AutoCAD 2014 Introduction

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Dr Sam Clarke

AutoCAD Overview

Welcome to AutoCAD Welcome to AutoCAD on entering on entering

Check whether AutoCAD is installed:Start> Programs> AutoCAD 2014.

If not: Double-click the software center icon on the desktop

Select AutoCAD 2014 from the list Click Install

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◦ Proficiency with AutoCAD package◦ Ability to produce drawings with engineering detail

“Communicate through visual presentation”

Practice (Trial & Error)

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Drop Down MenuPick a command by clicking the left button, and a Drop-down Menu appears.

Drawing Space/WindowYour view onto the drawing. Can have any size limits you set.

The drawing (cross-hair) cursor.The pick box is used to select entities.

UCS – User Coordinate SystemIdentify the positive X and Y directions.

Coordinate displayShows the position of the cursor

The Command AreaCommand lines at the bottom of the screen where prompts appear and text commands, coordinates etc. can be typed in.

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Ortho - cursor movement is constrained to the horizontal or vertical directions only predefined – X & Y axis

Grid - Rectangular pattern of dots regularly spaced to aid drawing. The spacing between grid dots is adjustable. Grid dots are not plotted.


SNAP

useful for specifying precise points with the arrow keys or the pointing device


OSNAP

used to select commonly needed points while creating or editing a drawing – end point, centre of a circle


Dynamic Input

‘Helpful’ dimensioning tool.If typing in commands turn this OFF OFF ON

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3 options to construct elements in AutoCAD

Follow the prompts on the command line

Polyline Circle

Toolbar (Draw):Pull Down Menu: Draw Line

Keyboard:Typing: Line or short-cut L

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Toolbar (Draw):

Pull Down Menu:

Draw Text Multiline Text

Toolbar (Draw):

Pull Down Menu:

Draw Hatch…

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TYPE

SCALE

LOCATION

PREVIEW

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Co-ordinate Entry

Rectangular (X,Y) or Polar (d & θ)

Absolute – Relevant to 0,0 (origin)Relative to a particular point (use @)

Closing a polygon use shortcut - C

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Elements can be modified using the modification toolbar

Move Copy

Required to specify a base point

Toolbar (Modify):

Pull Down Menu: Modify Erase

Keyboard:Typing e or pressing Delete


Mirror

Offset

Trim

Extend

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Zoom window Pan

Dimension function

linear

Continuous

Baseline

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Layers – transparent film

SHEET

CONSTRUCTION

MAIN

DIMENSIONS

TEXT

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Read the COMMAND LINE...E.g. Using the OFFSET command

Having DYN (dynamic) turned on...Especially the case for Exercise 1...

If you get stuck press ESCThis brings you back to the drawing screen

Just keep trying...

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Don’t worry about branding on borders..You will not get penalised for this

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MOLE2: Lecture notes, copies of presentations AutoCAD Course Notes AutoCAD Exercises – Instructions & Exercises

Afternoon classes Weeks 1-6

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