AutoCAD Lesson 2

1. AutoCAD Lesson 2 Lecture 22

2. Question of the Day • What show is this theme song from? ANSWER: • MacGyver What is the first name of MacGyver? ANSWER: • Angus

3. Topics For Today • Differences between Inventor and AutoCAD • AutoCAD Lesson 2 • (You should have read Lesson 1 by now!) • Creating a Borderline and Titleblock

4. Inventor and AutoCAD • Inventor • Create a sketch with features • Use dimensioning to size and locate features • AutoCAD • Need to know features size and location

5. Inventor and AutoCAD • Inventor – A true parametric modeling program • Build the model and then extract drawings • Menus are on the top and left of the screen • Menus change as different tasks are employed • Bi-directional, fully associative functionality

6. Inventor and AutoCAD • AutoCAD – Originally just a 2D drawing program • In effect, electronic tools and a sheet of paper • The user original interface required word or letter commands be typed in • Icons have been added, but you can still use the older text commands • Many functions have been added – 3D solid modeling

7. Inventor and AutoCAD • AutoCAD – Originally just a 2D drawing program • Menus are set up on all four sides of screen • Many icons will match between Inventor and AutoCAD • As in Inventor, AutoCAD allows use of both left and right mouse buttons, although what pops up on menus may be worded differently for the some functions

8. Engineering Drawings • Drawing • Borderline and Title Block • Borderline – Space outside left blank so details are not lost if the edge of the drawing is torn • Title Block – Information about who did the drawing, when it was done, where it was saved

9. AutoCAD 2004 • A 2D drawing and 3D modeling package • Will learn to use the software through a variety of guided exercises and homework assignments • Today's Lesson • Geometric Construction Basics

10. AutoCAD Toolbars Pull-down Menus Draw Toolbar Modify Toolbar Graphics Cursor Standard Toolbar Object Properties Toolbar Command Line Cursor Coordinate Display Graphics Window

11. Today’s Drawing This is object that will be drawn today

12. AutoCAD Title Block • For each drawing that you turn in, you will need to insert a borderline and title block • After creating the figure for Lesson 2, save and close the Lesson 2 figure (GuidePlate) and use AutoCAD to draw a borderline and title block using the dimensions on page 10-21 (Inventor) • Make overall size 10x7.5 Adjust the sizes in the titleblock • Save this on your own disk as TitleBlock

13. AutoCAD Title Block • STEPS • Complete the drawing • Go to Layout 1 • Click OK when the window pops up • Use the Insert Command [INSERT] • Browse and Select the file “TITLEBLOCK” from your disk • Select Explode the Title Block (so you can edit) • Use the Edit Command to change the text [ED]

14. Layout1 TB – Step 1 Drawing is Complete

15. Select OK TB – Step 2

16. TITLEBLOCK INSERT Command Select OK Explode - Yes TB – Step 3

17. Click on Text (2) Enter New Text ED (edit) Command (1) TB – Step 4 * Repeat for each Field *

18. Print Preview TB - Complete Completed Drawing

19. AutoCAD 2004 – Lesson 2 • Work through the lesson at your own pace • Ask questions as they come up • Once the Guide Plate is drawn and saved then draw the TITLEBLOCK, • Insert the TITLEBLOCK on the GuidePlate drawing and do Print Preview. If everything is OK, print the drawing with the part and title block, print it and turn it in. • Think about what you are doing while you follow the steps. • Goal - be able to draw without the book!!