CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP A DRAWING LEARNING COMPETENCIES: 1. Be able to change screen LIMITS, SNAP, and GRID 2. Use coordinate entry methods and on-screen picking 3. Create simple geometry using LINE, CIRCLE, ARC and FILLET 4. Set up UNITS BRIEF INTRODUCTION Every object we construct in a CAD system is measured in units. We should determine the system of units within the CAD system before creating the first geometric entities. LESSON PROPER 3.1 Set up drawing units ie a In the Menu Bar select: Layer States Manager. [Format] [Units] Liyertoole Color. The AutoCAD Menu Bar contains multiple pull- Linetype, Lineweight. down menus where all the AutoCAD commands ee ronsparency can be accessed, Note that many of the menu items listed in the pull-down menus can also be Scale List. Tet syle. Dimension Sie. Table Syl. Multileader style Piet syle accessed through the Quick Access toolbar and/or Ribbon panels. Point iy Maltiine Sty. a » ro > 2 2 > Unite Thicknes$ Drawing Limite A EOE Rename, Click on the Length Type option to display the different types of length units available. Confirm the Length Type is set to Decimal.tah nse Tee Tie (Cneldeoes ahters Fin ——_ Faso Soe [sce recto ese Uni eb esd crter ——<=a > Inthe Drawing Units dialog box, set the Length Type to Decimal. This will set the measurement to the default English units, inches. > Set the Precision to two digits after the decimal point as shownin the above figure. Next, we will set up the Drawing Limits by entering a command in the command prompt area. Setting the Drawing Limits controls the extents of the display of the grid. It also serves as a visual reference that marks the working area. It can also be used to prevent construction outside the grid limits and as a plot option that defines an area to be plotted/printed. Note that this setting does not limit the region for geometry construction.In the Menu Bar select: [Format] > [Drawing Limits] Layee. Layer States Manager. Layerteoke Color. Linetype. Lineweight. ‘Traneporency Seale List. Test Slew Dimension Se. Table Sle. Muteader Sle Pot spe Point be. Matin Sy ‘aa Unis. @ Thickness guint | Rename. In the command prompt area, the message “Reset Model Space Limits: Specify lower left comer or [On/Off] <0.00,0.00>:"is displayed. Press the ENTER key once to accept the default coordinates <0.00,0.00>. In the command prompt area, the message “Specify upper right corner <12.00,9.00>:" is displayed. Press the ENTER key again to accept the default coordinates <12.00,9.00>. EA~ LIMIts Specify upper right corner <12.@0,9.00>:Inside the Menu Bar area select: [View] > [Zoom] = [All] The Zoom All command will adjust the display so that all objects in the drawing are displayed to be as large as possible. If no objects are constructed, the Drawing Limits are used to adjust the current viewport. okey Fa Nore iw eh ccna 3.2 Choosing the Origin The origin or 0,0 should be the most easily accessible point on the design. If a large percentage of the dimensions on a drawing stem from one point, it should be made the origin. The coordinate readout on the bottom of the screen is there to help you find your position. The placement of the origin is important to establish a base for your readouts. It will be more important later when merging files. To move 0,0 from the bottom of the screen use the PAN command ® td You can press down on the roller ball of your mouse to get PAN. The command line equivalent is PAN or just P. The Zoom Command > by typing it on the command line, Z > using the slider bars on the top and bottom of the screen> using the pull-down menus or the standard toolbar Command: ZOOM or Z Al (A) expands or shrinks the Illodel or drawing to fit onto the ‘screen relative to your limits Center (C) _ centers the model on the screen; you must enter a magnification factor or “height” Dynamic creates a dynamic display of the item for zooming (0) Extents (E) expands or shrinks the model or drawing to fit ll of the objects on screen Previous (P) returns you to the Previous zoom factor Realtime zooms interactively to a logical extent. Activate with either the button or a right-click Window (W) describes by two diagonal points a rectangle around the area you want to view ScalenX specifies a percentage of the existing size Scale nXP __ specifies a size relative to paper space3.3 Geometry Commands Drawing Lines with the Line Command Move the graphics cursor to the first icon in the Draw panel. This icon is the LINE icon. Note that a brief description of the Line command appears next to the cursor. Polyine Circle Select the icon by clicking once with the left ve mouse-button, which will activate the Line Ceesanbn ee erie command. I-17} fe INE Press FL for more help In the command prompt area, near the bottom of the AutoCAD drawing screen, the message "LINE Specify first point: is displayed. AutoCAD expects us to identify the starting location of a straight line. Move the graphics cursor inside the graphics window and watch the display of the coordinates of the graphics cursor at the bottom of the AutoCAD drawing screen. The three numbers represent the location of the cursor in the X, Y, and Z directions, We can treat the graphics window as if it were a piece of paper and we are using the graphics cursor as if it were a pencil with which to draw. 0.81, 3.04,0.00 MoDa iif ACTIVITY 1 Try to draw this star using Line, Just follow the sequence of numberingVisual Reference The GRID and SNAP MODE options can be turned ON or OFF through the Status Bar. E 621,392,000 move i i ~ bh Gy \~ ee RHA ‘The Status Bar area is located at the bottom left of the AutoCAD drawing screen, next to the cursor coordinates. oo 300 mopeL iif ir LG@-\-420- &R# _| Display drawing, GRIDMODE (F7) 30 ons. ih To deselect an object from the selection set, hold down the [SHIFT] key and select the object again. Right-mouse-click once to accept the selections. The selected two lines are erased.Repeat the Last Command Repeat EASE, 1. Inside the graphics window, click once with Recentinut PP the rightmouse-button to bring up the Clipboard s opup option menu. Popup opt She ; 2. Pick Repeat Erase, with the left-mouse- Undo Erase (Redo carey D> Pan available in the popup menu @ | Zoom @© Steering nels button, in the popup menu to repeat the last command, Notice the other options REFLECTIONS AND LEARNINGS: + Reflect on ideas and knowledge you have learn from our lesson. In your notebook, write at least 5 sentences of what you have learned.