AutoCAD

H81FED

Fundamentals of Engineering Design

Dr Show Pau Loke Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering

Chapter 1

Introduction to AutoCAD
N.Raimy Ismail

Chapter 1: Introduction to AutoCAD

Topics covered in this lesson
The X-Y coordinate system Angular measurement AutoCAD basic

The X-Y coordinate system

Everything that you draw in AutoCAD is exact

Accuracy 14 decimal points

All object drawn based on X,Y coordinate system and known as a World Coordinate System (WCS)
y
1 2,1 0,0

-x

-2

-1 -1

-y

Example 1 Open new file

Select File New Select acad Open Turn of all the button below

Example 2 Drawing lines (absolutes co-ordinates)

Absolutes points - exact points on the drawing space

Absolutes co-ordinates - enter the points as they related to the origin of the WCS. To enter the point just enter in the exact point as X,Y.
Start LINE command
Command: L enter LINE Specify first point: 0,0 (enter or right click) Specify next point or [Undo]: 3,0 (enter or right click) Specify next point or [Undo]: 3,6 (enter or right click)

Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: 0,6 (enter or right click)

Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: 0,0 (enter or right click) 2 times Specify next point or [Close/Undo]:

Example 3 Drawing lines (relative co-ordinates)

Relative points relative to an OBJECT on the drawing space

Relative co-ordinates point referring to the first point you have entered
Start LINE command
Command: L LINE Specify first point: 0,0 Specify next point or [Undo]: @3,0 Specify next point or [Undo]: @0,6

Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @-3,0

Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: 0,0 Specify next point or [Close/Undo]:

Angular measurement
Polar co-ordinates drawing lines at certain distance at a particular angle

+
180o

90o

0o 270o / -90o

Example 4 Drawing lines (polar co-ordinates)

Command: l

LINE Specify first point: 0,0

Specify next point or [Undo]: 3,0 Specify next point or [Undo]: @3<45 Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @-3<-45 Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @-3,0 Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: c

AutoCAD Basic
Topics covered in this topic
AutoCAD screen
Workspace Starting commands

Basic terminology

AutoCAD Screen
Application button Quick access toolbar Filename Search bar Ribbon Tabs Panel This button displays commands for printing, saving, drawing utilities and other nondrawing tool. This is for quick access to common commands like New, Open, Save, Plot The name of the current file you are working on Search for text in your drawing or search the help files The Ribbon has most of the commands/tools that you will use while you are working. A series of Tabs make up the Ribbon (Home, Insert, Manage, etc) and organize the Tools into common groups. Contain a group of tools

Tools
Drawing space Command line

These are the icon that start the commands you use to draw, modify, etc
These is where you draw your designs. When you type a command, you will see it here. AutoCAD uses this space to 'prompt' you for information. It will give you a lot of information and tell you where you are in the command This allows to see and change different modes of drawing such as Ortho, Osnaps, Grid, Otrack,

Status bar

AutoCAD Screen

Workspace
The program is allows you to work in different workspaces depending upon what you are working on. Type of workspace
2D Drafting & Annotation 3D Basics 3D Modeling AutoCAD Classic

Starting Command
All the command were display in the ribbon.

Select the icon and the display will explain the description of the icon

Basic AutoCAD Terminology

Please refer handout given

Line, Circle, Erase, Print and Undo

Command Keystroke Line Line / L Icon Location Home > LIne Result Draw a straight line segment from one point to the next

Circle Erase Print

Circle / C Erase / E Print / Plot CTRL+P U / CTRL+Z

Home> Circle > Draws a circle based on a centre point Center, Radius and radius. Modify > Erase Erases an object. Quick Access Enables the Print/Plot Configuration Toolbar > Print Dialog Box Quick Access Undoes the last command. Toolbar> Undo

Undo

Layer, Dimensioning and Text

Layer

Dimension

Dimension Style Manager

Text
Command: text

Current text style: "Standard" Text height: 0.3000 Annotative: No

Specify start point of text or [Justify/Style]: 1,1 Specify height <0.3000>: 0.3 Specify rotation angle of text <0>: 0

Assignment 1

Print your assignment

Select your printer

Select the paper size - "Letter"

For the "Plot Area", select "Extents" Select the checkbox to "Centre the Plot. Select "Fit to Paper Preview your drawing. I strongly recommend that you preview EVERY drawing you will ever draw in AutoCAD

If you're sure that everything's good, press the OK button.

Print your assignment

Assignment 2

Assignment 3

Chapter 1 - Conclusion
Able to draw using absolute co-ordinate, relative co-ordinate and polar co-ordinate Able to draw using keystroke Able to print the drawing

Understanding the basic AutoCAD terminology

Able to familiarize with AutoCAD workstation