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Cad Lesson2

Qualicad starting lesson 2

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AutoCAD 2D Tutorial

Lesson 3 TRIM and EXTEND

Commands: Lines Trimmed to a CUTTING edge


Rectangle = REC Copy = CO / CP
Explode = X Move = M
Trim = TR Text = DT
Fig.1
Extend = EX Text Style = ST
Offset = O Line = L
Divide = DIV Erase = E
Point Style = PTYPE Undo = U / CTRL+Z
Lines Extended to BOUNDARY edge
Measuring Distance = DI Properties = MO

Fig.2
RECTANGLE other corner
X

X
first corner Command: TR <enter>
Command: REC <enter> Select cutting edges: pick 1 <enter> (Fig.1)
Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/ Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or
Fillet/Thickness/Width]: pick first corner [Fence/Crossing/Project/Edge/eRase/Undo]: pick 2
Specify other corner point or [Area/Dimensions/ <enter>
Rotation]: pick other corner
Command: EX <enter>
Select boundary edges: pick 1 <enter> (Fig.2)
If length = 300 , width = 200
Select object to extend or shift-select to trim or
[Fence/Crossing/Project/Edge/Undo]: pick 2 <enter>
W=200

X
pt.A L=300

Command: REC <enter> OFFSET


Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/ (Draw a box, L=500 W=500)
Fillet/Thickness/Width]: pick pt.A Command: O <enter> (offset)
Specify other corner point or [Area/Dimensions/ Offset distance: 25 <enter> B C
Rotation]: @300,200 <enter> Select object: pick B
Side to offset: pick C

EXPLODE
Command: X <enter>
Select objects: pick (the object to explode) DIVIDE
(Draw a line, L=500)
Command: DIV <enter>
Select object to divide: select the line
Enter the number of segments or [Block]: 4 <enter>

QualiCADD CAD Training Center Page 1


AutoCAD 2D Tutorial

POINT STYLE
Changes the appearance of points and point sizes.
Exercise 2: QualiCADD A4 Landscape Title Block
Command: PTYPE <enter>

Additional:

MOVING TEXT using M2P

MEASURING DISTANCE Before (Move using M2P)


Middle Center justification
Command: DI <enter>
of text
Make sure that OSNAP (for endpoint) is ON
(F3 = ON)
Specify first point: pick end point (A) of line pt.1
Specify second point or [Multiple points]: pt.2
pick end point (B) of other line

Distance between endpoint of lines


1. Select the text
pt.A pt.B 2. Click the Middle Center justification of text
3. Type M2P
4. Click pt.1 then pt.2
5. ESC

After (Move using M2P)

Exercise #2
QualiCADD A4 Landscape Title Block (model)
Paper: 297mm x 210mm
Border: 285mm x 185mm

Text name: ISO CP 2.0


Font style: isocp.shx
Height: 2mm

Text name: ISO CP 5.0


Font style: isocp.shx
Height: 5mm

QualiCADD CAD Training Center Page 2

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