Lecture-1

AutoCAD (Automatic Computer Aided Design) –

it is use for CAD Field to describe Drafting & Annotation

Drafting -2 D Plans Views (Top, Front, Side)

Annotation- Detailing (Text, Dimension, Layout)

Latest version- AutoCAD 2021 / 2016/2019

Developer- Autodesk (US) 1982

AutoCAD Scenario- 1) 2D-- Setting GUI / Draw toolbar/ Modify toolbar/ Array/ Hatching

2) Isometric-- Intro/ Rules of Isometric / 3D convert in 2D

3) 3D--- Intro of 3D/ Material added/ material Remove/ render / Image/

Material

4) Advance AutoCAD --- Properties tool bar/ Text/ Dimension/ Table/ Block/
Layers/ Plot/ Layout/ Multilayer

5) Project Handling

Today’s Tasks

1) Open software- right Click on software icon and open-Start Drawing

2) Read GUI (Graphical User Interface)

Note- 1) AutoCAD works with command basis

2) Important tool- toolbars/ Working area/ Command window/ DS tool

drafting setting toolbar

3) Reset Software------ Right Click on working Area-option-profile- reset-ok (Drafting &

Annotation) (Gear sign is workspace switching button)

4) Change Color Theme- Right Click on working Area- option- Display- Color-Restore Classical
color-Restore - Apply and ok
5) DS Toolbar- A) Grid and Dynamic Input always off

B) Always ON OTRACK & OSNAP [OSNAP--- Object snapping/////////OTRACK

object snap tracking] in DS toolbar.

C) Right Click on OSNAP- Setting- Select All-ok

Mouse Operation-

1) Panning----- press and hold scroll button of the mouse and move to pan

2) Zoom in Zoom Out-------- Roll the scroll button for zoom in and zoom out

AutoCAD Works with Co-ordinate System

1- Absolute Co-ordinate System

2-Rectangle Co-ordinate system (Relative Co system)

3- Polar Co-ordinate system (Relative polar coordinate System)

4- Ortho method System we work firstly

Draw Toolbar--

LINE-- L (Enter Sign)

Click on workspace anywhere and on Ortho mode in ds toolbar or ON F8 ( perpendicular sign)

Give the direction by the mouse and put the value & enter

Note - For Exit Command Use enter button or ESC button in Keyboard

UNDO Curlz one step before and one step ahead Ctrl+ Y (Redo)

Enter also use for spacebar in keyboard

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How to Create Line at Angle------ By using Polar Method in DS Toolbar

For Creating Line at angle ON Polar Mode in DS tool bar, Hidden line generated as a tracking
line at angle

And change angle by Right click in polar mode and select specify angle.

If we can change angle by user go to polar setting and change only increment angle & use as
usual

Circle---- C ( Enter )

In AutoCAD make circle 6 types

1- Center Radius

2- Center Diameter

3- 2 Point

4- 3 Point

5- Tan, Tan, Rad

6- Tan, Tan, Tan

1} Center Radius

C enter

Specify the center point of the circle (Note - to find the center always on OSNAP with setting
Select all)

Specify the radius Value.

2) Center Diameter- [Diameter] Non Active///////// < XY > Active

C enter

Specify the center point of the circle (Note - to find the center always on OSNAP with setting
Select all)

For Diameter D enter (Click on Diameter in command window)

Specify the diameter Value.

3) 2 Point Circle

C enter

Right Click select 2 P Command

Select 2 Point (Those two points indicates diameter points of the circle)

4) 3 Point Circle

C enter

Right Click select 3 P Command

Select 3 Point

5) Tan Tan Tan

This command takes by toolbar only

Select three points for making tangent in three sides

Trim Command

TR (double enter)

Trim command only works when two objects are intersect

Extend Command

Ex (Double enter)

Note------- If press shift in this command it works as a trim or vice versa

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How to give line tangent on Circle?

Method 1- go to Ds toolbar and OSNAP setting only check tangent and use snapping

Method 2-Temporary Snapping---- L enter right click and select tangent for snapping. in every
tangent time.

6) Tan Tan Rad

C enter

Right Click and select TTR command

Select two curves or Line and give radius Value

Note

1) If lines are non-parallel any value of radius will be given TTR Command apply

2) TTR Command Doesn't Work in Parallel Lines because in parallel lines we have to give
in every point same radius of circle.

DS Toolbar with Function Key

F1--- open AutoCAD Helping Window

F2--- Command window Pop up (Note--- To show and hide command window use CTRL+9)

F3---OSNAP On / OFF

F4---3D OSNAP On / OFF use in 3D Modeling Discuss Later

F5---To change the Iso plane in Isometric Discuss later

F6---Dynamic UCS ON/ OFF use in 3D Modeling Discuss later

F7---Grid On/OFF

F8--- Ortho ON/ OFF

F9-- Snap Grid ON/ OFF

F10---Polar Mode ON /OFF

F11---OTRACK ON/OFF

F12--- Dynamic INPUT ON/OFF

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Modify tool bar

Move- M (Enter)

Select Object

M enter

Specify base point of the object

Specify destination point of the object or Displacement

Note--- Displacement given by ortho mode with the direction and value

Copy Command - Co enter////// Cp enter

Select Object

Co enter

Specify base point of the object

Specify destination point of the object or Displacement

Types of Selection

In AutoCAD There are five types of selection

1} Window Selection (Blue selection) ---- Click on workspace and drag the mouse left to right
window selection generated i.e. fully object can be selected in this window.

2} Crossing Selection ( Green Selection )------ Click on workspace and drag the mouse right
to left crossing selection generated i.e. Fully and Partially object can be selected in this window

3} Window lasso-------Press and hold left click button and slightly drag mouse left to right
generated window lasso

4} Crossing Lasso------- Press and hold left click button and slightly drag mouse Right to left
generated Crossing lasso.

5} FENCE----- Click on workspace and select fence command in command window a dotted line
generated passing over the object can be selected use enter at last.
3) Mirror----- MI (Enter)

Type 1

Select Object

Mi Enter

Specify First Mirror Point

Specify Second mirror Point

And use enter At Last

4) OFFSET----O Enter---- It is use to Create Parallel line with offset distance.

O Enter

Specify offset Distance

Select Object

Give the direction by the mouse

For repeat Command again and again use MULTIPLE in command window
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Mirror Mi (Enter)

Type 2

Mirror is also use angle basis

ie. Angle= 360/ No of Object

Mirror Line = Angle/2

Polyline----- PL enter

It is a continuous line when select polyline the whole line will be select.

Note-----

How to Convert Polyline into Line

EXPLODE------- X Enter

It works only polyline objects ////// Select polyline object then enter

How to convert Line into Polyline

JOIN--- J Enter

Select all the lines and enter (Join command only applicable when lines are connected)

Rectangular----- Rec Enter

Specify First Corner Point [Area, Dimension, Rotation]

A) Dimension-----D enter

Specify Length of Rectangle

Specify Width of Rectangle

Specify other Corner Point of Rectangle

B) Area--A enter

Specify Area of Rectangle

Specify length or Width

B) Rotation------R Enter
Specify Angle of Rotation
And again take command By Area or Dimension

Annotation

1. Linear Dimension-------- Give Horizontal or Vertical Dimension

2. Aligned Dimension------- Give angle Line dimension

3. Angular Dimension--------- To find Angle between two lines

4. Radius

5. Diameter

How to Increase text size---

Use Displayable unit---- D Enter----- Modify----Text---Change Text Height or change arrow Size
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POLYGON----POL enter---- It’s a closed figure bounded by an equal interior or Exterior angle
with the equal length is called regular polygon.

Note----- in AutoCAD number of sides of polygon is in between 3 to 1024

Pol enter

Enter a No. of Sides

Specify Center point of the polygon

Select one option [Inscribed in Circle//////Circumscribed about Circle]

Specify the radius of the circle

By edge length

Pol enter

Enter a No. of Sides

Select edge and specify first point and specify the second point or give the dimension

Ellipse------EL Enter

1) Center

2) Axis End

3) Elliptical arc

1} Axis End - In this case we have to give full length of Major axis and half-length of minor axis.

2} Center---In this case we have to give both major or minor axis half length

3} Elliptical Arc--- in this case we have to follow axis end type and after give starting angle and
end angle , starting angle is consider first click of the cursor.

Rotate------ Ro enter

Select object

Ro enter

Specify base point

Specify the rotation Angle

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XLINE--- XL enter

To create a infinite line horizontal, vertical, or at angle.

Units-

In AutoCAD two types of Unit

1) Working Units----- UN enter

2) Displayable Unit---- D enter

By Default unit is Decimal (m / mm)

if we change unit feet or inch we can change working unit as Eng. or if we display in drawing we
can change Displayable unit D enter and go to modify and change Primary Unit and convert
Eng. Unit

Fillet-------- F enter

To provides the corner by using Fillet

1---- Radius --- R enter-- Specify the radius value

2----Multiple---- to repeat command again and again of fillet.

3---- Trim----- Trim//// No trims

4-- Polyline------ use to fillet all corners made by polyline

Note------ If we give Fillet with the radius Zero it’s come meeting point at corner.

Stretch----- S enter

S enter

Select object or corner (Always select by green selection)

Specify the base point

Specify the displacement by the Given direction

Scale----- SC Enter

Select object

SC enter
Specify the base Point

Specify Scale Factor

Spline------ Spl enter

It is a smooth polyline which is control by control vertices. (For Using Spline always off Ortho)
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Chamfer---- CHA Enter

To break a single corner into two corners.

1) Distance---- Specify first chamfer distance

Specify second Chamfer distance.

(Note-- When we select first line, line will be take first chamfer distance from the corner)

2) ANGLE--Specify first chamfer distance

Specify chamfer angle from the first line..

Blend curves- BLE enter

It is use to connect two curves smoothly.

Break----- BR enter

(1) Simple Break (2) Break at a point

Br Enter

Select object

Select first point of break

Select second point of the break

Note--- If first point and second point at the same place it says that break at a point.

ARC--- A enter

Arc is the part of the circle

1) 3 Point Arc

2) Start Center End

3) Start center Angle

4) Start Center Length

5) Start End Direction

6) Start End Radius.

7) Continue

Revision Cloud------ REVC Enter

It is use to highlight the Diagram.

1] Free hand

2] Arc length

3] Object --- Like Circle, Rectangular

4] Rectangular Revision cloud

5] Polygonal Revision cloud

6] Style------ (Normal/Calligraphic)
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ARRAY------- AR enter

To repeat object as a particular ways

1) Rectangular Array

2) Polar Array

3) Path Array

1] Rectangular Array

AR Enter

Select object enter

Select Rectangular array

We can change row, Colum, Spacing, Total length in rectangular array.

Note-----

1] If we can edit the array click on array object.

2] If we ON Associative we can edit the array i.e. it comes as a assembled mode but if
associative is OFF we cannot edit the array i.e., is comes as in explode mode.

3] If we edit the array we can change the base point as per user requirement.

4] If we can use edit source we can change array object.

5] Replace item--- it is use to replace a particular object by new object.

6] Reset Array

2] Polar array AR Enter

Select object enter

Select Polar Array

Specify center point of the rotation

We Can Change item, Between Angle, Total Fill Angle i.e. 360/180

Note-----

1] If we can edit the array click on array object.

2] If we on Associative we can edit the array i.e. it comes as a assembled mode but if
associative is off we cannot edit the array i.e., is comes as in explode mode.

3] If direction is on item generates anticlockwise. if direction is off items generated

clockwise

4] If Rotate Item is on then item will be rotate in a circular manner. If rotate item is off
item do not rotate in a circular ways.

5] If we can use edit source we can change array object.

6] Replace item--- it is use to replace a particular object by new object.

7] Reset Array

3) Path Array-------- AR Enter

its use to follow path and make a multiple object along path

Select object enter

Select Path Array

Select Path curve

We can change item, between, total in two ways

A] Divide----- we can change only item

B] Measure-----We can change Measure in between items

Note-----

1] if we can edit the array click on array object.

2] If we on Associative we can edit the array i.e. it comes as a assembled mode but if
associative is off we cannot edit the array i.e., is comes as in explode mode.

3] if we use aligned item its follow path

4] if we edit the array we can change the base point as per user requirement.

5] if we can use edit source we can change array object.

6] Replace item--- it is use to replace a particular object by new object.

7] Reset Array
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HATCHING and GRADIENT------------H enter

It is use to represent the project with particular shapes or colors as a paint by hatching. in
mechanical hatching used only section view.

Three Types of Hatching---

1] Solid---- With single color paint

2] Gradient--- With two colors combination

3] Patterns---- With particular shapes

Selection Type of Hatch-----

A] Pick Point

B] Select boundary object

We can change Color, Hatch Scale, Angle

We can edit Hatching by click on Hatch

Remove Boundary object----- If we want to remove hatch edit the hatch and select remove
boundary object and select Boundary which wants to Remove.

Hatch transiency----Use to visible the object by the users.

Match Property-------H enter select match property and select paten which wants to match to
other object