1 / 70

AutoCAD Tutorial (introductory level)

AutoCAD Tutorial (introductory level). Topics. 1. Introduction. 1. Working environment : Drawing area, Menus, Tools bars, Buttons. 2. Interaction: How to execute a command. 2. Create a drawing. 3. Preparation: Format a layer and dimension style.

gilead
Download Presentation

AutoCAD Tutorial (introductory level)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. AutoCAD Tutorial(introductory level)

  2. Topics 1. Introduction 1. Working environment : Drawing area, Menus, Tools bars, Buttons. 2. Interaction: How to execute a command. 2. Create a drawing 3. Preparation: Format a layer and dimension style. 4. Drawing a shape: Commands & Tools (i.e. Ortho mode (F8), object snap (F3)) 5. Modifying a shape: Commands 6. Dimensioning: Commands 3. Print a drawing 7. Plotting

  3. 1. Workingenvironment

  4. Start the program 1 2

  5. Screen Menu bar 1. Standard 6. Layer 7. Property Drawing area 5. Dimension 4. Object snap 3. Modify 2. Draw Command line Status line

  6. Customizing a Background Menu bar: 1. Click “Tool” >> “Options” 2 Options: 2. Click “Display” 3. Click “Colors…” 3 Drawing Window Colors: 4. Click “2D model space” 5. Click “Uniform background” 6. Click “Color” (select your prefer color.) 5 4 6

  7. Commonly used toolbars Standard Draw Modify Object snap Dimension Layer Properties Geometric construction

  8. 1. Standard 2 4 1 3 5 1. File (New; Open; Save) 2. Plot 3. Undo (Redo button is placed on the right) 4. Pan 5. Zoom With a mouse scroll wheel - Rolling forward to “Zoom in”- Rolling backward to “Zoom out”

  9. 2. Draw 6 3 5 2 4 1 8 7 1. Line 7. Hatching 2. Polyline 8. Multiline text 3. Polygon 4. Rectangle 5. Arc 6. Circle

  10. 3. Modify 6 3 5 2 4 7 10 12 1 9 11 8 1. Erase 8. Trim (same as clicking a “delete” button) 9. Extend 2. Copy selection 10. Break at point 3. Mirror 11. Chamfer 4. Offset 12. Round 5. Array 6. Move 7. Rotate

  11. 4. Object snap 3 5 8 7 2 4 6 1 1. (Snap to) End point 7. Perpendicular 2. Midpoint 8. Parallel 3. Intersection 4. Center 5. Quadrant 6. Tangent

  12. 5. Dimension 4 2 3 6 1 5 1. Linear 2. Aligned 3. Radius 4. Diameter 5. Angular 6. Center mark

  13. 6. Layer Layer name Lock/ Unlock On/ Off 1 1. Click “Layer property manager”

  14. 7. Properties Color Linetype Lineweight

  15. Customizing a Toolbar 2 1. Right click on a toolbar area 2. Select “ACAD” 3. Click on a listed item to open (or close) toolbar. 3

  16. 2. Interaction

  17. Execute a command Enter a “keyword or command” in a command line Select from list in menu bar (or right click onthe drawing area to open a short cut menu) Click the button on a toolbar

  18. Method 1 Key in a “keyword” in a command line. Follows a step-by-step option or guidance. Example : Draw a circle Executed command Option/ Properties

  19. Method 2 Select a “keyword” from a list in menu bar. Follows a step-by-step option or guidance in command line. Example : Draw a circle 1 The current step that is displayed a command line is 2 3

  20. Method 3 Click the button in a toolbar. Follows a step-by-step option or guidance in command line. Example : Draw a circle . Click

  21. 3. Preparation

  22. Exercise Format layer : Create a new layer Create the layers for visible line, thin line, hidden line, center line, dimension, hatching and text. 1. Menu bar: Click “Format” >> “Layer” 2. Click , Key in “Visible line” 3. Click , Key in “Thin line” 4. Click , Key in “Hidden line” 5. Click , Key in “Center line” 6. Click , Key in “Dimension” 7. Click , Key in “Hatching” 8. Click , Key in “Text” 9. Click “OK”

  23. Exercise Format layer : Setting a linetype 1/2 1. Menu bar: Click “Format” >> “Linetype”. 2. Click “Load”, Select “CENTER” and Click “OK”. 3. Click “Load”, Select “DASHED” and Click “OK”. 4. Click “OK”.

  24. Exercise Format layer : Setting a linetype 2/2 5. Open “Layer Properties manager”,Click “Linetype” of a layer “Center line”. 6. Click “CENTER”, click “OK”. 7. Click “Linetype” of a layer “Hidden line” 8. Click “DASHED”, click “OK”. 9. Click “OK”. 6 5 8 7

  25. Exercise Format layer : Setting a lineweight 1. Open “Layer Properties manager”, Click “Lineweight” of a layer “Visible line” 2. Click “0.6 mm”, click “OK”. 3. Click “OK”.

  26. Answer

  27. Exercise Format dimension style 1/5 1. Menu bar: Click “Format” >> “Dimension style” 2. Click “Modify”. 2

  28. Exercise Format dimension style 2/5 3. Click tab “Line”4. Change “Dimension lines” and “Extension lines” to the following format. 3

  29. Exercise Format dimension style 3/5 5. Click tab “Symbols and Arrows”6. Change “Arrowheads” to the following format. 5

  30. Exercise Format dimension style 4/5 7. Click tab “Text”8. Change “Text style” and “Text color” to the following format. 7 8

  31. Exercise Format dimension style 5/5 9. Click tab “Primary Units”10. Change “Precision” and “Decimal separator” to the following format. 11. Click “OK” 9

  32. 4. Drawing a shape

  33. Notes Meaning of symbols in AutoCAD command line. • [ ] is used for option • ( ) is used for explanation • < > is used for default value Location of a point can be assigned by • mouse click on the drawing area or on a specific point of an object. • key in a cartesian coordinate. (two numbers separate by a comma, i.e. 50,27 ) • key in a polar coordinate - distance (from a specified beginning point) and - angle (CCW from the horizontal axis) (i.e. @50<60)

  34. Class activity Line 1 Command: line Specify first point: 0,0 Specify next point or [Undo]: 50,50 Specify next point or [Undo]: press ESC Sketch it 2 Command: line Specify first point: 0,0 Specify next point or [Undo]: @50<45 Specify next point or [Undo]: press ESC Sketch it

  35. Class activity Rectangle 1 Command: rectangle Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: 15,15 Specify other corner point or [Area/Dimensions/Rotation]: @100,60 Sketch it

  36. Class activity Polygon 1 Command: polygon Enter number of sides <4>: 6 Specify center of polygon or [Edge]: 60,60 Enter an option [Inscribed in circle/ Circumscribed about circle] <I>: c Specify radius of circle: 15 Sketch it 2 Command: polygon Enter number of sides <4>: 6 Specify center of polygon or [Edge]: 60,60 Enter an option [Inscribed in circle/ Circumscribed about circle] <I>: i Specify radius of circle: 15 Sketch it

  37. Class activity Circle 1 Command: circle Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)]: 50,50 Specify radius of circle or [Diameter] <10.0000>: 20 Sketch it 2 Command: circle Specify center point for circle or[3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)]: 3p Specify first point on circle: 10,10 Specify second point on circle: 70,70 Specify third point on circle: 50,30 Sketch it 3 Command: circle Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr(tan tan radius)]: Ttr Specify point on object for first tangentof circle: [ the 1st line] Specify point on object for second tangentof circle:[ the 2ndline] Specify radius of circle <59.6074>: 40 Sketch it

  38. Class activity Arc 1 Command: arc Specify start point of arc or [Center]: c Specify center point of arc: 50,50 Specify start point of arc: @30<0 Specify end point of arc or [Angle/chord Length]: a Specify included angle: 120 Sketch it 2 Command: arc Specify start point of arc or [Center]: c Specify center point of arc: 50,50 Specify start point of arc: @30<30 Specify end point of arc or [Angle/chord Length]: @50<120 Sketch it

  39. Class activity Hatch 3 1 Command: hatch 1. Select pattern 2. Set angle and scale. 3. Click button “Add: Pick points” 4. Click inside the closed area. 5. Right click 6. Click “OK” 2 2 Sketch it Sketch it 6

  40. Ortho mode on/off - Press [F8] to turn on or off object snap mode. - If ortho mode is set on, all lines are drawn only along the x-y directions. off on

  41. Object snap mode on/off Press [F3] to turn on or off object snap mode. off Status bar on Right click

  42. 5. Modifying a shape

  43. Class activity Move 1 Command: move Select objects: 1 found Select objects: (If finished, click mouse right button) Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>: click on a point B Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: @50,30 2 Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: 50,30 3 Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: @50<30 Sketch it Sketch it Sketch it A A A B B B

  44. Class activity Copy selection 1 Command: copy Select objects: 1 found Select objects: click mouse right button Specify base point or [Displacement] <Displacement>: click on a point B Specify second point or <use first point as displacement>: @50,30 Sketch it A B

  45. Class activity Mirror 1 Command: mirror Select objects: Specify opposite corner: 4 found Select objects: (If finished, click mouse right button) Specify first point of mirror line: click on a point A Specify second point of mirror line: click on a point B Erase source objects? [Yes/No] <N>: n Sketch it A object B

  46. Class activity Offset 1 Command: offset Specify offset distance or [Through/Erase/Layer] <Through>: 30 Select object to offset or [Exit/Undo] <Exit>: click on the object Specify point on side to offset or [Exit/Multiple/Undo] <Exit>: click on the drawing area Sketch it Sketch it

  47. Class activity Array 1 Command: array Array dialog box will appear. 1.Select type of an array Rectangular 2.Input rows, columns, row offset, column offset, angle of array. 3.Click button “Select object”. 4. Click on an object. 5. Right click. 6. Click button “OK” B A C D E Sketch it object

  48. Class activity Array 2 Command: array Array dialog box will appear. 1.Select type of an array : Polar 2.Input A and B. 3.Click button “Select object”. 3.1 Click on an object. 3.2. Right click. 4. Click button “Center point” 4.1 Click on a center point. 4.2 Right click. 5. Select option“Rotate items as copied” or not 6. Click button “OK” A B Sketch it object

  49. Class activity Rotate 1 Command: rotate Current positive angle in UCS: ANGDIR=counterclockwise ANGBASE=0 Select objects: 1 found Select objects: (If finished, click mouse right button) Specify base point: click on a point A Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference] <0>: 30 Sketch it Sketch it A A

  50. Class activity Rotate 2 Command: rotate Current positive angle in UCS: ANGDIR=counterclockwise ANGBASE=0 Select objects: 1 found Select objects: (If finished, click mouse right button) Specify base point: click on a specific point on the object Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference] <0>: r Specify the reference angle <196>: click on point C Specify second point: click on point D Specify the new angle or [Points] <0>: p Specify first point: click on a point A Specify second point: click on a point B Sketch it Given D C A B

More Related