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Lecture 2: Drawings and Templates and Intro to Drawing and Editing

Lecture 2: Drawings and Templates and Intro to Drawing and Editing. Professor: Dr. Miguel Alonso Jr. Outline for Drawings and Templates. Starting a Drawing Saving, Opening, Multiple Drawings, Closing Creating and Using Templates Establishing a Grid on the Screen

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Lecture 2: Drawings and Templates and Intro to Drawing and Editing

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  1. Lecture 2: Drawings and Templates and Intro to Drawing and Editing Professor: Dr. Miguel Alonso Jr.

  2. Outline for Drawings and Templates • Starting a Drawing • Saving, Opening, Multiple Drawings, Closing • Creating and Using Templates • Establishing a Grid on the Screen • Setting Increments for Cursor Movement • Drawing Settings

  3. Starting a Drawing • Templates define parameters related to the drawing in advance • Allows for a uniform starting point for all employees, for example • Templates provide preset: • Standard layouts with a border and title block • Grid and snap settings • Units and angle values • Text standards and general notes • Dimensioning styles • Layer definitions • Plot styles

  4. Standard templates • Crtl – N or file new • Sheet size - > page setup • American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American National Standards Institute specify sheet size standards • Pg 49 • Example -> Start a new drawing with Size A

  5. Quick Start • Start from scratch quickly with a preset template • Tools -> Options • File - > Template Settings • Default Template file name for QNEW • Type QNEW • Open with no template • File -> New -> Open with no template • QSAVE or SAVEAS

  6. Saving, Opening, Multiple Drawings, Closing • Autosaving • Options - > Open and Save -> Automatic Save • Open existing drawings: OPEN, File-> Open • Open a sample drawing • Multiple Drawings -> Open three sample drawings • Window Pulldown menu • CLOSE, File->Close

  7. Custom Templates • Sheet size -> Go to Page Setup • Student CD contains several templates that can be used. • You can create your own template if no predefined template suits your needs. • Use saveas command to save as a template • *.dwt • The name should relate some information about the template

  8. GRID, SNAP, DRAWING UNITS • GRID toggle button • GRID Settings • Right click on tab, settings • SNAP Settings • Right click on tab, settings • Drawing units • Format->Units • UN or UNITS

  9. Drawing Problems • Complete Drawing Problems 6 and 7

  10. Intro to Drawing and Editing • LINE and ERASE Command • Responding to AutoCAD Prompts with Numbers • 4.250, -6.375, 1/2, 1-3/4,2.5e+4, 2.5e-4 • Point Entry Methods • Crosshairs • Absolute Coordinates (use # if DYN is enabled) • Relative Coordinates (use @ if DYN is disabled)

  11. Examples • Absolute - (4,2), (7,2), (7,6), (4,6) • Relative – Example pg 86 • Polar Input: @4<45, example on pg 88 • Coordinate Display • Drawing in Ortho and Direct Distance Entry

  12. Introduction to Editing • Basic editing operations • ERASE, OOPS, U, UNDO, REDO • Window selection vs crosshair selection • Object selection preview settings • Options Dialog box -> Selection Tab • WP,CP,F • Help -> ERASE

  13. Exercises • Drawing Problems 1 to 9

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