AutoCAD

2D Drafting
 Interface
• Mouse Pointer • Drawing Tab
• Ribbon • Layout Tab
• Command Line • View Cube
• Navigation Bar
• Tray
 Basic Commands, Maneuver,
and Object Snap
• Pan  End Point
• Line (L)  Midpoint
• Rectangle (REC)  Center
• Circle (C)  Quadrant
• Erase (E)  Intersection
• Zooming  Perpendicular
Plotting Coordinates using Cartesian Plane
 Pointer Inputs

• Absolute Coordinates
• Relative Cartesian Coordinates
• Relative Polar Coordinates
• Direct Distance Entry
 Absolute Coordinates
Y
Refers to a Cartesian system that uses
X,Y to establish a point of some
8
distance from a common origin. For 7 •
example, the picture shows an origin 6
point of (0,0) and the absolute 5
4
coordinate from that point is (8,7). 8 3
making it along the X –axis and 7 along 2
1
the Y-axis. X
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 Y Exercise 1
Absolute Coordinates

Inputs:
L↵ Input Formula:
A 10,10 ↵ X,Y
B __,__ ↵
C __,__ ↵ 50
D __,__ ↵
E __,__ ↵
30
C↵

10

10 30 50
X
 Relative Cartesian Coordinates
Y
Are location defined by their distance from a
given point. To specify relative coordinates
precede the coordinate values with an @ sign. 8
Ex: 7
6 D
A 2,3 C
5 • •
4
B @4,0
3 • •
A B
C @1,2 2
1
D @-3,0
X
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 Y Exercise 2
Relative Coordinates

Inputs:
L↵ Input Formula:
A 70,10 ↵ @X,Y
B @__,__ ↵
C @__,__ ↵
D @__,__ ↵
E @__,__ ↵
C↵

X
 Relative Polar Coordinates
90°
This coordinates are also relative (@)
but specifies an angle as well that is 135° 45°
relative to the last specified point.

180° 0° , 360°

225° 315°

270°
 Input Formula:
@length<polar angle
Y
Ex:
A 2,3 8
7
B @4<0 6
5 C
•
C @2<90 4
3 • •
A B
2
1
X
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 Y Exercise 3
Polar Coordinates

Inputs:
L↵ Input Formula:
A 40,80 ↵ @length<polar angle
B @__<__ ↵
C @__<__ ↵
D @__<__ ↵
E @__<__ ↵
C↵

X
 Direct Distance Entry
A simplified method for plotting or drawing. Y
Use the mouse to indicate the direction, and
simply type the length as your input. To draw a
horizontal and vertical lines using direct 8
distance entry, first turn on ORTHO (F8). 7
6
5
Ex: 4
A 2,3 3 • •
2 A B
B →4
1
X
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 Y Exercise 4
Direct Distance Entry

Inputs:
L↵ Input Formula:
A 100,80 ↵  Direction (Mouse)
B __ ↵  Type the length
C __ ↵
D __ ↵ 30
E __ ↵
C↵ 30
20

50

X
 Activity 1
Y
Inputs: Absolute Coordinates
L↵
A 0,0 ↵ G
• •
H
Input Formula:
B
C
F
• X,Y
D
D
E• •
E
F
G
H C I
I • •
J B• J
•
K
A• X
C↵ •
K
Inputs:
L↵
Activity 2
A 80,0 ↵ Relative Coordinates
B
C G H M N
• • • •
D Input Formula:
I L
E F• • • •O @X,Y
F
G E• • • •P
J K
H Q
I •D •
J
K •C •
R
L
M B• •S
N
O
• •T
A
P
Q
R
S
T
C↵
Inputs:
L↵
Activity 3
A 10,30 ↵ G H K L Combination of Inputs
B
C
D
E F M
F
G @28.2843<45
H I J
E D O N
I
J
K B C P Q
L V U
M
N A R
O
P U
Q V
R W X W T S
S X
T C↵
 Lines and Polylines
Join – Line → Polyline
eXplode – Polyline → Line
 Rectangles and Circles
Rectangle – type REC ↵ or click
Circle – type C ↵ or click
 Trim and Extend
Trim – type TR ↵ or click
Extend – type EX ↵ or click
 Offset
Offset – type O ↵ or click
 Fillet and Chamfer

Fillet – type F ↵ or click

Chamfer – type CHA ↵ or click

 Rotate
Rotate – type RO ↵ or click
 Mirror

Mirror – type MI↵ or click

 Move and Copy

Move – type M ↵ or click

Copy – type CO ↵ or click
Activity 4 40.0 40.0 40.0
5.0 5.0

5.0

20.0

40.0 40.0 40.0

5.0

20.0 20.0 5.0

25.0
17.5 5.0
2.5 2.5

17.5

40.0 40.0

40.0 40.0
 Annotations
Text Dimension
 Ø3.8

Ø2.5 Ø7.0

Ø4.0

Ø1.3
Ø4.5

9.6

2.5
1.5

1.5 2.5

10.0
11.5

Activity 5
 Ø80.0
R5.0
20.0 30.0 20.0
10.0 10.0
Ø10.0

10.0
15.0
R15.0
28.0

Ø10.0 R10.0
40.0

Ø10.0 28.0 20.0

Ø10.0
20.0 30.0

70.0

Activity 6
 129

70

20
10
10 20

R20.0
R30.0

Activity 7
 Array
Rectangular Array Path Array Polar Array
 R8.0

R0.6 Ø19.0

R1.0 Ø9.0

R1.0 R2.5

Activity 8
 R4

R6
30° 30°

R8 Ø20
R5
Ø8
R20

R40

Activity 9 50
Activity 10 6750
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100
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R3 800

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1000 2000
 Properties
Object Color Line Weights Line Types
 Hatch

Hatch – type H ↵ or click

 Scale

Scale – type SC ↵ or click

 Layout
Layout Menu Drawing Paper

Layout Tabs