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Engineering Drawing and

Graphics

(CU-212L)

AutoCAD 2007

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OUTLINEManual vs. CAD drawing

Introduction to AutoCAD

AutoCAD GUIStarting a command

Getting started

Practice session

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Manual vs. Cad drawing

Efficiency

Accuracy

Ease

Time saving

Economy

Simplicity

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Introduction

Opening AutoCAD

Getting familiar with the AutoCADGraphics window or Graphical UserInterface. (GUI)

Modifying the display.

Some general tasks


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Introduction (cont.)

Opening AutoCAD

a) By default, installing AutoCAD places a

shortcut on the desktop, one can double-

click the shortcutto launch the program.


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Introduction (cont.)


Opening AutoCAD

b) Start

All Programs

Autodesk

AutoCAD 2007

AutoCAD 2007.exe

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AutoCAD GUI

Draw toolbar

Menu bar Title bar

Modify toolbar

Standard toolbar

Layers toolbar Properties toolbarStyles toolbar

Application close

button

Drawing close

button

Layout tabs

Model tab Command windowDrawing area

User Coordinate System icon

Status barCrosshairs

Pickbox

Status bar menu

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Modifying the display


Choose ToolsOptions to open the Options dialog box.

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Work with Commands

Use the Mouse


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Start a Command

Command can be started by

Using a menu,

A toolbar,

A palette, or

The command line


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Start Commands from Menus

Toolbars contain buttons that startcommands.

some of the toolbars are

Dock, Resize, and Float Toolbars attached to any edge of the drawing area,

can be dragged anywhere in the drawing area,

press CTRL key to prevent docking


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Starting command fromtoolbars Hide, Display, and Lock Toolbars

Modify toolbar

Draw toolbar

Layers toolbar

Standard toolbar

Style toolbar


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Modify toolbarDraw toolbar

Layer toolbar

Standard toolbar

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Start Commands on theCommand Line Commands can be initiated by typing

them on the command line.

Such commands are preferred since

the user is not forced to maketransitions between keyboard and themouse.

After typing the command, pressENTER or SPACEBAR to execute thecommand.


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Starting and cancelling

commands

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Getting started

The first step in AutoCAD is to set theunits. For this purpose, Type > UN

In the new dialog box change units to

Architecturaland Precisionto 0-0. In the angle group box change type to

decimal and precision to 0.00

Check the clockwise check box totake clockwise angles as positive.

In drag and drop scale group box

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Practice session

1. Drawing a line

2. Drawing a

rectangle

3. Drawing a circle


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Drawing a line (using commandline)1. Type line Press2. Click anywhere in the drawing area to

locate a point.

3. At the Specify Next Point or [Undo]prompt, click anywhere else in thedrawing area to specify the endpoint

of the line segment.4. Then type c (Close) and press

ENTER to add a third line segmentthat connects to the initial point andends the command. Instructor.Engr Rahat Ullah 19

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3. Drawing a circle

1. type c and press2. click anywhere in the drawing area to locate

a center point.

3. At the Specify Radius of Circle prompt, type

5 and press

4. Press to repeat the CIRCLE command.

5. Type 2P and press ENTER to create a circle

using two points .6. Click anywhere in the drawing to locate

each point.

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Saving the drawing

There are various ways to save adrawing

1. Select the save icon from the

standard toolbar.2. Type qsave

3. Select file>save


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