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ENGINEERING DRAWING
Arch. Oraib A. Al-Jaafreh
Outline
Introduction to AutoCAD
Giving commands
Object Snap
Dynamic input
Drawing 2D shapes
Line
Selection methods
Modifying Operations
Standardisation of drawings
Curser
Drawing Area
UCS Icon
Pull Down Menus (PDM) Contain all commands we need.
PDM toolbar
Standard toolbar
QNew
Open CTRL+O
Save CTRL+S
Plot CTRL+P
Plot Preview
Publish
3DDWF
Cut CTRL+X
Copy CTRL+C
Paste CTRL+V
Match properties
Block editor
Undo
Pan Realtime
Zoom Realtime
Zoom Window
Zoom Previous
Properties
Design Center
Quick Calc
Standard Toolbar contains ordinary commands like Save, Copy, Zoom, Undo etc.
Help
Create and edit styles of Text, Dimension, and Tables.
Styles toolbar
Dimension Style
Control
You can edit and save workspace setting. In addition to create and edit your own workspaces.
Workspaces
toolbar
Current
Workspace Name My Workspace
Workspace Setting
Layers toolbar
You can control properties of objects Color, Line Type, and Line Weight .
Properties
You can Draw or modify objects directly from the icons in these toolbars.
You can use all these command from Draw or Modify Drop Menus.
You can see the command by moving your mouse over its icon and wait until you see a
label of it.
Draw
Modify
Toolbar
Toolbar
Modify Toolbar
Draw Toolbar Contains all 2D
Contains all Modification
2D drawing Commands
Commands such as Erase,
such as Line, Copy, Move,
Construction Trim, Rotate,..
Line, etc.
Polyline, Arc,
Ellipse, Insert
Block, Make
Block,.. etc.
You can type any command you need in this Command Palette (Command line), then
press ENTER button.
Command
Palette
The command palette (Command Line) when dragged from its position at
the bottom of the AutoCAD window
Status Toolbar Buttons holds A number of buttons in the status bar can be used for
toggling (turning on/off) various functions when operating within AutoCAD 2007.
Status Toolbar
Buttons
SNAP: also toggled using the F9 key. When snap on, the cursor under mouse control can only be
moved in jumps from one snap point to another.
GRID: also toggled using the F7 key. When set on, a series of grid points appears in the drawing area.
ORTHO: also toggled using the F8 key. When on, lines, etc. can only be drawn vertically or horizontally.
POLAR: also toggled using the F10 key. When set on, a small tip appears showing the direction and
length of lines, etc. in degrees and units.
OSNAP: also toggled using the F3 key. When set on, an osnap icon appears at the cursor pick box.
OTRACK: when set on, lines, etc. can be drawn at exact coordinate points and precise angles.
DUCS: Dynamic UCS. Also toggled by the F6 key. Used when constructing 3D solid models.
DYN: Dynamic Input. When set on, the x, y coordinates and prompts show when the cursor hairs are
moved.
LWT: when set on, lineweights show on screen. When set off, lineweights only show in plotted/printed
drawings.
Maximise Viewport: when in Paper Space a button can toggle Model Space and Paper Space and a
new button appears for toggling between Maximizing and Minimizing the workspace
How do we give a command?
Toolbars (T)
(x2,y2,z2)
(x1,y1,z1)
Methods of drawing a Line:
EX: (To draw a line with known first point & end point coordination)
b (5,22)
1- Call the command LINE . a
2- Command: _line Specify first point: (4,8) (4,8)
3- Specify next point or [Undo]: (5,22)
EX: (To draw a line with known first point (60,210) & length of 50 units and angel 0.
EX: (To draw a line with 5 units length & an angel of 30, and start point ( 60,210)
b
1- Call the command LINE .
2- Command:_line Specify first point: 60,210 30
a
3- Specify next point or [Undo]: 5<30
(60,210)
Direct Entry
Methods of selection:
1- by clicking (click on the line itself)
2- by crossing (open a window from
right, this will select an object by
crossing any of its parts)
3- by crossing (open a window from
left to right, this will select an object
only of it is entirely contained within
the window)
4- All, if you want to select every
thing in the screen.
Zooming...
You will need to zoom in and out while drawing with AutoCAD. This doesnt change your
objects or UCS, only the way you see your working space. This can be done in many ways:
Standard Toolbar
Typing z or zoom in
the command line:
All
Center
Dynamic
Extents
Previous
Scale
Window
Panning...
View Drop down Menu
This part from the
Standard Toolbar standard toolbar
Typing p or Pan in the command line
Start Point