
 DDSOLPRM -- AME Primitives Dialogue Box
 " AME Primitives Dialogue Box" i.e
Advanced Modeling Extension Reference
 The DDSOLPRM command allows you to create Box,

Sphere, Wedge, Cone, Cylinder, and Torus solid
primitives using the AME Primitives dialogue box.
 Format: DDSOLPRM
DDSOLPRM
 Use the Baseplane area to create solid
primitives on a plane that is not the current
UCS.
 Baseplane defines the origin and orientation of
the base (XY) plane of the solid primitive.
When you select the On radial button in the
Baseplane area, the Mode options described
below become available.
 The base plane remains in effect for the
duration of the command.

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Computer Aided Engineering Drawing

Advanced AutoCAD Concepts

Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology

 Text Book:Mastering AUTOCAD 14

 Course Outline is available at CAED course website.

 You can select a layer in the list and change its

 If you respond to the "Block name" prompt with

 name The named Block is written to the disk file.

 A viewpoint of 0,0,1 returns you to the normal 2D top or plan

 The DDSOLPRM command allows you to create Box,

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