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By: Dr. S. Sumathi

The document discusses various modifying tools in CAD software including move, stretch, scale, rotate, trim, extend, break, join, explode, erase, copy, mirror, array, chamfer, fillet, blend curves, offset, text, tables, modeling toolbar, region, and solid editing tools like union, subtract, and intersect. These tools allow users to modify existing objects, edit drawings, add text and tables, and perform other operations to create and manipulate CAD designs.

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By: Dr. S. Sumathi

The document discusses various modifying tools in CAD software including move, stretch, scale, rotate, trim, extend, break, join, explode, erase, copy, mirror, array, chamfer, fillet, blend curves, offset, text, tables, modeling toolbar, region, and solid editing tools like union, subtract, and intersect. These tools allow users to modify existing objects, edit drawings, add text and tables, and perform other operations to create and manipulate CAD designs.

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Dr. S. SUMATHI
Modifying tools - To move object
• Move
– Select/ highlight the object
– Click move
– Specify the base-point
– Move
• Stretch
– Select/ highlight only half of the object from right to left
– Enter, specify the point & drag
• Scale
– to make it smaller/bigger
– alike move
• Rotate
– Highlight & rotate the object
Modifying tools - To edit
• Trim
– Select objects involved in trim
– Enter
– Trim
• Extend
– Same as above but to extend the trim drawing
• Break
– A point/ aline
• Join
– To join trimmed lines
• Explode
– To make the object into single lines
Modifying tools – others

• Using erase to erase


• Using copy to copy,
– Select copy, enter base point, copy to enter
• Using mirror
– Select mirror, select object, enter 1st point,
2nd point
Modifying tools – Array

• Using Array to line objects in array


• 3 types of array
 Rectangular
 Polar
 Path
• Select array, select object, select the details as you
preference, select the distance
Modifying tools - Add corners/curve

• To add corners
– Click chamfer/fillet
– Scroll down select distance/radius
– Enter
– Chose line
– Enter
• Chamfer
– To bevel the corners of object
• Fillet
– To create fillet (rounded side corners)
• Blend curves
– To create tangent or smooth spline between endpoint
Offset

• Offset is used to duplicate items according to


original sizes
• Example
– Enter through
– Specify the object
– Specify the point where to put
Placing Text

• To insert text
• Use Annotation toolbar
• Select “A text”
• Change font size, colour & others
Placing Table
• To insert table
• Use Annotation toolbar
• select Table
• select number of column, row & cell styles
accordingly
• Can change the size, colour & others
Modeling Toolbar Basis

• In order to group and trim certain items we use solid


editing tool
• Example
– Draw the following surface
– Make sure disassociate the array
Cont…

• Under draw select “region” & select all the


object
• This is to group the drawing
• Then select modify from menu bar
• Choose solid editing
• There are 3 editing
– Union
– Subtract
– Intersect
Practical 4
THANK
YOU

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