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INTRODUCTION TO AutoCAD PROGRAMME

Step 1:

Introduction:
In this first step you will learn how to start AutoCAD, save a drawing and a range of common drawing commands. Start AutoCAD by clicking on the start button, then move mouse to AutoCAD to Open and select from start from scratch and click ok.

Features on your AutoCAD screen.

a. Standard Windows drop-down menu. b. Standard Window toolbar below menu (file new, file open etc). c. Standard tool bar as: object properties, draw, modify etc d. The graphics area area draw e. View tabs view current drawing f. The command area at the bottom were you type the command Step 2:

Familiarization with the AutoCAD screen

Move your cursor around the images on your screen to find names of various areas as below: Title Bar shows program you are currently running. Pull down menus menus through which you can access almost all commands. Main toolbar most common AutoCAD commands Property toolbar to modify an object, such as layer and line type.
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 Floating toolbar toolbar that can be moved or docked on the screen. Drawing space area you carry out your drawing. Scrollbar to move in order to view your drawing. WCS Icon show you the X and Y direction, WCS means world coordinate system or UCS which means user coordinate system. Status Bar tray icons gives updates like reference files program updates and print status.

Basic Drawing Tools on AutoCAD.

COMMAND KEYSTROKE Line Line/L Circle Circle/C MENU Draw>Line Draw > Circle> Center, Radius Modify > Erase File > Print Edit > Undo RESULT Draw a straight line segment from one point to the next Draws a circle based on a center point and radius. Erases an object. Enables the Print/Plot Configuration Dialog Box Undoes the last command Draws a Rectangle after you enter one corner and then the second. Draw parallel lines based on the parameters you define. Trims Objects to a selected Extends objects to a

Erase Print Undo Rectangle

Erase/E Print/Plot ctrl + P U (Undo)

Rectangle/REC Draw > Rectangle MLine/ML Draw > Multiline Modify > Trim Modify >

Multi Lines

Trim Extend

Trim/TR Extend/Ex

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Offset Object Snaps

Offset/O Osnap/OS/F3

Extend Modify > Offset Tools > Object Snap Settings

selected boundary. Offsets an object(parallel) by a set distance. Brings up the OSNAP dialog box.

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