Gujarat Technological University

Chandkheda, Ahmedabad
Government Engineering College Godhra
Nasirpur ,Godhra

A Summer Internship Report on

“CAD Design & Drafting”
At the industry or company
Autodesk Design Academy
Under the subject
Summer Internship (3170001)

Mechanical Engineering Department

Submitted By
Baria Vishvajit Narendrasinh
(Enrollment No. 170600119003)

Academic Year
(2021-2022)

Internal Guide Head of the Department

Prof. V.C.Patel Prof. A.J.sheth

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 Government Engineering College Godhra
Nasirpur ,Godhra

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the Internship at AUTODESK DESIGN

ACADEMY has been satisfactorily completed by Baria Vishvajit
Narendrasinh(Enrollment No. 170600119003), under my guidance in the
fulfillment of the course Summer Internship (3170001) work during the academic
year 2021-2022.

Internal Guide Head of the Department

Prof. V.C.Patel Prof. A.V.Mehta

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COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

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 Acknowledgement

I/We wish to express our sincere gratitude to our Training members for continuously
guiding me at the company and answering all my doubts with patience. I would also like to
thank my Internal Guide Prof. V.C.Patel for helping us through our internship by giving us
the necessary suggestions and advices along with their valuable co-ordination in
completing this internship.

We also thank our parents, friends and all the members of the family for their precious
support and encouragement which they had provided in completion of our work. In
addition to that, we would also like to mention the company personals who gave us the
permission to use and experience the valuable resources required for the internship.

Thus, In conclusion to the above said, we once again thank the staff members of Autodesk
Design Academy for their valuable support in completion of the project.

Thank You

Baria Vishvajit Narendrasinh (170600119003)

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Table of Contents
Certificate………………………………………………………………………………..ii

Completion Certificate………………………………………………………………………………………………………….iii

Acknowledgement………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..iv

Chapter 1 Introduction to AutoCAD 1

1.1 AutoCAD Window 2

1.2 Selecting the Workspace 4

1.3 Filing and Data Input 5

1.4. Co-Ordinates Entry

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1.5 Navigation Tools 7

1.6. Drawing Units & Limits 9

Chapter 2 Commands 11

Chapter 3 Dimensions Toolbar 13

Chapter 4 Text Command 14

Chapter 5 Table 15

Chapter 6 Layer 16

Chapter 7 Block 17

Chapter 8 Isometric Drawing 18

Chapter 9 3D Modeling 19

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Chapter 10 Printing and plating 22

Conclusion 23

Bibliography/Refernces 24

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 Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION TO AUTOCAD
AutoCAD is a commercial computer- aided design ( CAD ) and drafting software
application. Developed and marketed by Autodesk, AutoCAD was first released in
December 1982 as a desktop app running on micro computers with internal graphics
controllers. Prior to the introduction of AutoCAD, most commercial CAD programs ran
on mainframe computers or minicomputers, with each CAD operator (user) working at
a separate graphics terminal. Since 2010, AutoCAD was released as a mobile- and web
app as well, marketed as AutoCAD 360.
AutoCAD is used across a wide range of industries, by architects, project managers,
engineers, graphic designers, and many other professionals.
AutoCAD is available for English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese
Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Brazilian, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish and
Hungarian, Albanian (also through additional Language Packs).
The latest version was released on 21st March 2017 as AutoCAD 2018.
Autodesk has also developed a few vertical programs:
 AutoCAD Architecture
 AutoCAD Civil
 AutoCAD Electrical
 AutoCAD ecscad
 AutoCAD Map 3D
 AutoCAD Mechanical
 AutoCAD MEP
 AutoCAD Structural Detailing
 AutoCAD Utility Design
 AutoCAD P&ID
 AutoCAD Plant 3D
for discipline-specific enhancements.

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1.1 AUTOCAD WINDOW

Once the AutoCAD 2014 window is active, it should appear as shown on the image
shown below. However if you look at the upper left hand corner there is a button with
the letter (A) written in red. That is called the application menu of the AutoCAD
software. At the right of this button, there is the phrase “3D modelling”. This means
that
the active workspace is 3D modelling.

Fig 1: 3D modelling workspace

1. Application Menu
This provides the user with file options like save, open, print.

2. Menu bar
The menu bar appears just below the title bar of the AutoCAD 2014 window. It has
Such tabs as home, solid surface, mesh and view among others for the case of 3D
workspace. If you switch to 2D Drafting & Annotation you find other tabs relevant to
that workspace. Depending on which tab you are on, you will see a collection of tool

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icons just below it which are organized into panels. The entire collection of tool icons
is referred to as the ribbon. As a result the tabs on the menu bar are called ribbon
tabs.

3. Ribbon
This is a collection of tool panels representing groups of tools and features where you
will be selecting tools to draw, edit, or perform other functions. It occurs immediately
below the menu bar. Clicking on any of the tabs on the menu bar will give you
different
different ribbon.

4. Drawing Area
This is a virtual sheet or modelling environment where your designs appear. It is a
Boundless area on which your designs are created on a 1:1 scale regardless of their
actual life size The drawing area is also called the canvas. In the default condition, the
drawing area will have three icons on display:
i. The user coordinate system icon at the bottom left corner.
ii. The cross hairs or drawing cursor which may be at any position on the screen
depending on whether the user has touched the mouse or not.
iii. The view cube at the top right corner. This is very useful in 3D drawing because it
facilitates viewing the object from multiple directions.

5. Quick Access toolbar

This includes the basic file- handling functions that you find in virtually all
windows
application programs. It occurs at the immediate right of the application menu. It
carries
such functions as workspace switching and title, new file, open file, save and undo
among others.

6. Info Centre
This is AutoCAD’s online help facility. If you are online type a query there in case
you
get stuck.

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7. UCS
UCS stands for User Coordinate System. In the lower-left corner of the drawing
area,
you see an L-shaped arrow. This is the UCS icon, which tells you your orientation in
the drawing. This icon becomes helpful as you start to work with complex 2D
drawings and 3D models. The X and Y arrows indicate the X- and Y-axes of your
drawing. The little square at the base of the arrows tells you that you’re in what is
called the World
Coordinate System (WCS ). Whenever you launch AutoCAD you will be in the world
coordinate system (WCS).

8. Command Window.
It’s located just below the drawing area. As you type in commands on the command
line, or pick commands on the ribbon panels, a message is displayed on the command
window telling you what to do next. When you issue any command it may also
display
a list of options related to that command. By so doing it prompts you on your next
move. Thus it is also known as the command prompt. The command window and the
ribbon complement each other i.e.you can type commands on the command line or
click on the ribbon icons. However the command prompts that appear on the command
window prevent the user from getting confused.

9. Status Bar
The status bar is a thin strip of the AutoCAD window found between the command
window and the taskbar. To the extreme left it carries the coordinate readout which
indicates to the user the current position of the cursor. Towards the right next to the
coordinate readout is the drawing aids panel which carries such tools as object snap,
object snap tracking, dynamic UCS and polar tracking among others. These aids assist
the user in managing snap and tracking actions. They are activated or deactivated by
switching them on or off respectively. To the extreme right of the status bar we find
another panel which contains the model and layout tabs, annotation scale and
workspace
switching tool (gear wheel icon) among others.

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1.2 SELECTING THE WORKSPACE

A workspace is a task- oriented drawing environment oriented in such a way as to

provide you with only the tools and interface elements necessary to accomplish the
tasks relevant to that environment. You can switch between workspaces by using
the
Workspace Switching Tool. You can also customize the workspace the way you want
and then save it. It will be appearing on the list of workspaces during switching and
you
can select it as an option.
Workspace switching tool takes the form of a gear wheel located at the bottom right
hand corner of the active window. Clicking on it produces a drop down list of other
alternative workspaces. Clicking on either changes the workspace to the selected
choice. Alternatively you can switch the workspace by clicking on the downward
arrow besides the name of the current workspace on the quick access toolbar.
1.3 FILING AND DATA INPUT
AutoCAD 2014 file operations are similar to the file operations in any other Windows
program. The general file handling commands include file saving, file opening,
closing and printing of drawings.

I. OPENING FILES
There are three ways to open a drawing in AutoCAD.
 Using Application Menu
 Click on Application Menu> Open
 On the select file dialogue box that appears, browse through the folders in the
Look in slot. This enables you to navigate to the folder where you’ve saved
your drawing.
 Clicking on a file allows you to look at a preview of the drawing.
 Select OPEN.
 Using the Quick Access Toolbar
 Click on File pull down menu> Open

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  At the Select file dialogue box, browse through to the folder in the Look in
slot.
 Clicking on a file allows you to look at a preview of the drawing.
 Now you can click Open in the select file dialogue box.
 Using the command line
 At the command prompt on the command line, type Open and enter.
 At the Select file dialogue box, browse through to the folder in the Look in
slot.
 Clicking on a file allows you to look at a preview of the drawing.
 Select OPEN

II. FILE SAVING

 To save a drawing for the first time
The Save Drawing dialogue box appears when you are saving a drawing for the
first time. You are the required to navigate through the folders in the save in slot to
select the folder in which you want to save your drawing. Type in the file name and
then click save.
If you modify a drawing you may wish to save it again but retaining the original
template. In this case select save as from the file pull down or the application menu.
Give it a name that signifies its current status i.e. taking into account the changes.
Click save.
 Saving a File as Your Work
It’s a good idea to save your file periodically as you work on it. As with any
Windows program, you can save it under its original name by click on the Save tool
on the Quick Access toolbar or under a different name by choosing Save As from
the Application menu, thereby creating a new file.
 Making Changes
Coming up with certain drawings may not take place in one pass. Some will require
at virtually every stage. Others involve a series of iterative modifications stages
before settling on the final copy. In these circumstances, AutoCAD offers the
required flexibility as opposed to manual drawing. To keep track of all the
modifications, the Save As tool is very essential.

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 III. CLOSING A FILE
Simply click on the X button on the top right corner of the AutoCAD window to
close
drawing. A dialogue box appears asking whether to save the changes on the
drawing.
Select yes to save the changes and no if you don’t want to effect the changes.
However
it’s usually a good practice to save your files before closing them.

1.4 COORDINATES ENTRY

1. OVERVIEW
When a command prompts you for a point, you can use the mouse to specify a
point, or you can enter a coordinate value at the command prompt. If the dynamic
input is switched you can enter coordinate values in tooltips near the cursor. Two-
dimensional coordinates can be entered as either Cartesian (X, Y) or Polar
coordinates.

I. Cartesian Coordinate System

A Cartesian coordinate system has three axes, X, Y, and Z. when you enter coordinate
values, you indicate a point’s distance in units and its direction (+ or -) along the X, Y, and
Z axes relative to the coordinate system origin (0,0,0).
In 2D, you specify points on the XY plane, also called the work plane. The X value of
Cartesian coordinate specifies the horizontal distance, and the Y value specifies the
vertical distance. The origin point (0, 0) indicates where the two axes meet.

II. Polar Coordinate System

Polar coordinates use a distance and an angle to locate a point.

III. Absolute and Relative Coordinates

i. Absolute coordinates

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Represents a specific point in the current work plane relative to the origin point (0,0). To
enter an absolute coordinate, type the values as a Cartesian coordinate (X,Y) or Polar
coordinate (distance, angle).
ii. Relative coordinate
A relative coordinate is a point specified with reference to the last point specified. We
emphasize that it is with reference to your last specified point and not to the origin. This is
the distinguishing aspect between relative and absolute coordinates.

IV. Dynamic Input

When dynamic input is on, tooltips display information near the cursor as it moves. It is
called dynamic input because the information moving with the cursor is updated with the
motion of the cursor. If you type the X value and press tab, the X field (box) displays a
lock icon, The Y field is active and you can enter its value. If you type the X value and
press enter, the Y value is ignored and AutoCAD interprets it as direct distance entry. This
procedure applies to any other set of fields for instance distance and angle.

1.5 NAVIGATION TOOLS OBJECT DISPLAY

I. Overview
When drawing in both 2D and 3D, you may wish to:
a. Get a closer look (magnify your drawing).
b. View hidden details
c. Bring the whole drawing into focus.
d. View the hidden details of your 3D drawing.

For a, b and c use the zoom and pan tools as follows:

i. Zoom in to magnify and zoom out to minimize the size. Zooming out enables you to see
the details that are currently spilt out of the screen or make the object smaller in readiness
to add details.
ii. The pan tool allows you to drag your drawing to a convenient location on the screen.
iii. For d use the orbit tool. It is the tool that enables you to view the objects in your
drawing from different angles. It is very essential, when drawing in 3D.

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II. Accessing the tools
A. Zoom
a. To zoom a view with a single click.
i. Display a wheel.
ii. Right-click the wheel and click Steering Wheel Settings.
iii. In the Steering Wheels Settings dialog box, under Zoom Tool, select Enable
Single Click Incremental Zoom.
iv. Click OK.
v. Display one of the Full Navigation Wheels or the mini View Object Wheel.
vi. Click the Zoom wedge. The magnification of the model is increased and you are
zoomed in closer to the model. If you hold down the Shift key while clicking the
vii. Click Close to exit the wheel.

b. To zoom a view in and out by dragging.

i. Display the 2D Navigation wheel, one of the Full Navigation wheels, or the mini
View Object wheel.
ii. Click and hold down the Zoom wedge. The cursor changes to the Zoom cursor.
iii. Drag vertically to zoom in or out.
iv. Release the button on your mouse to return to the wheel.
NB: The mouse wheel is a very convenient way of zooming in and out.

B. Pan
a. To pan the drawing with the pan tool.
i. Display the 2D Navigation wheel, one of the Full Navigation wheels, or the mini View
Object wheel.
ii. Click and hold the Pan wedge. The cursor changes to the Pan cursor.
iii. Drag to reposition the model.
iv. Release the button on your pointing device to return to the wheel.
b. To pan using the middle mouse button or the mouse wheel.
i. Press and hold down the scroll wheel or middle button. The cursor changes to the Pan
cursor.
ii. Drag to reposition the model.
iii. Release the wheel or button on your mouse.

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C. Orbit
i. Display one of the View Object or Full Navigation wheels.
ii. Click and hold down the Orbit wedge. The cursor changes to the Orbit cursor.
iii. Drag to rotate the model.
iv. Release the button on your mouse.

NB: To navigate to the zoom, pan or orbit tools, go to:

a. View tab> navigate panel> zoom or
b. View tab> navigate panel> pan or
c. View tab> navigate panel> orbit.

1.6 DRAWING UNITS & LIMITS

 UNITS
The format, precision, and other settings used to display coordinates, distances, and
angles are set through this dialog box, and are saved in the current drawing. It is
recommended that you save these settings to your drawing template files to reduce
your setup time when you start a new drawing. The Drawing Units dialog box is
displayed. Enter -units at the Command prompt to display options.
 Limits:
When you start a new drawing and then decide how much space I need for my
drawing. Think of it as the size of your drawing area. Then you can define drawing
limits correctly. Type LIMITS enter. Type 0,0 as lower left corner then type or click
the coordinate for upper right corner based on the units which is in Inches or mm.
 Command: LIMITS
Reset Model space limits:
Specify lower left corner or [ON/OFF] <0.0000, 0.0000>: 0, 0

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 Specify upper right corner <100.0000, 100.0000>: 300,200

Fig 2 : Drawing Units

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 Chapter 2

COMMANDS
You communicate with AutoCAD by using tools and Menu options. These devices
invoke AutoCAD commands.
I. What is a command?
It’s a single-word instruction you give to AutoCAD telling it to do something such as draw
a line (the line tool in the Draw Ribbon Panel) or erase an object (the Erase tool in the
Modify Ribbon Panel). Whenever you invoke a command, by either typing it or selecting a
menu option or tool, AutoCAD responds by presenting messages to you in the Command
Window and the Dynamic Input display or by displaying a dialogue box. By right clicking
during the drawing process, a context-sensitive short cut menu is displayed; i.e. if you are
in the middle of a command, this menu displays a list of options specifically related to that
command.

II. Command tools.

Move the arrow cursor to the Line tool and rest it there. Do not click yet. Hold it there for a
little while and then for a longer while. You will see two tool tips. The first tip gives you
the tool tip name and the keyboard command associated with the tool. The second tip gives
a brief explanation of how to use the tool. This happens to all other tools on the ribbon. To
be able to draw effectively with AutoCAD, you must learn how to tell AutoCAD what you
want, and even more important, understand what AutoCAD wants from you.

III. Methods of Accessing/Activating Commands.

i. Clicking on the command tool/icon on the Ribbon Panels.
ii. Typing the command on the Keyboard.
iii. Use of Accelerator Keys. These are special keystrokes that open and activate drop
down menu options. Example is Ctrl+S for save and Ctrl+C for copy.
iv. Use of Aliases; (one, two or three letter abbreviations of a command name). These are
also typed on the key board.

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Fig 3: Commands

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 Chapter 3

DIMENSION TOOLBAR
You can create several types of dimensions for a variety of object types in many
orientations and alignments. The basic types of dimensioning are linear, radial, angular,
ordinate, and arc length. Use the DIM command to create dimensions automatically
according to the object type that you want to dimension. You can control the appearance of
dimensions by setting up dimension styles, or by editing individual dimensions in special
cases. Dimension styles allow you to specify your conventions quickly and maintain
industry or project dimensioning standards.

Fig 4: Dimensions toolbar

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 Chapter 4

TEXT COMMAND
1. Multiline Text - For longer notes and labels with internal formatting, use multiline text
2. Single-line Text - For short, simple notes and labels, use single-line text.

Fig 5: Text command

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 Chapter 5

TABLE
A table is a compound object that contains data in rows and columns. It can be created
from an empty table or a table style. A table can also be linked to data in a Microsoft
Excel spreadsheet.

Fig 6: Table

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LAYER
Layers are the primary method for organizing the objects in a drawing by function or
purpose. Layers can reduce the visual complexity of a drawing and improve display
performance by hiding information that you don’t need to see at the moment. You gain this
level of control by organizing the objects in your drawing on layers that are associated with
a specific function or a purpose. It might be helpful to think of layers as clear plastic
sheets:
With layers, you can
 Associate objects by their function or location
 Display or hide all related objects in a single operation
 Enforce line type, color, and other property standards for each layer

Fig 7: layers

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BLOCK
In AutoCAD, a block is a collection of objects that are combined into a single named
object. The following are some sample blocks at various scales. Some of these blocks are
realistic representations of objects, some are symbols, and one of them is an architectural
title block for a D-size drawing.

 INSERT A BLOCK
Typically, each of these blocks is an individual drawing file, perhaps saved in a folder with
similar drawing files. When you need to insert one into your current drawing file, you use
the INSERT command (or enter I in the Command window). The first time you insert the
drawing as a block, you need to click Browse to locate the drawing file. Make sure you
organize your blocks into easy-to-find folders. Once inserted, the block definition is stored
in your current drawing. From then on, you can choose it from the Name drop-down list
without needing to click the Browse button.

 CREATE A BLOCK DEFINITION

Instead of creating a drawing file to be inserted as a block, you might want to create a
block definition directly in your current drawing. Use this method if you do not plan to
insert the block into any other drawing. In that case, use the BLOCK command to create
the block definition.

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 Chapter 8

ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS
A 2D isometric drawing is a flat representation of a 3D isometric projection. This method
of drawing provides a fast way to create an isometric view of a simple design. Distances
measured along an isometric axis are correct to scale, but because you are drawing in 2D,
you cannot expect to extract other 3D distances and areas, display objects from different
viewpoints, or remove hidden lines automatically. By using the ISODRAFT command,
several system variables and settings are automatically changed to values that facilitate
isometric angles. The standard isometric planes, called is planes, are as follows:
 Right. Aligns snap and grid along 30- and 90-degree axes.
 Left. Aligns snap and grid along 90- and 150-degree axes.
 Top. Aligns snap and grid along 30- and 150-degree axes.
Choosing one of the three isoplanes automatically causes the crosshairs cursor, and
precision drawing and tracking tools to be aligned along the corresponding isometric
axes.Therefore, you can draw the top plane, switch to the left plane to draw a side, and
switchto the right plane to complete the drawing.
You can use the Isometric Drafting tool on the status bar to select the desired isoplane.
Alternatively, you can press F5 or Ctrl+E to cycles through the isoplanes
Fig 8: Isometric Drawing

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3D MODELING
3D solid primitives are standard shapes which are provided among the ribbon options on
the 3D modelling workspace. They include box, wedge, cone, cylinder, sphere, pyramid
and torus. The principles of drawing them are similar.

 Box: Box command on the toolbar modelling is used to draw 3D models such as
cubes and block. Creates a box with sides of equal length.

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 Cylinder: The cylinder was created using a center point (1), a point on the radius
(2), and a point for the height (3). The base of the cylinder is always on a plane
parallel with the workplane.

 Sphere: Specifies the center point of the sphere. When you specify the centre
point, the sphere is positioned so that its central axis is parallel to the Z axis of the
current user coordinate system (UCS). Defines the radius or diameter of the sphere.

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 Wedge: The direction of the taper is always in the positive X-axis direction of the
UCS.

 Torus: Specifies the center point of the torus. When you specify the center point,
the torus is positioned so that its central axis is parallel to the Z axis of the current
user coordinate system (UCS). Defines the radius of the torus and then define the
radius of the tube.

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PRINTING AND PLOTTING

Output a drawing layout to a printer, a plotter, or a file. Save and restore the printer settings
for each layout. Originally, people printed text from printers and plotted drawings from
plotters. Now, you can do both with either. For convenience, you can save and restore
collections of these settings by name. These are called page setups. With page setups you
can store the settings that you need for different printers, printing in grey scales, creating a
PDF file from your drawing, and so on. The plot style table provides information about
processing colours.

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Fig 9: Printing and plotting

CONCLUSION

Autodesk Design Academy has a very good marked internship program. The company is
offering good services, which is reflected on the satisfaction of the customer. Majority of
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interns are satisfied with the service. This is the only company which provide internship in
India. It guides us to help to set up and manage a large project. It makes feel free to adjust
the recommendations to suit the way we work. This report covered the preview of our
learning path and study materials. The use of AutoCAD has many advantages. It can help
to reduce the time it takes to produce the drawing needed in the work environment.
AutoCAD software is the most amazing range of mechanical computer aided design tool. It
is now considered to be the best according to industry standards that can be obtained for a
wide array of designing, Mechanical Engineering Services and other industrial purposes.
The use of AutoCAD may also be relied on heavily in order to create efficiencies within
the industries. We explored different materials ranging from text, tutorials and YouTube
videos so as get to grips with the finer details of mastering AutoCAD. We were guided by
the fact that there is more to learning AutoCAD than drawing simple figures and lines. It
has very vast application in the field of manufacturing, architecture, electrical, and many
more. The company Autodesk provides wide range of application and software which
reduces the effort to create complex drawing and easy to maintain. With the help of
AutoCAD, we can create design very quickly. It improves the quality of the drawing which
we can’t get by hand drafting. With the help of this software, drawing can be easily
modified whenever wanted which reduces the human effort. We can easily transfer files
from one place to another in no time which reduces the time. This software is utilized to
provide some useful and practical designing software that will allow users to visualize as
well as create prototypes of a product in reality and quick time. AutoCAD software allows
developers to give form to their out of the box ideas.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
WEBSITES:

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 https://internshala.com/about_us
 https://www.autodesk.com/company
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