DAY 2: LECTURE #2

CREATE NEW DRAWING

1. CREATE NEW DRAWING

Mouse + Left click

Mouse + Left click

To select
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UNDERSTANDING THE RIBBON
 1. To display toolbars
 Com: CIU
2. Double click toolbars to branch out tools
then check box to display the desired
toolbars.
 PRESS CTRL+0 to turn on/off the Ribbon Panel
 PRESS CTRL+9 to tun on/off command line
window

USING FUNCTION KEY

Short cut menu keys

F1 – Online Help F7 – Turn GRID ON/OFF

F2 – Switches between Graphics and text screen F8 – Turn ORTHO ON/OFF
F3 – Turn OSNAP ON/OFF F9 – Turn SNAP ON/OFF
F4 – Turns 3DOSNAP ON/OFF F10 – Turns Polar Tracking ON/OFF
F5 – Cycles to Top, Left & Right Isoplanes F11 – Object Snap Tracking ON/OFF
F6 – Turns Dynamic UCS ON/OFF F12 – Turns Dynamic Input ON/OFF
CREATING LINE
Drawing Lines with the Line Command

1. Move the graphics cursor to the first icon in

the Draw panel. This icon is the Line icon.

 Note that a brief description of the Line

command appears next to the cursor.
2. Select the icon by clicking once with the
left- mouse-button, which will activate the
Line command.

3. In the command prompt area, near the

bottom of the AutoCAD drawing screen, the Drawing Lines with the Line Command
message “_line Specify first point:” is
displayed. AutoCAD expects us to identify
the starting location of a straight line.
Visual Reference
The GRID and SNAP MODE
1. This options can be used to get a visual
reference as to the size of objects and learn to
restrict the movement of the cursor to a set
increment on the screen.

2. This options can be turned ON or OFF through

the Status Bar. The Status Bar area is located at
the bottom left of the AutoCAD drawing screen,
next to the cursor coordinates.
NOTE: the buttons in the Status Bar area serve
two functions
Option Buttons 1. the status of the specific option

2. as toggle switches that can be used to turn these

special options ON and OFF. When the corresponding
button is highlighted, the specific option is turned ON.
SNAP MODE ON
3. The second button in the Status Bar is the SNAP
MODE option and the third button is the 1. Left-click the SNAP MODE button in the Status
GRID DISPLAY option Bar to turn ON the SNAP option
 a. Using LAST
1. LINE - Creates straight line segments Command: E
Exercise #1: Line and Ortho Mode (F8) C Select objects: L
Select objects:
D
Command: L Command: OOPS
First Point: pick pt. A -restores objects by the last ERASE command
Next Point: pick pt. B
Next Point: pick pt. C b. Using PICK BOX
B A small box, called pick box replaces the
Next Point: pick pt. D
Last command: C A crosshairs on the graphics cursor. Select
object individually with the pointing device.
Exercise #2: Using different Selection Methods Command: E
LAST Select objects: pick line E E
PICKBOX Select objects: pick line F
WINDOW
CROSSING F
ALL
Lasso Pickbox appears on screen.
This will allow you to select
individual object
c. Using WINDOW e. Using ALL
Select all objects completely inside a rectangle defined
B Select all objects completely.
by two points. Specifying the corners from left to right
to creates a window selection Command: E
Command: E Select objects: pick pt. E
Select objects: pick pt. A Select objects: pick pt. F
Select objects: pick pt. B Select objects: pick pt. G
Select objects: Select objects: pick pt. H
Command: F
A
d. Using CROSSING
Select all objects within and crossing an area defined by C E
two points. A crossing selection is displayed as dashed G
lines.
Command: E
H
Select objects: pick pt. C
Opposite Corner: pick pt. D Select ALL can also be done using mouse + LEFT Click

Select objects: Command: E

D Command: mouse LEFT CLICK
Command: Pick pt. A
Command: Pick pt. B
f. Using LASSO
Select all objects by clicking the cursor in the blank area
and then drag around object to create a lasso selection.
Command: E
Select objects: pick pt. 1
Select objects: drag

g. Turning ON Lasso
In order for you to enable your lasso selection, in the
option dialog box on selection tab.
Command: OP
 CUSTOMIZE YOUR AUTOCAD SELECTION Mouse + Left click

Command: OP
Select objects:
Selection Tab

 Hit the function key [F7] once to

turn off the display of the Grid
lines
Command: press function key F7
 Drawing Units Setup
We should determine the system of units within the
CAD system before creating the first geometric entities
1. In the Menu Bar select:
[Format] à [Units]
• The AutoCAD Menu Bar contains multiple pull- down menus where all of the
AutoCAD commands can be accessed. Note that many of the menu items
listed in the pull-down menus can also be accessed through the Quick Access
toolbar and/or Ribbon panels.

2. Click on the Length Type option

to display the different types of
length units available. Confirm the
Length Type is set to Decimal.

3. On your own, examine the other

settings that are available.
4. Set the Precision to two digits
after the decimal point as shown
in the above figure

5. Pick OK to exit the

Drawing Units dialog box.
 1.Mouse + Left click
1. Set the UNITS
- Another method using the command tab:
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Command: UN
Select objects: units

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 AutoCAD MOUSE POINT SYSTEM
1. Direct Distance Entry 2. Polar Tracking and Snap
Specify a point by moving your pointing device to Specify a point by moving your pointing device to
the direction of the point and entering distance. the direction of the point and follows temporary
Ortho (F8) or Polar (F10) must be ON alignment path to locate a point.
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Exercise #3: Using Direct Distance Entry.
Command: L 1 2 Polar <45
First pt: 30 Tooltip display of distance and angle
Next pt: 30
Next pt: 50
Next pt: 20
Next pt: connect line
30
connect
30
20

50
2 ways for AutoCAD VIEWING
Another method:
1. Zoom
Command: Z
Zoom in on a drawing to better control the order of
overlapping objects Next: Left click to Specify corner of
window
 Zoom in or out by rolling the wheel
Next: Specify opposite corner

Inside the Menu Bar area

select:
[View] [Zoom] [All] 2. PAN
Command used to navigate the whole drawing area.
 The Zoom All command will adjust
the display so that all objects in the
drawing are displayed to be as large
Command: P
as possible. If no objects are Next: Left click, hold and drag
constructed, the Drawing Limits are
used to adjust the current viewport.
LETS PRACTICE!!!