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![DRAWING COMMAND
! ! TIPS:
Use the ESC key to bail out of the current command. Press ENTER to accept the default action.
Command options appear in regular square brackets: [Close/Undo].
COMMAND WINDOW
• In command line everything must be entered through the
keyboard.
• After launching a command through any means command
line will prompt you what next step should be taken to
complete the command.
• Example: L for the LINE command and Ctrl + C for COPY
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BASIC COMMAND FOR AUTOCAD - An Introduction
- 1. COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN CMA402– DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION BY: TS BALKHIZ ISMAIL
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- 3. INTRODUCTION AutoCAD is aCAD (Computer Aided Design or Computer Aided Drafting) software for 2D and 3D design and drafting. With AutoCAD you can: ▪ Quickly create designs ▪ Improved quality over hand drafting ▪ Can be customized to suit the individual’s needs ▪ Teaches a marketable skill 3
- 4. USER INTERFACE HOW MOUSE& KEYBOARD WORKS?
- 5. HOW MOUSE &KEYBOARD WORKS? Although the 2 fingers is specifically pressing space bar and ESC (Escape), it can also conduct others drawing Commands 5
- 6. HOW MOUSE &KEYBOARD WORKS?
- 7. USER INTERFACE SETTING &LAYOUT
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- 11. SETTING & LAYOUT NAVIGATIONBAR • Steering Wheel • Pan and Zoom • Orbit • Show Motion DRAWING SPACE • Model space: Where you create and modify the objects that represent things in the real world — walls, widgets, waterways, or whatever. • Paper (Layout) space: Where you create views of these objects for plotting, usually with a title block around them. Paper space comprises one or more layouts, each of which can contain a different arrangement of model space views and different title block information. ! ! TIPS: Double-click on Model/Layout to make it current (so you can edit)
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- 13. DRAWING COMMAND ! !TIPS: Use the ESC key to bail out of the current command. Press ENTER to accept the default action. Command options appear in regular square brackets: [Close/Undo]. COMMAND WINDOW • In command line everything must be entered through the keyboard. • After launching a command through any means command line will prompt you what next step should be taken to complete the command. • Example: L for the LINE command and Ctrl + C for COPY command.
- 14. DRAWING COMMAND Command inthe DRAW PANEL 1. LINE (L) 2. CIRCLE (C) 3. RECTANGULAR (REC) 4. OFFSET (O) 5. TRIM (TR) 6. MOVE (M) 7. ROTATE (RO) 8. ZOOM (Z / Finger Point) 9. COPY (Ctrl + C) 10. PASTE (Ctrl + V) 11. UNDO (Ctrl + Z) Line tool LET’S TRY BASIC COMMAND: Circle tool Rectangular, Move, Copy, Rotate and other tools
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- 16. SQUARE ! ! TIPS:SQUARE CAN BE ACHIEVED IF ALL THE DIMENSION IS EQUAL
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- 22. SHAPES Q1 Q2 Q3 RECTANGULAR TRIANGLE PENTAGON EXERCISE: LET’S TRYTO PRODUCE THIS SHAPES:
- 23. SUMMARY By now, youshould be able to get familiarize with user interface, familiarize with drawing command / shortcut key and familiarize with the method of drawing shapes.
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