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Autocad 2D - Isometrics

This document provides instructions for working with isometric drawings in AutoCAD, including: 1) How to enable isometric snap and grids as well as toggle isoplane views. 2) How to draw isometric circles using the ELLIPSE command and specifying the isoplane. 3) How to create isometric text using the STYLE and TEXT commands while setting properties like font, height, width, and oblique angle. 4) How to add isometric dimensions using the DIMALIGNED and DIMEDIT commands with options to oblique dimension lines and rotate text.

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Autocad 2D - Isometrics

This document provides instructions for working with isometric drawings in AutoCAD, including: 1) How to enable isometric snap and grids as well as toggle isoplane views. 2) How to draw isometric circles using the ELLIPSE command and specifying the isoplane. 3) How to create isometric text using the STYLE and TEXT commands while setting properties like font, height, width, and oblique angle. 4) How to add isometric dimensions using the DIMALIGNED and DIMEDIT commands with options to oblique dimension lines and rotate text.

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AutoCAD 2D Tutorial

Chapter 40 Isometrics

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AutoCAD 2D Tutorial

40.1 Isometric Cursor


1. Choose Tools, Drawing Aids... or 2. Type DDRMO DES at the command prompt. Com m a n d: DDRMODES 3. Toggle Isometric Snap/Grid to O N.

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AutoCAD 2D Tutorial 40.2 Isoplane Toggle


1. Press Function Key F5 to toggle <Is o p la n e To p > <Is o p la n e Le ft > <Is o p la n e Right> or 2. Press CTRL + E to toggle isoplanes.

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AutoCAD 2D Tutorial 40.3 Isometric Circles

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Type

E L L I P S E a t t h e c o m ma n d p ro m p t . Com m a n d: ELLIPSE o r EL Arc/ Ce n t e r/ I s ocircle/<Axis endpo in t 1 >: I Ce n t e r of circle: <Is o pla n e To p > <Circle ra diu s>/Di a me t e r:

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AutoCAD 2D Tutorial 40.4 Isometric Text


1. Type STYLE at the command prompt Com m a n d:STYLE 2. Type RIS O as a style name Text s tyle n a m e (or ? ) RISO 3. Pick A font file Fon t file: Romans.shx 4. Type Zero(0) for the text height H eight < 0>0 5. Type .85 for the character width factor Widt h fac t or: .85 6. Type 30 degrees for an obliquing angle Obl iq ui ng Angl e: 30 7. 8. Type Type NO to Backwards, Upside Down, and Vertical DT EXT at the com mand prompt Com m a n d:DTEXT 9. Pick A start point Justify/Style/ <St a r t point >: pic k 10. Type 30 for t he rot a t ion an gle Rot a t io n an gle:3 0 11. Type A string of te xt Text:(t ext string) 12. Press E NTER to end th e te xt c o m m a n d

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AutoCAD 2D Tutorial

40.5 sometric Dimensions 40.5


1. 2. Type Type DIMALIGNED to place an aligned dimension in iso m e t ric s DIMEDIT oblique the angle of the dimension line and rotate the text. O bliqu e A n gle = -30 R o t a t e d Text = 30

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