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The Hitchhiker's Guide to AutoCAD Basics

Welcome to The Hitchhikers Guide to AutoCAD Basicsyour guide to the basic 42 commadsyou eed to create 2D dra!igs usig AutoCAD or AutoCAD "T#

This guide is a great $lace to get started i% you &ust com$leted your iitial traiig or to re%reshyour memory i% you use AutoCAD oly occasioally# The 42 commads are grou$ed together

accordig to ty$es o% acti(ity ad are arraged to %ollo! a geeral !ork%lo!#

A%ter you %iish this guide you ca access the liked Hel$ commads i each to$ic %or morei%ormatio or you ca retur to the guide later to re(ie! s$eci%ic to$ics# Also try to %idsomeoe !ho !ill be able to as!er your occasioal )uestios# The $roduct discussio grou$s

*htt$+,,%orums#autodesk#com,- ad Autodesk blogs are good resources#.# Basics

/e(ie! the basic AutoCAD cotrols#

2# 0ie!ig1a ad oom i a dra!ig ad cotrol the order o% o(erla$$ig ob&ects#

3# GeometryCreate basic geometric ob&ects such as lies circles ad hatched areas#

4# 1recisiosure the $recisio re)uired %or your models#

5# "ayers6rgaie your dra!ig by assigig ob&ects to layers#
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7# 1ro$erties8ou ca assig $ro$erties such as color ad liety$e to idi(idual ob&ects or as de%ault$ro$erties assiged to layers#

9# :odi%yig1er%orm editig o$eratios such as erase mo(e ad trim o the ob&ects i a dra!ig#

;# Blocks


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Note:time AutoCAD users $re%er this method#

@otice that as you start to ty$e a commad it is com$leted automatically# Whe se(eral

$ossibilities are a(ailable such as i the eam$le belo! you ca make your choice by clickig it

or usig the arro! keys ad the $ressig ter or the $acebar#

The :ouse

:ost $eo$le use a mouse as their $oitig de(ice but other de(ices ha(e e)ui(alet cotrols#


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Tip:Whe you look %or a o$tio try right>clickig# De$edig o !here you locate your cursor

di%%eret meus !ill dis$lay rele(at commads ad o$tios#

@e! Dra!igs

8ou ca easily co%orm to idustry or com$ay stadards by s$eci%yig settigs %or tet

dimesios liety$es ad se(eral other %eatures# Eor eam$le this backyard deck desig

dis$lays t!o di%%eret dimesio styles#

All these settigs ca be sa(ed i a drawing template%ile# Click @e! to choose %rom se(eral

dra!ig tem$late %iles+

Eor im$erial dra!igs that assume your uits are iches use acad.dwt or acadlt.dwt#

Eor metric uits that assume your uits are millimeters use acadiso.dwtor acadltiso.dwt#


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The FTutorialF tem$late %iles i the list are sim$le eam$les %or the architectural or mechaical

desig disci$lies !ith both im$erial *i- ad metric *m- (ersios# 8ou might !at to e$erimet!ith them#

:ost com$aies use dra!ig tem$late %iles that co%orm to com$ay stadards# They !ill o%te

use di%%eret dra!ig tem$late %iles de$edig o the $ro&ect or the cliet#

Create 8our 6! Dra!ig Tem$late Eile

8ou ca sa(e ay dra!ig *.dwg- %ile as a dra!ig tem$late *.dwt- %ile# 8ou ca also o$e ay

eistig dra!ig tem$late %ile modi%y it ad the sa(e it agai !ith a di%%eret %ileame i%

eeded#


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it Dis$lay ettigs

A%ter you decide !hat uit o% legth that you !at to use the @.,2 istead#

1recisio# Eor eam$le a decimal legth o% 7#5 ca be set to dis$lay as 7#5? 7#5?? or7#5???#


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0ie!ig

1a ad oom i a dra!ig ad cotrol the order o% o(erla$$ig ob&ects#

The easiest !ay to chage your (ie! is by usig the !heel o your mouse#

oom i or out by rollig the !heel# 1a a (ie! i ay directio by holdig the !heel do! ad the mo(ig your mouse#

oom to the etets o% your model by clickig the !heel t!ice#

Tip:Whe you oom i or out the locatio o% the cursor is im$ortat# Thik o% your cursor as a

magi%yig glass# Eor eam$le i% you $ositio the cursor i the u$$er>right area o% the %loor $la

as sho! belo! oomig i magi%ies the dressig room !ithout shi%tig the (ie!#

Note:


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The dra! order o$tios that are listed iclude sedig all hatches to the back all tet to the

%rot ad so o#

Geometry

Create basic geometric ob&ects such as lies circles ad hatched areas#

8ou ca create a lot o% di%%eret ty$es o% geometric ob&ects i AutoCAD but you oly eed to

ko! a %e! o% them %or most 2D dra!igs#

Tip:


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"ies

The lie is the most basic ad commo ob&ect i AutoCAD dra!igs# To dra! a lie click the

"ie tool#

Alterati(ely you ca ty$e "


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Grid Dis$lay

ome $eo$le like !orkig !ith grid lies as a re%erece !hile others $re%er !orkig i a blak

area# To tur o%% the grid dis$lay $ress E9# (e !ith the grid tured o%% you ca %orce your

cursor to sa$ to grid icremets by $ressig E=#

"ies as Costructio Aids

"ies ca ser(e as re%erece ad costructio geometry such as

1ro$erty lie setbacks

The mirror lie o% a symmetrical mechaical $art

Clearace lies to a(oid iter%ereces

Tra(ersal $ath lies

Circles

The de%ault o$tio o% the C


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Alterati(ely you ca also eter C


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se the 1"!idth segmets

Cotiuous $aths %or !hich you eed to ko! the total legth

Cotour lies %or to$ogra$hic ma$s ad isobaric data

Wirig diagrams ad traces o $rited circuit boards

1rocess ad $i$ig diagrams

1olylies ca ha(e a costat !idth or they ca ha(e di%%eret startig ad edig !idths# A%ter

you s$eci%y the %irst $oit o% the $olylie you ca use the Width o$tio to s$eci%y the !idth o% all

subse)uetly created segmets# 8ou ca chage the !idth (alue at ay time e(e as you

create e! segmets#

Here is a eam$le o% a $rited circuit board i !hich the traces !ere created !ith !ide$olylies# The ladig $ads !ere created !ith the D6@T commad#

1olylies ca ha(e di%%eret startig ad edig !idths %or each segmet as sho! here+

A %ast !ay to create closed rectagular $olylies is to use the /CTA@G commad *eter /C

i the Commad !ido!-#


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im$ly click t!o diagoal $oits %or the rectagle as illustrated#


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Tip:%ill hatches+

Tip:


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1recisio

sure the $recisio re)uired %or your models#

There are se(eral $recisio %eatures a(ailable icludig

1olar trackig# a$ to the closest $reset agle ad s$eci%y a distace alog that agle#

"ockig agles# "ock to a sigle s$eci%ied agle ad s$eci%y a distace alog that agle#

6b&ect sa$s# a$ to $recise locatios o eistig ob&ects such as a ed$oit o% a

$olylie the mid$oit o% a lie or the ceter $oit o% a circle#

Grid sa$s# a$ to icremets i a rectagular grid#

Coordiate etry# $eci%y a locatio by its Cartesia or $olar coordiates either absolute

or relati(e#

The three most commoly used %eatures are $olar trackig lockig agles ad ob&ect sa$s#

1olar Trackig

Whe you eed to s$eci%y a $oit such as !he you create a lie you ca use $olar trackig

to guide the mo(emet o% your cursor i certai directios#

Eor eam$le a%ter you s$eci%y the %irst $oit o% the lie belo! mo(e your cursor to the right ad

the eter a distace i the Commad !ido! to s$eci%y a $recise horiotal legth %or the lie#

By de%ault $olar trackig is tured o ad guides your cursor i a horiotal or (ertical directio

*? or =? degrees-#

"ockig Agles

degree agle you ca eter

the legth o% the lie#


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6b&ect a$s

By %ar the most im$ortat !ay %or you to s$eci%y $recise locatios o ob&ects is to use ob&ect

sa$s#


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/ecommedatios

At ay $rom$t %or a $oit you ca s$eci%y a sigle ob&ect sa$ that o(errides all other

ob&ect sa$ settigs# 8ou hold do! hi%t right>click i the dra!ig area ad choose aob&ect sa$ %rom the 6b&ect a$ meu# The mo(e the cursor to select a locatio o aob&ect#

:ake sure that you oom i close eough to a(oid mistakes#


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0eri%y 8our Work

/echeck your geometry to catch mistakes early# ter the D


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Note:E; ad E.? are mutually eclusi(eturig either oe o !ill tur the other oe o%%#

"ayers

6rgaie your dra!ig by assigig ob&ects to layers#

Whe a dra!ig becomes (isually com$le you ca hide the ob&ects that you curretly do ot

eed to see#


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With layers you ca

Associate ob&ects by their %uctio or locatio

Dis$lay or hide all related ob&ects i a sigle o$eratio

%orce liety$e color ad other $ro$erty stadards %or each layer

Important:/esist the tem$tatio to create e(erythig o oe layer# "ayers are the most

im$ortat orgaiig %eature a(ailable i AutoCAD dra!igs#

"ayer Cotrols

To see ho! a dra!ig is orgaied use the "A8/ commad to o$e the "ayer 1ro$erties

:aager# 8ou ca either eter "A8/ or "A i the Commad !ido! or you ca click the

"ayer 1ro$erties tool o the ribbo#

Here's !hat the "ayer 1ro$erties :aager dis$lays i this dra!ig#


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As idicated layer .? WA"" is the current layer# All e! ob&ects are automatically $laced o

that layer#


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"ayer ettigs

The %ollo!ig are the most commoly used layer settigs i the "ayer 1ro$erties :aager# 8ou

click the ico to tur the settig o ad o%%#

Tur o%% layers# 8ou tur o%% layers to reduce the (isual com$leity o% your dra!ig !hile

you !ork#

Ereee layers# 8ou %reee layers that you do ot eed to access %or a !hile# Ereeig

layers is similar to turig them o%% but im$ro(es $er%ormace i (ery large dra!igs#

"ock layers# 8ou lock layers !he you !at to $re(et accidetal chages to the ob&ects

o those layers# Also the ob&ects o locked layers a$$ear %aded !hich hel$s reduce the

(isual com$leity o% your dra!ig but still lets you see the ob&ects %aitly#

et de%ault $ro$erties# 8ou set the de%ault $ro$erties %or each layer icludig color

liety$e lie!eight ad tras$arecy# @e! ob&ects that you create !ill use these $ro$ertiesuless you o(erride them# 6(erridig layer $ro$erties is e$laied later i this to$ic#

Cotrols i the "ayer 1ro$erties :aager

To create a e! layer click the butto sho! ad eter the ame o% the e! layer# To make a

di%%eret layer the curret oe click the layer ad the click the idicated butto#

uick Access to "ayer ettigs

The "ayer 1ro$erties :aager takes u$ a lot o% s$ace ad you do't al!ays eed to access all

the o$tios# Eor )uick access to the most commo layer cotrols use the cotrols o the

ribbo# Whe o ob&ects are selected the "ayers $ael o the Home tab dis$lays the ame o%

the curret layer as sho! here#


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6ccasioally check to make sure that the ob&ects you create !ill be o the correct layer# do! arro! to dis$lay a list o%

layers ad the click a layer o the list to make it the curret layer# 8ou ca also click o ay

ico i the list to chage its settig#

:aitai 8our tadards


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0eri%y ad Chage 6b&ect 1ro$erties

8ou ca use the 1ro$erties $alette to (eri%y ad chage $ro$erty settigs %or selected ob&ects#


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The 1ro$erties $ael !orks the same !ay as the 1ro$erties $alette# Whe you select a ob&ect

the curret $ro$erty settigs are re$laced by the $ro$erties assiged to the selected ob&ect ad

you ca use this $ael to easily chage the $ro$erties o% oe o% more selected ob&ects#

:atch the 1ro$erties o% 6b&ects

Eor a %ast !ay to co$y the $ro$erties o% a selected ob&ect to other ob&ects use the :atch

1ro$erties tool or eter :ATCH1/61 or :A i the Commad !ido!#

elect the source ob&ect ad the select all o% the ob&ects that you !at to modi%y#

"iety$es

Dashed ad other o>cotiuous liety$es are assiged %rom the 1ro$erties $ael# 8ou must

%irst load a liety$e be%ore you ca assig it#


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3# $eci%y a di%%eret Fglobal scale %actorF %or all liety$esthe larger the (alue the logerthe dashes ad s$aces# Click 6K#

6ce you'(e loaded the liety$es that you $la to use you ca select ay ob&ect ad s$eci%y a

liety$e %rom the 1ro$erties $ael or the 1ro$erties $alette# Alterati(ely you ca s$eci%y a

de%ault liety$e %or ay layer i the "ayer 1ro$erties :aager#

"ie!eights

The "ie!eight $ro$erty $ro(ides a !ay to dis$lay di%%eret thickesses %or selected ob&ects#

The thickess o% the lies remai costat regardless o% the scale o% the (ie!# !orld uits#

"ie!eights ca also be assiged %rom the 1ro$erties $ael#


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8ou ca lea(e the lie!eight set to By"ayer or you ca s$eci%y a (alue that o(errides the

layer's lie!eight#


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rase

To erase a ob&ect use the /A commad# 8ou ca eter i the Commad !ido! or

click the rase tool# Whe you see the cursor chage to a s)uarepickbox click each ob&ect

that you !at to erase ad the $ress ter or the $acebar#

Note:Alterati(ely be%ore you eter ay commad you ca select se(eral ob&ects ad the

$ress the Delete key# $erieced AutoCAD users o%te use this method as !ell#

elect :ulti$le 6b&ects

ometimes you eed to select a large umber o% ob&ects#


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8ou click the Co$y tool or eter C1 i the Commad !ido! to start the commad# Erom here

you ca choose bet!ee t!o $rimary methods de$edig o !hat's more co(eiet# 8ou !ill

use these t!o methods %re)uetly#

The Distace :ethod

9,;F L .,;F M .?F %rom

the e)ui(alet $oit o the origial tile# o you select the tile $ress ter or the $acebar to

ed your selectio ad click ay!here i the dra!ig area *.-# This $oit does ot ha(e to be

located o the tile#

@et you mo(e your cursor to the right relyig o the $olar trackig agle to kee$ the directio

horiotal ad the eter .? %or the distace# 1ress ter or the $acebar a secod time to

ed the commad#

Whe you s$eci%ied a distace ad a directio %rom a $oit *.- you de%ied a (ector# This

(ector !as a$$lied to the tile that you selected#

The T!o 1oits :ethod

Aother method oe that you !ill o%te use !he you do't !at to add umbers together

re)uires t!o ste$s# 8ou start the C618 commad ad select the tile as be%ore but this time you

click the t!o ed$oits as sho!# This also de%ies a (ector#

Tip:The t!o $oits that de%ie a (ector do't eed to be located o the ob&ect that you !at to

co$y# 8ou ca use t!o $oits s$eci%ied ay!here i your model#


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@et to add the .,;F s$ace bet!ee the tiles click the :o(e tool or eter : i the Commad

!ido!# The :60 commad is similar to the C618 commad# elect the e!ly co$ied tile

ad $ress ter or the $acebar# As be%ore click ay!here i the dra!ig area ad mo(e your

cursor to the right# ter .,; or #.25 %or the distace#

Create :ulti$le Co$ies

8ou ca use the t!o>$oits method as a re$eatig se)uece# "et's say that you !at to makemore co$ies o% the circle at the same horiotal distace# 8ou start the C618 commad ad

select the circle as sho!#

The usig the Ceter ob&ect sa$ click the ceter o% circle . %ollo!ed by the ceter o% circle

2 ad so o#

Eor larger umbers o% co$ies try e$erimetig !ith the Array o$tio o% the C618 commad#

Eor eam$le here's a liear arragemet o% dee$ %oudatio $iles# Erom a base $oit yous$eci%y umber o% co$ies ad the ceter>to>ceter distace#

6%%set

:ost models iclude a lot o% $arallel lies ad cur(es# Creatig them is easy ad e%%iciet !ith

the 6EET commad# Click the 6EET tool or eter 6 i the Commad !ido!#


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elect the ob&ect *.- s$eci%y the o%%set distace ad click to idicate o !hich side o% the

origial that you !at the result *2-# Here is a eam$le o% o%%settig a $olylie#

Tip:A %ast !ay to create cocetric circles is to o%%set them#

Trim ad ted

A $o$ular techi)ue is to use the 6EET commad i combiatio !ith the T/


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The result is that the lies are eteded to the boudary#

The T/


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8ou ca sa(e a lot o% !ork by takig ad(atage o% the symmetry bet!ee the le%t ad right

!alls# All you eed to do is create the tiles o oe !all ad the mirror the !all across the

ceter o% the room#


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tretch

8ou ca stretch most geometric ob&ects# This lets you legthe ad shorte $arts o% your model#

Eor eam$le this model might be a gasket or the desig %or a $ublic $ark#

se the T/TCH commad *or eter i the Commad !ido!- ad select the ob&ects !ith

a crossig selectio as sho! belo! *. ad 2-# The crossig selectio is madatoryoly the

geometry that is crossed by the crossig selectio is stretched# The click ay!here i the

dra!ig area *3- mo(e the cursor to the right ad eter 5? as the distace# This distace might

re$reset millimeters or %eet#

To shorte the model by a s$eci%ied amout you'd mo(e your cursor to the le%t istead#

Eillet

The E


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$lode

The I1"6D commad *eter I i the Commad !ido!- disassociates a com$oud ob&ect

ito its com$oet $arts# 8ou ca e$lode ob&ects such as $olylies hatches ad blocks

*symbols-#

A%ter you e$lode a com$oud ob&ect you ca modi%y each resultig idi(idual ob&ect#

dit 1olylies

8ou ca choose %rom se(eral use%ul o$tios !he you !at to modi%y a $olylie# The 1Ddo! list o% the :odi%y

$ael#

With this commad you ca

Ooi t!o $olylies ito a sigle $olylie i% they share a commo ed$oit

Co(ert lies ad arcs ito a $olyliesim$ly eter 1D


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ter or the $acebar to cycle through se(eral other editig modes# ome $eo$le $er%orm most

editig o$eratios usig gri$s#

Blocks

HA/

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6ce iserted the block definitionis stored i your curret dra!ig# Erom the o you ca

choose it %rom the @ame dro$>do! list !ithout eedig to click the Bro!se butto#

Tip:The de%ault settigs i the


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Note:Cube#

4# elect the ob&ects that you created %or the block *click . ad 2-#

5# $eci%y the block isertio $oit#

8ou ca eter the i%ormatio %or ste$s 3 4 ad 5 ito the Block De%iitio dialog bo i ay

order#


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A%ter creatig the block de%iitio you ca isert co$y ad rotate the block as eeded#

sig the I1"6D commad you ca e$lode a block back to its com$oet ob&ects i% youeed to make chages#


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8ou ca create a idi(idual dra!ig %ile %or each block that you ited to use# 8ou sa(e

these dra!ig %iles i %olders each o% !hich !ould cotai a %amily o% related dra!ig %iles#

8ou ca iclude the block de%iitios %or title blocks ad commo symbols i your

dra!ig tem$late %iles to make them a(ailable immediately !he startig a e! dra!ig#

8ou ca create se(eral dra!ig %iles !hich are sometimes called block library drawings#

ach o% these dra!igs cotais a %amily o% related block de%iitios# Whe you isert a blocklibrary dra!ig ito your curret dra!ig all the blocks that are de%ied i that dra!ig

become a(ailable#Tip:With olie access you ca do!load AutoCAD dra!ig %iles %rom the !eb sites o%

commercial (edors ad su$$liers# This ca sa(e you time but al!ays check to make sure that

they are dra! correctly ad to scale# Autodesk eek *htt$+,,seek#autodesk#com,- is a

co(eiet !ay o% accessig B


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Workig !ith layout (ie!$orts is described i more detail later i this to$ic#

Eour :ethods %or calig

There are %our di%%eret methods i AutoCAD that are used to scale (ie!s otes labels ad

dimesios# ach method has its ad(atages de$edig o ho! the dra!ig !ill be used#Here's a brie% summary o% each o% the methods+

The 6rigial :ethod# 8ou create geometry aotate ad $rit %rom model s$ace#

Dimesios otes ad labels must all be scaled i re(erse# 8ou set the dimesio scale tothe i(erse o% the $lot scale# With this method scalig re)uires a little math# Eor eam$le acommo scale used i architecture is .,4F M .'>?F !hich is .+4; scale# sie sheet e(erythig scales do! to thecorrect sie#

Note::ay AutoCAD dra!igs !ere created !ith this method ad may com$aies still use

it# 6ce e(erythig is set u$ the method !orks !ell %or 2D dra!igs !ith sigle (ie!s ad

iserted details#

The "ayout :ethod# 8ou create geometry ad aotate i model s$ace ad $rit %rom

the layout# et the dimesio scale to ? ad the dimesios !ill scale automatically#

The Aotati(e :ethod# 8ou create geometry i model s$ace

create annotativedimesios otes ad labels *usig a s$ecial aotati(e style- i models$ace %rom the layout ad you $rit %rom the layout# Aotati(e ob&ects dis$lay oly i layout(ie!$orts that share the same scale# The dimesio scale is automatically set to ? ad allaotati(e ob&ects scale automatically#

The Tras>$atial :ethod# 8ou create geometry i model s$ace create aotatios i

$a$er s$ace o a layout !ith dimesio scale set to . ad you $rit %rom the layout# This isarguably the easiest most direct method ad it is the method o% choice %or this guide#

Talk to other AutoCAD users i your disci$lie about these %our methods ad !hy they chose

the method that they use#

$eci%yig the 1a$er ie o% a "ayout

The %irst thig that you should do !he you access a layout tab *.- is right>click the tab *2- adreame it *3- to somethig more s$eci%ic tha "ayout .# Eor a D>sie layout A/CH D or A@< D

might be good choices#


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@et o$e the 1age etu$ :aager *4- to chage the $a$er sie dis$layed i the layout tab#

Note:8ou might be !oderig !hy there are t!o etries i the list %or e(ery sheet sie# This is

because some $riters ad $lotters do ot recogie the dra!ig orietatio settig#

"ayout 0ie!$orts

A layout (ie!$ort is a ob&ect that is created i $a$er s$ace to dis$lay a scaled (ie! o% model

s$ace# 8ou ca thik o% it as a closed>circuit T0 moitor that dis$lays $art o% model s$ace#


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clickig iside or

outside the layout (ie!$ort#

Eor eam$le let's say that you created a backyard deck desig i model s$ace ad o! you

!at to lay out ad $rit your desig %rom a layout tab#

The (ie! i the layout (ie!$ort is ot yet set to the correct scale#

Note:8ou ca use the :0$atial Aotatio

Here are the ste$s to %ollo! i% you use the tras>s$atial method o% aotatig your dra!ig+

.# Click the layout tab# sie ad the title block might already ha(e bee iserted i the layout#

2# By de%ault $a$er s$ace is acti(e so double>click !ithi the layout (ie!$ort to make

model s$ace acti(e# @otice that the edge o% the layout (ie!$ort becomes thicker as a result o%s!itchig to model s$ace#

3# oom out ad ceter the model s$ace (ie! by $aig# Ho!e(er the dis$layed (ie! isstill ot set to the correct scale#


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4# Double>click outside the layout (ie!$ort to make $a$er s$ace acti(e agai#

5# 6$e the 1ro$erties $alette ad the click to select the edge o% the layout (ie!$ort#

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Note:A%ter you ha(e %iished dimesioig you ca use the I16/T"A86T commad to

merge e(erythig i $a$er s$ace ad model s$ace ito the model s$ace o% a se$arate dra!ig

%ile# This o$eratio creates a dra!ig %ile that co%orms to the origial method o% creatig the

model ad all aotatios i model s$ace#

@otes ad "abels

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"click it to o$e the tet editor#


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Tip:8ou ca use the 1ro$erties $alette to cotrol the tet style used %or oe or more selected

multilie tet ob&ects# Eor eam$le a%ter selectig %i(e otes that use di%%eret styles click the

tyle colum ad choose a style %rom the list#

Create a Tet tyle

As !ith se(eral other aotatio %eatures multilie tet $ro(ides a lot o% settigs# 8ou ca sa(e

these settigs as a text styleusig the T8" commad ad the you ca access the tet

styles you'(e sa(ed by clickig the dro$>do! arro! o the Aotatio $ael# The curret tet

style is dis$layed at the to$ o% the dro$>do! list#

To create a e! tet style click the Tet tyle cotrol as sho!#

Whe you create a e! tet style you gi(e it a ame ad the choose a %ot ad a %ot style#

The order i !hich you click the buttos is sho! belo!+


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Tip:a(e ay e! or chaged tet styles i your dra!ig tem$late %iles# This !ill sa(e you a lot

o% time by makig them a(ailable i all e! dra!igs#

:ultileaders

Multileaderob&ects are used to create tet !ith leader lies such as geeral labels re%erece

labels bubbles ad callouts#

Create a :ultileader

To create a multileader use the :"AD/ commad# Click the :ultileader tool i the

Aotatio $ael or eter :"D i the Commad !ido!# Eollo! the $rom$ts ad o$tios i the

Commad !ido!# Eeel %ree to e$erimet#

A%ter you create a multileader select it ad the modi%y it by clickig ad mo(ig its gri$s#


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Gri$ meus a$$ear !he you ho(er o(er arro!head ad leader gri$s# Erom these meus you

ca add leader segmets or additioal leaders#

8ou ca edit the tet i a multileader by double>clickig it#

Create a :ultileader tyle

8ou ca create your o! multileader styles %rom the dro$>do! list i the e$aded Aotatio

$ael or by eterig :"AD/T8" i the Commad !ido!#

Eor eam$le to create a Fdetail calloutF style start the :"AD/T8" commad#


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Note:As !ith tet styles oce you create oe or more multileader styles sa(e them i your

dra!ig tem$late %iles#

Dimesios

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The %ollo!ig illustratio demostrates oe method %or usig the D


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Whe you sa(e a dimesio style choose a descri$ti(e ame#


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To dis$lay all o% the o$tios i the 1lot dialog bo click the :ore 6$tios butto#

As you ca see there are a lot o% settigs ad o$tios a(ailable %or your use#

Eor co(eiece you ca sa(e ad restore collectios o% these settigs by ame# These are

calledpage setups# With $age setu$s you ca store the settigs that you eed %or di%%eret

$riters $ritig i gray scales creatig a 1DE %ile %rom your dra!ig ad so o#


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Create a 1age etu$

To o$e the 1age etu$ :aager right>click o the :odel tab or a layout tab ad choose 1age

etu$ :aager# The commad is 1AGT1#

ach layout tab i your dra!ig ca ha(e a associated $age setu$# This is co(eiet !he

you use more tha oe out$ut de(ice or %ormat or i% you ha(e se(eral layouts !ith di%%eret

sheet sies i the same dra!ig#

To create a e! $age setu$ click @e! ad eter the ame o% the e! $age setu$# The 1age

etu$ dialog bo that dis$lays et looks like the 1lot dialog bo# Choose all the o$tios ad

settigs that you !at to sa(e#

Whe you are ready to $lot you sim$ly s$eci%y the ame o% the $age setu$ i the 1lot dialog

bo ad all your $lot settigs !ill be restored#


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6ut$ut to a 1DE Eile

The %ollo!ig eam$le sho!s you ho! to create a $age setu$ %or creatig 1DE %iles#

Erom the 1riter,$lotter dro$>do! list choose DWG To PDF.pc+

@et choose the sie ad scale o$tios that you !at to use+

1a$er ie# The orietatio *$ortrait or ladsca$e- is built ito the choices i the dro$>

do! list#

1lot Area# 8ou ca cli$ the area to be $lotted !ith these o$tios but usually you $lot

e(erythig#

1lot 6%%set# This settig chages based o your $riter $lotter or other out$ut# Try

ceterig the $lot or ad&ustig the origi but remember that $riters ad $lotters ha(e a built>i margi aroud the edges#

1lot cale# Choose your $lot scale %rom the dro$>do! list# A scale such as PQ M .>?Q is

meat %or $ritig to scale %rom the :odel tab# 6 a layout tab you ormally $rit at a .+.scale#

The $lot style table $ro(ides i%ormatio about $rocessig colors# Colors that look good o your

moitor might ot be suitable %or a 1DE %ile or %or $ritig# Eor eam$le you might !at to

create a dra!ig i color but create moochrome out$ut# Here is ho! you s$eci%y moochrome

out$ut+


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Tip:Al!ays double>check your settigs !ith the 1re(ie! o$tio#

The resultig 1re(ie! !ido! icludes a toolbar !ith se(eral cotrols icludig 1lot ad it#

A%ter you are satis%ied !ith your $lot settigs sa(e them to a $age setu$ !ith a descri$ti(e

ame such as F1DE>moochrome#F The !hee(er you !at to out$ut to a 1DE %ile all that

you eed to do is click 1rit choose the 1DE>moochrome $age setu$ ad click 6K#

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