1 AUTOCAD

CAD - Computer Aided Design. Close the current drawing Ctrl + F4

CADD - Computer Aided Design & Drafting.
Move the next file tab Ctrl + F6
• Auto CAD is a commercial operating
Toggles markup set Ctrl + 7
system software.
manager
• It is developed by Autodesk company
(America) in December 1982. Toggles the quick calc Ctrl + 8
• Founder - John Walker, Father - Mike palette
Riddle. Toggles the command line Ctrl + 9
Command and its shortcut key- window

Command Short Key Selects all the objects in Ctrl + A

drawing that are not locked
LINE Command L
or frozen
CHAMFER Command CHA
Toggle snap Ctrl + B
FILTER Command FI
Copies objects to the clip Ctrl + C
ARC Command ARC board
AREA Command AA Copies objects to the Ctrl + Shift +
FILLET Command F window C
RECTANGLE Command REC Ctrl + Shift +
To paste the copied object
V
EXPLIDE Command X
Toggles dynamic UCS Ctrl + D
SCALE Command SC
Toggles running object Ctrl + F
POINT Command PO
snaps
ARRAY Command AR
Toggles grid display mode Ctrl + G
OFFSET Command O
Toggles the coordinates Ctrl + I
POLYGON Command POL display
TRIM TR Shift + click
Polyline PL on to be
Deselect the selected object
deselected
CIRCLE Command C
object
ELLIPS Command EL
Repeats last command Ctrl + J
Property Palette Ctrl + 1
Inserts a hyperlink Ctrl + K
To design Center Palette Ctrl + 2
Toggles Ortho mode Ctrl + L
Tool Palette Ctrl + 3
Open/Creates a new Ctrl + N
Sheet Set Palette Ctrl + 4 drawing
Close the application Alt + F4 Opens an existing drawing Ctrl + O
window
Saves the current drawing Ctrl + S
Displays the text window Alt +F2
Close the macros dialog box Alt +F8

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 Displays the save as dialog Ctrl + Shift + To enlarge or reduce size of
SCALE
box S selected object.
Pastes data from the Ctrl + V CHAMFER To level edge of an object.
window clipboard To create block of object which I
Redo the last undo action Ctrl + Y BLOCK want to use regularly in different
Toggles 3-D object snap Ctrl + Shift + drawing.
mode Y LAYER To create layer
To undo the last action Ctrl + Z Fill an enclosed area or selected
Plot the current drawing Ctrl + P HATCH object with a hatch pattern, solid
fill or gradient fill.
Important Command and their use-
To draw normal (90°) straight
Command Use ORTHO
line.
Name
Use of function key in Auto CAD
To draw the parallel object at a
OFFSET Function Use
specified distance.
Key
To create rounded edges between
FILLET F1 Online/Offline help/Displays help
perpendicular lines.
To remove reusable parts of an History of command/toggle b/w
TRIM F2
object. drawing screen to text screen

Remove the object from a F3 Snap on/off

ERASE
drawing. F4 3D snap on/off
PURGE To remove from the drawing. Switch isoplane on/off (Isometric
F5
To change the cross hair cursor in view)
PAN
to hand cursor. F6 Dynamic UCS on/off
To create a vertical and F7 Grid on/off
horizontal rays from the location F8 Orthographic mode on/off
of the pointing device and divide
MEASURE F9 Snap with grid point on/off
the object in predefine length.
We can also measure the distance F10 Snap with polar point on/off
or area. F11 Object snap tracking
DONUT Create solid circle or ring. F12 Dynamic input on/off
LINE Create straight line Type of Auto CAD-
Draw a line of infinite length. (i) 2-D CAD (Flat drawing)
X LINE
(ii) 2.5-D CAD (Prismatic model)
To attach a drawing in another (iii) 3-D CAD (3-D object)
X ATTACH
drawing. (iv) 3-D wireframe and surface modelling
To break the poly line in (v) Solid modelling (solid geometry)
EXPLODE Functionality area of CAD-
individual segment
To convert individual objects into (i) Geometric modelling
JOIN (ii) Engineering analysis
polyline.
OOPS To restore the erased object. (iii) Design review and evaluation
(iv) Automate drafting

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Process of designing- • Relative coordinate system is designed by-
(i) Recognition of need @
(ii) The definition of a problem • Points to define rectangle and line
(iii) Synthesis command-
(iv) Analysis and optimization 2 (starting and end point)
(v) Evaluation • Minimum layer in Auto CAD drawing is- 1.
(vi) Presentation • Number of snap point depends on the
Units in Auto CAD- object.
• Object can be rotate around the base point.
(i) Architetural Unit
• Default size of CAD graphics window in
(ii) Decimal Unit
metric-420 (H) × 297(V)
(iii) Engineering Unit
• The Maximum number of view port in Auto
(iv) Fractional Unit CAD-4.
(v) Scientific Unit
File
Work space available in Auto CAD- Type of File
Extension
1. Drafting and annotation
Auto CAD file (save file) .dwg
2. 3-D Basic
3. 3-D Modeling Layer states manager file .las
4. Auto CAD Classic Auto CAD file (not save) .v$
Methods to draw circle in Auto CAD- Auto save .sv$
1. Center radius method ▪ The character limit for dwg file name
2. Center diameter method is- 256.
3. 2P method ▪ Maximum limit of error in drawing -
4. 3P method 0.25 mm.
5. Tantan radius method Modern CAD system
6. Tantantan method In modern CAD system ICG is used. The
Important Point- interactive computer graphics denotes a user
oriented system in which the computer is
• Sides in polygon-
employed to create, transform and display data
• Maximum-1024
in the form of pictures or symbols ICG consists
• Minimum-3
software and hardware components.
• The Co-ordinate of cursor in graphics
Short Name-
window are visible in STATUS bar.
• Distance between two adjacent point in UCS User Coordinate System
grid- WCS World Coordinate System
(i) When new file is open with imperial - COA Council of Architecture
0.5.
ICG Interactive Computer Graphics
(ii) When new file is open with metric - 10.
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
• The size of object can be change or object
can be displaced with the help of grip point. LTS Line Type Scale

• Five grip point are present in a circle. Auto Automatic Computer Aided Design
CAD
• Objects are rotated about base point.
STADD Pro - Used for structural analysis and
design
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