AutoCAD

Introduction To AutoCAD
Full Form: Automatic Computer Aided Design and Drafting
History
Developer: John Walker
Year: Dec 1982
India: 1989
Company: Autodesk | Located in US California
First Version: AutoCAD R1
Latest Version: AutoCAD 2024

Advantages of AutoCAD Over Manual Drafting

Speed / Repetitive work / Less Time Taking
Clarity / Detailed working
Infinite Working Area / No need to scale your drawing
Easy To Share / Drawing can be easily shared using Digital media Platforms like Gmail, WhatsApp Etc.
Documentation – Files can be easily stored in Your system Storage or Online Storages (Google Drive, One Drive,
Media Fire, Autodesk 360, etc.)
Precision- you can work upto 8 decimal places in AutoCAD (10.12345678CM)
Disadvantages to AutoCAD Over Manual Drafting
Working Setup Cost | Computer, Printer
Software Cost
Loss of Data – Hang, Sudden Power Break
Electricity

Course Overview
AutoCAD Basic
Getting Started with AutoCAD
Draw Panel – Line, Circle, Arc, Ellipse, Rec, etc.
Modify Panel – Copy, Move, Rotate, Mirror etc.
Annotation Panel – Measurement Tools, Text, Leader, Table
Layers and Block
Print Out

Technical Part
Floor Planning (Area Management of your Plot)
Door and Window Schedule
Column Marking / Column Layout
Beam Layout Plan
Furniture Layout Plan
Working Drawing
Electrical Drawings – Celling Electrical, wall electrical
Plumbing Drawings – sanitary Drawings, Cold water and hot water Supply

User Interface of AutoCAD

Templates: It is used to Define the initial settings of a project, such as: Units, Layers, Styles, Visuals settings, Etc.
Template To Be used: ACADISO.dwt (.dwt is the extension file name for template files)

Grid – Short key to Turn On/Off your Grid – F7

Ribbon: AutoCAD Toolbar, To Hide Or Unhide your Ribbon Short key: ctrl + 0(Full Screen) or RI(enter)

Command Line: It is the area where you provide the short keys and value to any specific command, to hide or unhide
command line, short key: ctrl + 9

Crosshair: To change the size of your Cross Hair

Type: OP(enter) {option}
Goto Display Tab > In Cross Hair Size Change the size – 01-100

Pick Bok
Type: OP(enter) {option}
Goto Selection Tab > In pick box Size Change the size

View Tab: View cube / ucs icon / navigation toolbar / layout / file tab

UCS – User Co-ordinate System

Line Command
1.Point to Point
L(enter)
First Point (Left click on your working area)
Second Point (Left click on your working area)……
Ecs

##Select All – Ctrl + A

##Erase – E(enter) / del

2. Straight Line
Ortho Mode – F8 (on/off)
It is used to create a straight line/geometry

3.Line at a given Dimension

L(enter)
First Point
Direction – Value{}(enter)…
Esc

##Pan – Mouse Middle button {hold and move}

##Dimension Linear – It is use to measure straight line – DLI(enter)

##Object Snap – It is used to track geometrical point such as mid point, end point, center
etc
Short Key to turn on/off – F3

##Spline – SPL(enter)
It is used to create a Curved Line
Two type Of Spline
1.Spline Fit
2.Spline CV

## External Reference – It is used to load a file into AutoCAD {XREF}

Line at a Given Angle

3 methods for creating a line at a given angle

1. Polar Co-ordinate system
2. Polar Tracking
3. Dynamic Input
#Polar Coordinate System
Command - @Length<Angle(ENTER)
##Polar Tracking – It is used to create a line at a given angle by creating an imaginary line specified by the user
To turn on and off polar tracking short key is F10

##Dynamic Input – It is used to display the length and angle of a line / geometry while drawing

Shorty key – F12

##Selection Methods
>Basic Selection Methods
1.Crossing Window Method /Green Window
1st click – drag the cur. To the left – 2nd click

2. Blue Window Method

1st click – drag the cur. To the left - 2nd click

3.Pick Point Method – click on object it will get select

** to unselect your object – hold shift and select your object again.
##Ellipse

##Polygon Command
- It should be a closed object created with line
- Line dimensions must be same
- Interior angle must be same
- Min Line req. to create your polygon – 3 and in AutoCAD max you can create 1024
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#Inscribed and circumscribed polygon
Pol(enter)
Enter number of side{}(enter)
Center of polygon
I(enter) or C(enter)
Specify Radius of Polygon{}(enter)

#Polygon using edge method

Pol(enter)
Enter number of Side {}(enter)
E(Enter)
First Point – second point / direction – value{}(enter)
#Rectangle Command:
>Rectangle using dimension method
Rec(enter)
First point of rec.
D(enter) – dimension
Length{}(enter)
Width{}(enter)
Other corner point

> Rectangle using area method

Rec(enter)
First corner point
A(enter) – area
Enter area of rectangle {}(enter)
L(enter) // w(enter)
Enter above selected dimension{}(enter)

** To find out area of a rectangle

- First select rectangle.
- Li(enter)

**Previous Window – F2
##Fillet Command
F(enter)
R(enter)
Enter fillet Radius.
Select first and second object.

##Chamfer
Cha(enter)
D(enter)
Specify first and second distance.
Select first and second object.

##Hatch – it is used to fill a solid color, mix of two colors and a

pattern inside a geometry
1. Solid hatch
2. Gradient
3. Pattern

##Draw order –
Select object – right click – draw order – condition*
 Modify Command
>>Move Command
M(enter)
Select Object(enter)
Base Point (object kaha se pick karna ha aapko) *imp
Second point (object kaha place karna hai)

>>Copy Command
CO(enter) / CP(enter)
Select Object(enter)
Base Point (object kaha se pick karna ha aapko) *imp
Second point (object kaha place karna hai)
Esc

>Copy with Array – same direction mai multiple copies

CO(enter)
Select object (enter)
Base point
A(enter) – array
Enter number of item {}(enter)
Second point (fit)

>>Rotate Command
RO(enter)
Select object (enter)
Point of Rotation
Enter rotation angle {}(enter) / (Copy - C)

>>Mirror Command
MI(ENTER)
Select object (enter)
Specify first and second point of mirror line
Erase source object (yes/no)
OFFSET COMMAND
O(enter)
Specify Offset Distance {} (enter)
Select Object – Direction – Click

Join – J(enter)
It is used to join multiple geometry

Explode - x(enter)
It is used to break joined geometry into parts

##Offset at multiple distance

**before using above command “Dynamic Input” must be turned on – F12
O(enter)
T(enter) – through
Select object – direction – value {}(enter) – repeat….

Lengthen {LEN (enter)}

It is used to change the length of a line using 4 methods.

1. Delta
2. Percent
3. Total
4. Dynamic
Break / Break at Point
It is used to break line in to two parts.
##Scale Command
SC(enter)
Select Object(enter)
Specify Base Point
Specify Scale Factor(enter)

##Scale command on the base of reference length

Sc(enter)
Select object (enter)
Specify Base Point
R(enter) - Reference.
Select Reference length.
Specify total dimension.

#Array Command
It is used to create multiple copies of a geometry in X,Y Direction, along a path and in circular Pattern

Arrays are of three types.

-Rectangular Array
-Path Array
-Polar Array

##Rectangular Array (in X,Y Direction)

AR(enter)
Select Object (enter)
R(enter)

##Path Array (along a path)

AR(enter)
Select Object(enter)
PA(enter)
Select a continous Path

*Note: the path should be joined and continous

##Polar Array (circular pattern)

AR(enter)
Select Object(enter)
PO(enter)
Specify point of rotation

##Stretch Command
S(enter)
Select Object(enter)
Specify Base POINT(enter)
Specify Second Point (or) Direction - value(enter)

Note: while using above command the selection can only be performed using crossing window method
Annotation
1. Dimension / Measurement
2. Text
3. Leader
4. Table
## Dimension / Measurement
>>Ordinate: It is used to display the coordinates of a point w.r.t origin.
- DOR(enter)

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>>Jogged: It is used to show the radius of an arc by changing the center location of it
DJO(enter)
Select Arc
Center point
Text position
Jog position

Dimension Continue and Dimension Base line

 Dimension Style Manager

If you want to change the size of your dimensions

1.D(enter)
2.Select style
3.Modify
4. Fit Tab
5. Change use overall scale value - ok
Text

1. Single line text

2. Multiline text

Single line Text-

DT(enter)

Start point of text (Justify)

Height of text

Rotation of text

Write your text (double enter)

TO EDIT YOUR TEXT

1. SELECT YOUR TEXT

2. PRESS CTRL + 1 (Properties)

** %%C – DIA | %%P – PLUS MINUS | %%D – DEGREE

Multiline Text

T(enter)

Draw a box where you want to write your text

Table

TB(enter)

Define number of column and rows

 #Properties
Object Colour | Line Type | Line Weight | Match Property | List & Transparency

#Object Colour
It is used to define the colour of your geometry.

#Line Weight
It is used to Define the thickness of your geometry.

-To display the line weight on your working area

Type - LW(enter)
and tick on "Dispaly line weight" option

#Line type
it is used to create dotted, center, dashed, hidden lines

To load line type

LT(enter)
select desired line type
click on ok

##To change the linetype scale

Type - LTS(enter)
and provide scale factor.

#Match property
MA(enter)
Select Source Object
Select Destination object

List
Li(enter)
It is used to display the property of the selected geometry such as
colour, line type, line weight, co-ordinates, area etc