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Basic Command Part 2

This document discusses how to write text and dimensions in AutoCAD. It provides step-by-step instructions for writing single-line and multi-line text, creating text styles, and measuring and dimensioning lines. Key topics covered include using the TEXT, MTEXT, and DIM commands, setting text properties like height and style, and understanding the difference between annotative and non-annotative text styles.

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Basic Command Part 2

This document discusses how to write text and dimensions in AutoCAD. It provides step-by-step instructions for writing single-line and multi-line text, creating text styles, and measuring and dimensioning lines. Key topics covered include using the TEXT, MTEXT, and DIM commands, setting text properties like height and style, and understanding the difference between annotative and non-annotative text styles.

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Lecture 3

Lettering, Dimension Lines


Adjusting autocad settings
• Writing Text: TEXT, MTEXT
• Text Styles: STYLE, Annotative
• Dimensions: Dist, Dimlinear, Dimang, Matprop
How to write single line text?
• Using Command Line
• Step 1: TEXT
• Step 2: Specify rotation angle: 0
• Step 3: Specify text height: 30
• Step 4: Start typing
How to write single line text?
• Modifying the properties of the text
• Step 1:Select the text using mouse by specifying a
window TEXT
• Step 2: Command line: Properties
• Step 3: Specify text height: 300, Enter
• Step 4: Specify oblique: 30, Enter
• Step 5: Specify rotation: 30, Enter
• Step 6: Specify width: 2,Enter
How to write multi line text?
• Using Command Line
• Step 1: MTEXT
• Step 2: Specify a corner by left clicking them mouse
• Step 3: Specify height: h
• Step 4: Specify height: 300
• Step 5: Start typing, Press enter to move to next
line
How to write multi line text?
• Modifying the properties of the text
• Step 1:Select the text using mouse by specifying a
window
• Step 2: Command line: Properties or Pr
• Step 3: Specify text height: 300, Enter
• Step 4: Specify rotation: 30, Enter
• Step 5: No oblique available unlike single line
How to write multi line text?
• Modifying the properties of the text
• Step 1: If you want to edit text, Command line: mtedit
• Step 2: Justification: TL, TR, TC, BL, BR, BC
• Step 3: Write symbols:
– Degree: %%d
– PlusMinus: %%p
– Diameter: %%c
– Almost Equal: \U+2248
• Step 4: Columns
How to create text styles?
• Using Command Line
• Step 1: STYLE
• Step 2: Create new style: Font, FontStyle, Width
Factor, Oblique angle
• Step 3: Specify text height: Annotative, Non-
Annotative
• Step 4: Create two styles: <ANN_ROMAN>,
<NonAnn_ROMAN>
Difference between Annotative and Non-
Annotative
• Step 1: Write two texts separately
• Step 2: Apply style <ANN_ROMAN> to one text and
<NonAnn_ROMAN> to another text
• Step 3: Annotative text height will be same
regardless of the paper space.
How to find dimension?
• Using Command Line
• Step 1: DIST
• Step 2: Specify the first point
• Step 3: Specify the next point.
How to write dimension?
• Using Command Line
• Step 1: DIMLINEAR
• Step 2: Specify the first point
• Step 3: Specify the next point.
• Step 4: Apply Text style
How to write dimension?
• Using Command Line
• Step 1: DIMANG
• Step 2: Specify the first line
• Step 3: Specify the next line
• Step 4: Apply Text style

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