Introduction to AutoCAD, Templates, Model · Contents 1. Introduction to AutoCAD Interface and...

DFTG-1309 – Basic CADPrepared by Trung Bui, Instructor

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Session 1

Introduction to AutoCAD,

Templates, Model

AutoCAD 2018 and Its Applications Comprehensive:

25th Ed. Ch. 1: p. 1

Ch. 2: p. 33

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Contents

1. Introduction to AutoCAD

Interface and Workspaces Drawing

Menu Bar, Ribbon, Tool Bar

Crosshairs and Cursor in Options

2. Introduction to Templates

3. Introduction to Model

4. Assignment 1A, 1B, 1C

Tour The User Interface of AutoCAD

Close buttonApplication menu

Sign in to

online service

Recently opened

Select a template

to start a new

drawing

Open a saved file

Display option for

recent documents

Display the

create page

Workspaces Drawing

show On/Off Menu bar

Menu Bar

Ribbon for Drafting and Antotation

Workspace Switching to get 3D Basic

Ribbon for 3D Basic

Workspace Switching to get 3D Modeling

3D Modeling

Workspace Switching to get Drafting and Annotation

Choose 3D Modeling (DFTG 2319)

Click first time Click second time

Click third time

Click fourth time

They are similar

Review on AutoCAD 2018

In class practice

Creating the Custom Workspaces Drawing

1. Open Workspace on top view:

Workspace Switching

2. Viewport controls

View Control

Visual Styles

DFTG 1309choose 2D Wireframe=2D Model space

DFTG 2319 choose remaining visual style= 3D Parallel

projection

Left click

3. The name drawing tab

4. Minimize/Maximize/Restore/Close drawing window:

5. View Cube and Navigation bar:

View Cube on/off: (DFTG 1309 need to turn off it)

View Cube Setting

Click on to choose WCS

If you choose new UCS (show up is unnamed) then click on view

cube will be wrong rotate

Click on corner to get the direction

WCS

Working With View Cube

Save it to home: Right click on the Cube

Should be choose Top Left

Working With View Cube

Top Left

2D (DFTG 1309) 3D (DFTG 2319)

Top Left

Working With View Cube

Pick on top, front and right side of view Cube: and choose WCS

Working With the Compass

Navigation bar: You can turn on/off via check mark

Move up/down middle wheel

Hold Shift and Middle wheel

down and move your cursor

Hold middle wheel down and move your cursor

Working With the 3D Orbit

Hold the Shift key down and hold your middle wheel down and

then move it.

6. UCS Icon:

Setup color and size: typing ucsi (UCSICON)

and choose the Properties

Got the UCS

2D (DFTG 1309) 3D (DFTG 2319)

Typing ucsm (UCSMan) to set current World, Orthographic

7. Model Space and Layout1:

8. Tool Bars:

Large Tool Bars:

Large Tool Bars:3D (DFTG 2319)

9. Model Space Drawing:

Uniform background:

9. Model Space Drawing:

Uniform background:(DFTG 2319)

Tooltips near the cursor:

Tooltips

Show up the tooltips

Coordinate input and Dimension input:

Show up Coordinates

Dimension input

Left click

Command lines: ( ctrl+9 to on/off)

Dynamic input:( need to turn on)

Dynamic input has Fourth components: cursor (pointer) input, dimension input,

Command line, and Tooltips. Right-click the dynamic input button and click

Settings to control what is displayed by each component when dynamic input is

turned on. Note: You can turn off dynamic input temporarily by holding down

the F12 key

Setup dynamic input

Setup dynamic input

Setup dynamic input

Red

Yellow

Setup dynamic input to get collection all command line

input, point input, dimension input, tooltip.

Show Command input

Typed Command name on crosshair

Suggestion list bottom bar

Suggestion list on crosshair

Typed command name on bottom bar

Setup dynamic input on 3D (DFTTG 2319)

Top View

Front ViewRight Side View

World Coordinate System

Setup dynamic input to get collection all command line

input, point input, dimension input, tooltip.

10.Show /Hide Lineweight

Right click

11.Show/Hide Grid:

DFTG 2319

Setting Grid and Snap Grid

Right click

Left click

Setting Color for Major and Minor Grid in 2D wirefrace

Cyan

Major and Minor Grid in 2D wirefrace

1 Inch

1 Inch5 Inch

5 Inch

12.Units

Type units

13.Crosshair of Cursor:

change size and color:

Type op (option) or right click

Click option

DFTG 2319

DFTG 2319

DFTG 2319

14.Object Snap 2D model space=2D Wireframe

Object Snap 3D (DFTG 2319)

Temporary Object Snaps and Permanent Object Snaps

Shift+Right click

Right click

15.Object Snap Tracking

Setting Object Snap Tracking

Right click

Object Snap 3D (DFTG 2319)

Polar Tracking

Right click

Selection Cycling Right click

3D Object Snap

Right click

Quick Properties

Right click

16. Status Bar:

DFTG 1309

DFTG 2319

16.Setting for Right Click: If right click does not work then

typing op press enter

Create a Custom your

Workspace on AutoCAD 2018

In class practice

Exercise 11. Create a Custom Workspace as shown in figure

(unit metric), 2D Drafting, turn on Grid and snap

functions and set the grid spacing for 10 and snap

spacing for 5.

In-class Practice

2D DraftingMetric

Left Click

Exercise 1

Left Click on

workspace switch

Left Click

to open

menu bar

Exercise 1

Left Click

to open

Snap and

Grid

Snap and Grid

Exercise 1

Type Units

Left click on

down arrow

to get

Millimeter

Exercise 1

Type Dsetting

Exercise 22. Create a Custom Workspace as shown in figure

(unit Inch), 3D Basic, turn on Grid and snap

functions and set the grid spacing for .5 and snap

spacing for .25

In-class Practice

3D BasicInch

Exercise 33. Create a Custom Workspace as shown in figure

(unit Inch), 3D Modeling, turn on Grid (.5) and snap

(.25)

In-class Practice

3D ModelingInch

SE Isometric

Introduction to Template

We can create a template by two method:

1. Insert HCC Template

Introduction to Template Left Click

Double click on HCC Template

Left Click

Introduction to Template

Double click on green text to change

Name, Assignment, Sheet, so on

Double click on wheel (fit on screen)

Border

Notes

Sheet

Block

Introduction to Template

Create template folder

a) Save Template in Folder TB-1309

Type file name like this

Select Drawing template .dwt

Introduction to Template

Type in Description and Left click OK

Double click on none

to create path in

template

b) Setting my template:-Location File Left click OK

Introduction to Template

Uncheck box

c) Automatic saves &Backup files

d) Unit (inch)

Automatic saves

Select Inch unit

Introduction to Template

Moving cursor to

Lower left corner

e) Drawing Limits in template

Hold shift + ↓

Type limits

Moving cursor to

upper right corner

Type limits

Introduction to Template

Left click close

f) Close file template

Introduction to Template

2. Template Metric (millimeter)

Left click open

Double click on

file to open it

Introduction to Template

Type Scale 25.4 got template metric Use wheel

drive of mouse to reduce small template and double click to

fill on screen Double click on text to fix millimeter.

Create your Template on

AutoCAD 2018

In class practice

Introduction to Model Space

1. New drawing should to used your template (please

don’t choose new file)click open on your template

Introduction to Model Space

All files

currently

open on tab

Selected

model tab

to draw

Selected

layout tab to

print out

We need save as new drawing with form:

your first and last Initial-1309-Assignment #

EX: TB-1309-ASSIGNMENT 1

Model space: is where you design and draw the part and assembly

Template will be inserted and drawn. If the parts size are smaller

template size then they will be drawn in template. In otherwise,

they will be drawn outside template, then we will be add them to

template in Layout space / Sheet (Lecture session 6)

Introduction to Model Space

Save as

TB-1309-ASSIGNMENT 1

Exercise 4

1. Create a folder TB-1309 in USB Flash drive

(Your first & last Initial)

2. Creating a Template A size Inch in folder

TB-1309 with automatic save 20 min &

drawing limits in template

In-class Practice

Assignment 1A

Creating a Template A size Metric with

Automatic save 20 min & Drawing limits in

template

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