Lab 5 AutoCAD 2015 PDF

lab 5:
SHAPING CURVES AND

CONTROLLING OBJECT
VISIBILITY & APPEARANCE
DET 117 COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING
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CONTENTS
1. POLYLINES
2. ELLIPSES
3. BLEND BETWEEN OBJECTS WITH
SPLINES
4. OBJECT PROPERTIES
5. LAYERS
6. LINETYPE
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POLYLINES
Is an object consists of one or more line (or arc)

segments
Created using POLYLINE command by typing PL in

command line
Advantages:
They can have width (constant or varying)

They can consist of arcs and lines.
They can be edited
They can be joined together.
They can be exploded into individual segments
Close option truly closes a polyline
Use the C option while drawing to complete the

polyline, it will automatically be closed
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POLYLINES
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POLYLINES
Open AutoCAD program
Click New button on the Quick Access Toolbar
Click the arrow button next to the Open button in the Select Template dialog
box
Choose Open with no Template - Metric
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POLYLINES
A : Straight polylines
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Type PL and Enter

Enter 20,20 as first point
Type W and Enter to choose Width
option
8. Type 3 as starting width
9. Enter to accept ending width
10. Type 50,10 as next point
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Type @15<90 as next point

Type @35,0 as next point
Type C and Enter to close the
polyline
16. Zoom Extent to see the object
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POLYLINES
B : Arc polylines
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Type PL and Enter

Enter 150,20 as first point
Type W and Enter to choose Width option
Type 1 as starting width
Enter to accept ending width
Type A to choose Arc option
Type L and Enter to choose Line option
Enter to exit Polyline command
Type MI and Enter to start Mirror command
Select the polylines as object
Click both endpoints as mirror line
Enter to exit Mirror command
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ELLIPSE
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box
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ELLIPSE
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Draw a line; 10,40 to 60,40 to

60,60
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Click the Ellipse menu in the

Draw panel and choose the
Center method
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Click point Y as center of ellipse

Click point X as endpoint of axis
Click point Z as distance to other
axis
10. Delete the line

11. Offset the ellipse 5mm inward
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BLEND BETWEEN OBJECTS WITH SPLINES
BLEND command creates a spline between

two selected object (lines, arcs, splines)
Blend curves join the endpoints of the two

objects with a curve
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Draw a circle with center point
50,50 and 10 mm as radius
Copy the circle 40 mm to the right
as center point of the circle as base
point
Draw a line from point A to point B

Trim both upper hemispheres of
the two circles
Delete the horizontal line
10. Draw a horizontal line from 65,70

to 75,70
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11. Type BLEND and Enter

12. Select hemisphere C and then
horizontal line D
13. Press Enter again to restart Blend
Command
14. Select horizontal line D and then
hemisphere E
15. Press Enter again to restart Blend
Command
16. Select hemisphere C and then
hemisphere E
D
C
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OBJECT PROPERTIES
All objects have properties controlling their

appearance
Geometric properties are the most important factor

governing how objects look and determining where
the objects are in space
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OBJECT PROPERTIES
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OBJECT PROPERTIES
A : Line properties
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L and Enter
Pick any point (as first point)
Pick any point (as second point)
Enter (to exit Line command)
Click the line (to select object)
Right click and choose Properties (to
show Properties palette)
To change the location of the X
coordinate for the Start point, pick in the
text area, type a number and <ENTER>
Erase the first line
Draw another line and then display the
new line's properties (see different
numbers)
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OBJECT PROPERTIES
B : Circle properties
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C and Enter
Pick any point (as center point)
Enter any number and Enter (as
radius for circle)
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Click the circle (to select object)

Right click and choose Properties
(to show Properties palette)
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OBJECT PROPERTIES
C : Text properties
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TEXT and Enter

Pick any point (as first point)
Enter for height, angle, etc
Type PROPERTIES
Click the word (to select object)
Right click and choose Properties (to
show Properties palette)
* You can change the text in the
Properties panel and then click away
from the text to submit the changes
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LAYERS
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LAYERS
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LAYERS
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box
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LAYERS
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Draw a rectangle 50 mm x 25 mm
where the bottom left corner is at
10,10
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Offset the rectangle 5 mm to the

outer region
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Draw a pentagon in the middle of the

smaller rectangle where the radius is
8 mm inscribed in circle
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LAYERS
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Click Layer Properties icon in the Layer panel

Click on New Layer icon in the Layer Properties
Manager
10. Type Object as the Name of the new layer
11. Change the colour to Green
12. Add new layer and type Dimension as the Name of the new layer
13. Change the colour to Red
14. Add new layer and type Text as the Name of the new layer
15. Change the colour to Yellow
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LAYERS
16. Close the Layer Properties Manager

palette
17. Select all objects
18. Click on Layer tool panel drop-down
19. Select Object layer
20. Escape to clear all selection
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LAYERS
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Click on Layer tool panel drop-down

Select Text layer
Type TEXT and Enter
Enter 12,12 as start point of text
Put 3 and Enter as height
Enter to accept 0 rotation angle
Type LAYER and Enter twice
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LAYERS
28. Click on Layer tool panel

29. Select Dimension layer
30. Go to Annotate tab and click on
the Linear Dimension icons
31. Click both right corners of the
larger rectangle
32. Move the cursor outer the
rectangle and click arbitrary
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33. Click on Layer tool panel drop
down
34. Select Defpoints layer
35. Draw a line from point K to
point L
36. Click Match Properties icon in
the Properties panel
37. Click on the dimension line as
source object
38. Click on the horizontal line
drawn in previous step
39. Escape to exit Match
command
LAYERS
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LAYERS
33. Click on Layer Properties in the Layer panel

34. Click the lightbulb icon to toggle off
Dimension and Text layers
35. Close the Layer Properties Manager palette
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LINETYPE
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Click on Layer Properties in the Layer panel

Click on New Layer icon in the Layer Properties Manager
Type HiddenLine as the Name of the new layer
Change the colour to Cyan
Close the Layer Properties Manager palette
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Draw a horizontal line from point P to point Q where both points are
midpoint of the vertical line
P
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LINETYPE
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Open the Linetype drop-down menu in the Properties

panel and select Other
8. In the Linetype Manager dialog box, click the Load button
9. Scroll down in the Load Or Reload Linetypes dialog box
and select HIDDEN then click OK
10. Click OK to close Linetype Manger dialog box
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LINETYPE
11. Select the horizontal line drawn in previous

step
12. Click on the Layer tool panel drop-down
13. Click on HiddenLine layer
14. Open the Linetype drop-down menu in the
Properties panel and select Hidden from
the menu
15. Escape to deselect the line
16. Type LTS and Enter to start Linetype Scale
command
17. Type 0.5 and Enter as new linetype scale
factor
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EXERCISE 5
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EXERCISE 6
PLOTTING 2D OBJECT WITH TITLEBLOCK
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a) Draw a rectangle
1. REC <enter> (to start rectangle command)
2. 0 , 0 <enter>
3. 260, 160 <enter>
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b) Draw circles between lines

1. C <enter> (to start circle command)
2. T <enter> (to select Tan tan radius option)
3. Click the bottom horizontal line (as 1st
tangent line)
4. Click the right vertical line (as 2nd tangent
line)
5. 80 <enter> (radius of 1st circle)

7. T <enter> (to select Tan tan radius option)
8. Click the upper horizontal line (as 1st
tangent line)
9. Click the left vertical line (as 2nd tangent
line)
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c) Draw circles between lines

1. TRIM <enter> (to start trim command)
2. ALL <enter> (to select all)
3. Click the right half of bottom horizontal
line
4. Click the bottom half of right vertical line
5. Click the upper half of right vertical line
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Click the right half of upper horizontal line

Click the left semi circle of larger circle
Click the left half of upper horizontal line
Click the upper half of left vertical line
Click the right semi circle of smaller circle
<Escape> (to exit trim command)
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d) Add hexagon
1. POLYGON <enter> (to start polygon
command)
2. 6 <enter> (as number of sides)
3. Click the center of the larger circle (as
center of polygon)
4. I <enter> (to select Inscribed in circle)
5. 30 <enter> (distance between the center

of polygon and endpoint of each side)
6. RO <enter> (to start rotate command)
7. Click the hexagon <enter> (as select object)
8. Click the center of the circle (as base point)
9. 90 <enter> (as rotation angle)
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e) Explode hexagon
1. EXPLODE <enter> (to start explode command)
2. Click the hexagon <enter> (as select object)
3. Select the two upper lines of hexagon <delete> (to delete the two lines)
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f) Extend hexagon
1. EXTEND <enter> (to start extend command)
2. ALL <enter> (to select all object)
3. Select the two vertical lines of hexagon (to extend the two lines)
4. <escape> (to exit extend command)
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g) Trim the part of the horizontal line and the arc

3. Click the left half of the upper horizontal line (to remove this part)
4. Click the upper endpoint of the larger arc (to remove this part)
5. <enter> (to exit trim command)
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h) Cut a square at bottom left of the object

1. REC <enter> (to start rectangle command)
2. 0 , 0 <enter>
3. 40, 40 <enter>
6. Click the left endpoint of the upper vertical

line (to remove this part)
7. Click the bottom endpoint of the left
vertical line (to remove this part)
8. <enter> (to exit trim command)
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i)
Create layer for center lines
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Click Layer Properties
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Click on New Layer
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Type CenterLine as the new layer name

Change the colour to Red
Click Set Current to accept CenterLine
layer
Close the Layer Properties Manager
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Add two circles for construction of center lines

2. Click on the center point of larger arc (as
center point of 1st circle)

5. Click on the center point of smaller arc (as
center point of 2nd circle)
6. 50 <enter> (radius of 2nd circle)
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k) Add two circles for construction of center lines

1. L <enter> (to start line command)
2. Click the 0 degree point of 1st circle (as 1st
point)
3. Click the 180 degree point of 1st circle (as
2nd point)
4. <enter> (to exit line command)

6. Click the 90 degree point of 1st circle (as 1st
point)
7. Click the 270 degree point of 1st circle (as
2nd point)
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10. Click the 0 degree point of 2nd circle (as 1st
point)
11. Click the 180 degree point of 2nd circle (as
2nd point)

14. Click the 90 degree point of 2nd circle (as 1st
point)
15. Click the 270 degree point of 2nd circle (as
2nd point)
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l)
Remove the two red circles

1. Select the two red circles
2. <delete> (to remove the two circles)
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m) Change the linetype of the center lines

1. Open the Linetype drop-down menu in
the Properties panel and select Other
2. In the Linetype Manager dialog box, click
the Load button
3. Scroll down in the Load Or Reload
Linetypes dialog box and select CENTER
then click OK
4. Click OK to close Linetype Manger dialog

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5. Select all the center lines
6. Open the Linetype drop-down menu in
the Properties panel and select Center
from the menu
7. Escape to deselect the line
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n) Change the layer back into 0 layer

1. Open Layer drop-down tool
2. Select 0 layer to make it as current layer
o) Insert titleblock
1. Click Layout 1 tab
2. Select the object appear in the layout and delete
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3. Click the Insert panel and

choose Insert (to insert
titleblock)
4. Click Browse and select the
titleblock that have been
saved.
5. Click OK
6. Click the bottom left corner
to put the titleblock
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p) Insert object inside titleblock

1. VIEWPORTS <enter> (type in the
Layout 1)
2. Select Single in the Standard Viewports
3. Click OK to close the Viewports dialog
box
4. Click the upper left corner as first
corner
5. Click the bottom right corner as
opposite corner
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* Use Block Editor (BEDIT) to edit the text in the titleblock

* Continue with Plot command to print out
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lab 5:

SHAPING CURVES AND

DET 117 COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING

Is an object consists of one or more line (or arc)

Created using POLYLINE command by typing PL in

They can have width (constant or varying)

Close option truly closes a polyline

Use the C option while drawing to complete the

DET 117 COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING

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Type PL and Enter

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Type @15<90 as next point

Type PL and Enter

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Open AutoCAD program

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Draw a line; 10,40 to 60,40 to

Click the Ellipse menu in the

Click point Y as center of ellipse

10. Delete the line

DET 117 COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING

BLEND BETWEEN OBJECTS WITH SPLINES

BLEND command creates a spline between

Blend curves join the endpoints of the two

DET 117 COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING

BLEND BETWEEN OBJECTS WITH SPLINES

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BLEND BETWEEN OBJECTS WITH SPLINES

Draw a line from point A to point B

10. Draw a horizontal line from 65,70

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BLEND BETWEEN OBJECTS WITH SPLINES

11. Type BLEND and Enter

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All objects have properties controlling their

Geometric properties are the most important factor

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Click the circle (to select object)

TEXT and Enter

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Open AutoCAD program

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Offset the rectangle 5 mm to the

Draw a pentagon in the middle of the

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Click Layer Properties icon in the Layer panel

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16. Close the Layer Properties Manager

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Click on Layer tool panel drop-down

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28. Click on Layer tool panel

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33. Click on Layer Properties in the Layer panel

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