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The document outlines basic CAD commands essential for using AutoCAD software, including commands such as Line, Copy, Move, and Dimension. It emphasizes the importance of these commands in efficiently creating and managing drawings in engineering and design. Understanding these commands is fundamental for users to minimize errors and accurately bring their designs to life.

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Basic CAD Commands 3

The document outlines basic CAD commands essential for using AutoCAD software, including commands such as Line, Copy, Move, and Dimension. It emphasizes the importance of these commands in efficiently creating and managing drawings in engineering and design. Understanding these commands is fundamental for users to minimize errors and accurately bring their designs to life.

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Basic CAD Commands

Prepared by: Jerneth B. Haban


Objectives:
At the end of the topic, the learner will be
able to:

a. Know the basic CAD commands


b. Draw and perform CAD commands in
AutoCAD software
c. Value the importance of CAD commands
in laying out objects and in industry
CAD commands
1. Line
2. Copy
3. Move
4. Fillet
5. Offset
6. Trim
7. Erase
8. Rotate
9. Mirror
10.Dimension
1. Line
The line in AutoCAD is drawn by
specifying the starting and ending
point through the cursor.
The line is a command used in almost
every drawing actually; without a line,
you cannot draw any object in a drawing
project.

Command: L ↵
2. Copy

The copy command is used to copy the


objects. The concept is the same as Ctrl + C
to copy and Ctrl + V to paste, which can also
be used in AutoCAD. The objects are copied
in a specified direction and at a specified
distance.

Command : copy ↵
ctrl + c
3. Move

The move command in


AutoCAD is used to move
objects at a specified
distance and direction.

Command: M ↵
4. fillet

Fillet command connects


two adjacent lines or one
horizontal line and one
vertical line creating round
at the edges in any radius.

Command: fillet ↵
5. offset
The offset command in AutoCAD is used
to create parallel lines, concentric
circles, and parallel curves. We can
offset any object through a point or at a
specified distance. We can create as many
parallel lines and curves with the help of
the offset command

Command: offset ↵
6. Trim
The Trim command in AutoCAD
is used to remove the objects,
which meet the edges of other
objects. It is used to remove extra
lines or extra parts of an object. We
can also perform trim using different
selection methods. We are required to
select the portion of the object to trim.

Command: Trim ↵
7. Erase
The erase command is used to remove
or delete objects from the drawing.
The selected objects can also be
removed with the help of the 'Delete'
button on the keyboard.

Command : erase ↵ or delete


8. Rotate

The rotate command is used to rotate the


object by an absolute angle. It turns
objects through the specified point. The
specified point is the base point, and the
rotation is performed from that point. The
rotation of objects can be performed by
randomly dragging the cursor and also by the
specified angle.

Command: Rotate ↵
9. Mirror

The mirror command in AutoCAD is used to


create a copy (mirror copy) of the
selected object. We can also delete the
source object after mirroring the object. The
objects that represent the same as the half of
their object can be mirrored across a center
line to create the other half of the object.

Command: Mirror ↵
10. Dimension

AutoCAD's dimensioning tools


can automatically measure distances and
place dimensions on your drawing. You
can simply select objects and let AutoCAD
add the appropriate dimensions, or you can
tell AutoCAD what type of dimension you
want to place and what object or points you
wish to dimension

Command : dli ↵
Generalizations :
Importance of AutoCAD
AutoCAD provides unique drafting tools that
are used in drawings of engineering
components, designs, and infrastructure. It
also minimizes human errors and helps
the users to bring their imagination to life
with accuracy.
Importance of CAD commands

Most AutoCAD drawings are composed


purely and simply from these basic
components. A good understanding of the
commands is fundamental to the efficient
use of AutoCAD.
Without commands, you cannot draw
objects easily so it is important to know
atleast basic CAD commands
Thank you for listening!

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