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AutoCAD Basics

This document provides an overview of the basic tools and functions in AutoCAD. It describes the main components of the user interface including the ribbon area, panels, drawing area, command line, and status bar. It explains how to perform common drawing tasks like creating lines, circles, arcs, and rectangles. It also outlines several modify tools for moving, copying, rotating, mirroring, filleting, trimming, and offsetting objects. Navigation tools like zooming and panning are covered as well as different selection methods. The document concludes with a brief discussion of setting units and using object snaps during drawing.

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AutoCAD Basics

This document provides an overview of the basic tools and functions in AutoCAD. It describes the main components of the user interface including the ribbon area, panels, drawing area, command line, and status bar. It explains how to perform common drawing tasks like creating lines, circles, arcs, and rectangles. It also outlines several modify tools for moving, copying, rotating, mirroring, filleting, trimming, and offsetting objects. Navigation tools like zooming and panning are covered as well as different selection methods. The document concludes with a brief discussion of setting units and using object snaps during drawing.

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AutoCAD

Basics
User Interface
Quick access tool bar

Application
 Ribbon area
 Pannels
 Tools/Commends

 Drawing area

 Commend line/bar/Palette
 Status bar
Line drawing
 Point selection cursor
 Tool tape or Dynamic Input tool
tape (F12)

 Press Enter (Esc) to Exit Commend


Navigation Tools
• Select entity (use left click)
• Press and Hold Mouse Scroll Wheel
• Deselect  Press “Esc”
• Select location to zoom in/out  Scroll Wheel
Selection of Sets
Window

1. Click at desired point (do not hold)  Move mouse (left to right)  See Selection window Anything completely inside gets
selected
2. Click at desired point (do not hold)  Move mouse (right to left)  See Selection window Anything touching gets selected

Crossing window
Lasso selection window
Setting Units
Commend  Un
Drawing
Lines with specified angle
• Polar tracking

• Enable dynamic input: F12 or


• Ortho Mode go to Customization

• Angle specified line → Commend “<”


Drawing
Dynamic input
• After activation

• Draw line → Provide length → Press Tab →


Provide angle → Enter

• Activating dynamic input: F12


or go to Customization
Draw and Modify Tools
DRAWING POLYLINE
DRAWING CIRCLES
DRAWING ARC
DRAWING RECTANGLE
Move Tool
Select “Move” → Select the target Object → Press “Enter” → Select
the point to move to a desired point → Press “Enter” to Exit
Copy Tool
Select “Copy” → Select the target Object → Press “Enter” → Select the
point to Copy to a desired point → Press “Enter” to Exit
Rotate Tool
Select “Rotate” → Select the target Object → Press “Enter” → Select the
point to Rotate to a desired point → Define angle→ Press “Enter” to Exit
Mirror Tool
Select “Mirror” → Select the target Object → Press “Enter” → Specify
1st & 2nd points of mirror line→ Press “Enter” to Exit
Fillet Tool
Select “Fillet” → Select the first line→ Define radius→ Select second line→
Press “Enter” to Exit
Trim Tool
Select “Trim” → Press “Enter” to activate →
Select the first line→ Select the second line → So on→
Press “Enter” to Exit
Offset Tool
Object Snap

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