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AUTO – CAD
(Height)
H
W
(Width)
Function Keys
Endpoint (END)
Midpoint (MID)
Center (CEN)
Node (NOD)
Quadrant (QUA)
Intersection (INT)
Insertion (INS)
Perpendicular (PER)
Tangent (TAN)
Nearest (NEA)
1. Command: MVSETUP
4. Command: L LINE)
Enter key : Mouse
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AUTOCAD COMMANDS
Specify first point: (pick point with help of mouse)
Specify next point or [Undo]: 100 (type the value keeping the cursor at 0 degree with ortho mode on)
Specify next point or [Undo]: 75 (type the value keeping the cursor at 90 degree with ortho mode on)
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]:100 (type the value keeping the cursor at 180 degree with ortho mode on)
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: C (type C to end the command)
5. Command: O (OFFSET)
Specify offset distance or [Through] <Through>: 40
Select object to offset or <exit>: (pick box will be seen pick with help of mouse)
Specify point on side to offset: (pick point showing the side where you want the line to be offset with help of mouse)
6. Command: TR (TRIM)
Select cutting edges ...
Select objects: (pick box will be seen pick with help of mouse)
Select objects: 1 found (after selecting the required cutting edges press Enter key)
Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or [Project/Edge/Undo]: (pick box will be seen pick with help of mouse the lines which are to be
trimmed)
Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or [Project/Edge/Undo]:
7. Command: EX EXTEND)
Select boundary edges ...
Select objects: (pick box will be seen pick with help of mouse)
Select objects: 1 found (after selecting the required boundary edges press Enter key)
Select object to extend or shift-select to trim or [Project/Edge/Undo]: (pick box will be seen pick with help of mouse the line which is to be
extended)
Select object to extend or shift-select to trim or [Project/Edge/Undo]: (if line extension is completed press Enter Key)
9. Command: E (ERASE)
Select objects: (pick box will be seen pick with help of mouse)
Select objects: 1 found (after selecting the required Objects press Enter key)
Before Fillet After Fillet in Mode : No Trim After Fillet in Mode : Trim
Figure 1.1
select 2D polyline
Before Fillet After Fillet in Mode : No Trim After Fillet in Mode : Trim
Figure 1.2
Select first object or [Polyline/Radius/Trim/mUltiple]: (pick box will be seen pick FIRST OBJECT LINE with the help of mouse)
Select second object: (pick box will be seen pick SECOND OBJECT LINE with the help of mouse)
Select first object or [Polyline/Radius/Trim/mUltiple]: (pick box will be seen pick FIRST OBJECT LINE with the help of mouse)
Select second object: (pick box will be seen pick SECOND OBJECT LINE with the help of mouse)
Select first object or [Polyline/Radius/Trim/mUltiple]: (pick box will be seen pick FIRST OBJECT LINE with the help of mouse)
Select second object: (pick box will be seen pick SECOND OBJECT LINE with the help of mouse)
Select first object or [Polyline/Radius/Trim/mUltiple]: (pick box will be seen pick FIRST OBJECT LINE with the help of mouse)
Select second object: (pick box will be seen pick SECOND OBJECT LINE with the help of mouse)
Select first object or [Polyline/Radius/Trim/mUltiple]: (if required curves are drawn press Enter Key to end the command)
Before Fillet After Fillet in Mode : No Trim After Fillet in Mode : Trim
Figure 1.3
13. Command: CHA (CHAMFER) (To draw Chamfer at corner of two lines)
(TRIM mode) Current chamfer Dist1 = 0.0000, Dist2 = 0.0000
Select first line or [Polyline/Distance/Angle/Trim/Method/mUltiple]: D (to draw chamfer select Distance Option & press Enter Key)
Specify first chamfer distance <0.0000>: 10 (type the chamfer distance you want & press Enter Key)
Specify second chamfer distance <10.0000>: 10 (type the chamfer distance you want & press Enter Key)
Select first line or [Polyline/Distance/Angle/Trim/Method/mUltiple]: (pick box will be seen pick First Object Line with the help of mouse)
Select second line: (pick box will be seen pick Second Object Line with the help of mouse)
Before Chamfer After Chamfer in Mode : No Trim After Chamfer in Mode : Trim
Figure 2.1
Select first line or [Polyline/Distance/Angle/Trim/Method/mUltiple]: D ( select Distance Option & press Enter Key)
Specify first chamfer distance <0.0000>: 10 (type the chamfer distance you want & press Enter Key)
Specify second chamfer distance <10.0000>: 10 (type the chamfer distance you want & press Enter Key)
Select first line or [Polyline/Distance/Angle/Trim/Method/mUltiple]: P ( select Polyline Option & press Enter Key)
Select 2D polyline: (pick box will be seen pick 2D Polyline with the help of mouse and chamfer will be drawn)
se lect 2 D p olyline
Before Chamfer After Chamfer in Mode : No Trim After Chamfer in Mode : Trim
Figure 2.2
Specify chamfer angle from the first line <0>: 30 (type the chamfer angle you want & press Enter Key)
Select first line or [Polyline/Distance/Angle/Trim/Method/mUltiple]: (pick box will be seen pick First Object Line with the help of mouse)
Select second line: (pick box will be seen pick Second Object Line with the help of mouse and the chamfer will de drawn)
Before Chamfer After Chamfer in Mode : No Trim After Chamfer in Mode : Trim
Figure 2.3
Please Note : 1. Trim Option is whether you want to draw chamfer in TRIM or NO TRIM mode.
2. Method Option is whether you want to draw chamfer in DISTANCE or ANGLE method.
Before Chamfer After Chamfer in Mode : No Trim After Chamfer in Mode : Trim
Figure 2.4
Specify rotation angle or [Reference]: 45 (type required angle and press Enter Key OR drag the mouse cursor for suitable rotation angle you
want and pick point with help of mouse)
105° 90° 75°
120° 60°
135° 45°
150° 30°
165° 15°
180° 0°
195° 345°
210° 330°
225° 315°
240° 300°
255° 270° 285°
Please Note : Refer Fig. No. 3.1 showing the Rotation Angle Circle Figure 3.1
Object Scaled to Half Object in Normal Size Object Scaled to 2 times the Normal Size
or 0.5 times the Normal Size Figure 3.2
Reference Option (Refer Fig. No.3.3)
Command: SC (SCALE) (to reduce or enlarge the size of object)
Select objects: (pick box will be seen pick OBJECTS to be SCALED with the help of mouse)
Select objects: 8 found (after selecting the required OBJECTS press Enter key)
Specify base point: (pick point with help of mouse) {example : endpoint, midpoint, center, intersection etc.}
Specify scale factor or [Reference]: R (type R for reference option and press Enter Key)
Specify reference length <1>: 52 (type here the length / height / diameter / radius of object at present and press Enter Key)
52 200
Figure 3.3
17. Command: S (STRETCH) (You can change the size of Object by making them Longer OR Shorter in one direction)
Select objects to stretch by crossing-window or crossing-polygon...
Select objects: (pick box will be seen pick OBJECTS to be STRETCHED by crossing-window with the help of mouse)
Select objects: 10 found (after selecting the required OBJECTS by crossing-window press Enter Key)
Specify base point or displacement: (pick point with help of mouse) {example : endpoint, midpoint, intersection etc.}
Specify second point of displacement or <use first point as displacement>: 47 (type here the new required length to which the object has
to be stretched keeping the mouse cursor in the stretching direction with ORTHO MODE ON and press Enter Key)
Example : If present length of object is 53 mm and if the required length has to be 100mm.
mid
point
end
point
53 53 100
2
opposite corner pick point
Figure 4.1
Figure 4.2
18. Command: BR (BREAK) (It breaks the selected object between two points) (Refer Fig. No.5.1)
Select object: (pick box will be seen pick first point of OBJECT to be BREAKED with the help of mouse)
Specify second break point or [First point]: (pick second point of OBJECT to be BREAKED with the help of mouse)
Figure 5.1
Figure 5.2
Rectangular Array
19. Command: AR (ARRAY) (Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern)
Please Note : After giving the command the following Dialog Box appears.
Array ? x
Click here for Select objects
Rectangular Array Polar Array
Rectangular Array
Click this button to select
0 objects selected the object to be arrayed
Rows : Columns :
Column offset :
Angle of array :
Help
Please Note : After clicking the PREVIEW button following Dialog Box appears.
Array x
C lick this butt on if the Click th is button to can ce l
Accep t M odify Cance l
object a re a rra ye d cor rectly t he co mman d
C lick this but ton if chan ges
are requ ired
Polar Array
Command: AR (ARRAY) (Creates multiple copies of selected objects around a center point)
Please Note : After giving the command the following Dialog Box appears.
Select
Polar Array Option
Array ? x
0 objects selected
Rows : Columns :
Column offset :
Angle of array :
Help
Please Note : After selecting the POLAR OPTION following Dialog Box appears.
Array ? x
Angle to fill :
OK
For angle to fill, a positive value specifies
counterclockwise rotation. A negative
Tip value specifies clockwise rotation. Cancel
Click this button to check
Preview <
Please Note : After clicking the PREVIEW button following Dialog Box appears.
Array x
C lick this butt on if the Click th is button to can ce l
Accep t M odify Cance l
object a re a rra ye d cor rectly t he co mman d
C lick this but ton if chan ges
are requ ired
20. Command: MA (MATCH PROPERTIES) (Applies the properties of a selected object to other objects)
Select source object : (pick box will be seen pick OBJECT whose properties you want to copy with the help of mouse)
Select destination object(s) or [Settings] : (pick box will be seen pick one or more objects whose properties you want to change with help of
mouse) Refer Fig. 6.1
Match
Pickbox
Pickbox
Source Object Destination Object Destination Object
Before Match After Match
Figure 6.1
21. Command: PL (POLYLINE) (Creates two dimensional lines & one Entity Object)
Specify start point: (pick point with help of mouse)
Current line-width is 0.0000
Enter key : Mouse
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AUTOCAD COMMANDS
Specify next point or [Arc/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: 50 (type the value keeping the cursor at 0 degree with ortho mode on)
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: 50 (type the value keeping the cursor at 90 degree with ortho mode on)
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: 50 (type the value keeping the cursor at 180 degree with ortho mode on)
Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Halfwidth/Length/Undo/Width]: C (type C to end the command) Refer Fig. 6.2
pickpoint
cursor
pickpoint
cursor
pickpoint
cursor
pickpoint pickpoint
cursor cursor
Object drawn with “LINE” command Object drawn with “POLYLINE” command
Entity : Different Entity : One
During selection with cursor individual line is selected During selection with cursor whole object is selected
Figure 6.2
center point
of arc
45°
included
angle
start point
of arc
Figure 6.3
Arc Option (Specifying Angle with Radius)
Command: PL (POLYLINE)
45°
included
angle
required
radius
start point
of arc
Figure 6.4
Arc Option (Specifying Center with Angle)
Command: PL (POLYLINE)
center point
of arc
45°
included
angle
start point
of arc
Figure 6.5