Module 6

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
DRAWING
TOOLS
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Engr. Felippe Niño C. Lusares
Instructor
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LESSON OBJECTIVES
➜ Understand the use of Ortho
Mode or Polar Tracking
➜ Use the Dynamic Input
➜ Understand and use the
different Object Snap.
➜ Use Object Snap Tracking and
use Hatches
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1. Ortho Mode (F8) – Restrict the
movement of the cursor on neither
x or y axes.
2. Polar Tracking (F10) – Restrict
cursor to specified angles.
3. Dynamic Input (DYNMODE) –
Provides a command interface
near the cursor in the drawing area
4. Object Snap (F3) – Snaps your
cursor if hovered close to a
specified point of a drawing
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5. Hatches – Used to fill an
enclosed area. It can either be
solid, gradient or patterns.
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Trim
When creating a design, you may need to
remove the unwanted and extending edge.
In such cases, you can use the Trim tool.
On invoking the Trim tool, you will be
prompted to select the cutting edges. These
edges can be lines, polylines, circles, arcs,
ellipses, rays, splines, text, blocks, xlines or
even viewports. After the cutting
edge/edges are selected, you must select
each object to be trimmed.
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Extend
The Extend tool may be considered as
the opposite of the Trim tool. You can
extend lines, polylines, rays, and arcs to
meet the other objects using the Extend
tool. You can use this option whenever
you want to extend the objects that do
not actually intersect the boundary edge
but would intersect its edge if the
boundary edges were extended.
Copy
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This tool is used to make the copies of

the selected objects and place them at
the specified location. On invoking this
tool, you need to select the objects and
then specify the base point. Next, you
need to specify the second point where
the copied objects have to be placed.
You can continue specifying the second
point for creating multiple copies of the
selected entities.
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Mirror
This tool is used to create a mirror copy of the selected
objects. The objects can be mirrored at any angle. This
tool is helpful in drawing symmetrical figures. On invoking
this tool, you will be prompted to select objects. On
selecting objects to be mirrored, you will be prompted to
enter the first point of the mirror line and the second point
of the mirror line. A mirror line is an imaginary line about
which the objects are mirrored.
Rotate 9
On invoking this tool, you will be prompted to select

the objects and the base point about which the
selected objects will be rotated. By default, a
positive angle results in counterclockwise rotation,
whereas a negative angle results in a clockwise
rotation. The Rotate tool can also be invoked from
the shortcut menu by selecting an object and right-
clicking in the drawing area, and choosing Rotate
from the shortcut menu.
Erase 10
Sometimes, you need to erase the unwanted objects from the

objects drawn. To erase an object, choose Erase tool from the
Modify panel. To invoke the Modify toolbar, choose
View>Windows>Toolbars>AutoCAD>Modify from the ribbon. A
small box, known as a pick box, replaces the screen cursor on
invoking the Erase tool. To erase the object, select it by using
the pick box; the selected object will be displayed in dashed
lines, and the Select objects prompt will be displayed again.
You can either continue selecting the objects or press ENTER
to terminate the object selection process and erase the
selected objects.
Offset 11
You can use the Offset tool to draw parallel lines, polylines, concentric
circles, arcs, curves, etc., While offsetting an object, you need to specify
the offset distance and the side to offset.
Move
The Move Tool is used to move one or more objects from their current
location to a new location without changing their size or orientation.
Array
You may need to create an object multiple times in a rectangular or circular
arrangement in some cases. This type of arrangement can be obtained by
creating an array of objects. In Rectangular Array, you need to mention the
number of rows and columns along with the Row offset distance and
Column offset distance. Whereas in Polar Array, you need to specify the
Center point around which you need the number of objects.
Scale 12
Sometimes you need to change the size of objects in a drawing. For this
purpose, the Scale tool comes in handy.
Fillet
The edges in a model are generally filleted to reduce the area of stress
concentration. The fillet tool helps form round corners between any two
entities that form a sharp vertex.
Explode
This tool is useful when you have inserted an entire drawing, and you
need to alter a small detail. After you invoke the Explode tool, you are
prompted to select the objects you want to explode. After selecting the
objects, press ENTER or right-click to explode the selected objects and
then end the command.

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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

This tool is used to make the copies of

On invoking this tool, you will be prompted to select

Sometimes, you need to erase the unwanted objects from the

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