DRAWING AND LABELLING

3 A SIMPLE PLAN

TOPICS

3.1: Offset, Fillet, and Trim

3.2: Text/Dtext/Mtext
3.3: Table
3.4: Field

LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
1. differentiate Offset, Fillet and Trim and their uses;
2. familiarize with the different method of labelling using Text; and
3. create Table and Field.

3.1

OFFSET, FILLET, and TRIM

A. Offset: Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves.

You can offset an object at a specified distance or through a point.
Command: OFFSET or O ┘
Current settings: Erase source=No layer=Source
Specify offset distance: 150 ┘
Select object to offset: pick object (A)
Specify point on side to offset: pick pt. (B)
Set object to offset: ┘
 B. Fillet: Command to round or fillet the edges of two selected objects.

Command: FILLET or F ┘
Current settings: Mode=TRIM, Radius = 0.0000
Select first object: pick object A
Select second object: pick object B

C. TRim: Command to cut objects form a specified cutting edge(s).

Command: TRIM or TR ┘
Select objects or <select all>:
(pick the objects as cutting edge)
Select objects: ┘

Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or:

(pick the object to be cut)
Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or: ┘

EXTrim
Trims all objects at the cutting edge specified by a selected polyline, line, circle,
arc, ellipse, text, mtext, or attribute definition.
3.2

TEXT/DTEXT/MTEXT
A.
JUSTIFICATION OF TEXT
As you create text, you can align it horizontally. That is, you can justify it using
one of the alignment options shown in the following illustration. Left alignment
is the default. To left-align text, do not enter an option at justify prompt.

WHERE:
1 = Left/Start2 = Right
3 = Center
4 = Middle
5&6= Fit (ORTHO/F8 on)
7 = Top Center
8 = Top Left
9 = Top Right
10 = Middle
 B. SINGLE LINE TEXT/ DTEXT
Using TEXT or DTEXT you can create one or more lines of text and end each line when
you press ENTER. Each text line is a separate object that you can relocate, reformat, or
otherwise modify, and you can set your TEXT or DTEXT into an annotative object.

Command: DTEXT or DT ┘
Specify start point of text [Justify Style]: J ┘
Enter an option: L ┘
Specify start point of text: pick any point
Specify height: 200 ┘
Specify rotation angle of text <0>: ┘
(Type the text)

C. SPECIAL TEXT CHARACTERS USING CONTROL CODES

%%% Forces a single percent sign %

%%p Draws a plus/minus sign ±
%%d Draws degree symbol o

%%c Draws a diameter symbol Φ

%%o Draws an overscore Juan
%%u Draws an underscore Juan
Alt + 164 Draws small ñ ñ
Alt + 165 Draws capital Ñ Ñ

D. MULTILINE TEXT/MTEXT
Creates texts in paragraph form that fits within a nonprinting text boundary. You create
the text boundary to define the width of the paragraph. You can also specify the
justification, style, height, rotation, width, color, spacing, annotative and other text
attributes using MTEXT. For long and labels with internal formatting, use multiline text.

Command: MT ┘
Specify first corner: pick any point
Specify opposite corner: pick any point

After you specify the

point for the opposite corner, AutoCAD displays the Text Editor Contextual Tab.
Arrows inside the boundary box indicate the flow of the entered text based on
the current justification setting.
 E. EDITING DTEXT/ MTEXT
✓ TEXTEDIT (ED): command to edit text and attribute definitions.
Command: ED ┘
Select an annotation object or [Undo]: pick any text

Shortcut menu: Select the line text object to edit, right-click in the drawing
area, and choose Edit or click twice the line text.

✓ PROPERTIES (PR) / MOdify (MO): command to edit text location, height,

angle, style, justification, value and it into annotative.

Properties window is the main method use to modify the complete set of
object-specific properties, including properties that you have defined.

Command: MO or PR ┘

• Pick DRAWN BY: JUAN DELA CRUZ

Change the property value in a dialog box
Use the pick point button to change text height = 350
Place the pointer in the drawing area
Press esc (once)

• Pick FLOOR PLAN

Change the property value dialog box
Use the pick point button to change color value = RED
Place the pointer in the drawing area
Press esc (once)

• Pick STUDIO
Change the property value in a dialog box
Use the pick point button to change the Obliquing
angle
Press esc (once)

QUICK SELECT
Creates a selection set based on filtering criteria.

To create a selection set using Quick Select:

1. From the Properties dialog box, choose Quick Select or right click >> Quick
Select. In the Quick Select dialog box under Apply to, select Entire Drawing.
2. Under Object Type, select Text.
3. Under Properties, select Height.
4. Under Operator, select = (Equals).
 5. Under Value, enter 200
6. Under How to Apply, select Include in New Selection Set.
7. Choose OK.

✓ FIND: command to find and replace text. FIND command searches for
specified text and replace it with alternative text.

To find text:
1. In Find what, enter the text you want to find.
2. In Find where, choose Entire Drawing to define the scope of your
search.
3. Type FLOOR under Replace width
4. Choose Find
5. To zoom the found text in the drawing, choose Zoom to Highlighted
Result.
 F. TEXT STYLE AND FONT FILE
All text in an AutoCAD drawing has a text style associated with it. When you enter text,
AutoCAD uses the current text style STANDARD, which sets the font, size, angle,
orientation, annotative and other text characteristics. You can create many text styles
for use in your drawings. You can reuse the text styles you create by copying the text
styles into other drawing using the AutoCAD Design Center.

To assign a font style to a text:

Command: STYLE ┘ or ST┘

1. In the Text Style dialog box, choose NEW

1.a. In the New Text Style dialog box, Enter a new name for the style Ex.
ROMANS
1.b. Click Ok.
2. Under Font Name, select the name of the font file you want to use. Ex.
ROMANS.shx (optional)
3. Choose Apply.
4. Choose Close.
STYLE
Command to load a font file and to further modify it’s appearances.

3.3

TABLE (TB)
A table is an object that contains data in rows and columns. When you create a
table object, you first create an empty table, and then you add content to the cells in
the table.
 Command: TB ┘

1. Click the Launch the Table Style Dialog

2. Click NEW to create a table style
3. Create New Table Style Ex. DOOR SCHEDULE
4. Choose CONTINUE after creating a table style
5. Set the number of columns and the column width
6. Set the number of rows and the row height
7. Click OK.

To change the table style:

1. Select the table.
2. From the Ribbon>> Annotate Tab>> Tables Panel select the style name to be
applied or apply the command: MODIFY ┘
To input value in the cell:
- double-click the cell

To resize the column width or row height:

- select the table to display grips, and stretch the grip
To insert additional Columns/Rows
- select the table then click the cell address. Example, click cell address E then
go to Table Cell contextual tab, Columns Panel.

To apply an equation (i.e MULTIPLICATION)

a. Select a cell where the PRODUCT will be placed
b. Right-click >> Insert Formula >> EQUATION
c. Type the equation (ex. =D3 * E3)
* where D3 & E3 are cell addresses

To apply a Formula (i.e SUM)

To format cell address
a. Click the cell to format
b. Right click >> DATA FORMAT or go to Cell Format Panel then click Data Format
>> CUSTOM TABLE CELL FORMAT

c. Click ADDITIONAL FORMAT BUTTON…

d. In the Additional Format dialog box, modify Prefix, Suffix and Number Separators
e. Click OK

3.4

FIELD
- A field is updatable text that is set up to display data that may change
during the life cycle of the drawing. When the field is updated, the latest value of the
field is displayed.
Using field to change the author name using drawing properties

Command: FIELD ┘
1. In the Field Category, Select ALL
2. In the Field Names, Select AUTHOR
3. Click OK
4. Specify start point or [Height/JUSTIFY]: pick
any point

5. From the Application menu >> Drawing Utilities >> Select DRAWING PROPERTIES
6. In the Drawing Properties Dialog Box, Select SUMMARY tab
7. In the Author, Type your name
8. Click OK
9. Then Regenerate the drawing
 Using field to add information

Command: FIELD ┘

1. In the Field Category, Select DATE & TIME

2. In the Field Names, Select DATE
3. In the Examples Pane, Select a Date
Format
4. Click OK
5. Specify start point or [Height/Justify]: pick
any point

Using field to update the DATE & TIME

Command: UPDATEFIELD ┘
Select Objects: pick the field
Select Objects: press enter