CAD 120 AUTOCAD
WEEK 2
TODAY'S TOPICS
• Review Function Keys
• Set up Profiles and Import them
• Example Problem of Dynamic Input
• Units
• Environments
• Basic Commands
• Layers
• Snaps
• View
• Inspection
• Lab Work Submission
EXAMPLE EXERCISE P3-13 PG
92 With Dynamic input on,
Default is relative.
When off, it is absolute
POLAR – Point located
from the last point …
length & angle
Enter @DIST<ANGLE
RELATIVE – Point
located from the last
point … X,Y
Enter @X,Y
ABSOLUTE – Point
located from 0,0 … X,Y
Enter X,Y
COMMAND LINE –
absolute, relative, and
polar
FUNCTION KEYS
• Press on each key to sample effects
• F1 - AutoCAD Help Screens
• F2 - Toggle Text/Graphics Screen
• F3 – Object Snap Settings On/Off
• F4 – 3D Object Snap Settings On/Off
• F5 - Toggle Isoplanes (Right, Left, Top) On/Off
FUNCTION KEYS CONTINUED
• F6 - Toggle Dynamic UCS On/Off
• F7 - Toggle Grid Modes On/Off
• F8 - Toggle Ortho Modes On/Off
• F9 - Toggle Snap Modes On/Off
• F10 - Toggle Polar Tracking On/Off
• F11 - Toggle Object Snap Tracking Modes On/Off
• F12 – Turn Dynamic input display On/Off
PROFILES
PROFILES
Profiles store drawing environment settings.
Profiles store settings such as the following:
• Default search and project file paths
• Template file locations
• Initial folder specified in file navigation
dialog boxes
• Default linetype and hatch pattern files
• Printer defaults
Profile information is typically set on the Files
tab of the Options dialog box, stored in the
system registry, and can be exported to a
text file (an ARG file).
.DWG = drawing .BAK = backup file
OUR FIRST CONSIDERATION
• When beginning a new
drawing is UNITS
-DWGUNITS
UNITS – A CLOSER LOOK
• The units we are discussing are
your working units.
Dimensioning involves other
unit type settings
(DIMSTYLE).
• Pay close attention to precision.
SEE THE UNITS AT WORK
MODEL SPACE AND LAYOUT
(PAPER SPACE) TALKING
POINTS (BASICS)
• Switching between • Regen and Regenall
space
• Zoom and Zoomall
• How do you know
which space your in?
• Setting a scale
• Locking a scale
DRAWING ENVIRONMENT
PLOTTING STYLES
(PAGE SETUP MANAGER)
• Assign printer
• Choose paper size
• Choose printing style
• Monochrome
OTHER BASIC DRAW
COMMANDS
From the DRAW panel: From the MODIFY panel:
• Circle • Construction Lines
(XLINE)
• Arc
• Rectangle • Fillet and Chamfer
• Ellipse
• Offset
• Polygon
• Trim
• Donut
• Extend
• Snap
OUR THIRD CONSIDERATION:
LAYERS
• Layers accomplish drawing organization
which should accomplish more efficiency
when working on a drawing.
• Can accomplish speeding up the software
when unused layers are frozen.
AN EXAMPLE OF LAYERS
PROPERTIES
PICTURING LAYERS
LAYER TOPICS
• Creating a layer
• Layer On/Off/Freeze/Thaw/Lock
• Hatch example: On/Off versus Freeze/Thaw
• “Freeze” makes items unselectable
• Deleting & Renaming a layer
• Making a layer current
• Handling color and line type through layers
• Handling line type scale
• Overriding layer color and line type
• Multiple viewports example
CHANGING PROPERTIES OF AN
ENTITY
Quick Properties (QP)
VIEWING OPTIONS
• Mouse Wheel
• Panning
• Naming Views
• Open C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2021\
Sample\Database Connectivity\Floor Plan
Sample.dwg
• Tiled View Ports
• NAVBARDISPLAY
• NAVSWHEEL
INQUIRY COMMANDS
• Distance
• Angle (MEASUREGEOM)
• Angle formed in the XY Plane
• LIST
• AREA
• Area with islands removed
• Area by HATCH, LIST
• ID (for points)
• PERIMETER
PROBLEM 8-
6
PAGE 239
• What is the total surface area of the gasket with all holes and slots
removed?
• What is the total distance from the center of the 6 radius arc “C” to the
center of the 12.5 radius arc “B”?
• What is the total length of the 6 radius arc “C”?
• What is the absolute coordinate value of the center of the upper most
arc “A” (if the center of arc “B” is at 0,0?
• Try REGION command, LIST
• Explode the region
• Try HATCH command
CONSTRUCTION LINES
• Construction line = line of infinite length
• Icon located in Ribbon
• Select beginning & end points, then enter
• Hor/Ver/Ang:
• Choose H or V & select through points
• Choose A, specify angle, & select through points
• Choose A, type R, choose reference line, enter
angle, select through points
• Bisect: xline divides chosen angle in half
• Type B, choose angle vertex, specify start and
end of angle
• Offset: Line // to existing line @ some dist.
• Choose O or select Offset icon, define distant,
select existing line, select side of existing line
for offset
• RAY command
OBJECT
SNAP
GLOSSARY
PLACING WORK ON PLATO
• All labs will be uploaded into PLATO
• All labs should be saved as Lab-#-
yourlastname
• i.e.: LAB-01-SHAWLEY
• If the lab has more than one file, you need to
compress the files and upload one file to
plato.
WHAT IS NEXT
• Finish and Submit Lab 1
• Lab 2 to be assigned Next week
• Review of layers and Units
• Continue with object snap, display options
and viewports.
