ENGINEERING DRAWING
VAB 1012
Day: Lecture 2
RECAP
{ The user interface
{ Choosing commands
{ Status bar
{ Shortcut keys
{ Starting New Drawing
{ Modifying drawing layouts
{ Setting up ACAD features
{ Display control
{ Drawing tools
{ Object selection
{ Modify tools
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Marks Distribution
Attendance 5%
Tutorial 10%
Assignment 15%
Test 1 15%*
Test 2 15%*
Projects 40%
* Subject to change
Unit Objective for Lecture 2
{ Utilizing layer toolbars to create layers
{ Draw and modify text
{ Draw and modify surface object
{ Draw and modify multilines
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LAYERS TOOLBARS
{ To create layers of
drawing
{ To ease the filtering
and selection
{ To ease the managing
the drawing
LAYER PROPERTIES MANAGER
{ Color
{ Lineweight
{ Linetype
{ Making a layer
Current
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Properties
PROPERTIES
{ Quick Select
{ Select
{ Toggle value of
PICKADD sysvar
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DRAWING TEXT
{ Single Line & Multiline
¾ Text Style
¾ Font
¾ Text Height
¾ Text Color
MODIFYING TEXT
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EDITING TEXT
{ Edit Text (Type
ddedit or ed in
command window)
{ Find & Replace
{ Text Style
{ Scale Text
{ Justify Text
{ Spell checking
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Find & Replace
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Text Style
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Spell Checking & Symbol
{ Degree (o)=( %%d)
{ Diameter (Ø)=(%%c)
{ Plus minus (±)=(%%p)
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Drawing and Formatting Point
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Divide
{ Pull-down menu>Draw>Points>Divide
{ Type div in command window
Command: l
LINE Specify first point:
Specify next point or [Undo]:
Specify next point or [Undo]:
Command: div
DIVIDE
Select object to divide:
Enter the number of segments or [Block]: 6
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Measure
{ Pull-down menu>Draw>Points>Measure
{ Type me in command window
Command: l
LINE Specify first point:
Specify next point or [Undo]: 100
Specify next point or [Undo]:
Command: me
MEASURE
Select object to measure:
Specify length of segment or [Block]: 10
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Revision Cloud
{ Pull-down
menu>Draw>Revision
Cloud
{ Type revcloud in
command window
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Match Properties
{ Pull-down menu>Modify>Match properties
{ Type ma in command window
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SURFACE
2D Solid Dish
3D Solid Torus
Box Edge
Wedge 3D mesh
Pyramid Revolved surface
Cone Tabulated surface
Sphere Ruled surface
Dome Edge surface
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2D Solid
{ Pull-down menu>Draw>Surfaces>2D Solid
{ Type solid in command window
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Donut
{ Pull-down menu>Draw>Donut
{ Type do in command window
Command: do Command: do
DONUT DONUT
Specify inside diameter of donut <5.0000>: Specify inside diameter of donut <0.0000>:
Specify outside diameter of donut <10.0000>: Specify outside diameter of donut <10.0000>:
Specify center of donut or <exit>: Specify center of donut or <exit>:
Specify center of donut or <exit>: Specify center of donut or <exit>:
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MULTILINES
{ Pull-down menu>Draw>Multilines
{ Type ml in command window
¾ Justification (Top/Zero/Bottom)
¾ Scale
¾ Style
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Multilines Style
{ Pull-down menu>Format>Multilines
{ Type mlstyle in command window
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Editing Multilines
{ Pull-down menu>Modify>Object>Multilines
{ Type mledit in command window
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Boundary
{ Pull-down menu>Draw>Boundaries
{ Type bo in command window
¾ Region
¾ Polygon
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Polyline
{ Pull-down menu>Draw>Polyline
{ Type pl in command window
¾ Arc
¾ Halfwidth
¾ Length
¾ Width
{ Pull-downmenu>Modify>Object>
Polyline
{ Type pledit in command window
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Grips (use spacebar to select the command)
{ Stretch [Base point/Copy/Undo/Exit]
{ Move [Base point/Copy/Undo/Exit]
{ Rotate [Base point/Copy/Undo/Reference/Exit]
{ Scale [Base point/Copy/Undo/Reference/Exit]
{ Mirror [Base point/Copy/Undo/Exit]
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