Lecture - 3

DISPLAYING OBJECTS

->>Learn How to Visualize

Objects in AutoCAD.

->> AutoCAD Drawing Setup.

 INDEX LECTURE

3
DISPLAYING OBJECTS

VIEWRE NEW
ZOOM PAN LIMIT REGEN GRID SNAP
S TABS
ZOOM
Overview
• Zoom Command allows you to zoom out and zoom in your model in the model-
space and paper-space.

• It is also used to magnify the portion of the drawing and allows work in the smaller
area of the drawing.
 Among all this methods best practice is done by
ZOOM mouse wheel rolling.

HOW TO USE!
Mouse wheel forward rolling to zoom in
& backward rolling to zoom out.

Menu Bar

Command Prompt

Ribbon
 All
• Display drawing up to
its max. limits.
ZOOM Object Center
•Zoom out The selected • Display drawing as per
object. the height scale.

Previous Dynamic

•To repeat last zoom

Capabilities • Display paper size,
limit and dynamic
position.
window.

Extent
Scale
•Fit to screen display of
• Display drawing as per
object.
the height scale.

Window
• Allows to zoom selected
portion of the drawing with
window.
• Instructor will demonstrate the content of EXAMPLE & PRACTICE.
• After each method do the exercise for the following models.

Example Practice
 PAN HAND TOOL

PAN
Overview
PAN HAND TOOL

• Pan command allow user to drag the drawing in working area.

• You can drag by simply continuously pressing the scroll button.

 Among all this methods best practice is
PAN done by mouse wheel pressing over
HOW TO USE! drawing area.

Menu Bar

Command Prompt

Ribbon
• Instructor will demonstrate the content of EXAMPLE & PRACTICE.
• After each method do the exercise for the following models.

Example Practice
LIMIT
Overview
• Limits allows user to define the working area at the beginning of the drawing.
• Helps to draw largest dimension of the drawing within the working area after setting the
limit.
• Limits can be used to control size of your drawing area.
• Limits is turned ON and OFF if it is turned off by default that means there is no restrictions
for picking and drawing objects.
• When limit is turned ON AutoCAD will not allow to draw or pick points outside the limits of
drawing and it reports in command line: **Outside limits.
LIMIT
Overview
• Limit Mode is most useful when you are working within the drawing size as
shown in image above.
• Limit mode is useful when you want to prevent objects to be drawn outside of area.
• For Example(A2 Sheet Size):
• specify lower left corner or [ON/OFF] <0.000,0.000>:
(pick point, enter co-ordinates or to accept the default value)
• specify upper right corner <595.000,420.000>:
(pick point, enter co-ordinates or to accept the default value)
LIMIT Among all this methods best practice is
operate limit command with command
HOW TO USE!
prompt.

Menu Bar

BY DEFAULT LIMITS ARE SET FOR IMPERIAL AND METRIC SETTINGS;

IMPERIAL - 12,9
METRIC - 420,297
YOU CAN ADJUST OR CHANGE LIMITS AS PER NEED.

Command Prompt
• Instructor will demonstrate the content of EXAMPLE & PRACTICE.
• After each method do the exercise for the following models.

Example Practice
Before Re After Re

REGEN (RE)
Overview
• Recomputes the locations and visibility for all objects in the current viewport
• Reindexes the drawing database for optimum display and object selection performance
• Resets the overall area available for real-time panning and zooming in the current viewport
 Among all this methods best practice is
REGEN operate regen command with command
HOW TO USE! prompt.

Menu Bar

Command Prompt
• Instructor will demonstrate the content of EXAMPLE & PRACTICE.
• After each method do the exercise for the following models.

Example Practice
 Before Viewres After Viewres

VIEWRES
Overview

• VIEWRES controls the appearance of

circles, arcs, splines, and arced polylines
using short vectors. The greater the
number of vectors, the smoother the
appearance of the circle or arc.
• Values can very from 1 to 20,000.
VIEWRES
HOW TO USE!
Among all this methods best practice is
operate this command with command
prompt.

OPTIONS

Command Prompt
 VIEWRES VALUE- 10 VIEWRES VALUE- 10000

VIEWRES Capabilities

VIEWRES

DEFAULT
MIN. VALUE MAX. VALUE
VALUE
1 20000
1000
• Instructor will demonstrate the content of EXAMPLE & PRACTICE.
• After each method do the exercise for the following models.

Example Practice
GRID
Overview
• Grid allows user to draw object snap to grid for better control of dimensions.

• In drawing, grid is the regular pattern of square blocks for better visualization.

• As it shows a sheet of graph paper behind your drawing on a drawing board.

• As well as you can control its spacing by giving values, so it can give a better idea about the
size of your drawing objects.

• For more details of their additional options, see in following slide.

 Click Tools menu->Drafting setting->Snap and Grid tab
Shortcut Key: F7 (ON & OFF)

GRID
Among all this methods best practice is
HOW TO USE! operate this command with pressing F7

DIALOG BOX

Command Prompt

Display Grid ON

Ribbon
 On
• Display Grid.

GRID
Aspect
Off
•Allows horizontal
and vertical spacing. • Does not display
grid.

Follow Snap
•To follow the
dynamics UCS Capabilities • Automatically spacing
as per current snap
spacing

Limits Major
•Display grid beyond • Display number of
limits. grid divisions per
major grid lines

aDaptive
• Allows to turn ON or OFF
to adaptive behavior
• Instructor will demonstrate the content of EXAMPLE & PRACTICE.
• After each method do the exercise for the following models.

Example Practice
 GRID Value: 0

SNAP
Overview
• Snap command is used to set snap spacing and to toggle snap mode.
• With snap mode turned ON allows you to pick points which lie on grid.
• Snap grid is completely different from the display grid but mostly gives same value to both
to avoid confusion.
• The display grid will automatically change each time the snap grid is changed when you
give zero value to display grid.
• When snap mode is turned on within the grid is displayed the crosshairs will jump from
one grid to another as you move cursor across the drawing area on the screen.
 Click Tools menu->Drafting setting->Snap and Grid tab
Shortcut Key: F9 (ON & OFF)

SNAP Among all this methods best practice is

HOW TO USE! operate this command with pressing F9

Dialog box

Command Prompt

Snap To Drawing
Grid ON

Ribbon
 On
SNAP
• Display Snap ON.
Capabilities
Off

• Does not display Snap.

Aspect

• Allow choose number of grid lines in horizontal as well as vertical by

giving values.

Legacy

• Maintain legacy behavior of always snapping to the grid by giving Y or N.

Style

• Provides two options for standard and isometric snap grids as shown in image.

Type

• Allows you to select snap type either polar or grid as shown in image.
• Instructor will demonstrate the content of EXAMPLE & PRACTICE.
• After each method do the exercise for the following models.

Example Practice
 NEW TAB

LEARN TAB
Overview
• The Learn page provides tools to help you learn AutoCAD 2015.
• It’s divided into three columns: What’s New, Getting Started Videos, an Tip/Online
Resources.
CREATE TAB
Overview
• Create page is displayed by default and serves as launch pad where you can access sample
files, recent files, templates, product updates, and online update.
• It’s divided into three columns: Get Started, Recent Documents, and Connect.