 AUTO CAD- Automatic Computer Aided

Design/Drafting
 HISTORY
 LAUNCHED-Invented by John Walker 1982 21st dec.
and marketed by Autodesk company.
 First Version : MicroCAD
 APPLICATION-mechanical ,civil, Electrical etc..
 Feature- 2D Sketch ,layer setting, Isometric view,3D
wirefrem,3D solid modeling, Realistic view
 Advantages- 1. 3D View
2. Less Time and Man Power
3. Less Waste of Money and Material
4. Accuracy

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QUICK
MENU BAR
ASSESS
RIBBON BAR

GRAPHICS AREA

ORIGINE/CO-ORDINATE

WORKSPACE
SWITCHING

COMMAND AREA
TOOGLE KEYS

STASTUS BAR

 Units
 Un 
Commands
1. GRID MODE(F7) : To show graphical display.
 Type : engineering
 Precision : 0’.0” 2. SNAP MODE (F9): To take reference of graphical display.

 Scale : inches 3. ORTHO MODE (F8): To draw Horizontally & vertically straight line.
 OK
4. POLAR MODE (F10): To draw angular lines.

5. OBJECT SNAP/ O-SNAP MODE (F3): to show reference points of drawings.

 Limits 6. OBJECT SNAP TRACKING (F11):To take reference line/ imaginary line
from particular reference point.
 Limits 
 First corner point : 0,0  (X,Y) 7. DYNAMIC INPUT (F12): To draw at a time straight & angular lines.

 Second corner point : 100’,100’  8. SHOW / HIDE LINEWIGHT: To show line thickness.
 Z  (Zoom) , A  (All) (FIT TO SCREEN)

 Rectangle
v Line
 L  Rec 
 Specify First Point  Specify 1st Corner for Rectangle
 give distance value 
 Or ( Click on next Point)  D  (For Dimension)
v Circle  Define the length value 
 C
 Click Center Point  Define the width value 
 Specify Radius value  (Dimension -D  )
v Trim
 Click on screen place the Rectangle
 Tr  
 Select the un necessary part.
 Note : profiles must be intersected.
v Extend
 Ex  
 Select the line to extend
 Note : There must be a boundary.
 vOffset  Dimension Style
O 
 Specify Offset Distance  Ø Linear

 Select object
 specify distension / direction Ø Radius

vUndo
 Ctrl + Z Ø Diameter

vRedo
 Ctrl + Y Ø Aligned
vSave
 Ctrl +S Ø Angular

 Move
M MIRROR
 Select object   Mi ↵
 Select base point
 Specify the destination point
 Select object ↵
 Rotate  Select first point of mirror line
 Ro 
 Select object   Select second point on mirror line
 Select Base Point
 Specify Rotation Angle   Delete the source object (Y/N) ↵
 Copy
 Co 
 Select Object 
 Select Base Point
 Specify the destination point

First point
CHAMFER
 Cha ↵
 D ↵ ( For Chamfer
Mirror object Distance )
Object
 Specify first chamfer
distance ↵
 Specify second Chamfer
distance ↵
 Select first line to
chamfer
 Select second line to
Chamfer
Second point

FILLET ARRAY
F↵  Array
 R ↵ ( For radius of
fillet) Array

 Specify fillet radius

value ↵
 Select first object Rectangular Array Polar Array Path array
 Select second
object
ARRAY
FOR RECTANGULAR ARRAY
Rectangular array
 Ar ↵
 Select the object ↵
 Select the type of array (Rectangular) or R ↵
 Specify no. of Rows ↵
 Specify no. of columns ↵
 Specify Row offset distance ↵
 Specify columns offset distance ↵
 close

ARRAY POLAR ARRAY

FOR POLAR ARRAY
 Ar ↵
 Select the object ↵
 Select the type of array ( Polar) for PO ↵
 Pick centre point
 Specify total no. of items
 Specify rotation angle or Angle to fill
 close

Break & Join

ARRAY Break Break At Point
 BR ↵  Select modify from the
 FOR PATH ARRAY ribbon bar
 Ar ↵  Select Object  Select break at a point
 Select object
 Select the object ↵  Select second
 Select first break point
 Select the type of array ( path) for (distains value  Select second point
PA ↵ ↵ ) break point
 Select path curve
 Then put the between distance
value ↵ close

Join STRETCH
§ J↵
§ Select source object
§ Select lines to join to source
S ↵
§ ↵  Click & Drag to draw half
§ Note : lines must be collinear crossing selection ↵
 In case of single arc :  Specify base point for stretch &
§ J↵
drag at desire point/destination
§ Select the arc
§ L↵
ARC ARC LENGTH
A ↵  Menu bar →
 Specify start Dimension → Arc
point length
 Specify  Select Arc →
second point Select arc length
of arc dimension
location
 Specify end
point of arc

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