Lecture 1 - AutoCAD
Lecture 1 - AutoCAD
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING,
KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE
INTRODUCTION TO AUTOCAD
By
MICHAEL OLUWASEGUN ADISA
[23/67MCE/044]
CLEMENT OLUWAFEMI ADEBAYO
[23/67MCE/050]
ALIYU OLAYINKA ABDULRAHMAN
[23/67MCE/055]
Course Title: Computer
NASIRUDEEN ALIAGANApplication
YAQUB
(CEE 804)[23/67MCE/063]
July,
Course Lecturer: Dr. Odeyemi S.O. 2024
PRESENTATION
OUTLINE
01 Introduction 11 Selecting Objects
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2D INTERFACE (AUTOCAD 2022) 5
Drawing Area
2. Drawing Area
This is where the drawings are made.
OBJECT SNAP TRACKING F11 Tracks the cursor from object snap locations
(AUTOSNAP)
OBJECT SNAP (OSNAP) F3 Turns object snap on and off
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DEMO: SETTING UP A DRAWING 9
You can launch the AutoCAD software using its icon on the desktop or from the Start menu
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BASIC TOOLS IN AUTOCAD 10
Command Function
DRAW TOOLS
Command Function
MODIFY TOOLS
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UNDERSTANDING THE COORDINATE SYSTEM 11
Cartesian coordinates • Polar coordinates
• Points in space are represented by the
distances from the origin along the axes. • Points in space are represented by an angle
with respect to the positive X axis and the
• In a 2D space, (X,Y) coordinate system is distance from the origin.
used.
• In a 3D space, (X,Y,Z) coordinate system
is used.
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NAVIGATION TOOLS 15
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SWITCHING BETWEEN WORKSPACES 19
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VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF AUTOCAD22
AutoCAD AutoCAD
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QUESTIONS 23
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ANSWERS 24
1. Mention the merits and demerits of AutoCAD
Merits of AutoCAD Demerits of AutoCAD
• High cost of acquiring latest configuration computer
Time and energy saving
systems
Easy to editing • High cost of acquiring and updating the software
• Loss of work if computer is damaged, attacked by virus
Quality design with
or hacked
Improved accuracy and • Time and high cost of learning
precision
Design optimization
Code re-use
Easy to share 2. List four precision tools on the status bar and their functions
S/N Name Function
1 GRIDMODE Turns the grid display on and off
2 SNAPMODE Restricts cursor movement to specified grid intervals
3 ORTHOMODE Locks cursor movement to vertical or horizontal
4 POLAR Guides cursor movement to specified angles
TRACKING
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ANSWERS – Cont’d 25
a. Type L and press Enter OR pick LINE from the Draw panel
b. Pick the first point
c. Move in the horizontal direction
d. Type 5 and press Enter
e. Move in the vertical direction
f. Type 5 and press Enter
g. Move in the horizontal direction (opposite to the first horizontal direction)
h. Type 5 and press Enter
i. Type C and press Enter OR click the first point
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ANSWERS – Cont’d 26
Autodesk Inc. (n.d.). The Hitchhiker's Guide to AutoCAD. Retrieved June 25, 2023, from https
://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2022/ENU/?
guid=GUID-2AA12FC5-FBB2-4ABE-9024-90D41FEB1AC3
Jaiprakash, P. (n.d.). 72 Practice drawings: Fully dimensioned 2D and 3D drawings for practice.
SourceCAD Learning. Retrieved June 27, 2023 from http://www.thesourcecad.com
Jaiprakash, P. & Yasser, S. (2022). Practical Autodesk AutoCAD 2023 and AutoCAD LT 2023.
Birmingham, UK: Packt Publishing Ltd.
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