DRAFTING SETTINGS (AutoCAD)

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Status Bar

SNAP, GRID, ORTHO, POLAR, OSNAP, OTRACK,LWT, MODEL



These Buttons Will be use to make ease in

Drafting.

These Buttons will help in different ways to

make the drawing works easy.

Lets Start One by one.



The grid is a rectangular pattern of dots that

extends over the area you specify as the

drawing limits.The grid helps you align objects and visualize

the distances between them. The grid is not

plotted. If you zoom in or out of your drawing,you may need to adjust grid spacing to be more

appropriate for the new magnification.



To Activate GRID Click on GRID button in

Status Bar

Short cut Key for GRID is F7.



Right click on grid button in status bar &

Click on settings

Write “dsettings” in command window &

Enter



In AutoCAD, SNAP means to Catch the object.

So SNAP Command use when we are requiredto pick any point of the object in the drawing

area. These points can be grid points or the

end point, mid point of any object.



SNAP Settings can alos be done in thesimilar way as that of the GRID:

Either Right Click on SNAP and click onSettings or

Write “dsettings” in Command Window and

Enter. A Dialog Box will appear named “Drafting

Setting”



Ortho is abbreviated from orthogonally means

objects at 90 degrees to each other.

So using Ortho you can draw line at 0 degree,90, 180, and 270 degrees.

To activate ortho click on Ortho button in status

barShort cut key for ortho is F8



OSNAP Constrain point specification to exact

location such as midpoint, intersection or nodes

on an existing object.Using OSNAP is a quick way to locate an exact

point on any object.

For example, you can use object snap to draw aline to the center of a circle or to the midpoint of

a line.



OBJECT SNAP can be activated by

Click on OSNAP button on status bar

Short cut key for OSNAP is F3

For OSNAP settings right click on OSNAP and

click on settings OR

Write “dsettings” in command window and

Enter



Auto Track helps you draw objects at specificangles or in specific relationships to other objects.

When you turn on Auto Track, temporary alignment

paths help you create objects at precise positionsand angles. Auto Track includes two tracking options: and .

You can toggle Auto Track on and off with the Polarand Otrack buttons on the

Object snap tracking works in conjunction withobject snaps. You must set an object snap before

you can track from an object's snap point.



Polar tracking helps to identify the polar

coordinates of the sheet where you place the

curser. You can place an object on the specified

coordinate of the sheet with out any

calculation.



OTRACK helps you to place an object with

respect to any object.

Note OTRACK can only work with OSNAP. So touse OTRACK facility of AutoCAD you need to

activate OSNAP first.



Object Snap Track Line

Polar Track Line



Dynamic Input provides a command interface

near the cursor to help you keep your focus in

the drafting area.When Dynamic Input is on, tooltips display

information near the cursor that is dynamically

updated as the cursor moves.When a command is active, the tooltips provide

a place for user entry.



Dynamic Input option can be turned On or OFF

by either of the following methods:

By clicking on the “Dynamic Input” button inthe Status Bar or

By Pressing F12



Lineweight refers to the visible width of lines in thedrawing window. When drawings are plottedcorrectly, the output shows different line

thicknesses — thin lines for dimensions, thick linesfor borders, medium lines for object lines and text,and so on. But when displayed in the drawing window, objects usually appear with a single-line

thickness.

The Show/Hide Lineweight option on the statusbar controls the visibility of lineweights in the

drawing

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