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TECHNOLOGY AND
LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION
Information & Communication
Technology (Technical Drafting)
Quarter 1 – Preparing
Computer Aided Drawing (CAD)
Module 2- AutoCAD Working Environment

Department of Education Republic of the Philippines

Technology and Livelihood Education– Grade 10
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 –Preparing Computer Aided Drawing (CAD) Module 2: AutoCAD
Working Environment

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Technology and
Livelihood Education
Information and Communication Technology
(Technical Drafting)
Quarter 1 – Preparing
Computer Aided Drawing (CAD)
Module 2: AutoCAD Working
Environment
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What this module is about
This module presents the distinctive learning exercises that will
set you up to be a handy sketcher before you venture out into the matter
of CAD. The skills learned will make you feel logically certain while
offering assistance where it is required.
This module is specifically designed to help you understand the
basic AutoCAD working environment. It would also help you to be more
familiarized with the AutoCAD Architecture 2014 software.

Introductory Message
For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education -

Information and Communication Technology (Technical Drafting) Grade
10Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on preparing computer–
aided drawing (CAD)
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Cover Page
Copyright Page
Title Page
What this Module is about
Introductory Page
Table of Contents

Lesson 1. Explore AutoCAD Working Environment 1

What I Need to Know 1
What I Know 2
What’s In 3
What’s New 4
What is it 4
What’s More 9
What I Have Learned 10
What I Can Do 12
Assessment 12
Additional Activities 14

ANSWER KEY
REFERENCES
 Lesson
AutoCAD Working
1 Environment
This lesson allows the student to prepare and familiarize himself
with essential things inside the AutoCAD working environment.

So, explore and experience the lessons in the AutoCAD working

environment.

What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here
to help you master the nature of Technical Drafting. The scope of this
module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The
lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But
the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with
the textbook you are now using.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the parts and functions of the AutoCAD working
environment (AutoCAD Architecture 2014);
2. locate the placement of AutoCAD working Environment
(AutoCAD Architecture 2014); and
3. explain the basic CAD concepts;

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 What I Know

Pre-Test
Multiple Choice
Direction. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It allows the user to read or scan documents on the world wide

web.
a. Filename c. Menu Browser
b. Menu Bar d. Quick Access Toolbar
2. Which part of the AutoCAD working environment provides direct
access to a common set of commands like new, open, save, and
plot?
a. Filename c. Menu Browser
b. Menu Bar d. Quick Access Toolbar
3. It displays the name of the current file you are working on.
a. Filename c. Menu Browser
b. Menu Bar d. Quick Access Toolbar
4. It is a horizontal strip across the top of an application’s window.
a. Filename c. Menu Browser
b. Menu Bar d. Quick Access Toolbar
5. What tool allows you to search for documents or data in a help
file or to the web?
a. Command Line Bar c. Ribbon
b. Menu Bar d. Search Box
6. Which of the following items below does not belong in the ribbon
toolbar.
a. Cursor c. Layers
b. Draw d. Modify
7. If you need to enter commands from the keyboard, what part of
the working environment would you go?
a. Command Line Bar c. Search Box
b. Menu Bar d. Tray settings/Info bar
8. What does UCS stand for?
a. User Command System c. Universal Command Scheme
b. User Coordinate System d. Universal Coordinate Scheme
9. What does WCS stand for?
a. World Command System c. World Command Scheme
b. World Coordinate System d. World Coordinate Scheme

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 10. It is the place where drawings are displayed and modified.
a. Dialog box launcher c. Drawing area
b. Draw toolbar d. Modify toolbar
11. Which of the following items below is an AutoCAD menu
browser icon?

a. b. c. d.
12. It is a type of cursor consisting of two lines that intersect and
are used to select objects in your drawing.
a. Arrow c. Crosshairs
b. Bar d. Cursor
13. It is considered as the standard coordinate system in AutoCAD.
a. Axes c. Polar
b. Cartesian d. Segment
14. This coordinate system uses one distance and one angle to
describe the position of a point rather than two distances.
a. Axes c. Polar
b. Cartesian d. Segment
15. What mathematical symbol used as a separator in the case of
polar coordinates?
a. Addition sign c. Less than
b. Greater than d. Subtraction sign

What’s In

New Environment
In the previous lesson, we already know the basic hardware as
well as the software in AutoCAD. AutoCAD has been an essential tool
in accomplishing a task as a draftsman. It can increase productivity,
improve the quality of design, and can cope with the latest trend
nowadays. We also learned that there are various ways to start
AutoCAD.

We are now ready for a new environment, what’s next after

opening AutoCAD?

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 What’s New

The new trend is here. Think of a scenario where a draftsman

needed a Computer Aided Drawing to accomplish a task but doesn’t
know how to use it? Will he be employed today?

What is It

A. Explore AutoCAD Working Environment

The AutoCAD Working Environment
Like different windows-based applications, AutoCAD
accompanies a wide-scope of highlights utilized in a wide range of parts
of a working drawing.

A B C D E F

L. Crosshairs
K. Working/Drawing Area

I G H
AutoCAD Working Environment
(AutoCAD Architecture 2014)
A. Menu Browser G. Command Line Bar
B. Quick Access Toolbar H. Tray Settings/ Info Bar
C. Filename I. User Coordinate System (UCS)
D. Menu Bar J. World Coordinate System (WCS)
E. Search Box K. Working/Drawing Area
F. Toolbars/Ribbon L. Crosshairs

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A. Menu Browser – is a client-software that allows users to read or scan
documents on the World Wide Web. It is located on the top right of your
screen/working environment.

Menu Browser

B. Quick Access Toolbar - is located along the top of the application

window (above or below the ribbon) and provides direct access to a
common or defined set of commands like New, Open, Save, and Plot.

Quick Access Toolbar

Procedure on how to add command/s to Quick Access Toolbar

1. Right-click the Quick Access toolbar >Customize Quick Access
toolbar.
2. Select the preferred commands.
3. Drag the selected commands to Quick Access Toolbar.

C. Filename - The name of the current file you are working on. Located
on the top middle of the working environment.

Default file name (Drawing1.dwg)

D. Menu Bar – is the horizontal strip across the top of an application’s

window. Each word on the strip has a menu containing features and
actions that are available for the application in use.

Menu Bar

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E. Search Box – is a tool that allows you to search for a particular data
or document in a help file or to the web. Commonly located beside the
filename.

Search Bar

F. Toolbars/Ribbon - provide a single, compact placement for

operations/tools that are relevant to the current workspace. By default
(in its original setting), it contains the Standard, Layers, Properties and
Styles toolbars.

Toolbars/Ribbon (e.g. Home menu ribbon)

G. Command Line Bar –is where you enter the commands from the
keyboard and where the prompts are displayed. It has a text area where
all the previous commands are displayed.

Command Line Bar

H. Tray Settings/Info Bar - quickly search for a variety of information

sources, access product updates, and announcements, and save topics
in the Info Center.

Tray Settings/Info Bar

I. UCS – is found at the bottom left-hand corner of the AutoCAD

drawing window. This is called the UCS (User Coordinate System) icon
and it is there to remind you which is the X-axis and which is the Y-
axis.

User Coordinate System (UCS)

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J. WCS - By default when you start a new (blank) drawing you use the
World Coordinate System (WCS). This indicates your (0,0,0) point.

World Coordinate System (WCS)

K. Working/Drawing Area – is the place where your drawings are

displayed and modified.

L. Crosshairs – is a type of cursor consisting of two lines that intersect

and are used to locate points and selects objects in your drawing.

Cursor

AutoCAD Coordinate Systems

It is important to understand how co-ordinates work in AutoCAD

to fully utilize the program. If you are interested in co-ordinates and co-
ordinate systems, put aside some push to familiarize yourself with the
basic concepts.
Co-ordinates fall into two types, namely Cartesian and Polar.
They can be either Absolute or Relative.

The Cartesian co-ordinate system is the standard coordinate

system. The position of a point can be described by its distance from
two axes, X and Y.

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 AutoCAD locates absolute X, Y-coordinates concerning the 0,0
point of the drawing usually, its lower-left corner.

AutoCAD locates relative X, Y-coordinates and relative polar

coordinates concerning the previous point you picked or typed.

The Polar coordinates, on the other hand, uses one distance

and one angle to describe the position of a point rather than the two
distances. The distance and angle measurements are made relative to
an origin.

You will see how AutoCAD uses all three coordinate formats to
draw a pair of line segments that start at the absolute coordinates 2,1
(see example) and then move to the right 2 units and up 1 unit (@2,1)
relative to the first point.

Note in particular how the first two coordinate pairs use the same
numbers (2,1) but the second pair defines a different point because of
the leading @ symbol, then (relative to that point) move 2 units at an
angle of 60 degrees (@2<60).

Notice that the separator in the case of polar co-ordinates is the

< "less than" mathematical symbol.

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 What’s More

Activity 1
Direction: Label the parts of the AutoCAD Working Environment.
Write your answers on the space provided below.

1.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

10.

7. 8. 9.

1. _________________________ 6. ________________________

2. _________________________ 7. ________________________

3. _________________________ 8. ________________________

4. _________________________ 9. ________________________

5. _________________________ 10._______________________

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Activity 2
Fill in the blanks
Direction. Fill in the blanks of the following statement with the correct
answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
The 1 coordinate system is the standard coordinate system in
AutoCAD. The 2 coordinate uses one distance and one angle to
describe the position of a point rather than two distances. The separator in
the case of polar coordinates is the 3 mathematical symbols.
Coordinates fall into two types, namely 4 and 5 .

Activity 3
Matching Type
Direction. Match Column A with Column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
_____1. It provide a single, compact placement for A. Ribbon
operations/tools that are relevant to the current
workspace.
_____2. It is located along the top of the application B. Tray
window (above or below the ribbon) and provides Settings
direct access to a common or defined set of commands
like New, Open, Save, and Plot.
_____3. It quickly search for a variety of information C. Search
sources, access product updates, and Box
announcements, and save topics in the Info Center.
_____4. It is where you enter the commands from the D. Drawing
keyboard and where the prompts are displayed. Area
_____5. It is a type of cursor consisting of two lines E. Quick
that intersect and are used to locate points and selects Access
objects in your drawing. Toolbar
_____6. It is the horizontal strip across the top of an F. Menu
application’s window. Each word on the strip has a Browser
menu containing features and actions that are
available for the application in use.
_____7. It is a tool that allows you to search for a G. Menu Bar
particular data or document in a help file or to the
web. Commonly located beside the filename.
_____8. It is a client-software that allows users to read H. Command
or scan documents on the World Wide Web. It is Line Bar
located on the top right of your screen/working
environment.
_____9. It is the place where your drawings are I. Crosshair
displayed and modified.
_____10. It is found at the bottom left-hand corner J. User
of the AutoCAD drawing window. It is there to Coordinate
remind you which is the X-axis and which is the System
Y-axis.

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 What I Have Learned

Fill in the blanks

Direction. Fill in the blanks of the following statement with the correct
answer.

1. ____________ Browser is a client-software that lets users read or

scan documents on the World Wide Web.
2. ______ _____ ______ toolbar is located along the top of the
application window (above or below the ribbon) and provides
direct access to a common or defined set of commands like New,
Open, Save, and Plot.
3. ____________ is the name of the current file you are working on. It
can be found on the top of the application window.
4. _______ ______is the horizontal strip across the top of an
application’s window. Each word on the strip has menu
containing features and actions that are available for the
application in use.
5. _________ Box is a tool that allows you to search for a particular
data or document in a help file or to the web.
6. The ________________provides a single, compact placement for
operations/tools that are relevant to the current workspace. By
default, it contains the Standard, Layers, Properties, and Styles
toolbars.
7. ____________ _______ Bar is where you enter the commands from
the keyboard and where the prompts are displayed. It has a text
area where all the previous commands are displayed.
8. ___________ settings can quickly search for a variety of information
sources, access product, updates and announcements, and save
topics in the Info Center.
9. UCS or Universal _____________ System is found at the bottom left-
hand corner of the AutoCAD drawing window.
10. ________________is a type of cursor consisting of two lines that
intersect and are used to locate points and selects objects in your
drawing.
11. WCS stand for ___________ ____________ ___________
12. _________ area is the place where your drawings are displayed
and modified.
13. Cartesian and Polar Coordinates can be either _____ or relative.
14. The Polar coordinates uses _____ distance and one angle to
describe the position of a point.
15. _____________ _________ System is found at the bottom left-hand
corner of the AutoCAD drawing window.

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 What I Can Do

Direction. Answer on a separate piece of paper.

1. What are the basic parts of an AutoCAD Working
Environment?
2. What are the two types of Coordinates?
3. What is the Cartesian coordinate?
4. What is Polar Coordinate?
5. What is the separator of Polar Coordinate system?

Assessment

Post Test
Multiple Choice
Direction. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It displays the name of the current file you are working on.
a. Filename c. Menu Browser
b. Menu Bar d. Quick Access Toolbar
2. It is a horizontal strip across the top of an application’s window.
a. Filename c. Menu Browser
b. Menu Bar d. Quick Access Toolbar
3. Which of the following items below does not belong in the ribbon
toolbar.
a. Cursor c. Layers
b. Draw d. Modify
4. Which part of the AutoCAD working environment provides direct
access to a common set of commands like new, open, save, and
plot?
a. Filename c. Menu Browser
b. Menu Bar d. Quick Access Toolbar
5. What does WCS stand for?
a. World Command System c. World Command Scheme
b. World Coordinate System d. World Coordinate Scheme
6. It allows the user to read or scan documents on the world wide
web.
a. Filename c. Menu Browser
b. Menu Bar d. Quick Access Toolbar

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 7. What mathematical symbol used as a separator in the case of
polar coordinates?
a. Addition sign c. Less than
b. Greater than d. Subtraction sign
8. It is a type of cursor consisting of two lines that intersect and
are used to select objects in your drawing.
a. Arrow c. Crosshairs
b. Bar d. Cursor
9. It is the place where drawings are displayed and modified.
a. Dialog box launcher c. Drawing area
b. Draw toolbar d. Modify toolbar

10. It is considered as the standard coordinate system in AutoCAD.

a. Axes c. Polar
b. Cartesian d. Segment
11. What tool allows you to search for documents or data in a help
file or to the web?
a. Command Line Bar c. Ribbon
b. Menu Bar d. Search Box
12. This coordinate system uses one distance and one angle to
describe the position of a point rather than two distances.
a. Axes c. Polar
b. Cartesian d. Segment
13. If you need to enter commands from the keyboard, what part of
the working environment would you go?
a. Command Line Bar c. Search Box
b. Menu Bar d. Tray settings/Info bar
14. What does UCS stand for?
a. User Command System c. Universal Command Scheme
b. User Coordinate System d. Universal Coordinate Scheme
15. Which of the following items below is an AutoCAD menu
browser icon?

a. b. c. d.

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 Additional Activities

Identification
Direction: Identify the following parts of the AutoCAD Architecture
2014 working environment. Write your answer on the space provided.

________________1.

________________2.

________________3.

________________4.

________________5.

________________6.

________________7.

________________8.

________________9.

_______________10.

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Lesson 1. Assessment Lesson 1.
What I Post-Test What's More
1. A Activity 1
Know 2. B
Pre-Test 1. Menu
3. A Browser
1. C 4. D 2. Quick
2. D 5. B Access
3. A 6. C Toolbar
4. B 7. C 3. Filename
5. D 8. C 4. Menu Bar
6. A 9. C 5. Search Box
7. A 10.B 6. Ribbon/Tool
8. B 11.D bars
9. B 12.C 7. UCS
10.C 13.A 8. Command
11.D 14.B Line Bar
12.C 15.D 9. Tray
13.B
Settings/
14.C
Info Bar
15.C
10. Crosshairs
Activity 2
1. Cartesian
2. Polar
3. Less
Than
4. Cartesian
5. Polar
Answer Key
Additional What I Have Lesson 1.
Activities Learned What's More
1. Filename 1. Menu Activity 3
2. Toolbars/Ribbon 2. Quick Access 1. A
3. Search Box Toolbar 2. E
4. Tray 3. Filename 3. B
Settings/Info Bar 4. Menu Bar 4. H
5. Menu Bar 5. Search 5. I
6. Command Line 6. Toolbars/Ribbon 6. G
Bar 7. Command line 7. C
7. Quick Access 8. Tray 8. F
Toolbar 9. Coordinate 9. D
8. Menu Browser 10. Crosshair 10. J
9. WCS 11. World Coordinate
10. UCS System
12. Drawing
13. Absolute
14. One
15. User Coordinate
Answer Key
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