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EXERCISE 4
FILLET COMMAND
helps convert sharp edges to round edges
Chamfer command Click on the Chamfer icon Type D and Press Enter Specify the first chamfer distance and Press Enter Specify the second chamfer distance and Press Enter Select the first line Select the second line FILLET IN AUTOCAD Click on the fillet command icon Type R and Press Enter Specify the fillet Radius and Press Enter Select the first line Select the second line all FILLET are R=5 CIRCLE command an important and a frequently used command, you can judge by its location and its size. DRAWING CIRCLES IN AUTOCAD Drawing an ordinary circle Click on the CIRCLE icon Specify the center of the circle with a click in the drawing area Specify the radius of the circle with another click Drawing the given circle Activate the CIRCLE command Specify the center of the circle Type 30 and hit ENTER CENTER DIAMETER enter the value of the Diameter of the circle instead of entering the value of radius. 2 POINTS This option help you draw a circle using two endpoints, where the 2 points will form the diameter of the circle. To use this Activate the CIRCLE command Select the first point Select the second point 3 POINTS This works absolutely like the preceding one at the difference that instead of 2 points you have to indicate 3 points. TAN TAN RADIUS This one uses 2 tangents and a radius to draw the circle. TAN TAN TAN The tan tan tan uses 3 tangents to draw the circle. EXERCISE 5 POLYGON It is not a command that is being used often but it can come to handy at times, There is a technique that require you to make use of this command to draw a star in AutoCAD. To create a polygon, you need to specify the number of sides of you polygon when you are creating it, the center of the polygon and whether the polygon will be inscribed or circumscribed to a circle which you will specify the radius. POLYGON - allows create polygons in AutoCAD Write POLYGON and Press Enter Enter the number of sides and Press Enter Specify the center of the polygon Enter an option: I (for inscribed) and C (for Circumscribed). It is set to <I> by default. Simply pressing Enter in this step will activate I Specify the Radius of the circle Creating a Star All fillet are R=10 units A TRICK YOU CAN USE It is possible to use the FILLET command on two parallel lines. EXERCISE 6 Piece in the center of the exercise. EXECUTION After proper TRIMMING, you will be left with the following
Now all you need to do is to use the FILLET command to round edges and create objects that are in the center of the figure.