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Introduction to AutoCad

AutoCAD is a 2-D and 3-D computer-aided drafting software application used in

AutoCAD is issued free of cost to students, educators, and institutions. AutoCAD

Before the invent of AutoCAD, all designing and modeling were done manually.
This was a time-consuming task and resulted in a lot of costly errors. But, with

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Typing Commands

Typing a Command

All AutoCAD commands can be typed in at the command line. Many commands
also have one

or two letter aliases that can also be typed as shortcuts to the commands.

1. Type the desired command at the command prompt.

Command:LINE

or

2. Type the command’s alias. Command: L

3. Press ENTER/Space to end.

4. Type an option at the command prompt.

Reissuing the Last Command

The last used AutoCAD command can be re-entered by one of the following three
methods

of ENTER. The ENTER key on the keyboard will always act as ENTER, the
SPACEBAR and

RIGHT MOUSE will act as enter most of the time (exceptions include placing
TEXT).

1. Press the ENTER key on the keyboard

or

2. Press the Space bar on the keyboard.

or

3. Click the right mouse button.

Pointing Device (Mouse)

AutoCAD uses either a mouse or digitizing tablet to select objects in a drawing.

Left Mouse Button

Used to pick or select objects

1. Click the left mouse button to select an object area in the drawing.

2. Press ESC twice to deselect an object (or to cancel a command).

Right Mouse Button

Used to enter a command, repeat last command, or access shortcut menus.

o Click the right mouse button.

PAN

 Shifts the location of a view.

 1. Choose View, Pan.

or

 2. Click the Pan icon.

or
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 3. Type PAN from the command prompt.

 Command: PAN or P

ZOOM

Increases or decreases the apparent size of objects in the current viewport

1. Choose View, Zoom.

Or

2. Click a Zoom icon.

or

3. Type ZOOM at the command prompt.

Command: Zoom or Z

4. Type One of the following zoom options:

The following are basic zoom options:

All Places entire drawing (all visible layers) on

display at once. Forces a regeneration.

ExtentsDisplays current drawing content as large as possible.

PreviousRestores previous view.

WindowDesignates rectangular area to be drawn as large as

possible.

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Number Magnification relative to ZOOM All display

Number X Magnification relative to current display (1X)

CenterSpecifies center point and new display height.

Dynamic Permits you to pan a box representing the viewing

screen around the entire generated portion of the

drawing and enlarge or shrink it.

Creating a New Drawing

NEW Command

Creates a new drawing file.

1. Choose File, New.

or

2. Press CTRL + N

or

3. Click the New icon.

or

4. Type NEW at the Command prompt.

Command: NEW

5. Choose One of the options for creating a new drawing.

6. Click The OK button.

7. Save the drawing as another name.

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Undo and Redo

Reverses the last action.

1. Choose Edit, Undo.

or

2. Click the Undo icon.

or

3. Press CTRL + Z.

4. Type U at the command prompt to undo the last command.

Command: U

Redo

Reverses the effects of a single UNDO or U command.

1. Choose Edit, Redo.

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or

2. Click the Redo icon.

or

3. Type REDO at the command prompt to redo the last undo command.

Command: REDO

Function Keys and Accelerator Keys

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