Autocad lecture notes pdf

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Jump to Page. Search inside document. Kalsum Fournier. Quickly and accurately dimensioning of various components. Superior design forms like finite element analysis 8. Integrating design department with other department. Like CAM. Title bar 2. Menu bar 3. Drawing Area 4. Command pallet area 5. Status bar: 6. Check boxes: guide to on off the indicated functions C. Radio button: to indicate the feature description. Slider: have pointer can be dragged to change size of the feature controlled.

Setting of paper Drawing area 1. Line 2. Polyline 3. Multi line 4. Polygons 5. Rectangle 6. Arc 7. Circle 8. Drawing of Polyline Polyline: is a continuous line used to construct continuous polygons like triangles, rectangle etc. To draw a Polyline with straight segments 1. Take a Polyline command, 2. Specify the first point of the polyline, 3. Specify the endpoint of the first Polyline segment, 4.

Continue specifying segment endpoints as needed, 5. To draw a line and arc combination Polyline 1. Specify the start point of the polyline segment, 3. Specify additional polyline segments as needed, 5. To create a wide Polyline 1. Specify the start point of the line segment, 3. Enter w Width, 4. Enter the starting width of the line segment, 5.

Specify the endpoint of the polyline segment, 6. Continue specifying segment endpoints as needed, 7. Inscribed in a Circle Steps: 1. Take a Polygon command, 2. Enter the number of sides, for example, 6, 3. Specifies the center to location for the center of the polygon 4.

Specify the Inscribed type I and enter. Circumscribed about Circle Steps: 1. Specify the Circumscribed. On the command line, enter the number of sides, 3. Select Edge : type e and Enter 4. Specify the start point for one polygon segment. Specify the endpoint of the polygon segment. Click to define orientation for the polygon. You can specify the length, width, area, and rotation parameters.

Steps: 1. Take a Rectangle command, 2. Specify the first corner of the rectangle, 3. Specify the other corner of the rectangle, or 4. Give length value, 6. Give width value, 7. Click for orientation. Take the arc command, 2. Specify the start point, 3. Specify a point on the arc, 4. Specify the endpoint. Take the circle command, 2. Specify the center point, 3. Specify the radius or diameter. Center , Radius 2. Center , Diameter 3. Tan , Tan, Radius and 6.

Take the command, 2. Specify the inside diameter, 3. Specify the outside diameter, 4. Specify the center of the donut, 5. Take the Hatch or Gradient command, 2. In the Hatch and Gradient dialog box, click Add: Pick points 3. This point is known as the internal point. In the Hatch and Gradient dialog box, Hatch tab, in the swatch box, verify that the sample pattern is the pattern you want to use. To change patterns, select another pattern from the Pattern list. Click OK. Layer What is a Layer?

Only the objects you are drawing are visible on the layer, the layer itself can never be seen - it is invisible. Normally, it is acceptable to have a layer for each different part of a drawing.

All objects drawn will then be drawn on this current layer. Select the light bulb to turn the layer off on the drawing. All objects drawn on the layer will display the chosen colour provided that the objects colour setting in the object properties toolbar shown above is set to 'By Layer'. Default is no thickness. Draw polygon having 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 sides inscribed and circumscribed about a circles of diameter Draw a two different rectangle and practice create Hatch and Gradient. By Keyboard, 2.

By Dashboard, 3. By Modify Pull-down menu, 4. Take Erase command, 2. Select Objects to erase, 3. Take Copy command, 2. Select Objects to copy, 3. Specify the base point, 4. Specify the destination point, or points 5. Enter to end. Take Mirror command, 2. Select Objects to mirror, 3. Specify the first and the second point of the mirroring line 4. Enter Y or N for erasing the original object or not.

Take Offset command, 2. Select Objects to offset, 3. Specify offset distance or the through point, 4. Specify the direction or the through point, 5. At the Command prompt, enter array. To create a Rectangular array 1.

Click Modify menu Array In the Array dialog box, select Rectangular Array. Click Select Objects. The Array dialog box closes. You are prompted for object selection. In the Rows and Columns boxes, enter the number of rows and columns in the array. The cell determines the vertical and horizontal spacing of the rows and columns. The example box displays the result. To change the rotation angle of the array, enter the new angle next to Angle of Array. Click OK to create the array.

To create a Polar array 1. In the Array dialog box, select Polar Array. The Array dialog box closes and you are prompted for object selection. Use the pointing device to specify the center point of the polar array.

Select the objects to be arrayed. Enter the number of items including the original object , if available. Angle to Fill specifies the distance to fill around the circumference of the array. Angle Between Items specifies the distance between each item. Use the pointing device to specify the angle to fill and the angle between items.