Stepping into AutoCAD, Starting AutoCAD.

Hope this will help to those who want to learn basic autocad

1. LESSON 3 Stepping into A uto CAD Prepared by: Ms. Revilalyn Enriquez - Fernandez

2. Here are some of the recommended System Requirements for running this release of AutoCAD System Requirements for AutoCAD 2010 for users that are focusing on 2D drawing creation are as follows: Operating System: * ( 32-Bit) Windows® Seven, * (32-Bit) Windows® Vista, * Windows XP Professional, * Service Pack 2 Windows XP Home, * Service Pack 2 (64-Bit) Windows Vista

3. Browser : Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP 1 or higher: Internet Explorer 7.0 or later Processor : Intel Pentium IV (recommended) RAM : 32-bit: 2 GB (Windows XP SP2), 2 GB or greater (Windows Seven Video : 1280 X 1024 32-bit with True Color Hard Drive : 1.5 GB for installation (Windows XP SP2) Pointing Devices : MS-mouse compliant Installation Media : CD/DVD-ROM(any speed for installation)

4. Starting A uto CAD

5. 1. From the Desktop, double click the AutoCAD 2010 icon 2. From Desktop, Use right click on AutoCAD 2010 icon to display shortcut menu

6. 3. From Start menu (Microsoft* Windows"), choose Programs. Then choose from the menu Autodesk, AutoCad2010. AutoCAD 2010

7. SELECT TEMPLATE DIALOG BOX Command: STARTUP (press ent er) Enter new value for STARTUP <1>: (press enter) Note: - Don't show the start-up dialog 1 - Show the start-up dialog

8. OPEN A DRAWING : Opens a drawing you select from a list of the nine most recently opened drawings. Also, it displays the Browse button that you choose to look for another file. START FROM SCRATCH : Opens a new drawing based on the measurement system you choose: Imperial* (feet and inches) or Metric (millimeters). USE A TEMPLATE : Opens a new drawing based on a template you select from a list. It displays template files (*. dwt extension) that exist in the Drawing Template File location as specified in the Options dialog box. Templates files store all the settings for a drawing and can also include predefined layers, dimension styles, and views. USE A WIZARD : Opens a new drawing that you set up using either the Quick Setup Wizard or the Advanced Setup Wizard.

9. UNDERSTANDING THE AUTOCAD USER INTERFACE When you start AutoCAD, the AutoCAD window opens. The window is your design work space. It contains elements that you use to create your designs and to receive information about them.

10. The following is the process of using dialog box to set default setting of AutoCAD Toolbars: Click Options from the shortcut menu. In the Options dialog, click Profiles tab Choose Reset button Select Yes Choose OK

11. USING BUTTON FUNCTIONS OF A MOUSE left click Left Button - Pick or Point button to specify a point location/position - to select object/commands/menus Right click 2. Right Button / Right Click Shortcut - Rapid access is given to the available menu options. Different shortcut menus are available at different time . DEFAULT - At the drawing area, with no command in progress, or selection set available, right click, (fig.11-3)

12. COMMAND MODE - During a command in progress, right click. The menu displays the options spe­cific to that command. RECENT COMMANDS - At the command window, right click to display a shortcut menu of previous commands.

13. MISCELLANEOUS - In addition to the menus listed previously, access shortcut menus by right clicking on the toolbar, layout tabs, or the Status Bar.

14. UNDERSTANDING TOOLBARS Note: To display or hide tools from quick access bar right click on the down arrow and check selected tool to display. In AutoCAD 2010 you can now place the quick access toolbar below the ribbon just right click and select >>Show Quick Access Toolbar below the ribbon

15. USING FUNCTION KEYS FUNCTION KEYS DESCRIPTION F1 - Online Help F2 - Switches between Graphics screen and Text screen (toggle) F3 - Turns Osnap ON/OFF F4 - Turns Tablet ON/OFF F5 - Cycles to Top, Left & Right Isoplanes F6 - Turns Dynamic UCS ON/OFF F7 - Turns Grid ON/OFF F8 - Turns Ortho ON/OFF F9 - Turns Snap ON/OFF F10 - Turns Polar Tracking ON/OFF F11 - Object Snap Tracking ON/OFF F12 - Turns Dynamic Input ON/OFF

16. STATUS BAR Single click access - Use a single click to toggle On or Off settings. Right click - An associated dialog box is displayed Press to turn on/off the command line window Ctrl 9

17. TASK SHEET #1 : LINES AND ORTHO

18. AutoCAD COORDINATE SYSTEM 1. Absolute Coordinates Specify a point by entering its X and Y values in the format X,Y (or X,Y,Z for 3D point). Use absolute X,Y coor­dinates when you know the precise X and Y values of the location of the point. Command : L (enter) First Point : 10,10 Next Point : 60,10 Next Point : 60,30 Next Point : 40,40 Next Point : 10,40 Next Point : C

19. 2. Relative Coordinates Specify a point relative to the X & Y distance from the last point in the format @X,Y (or X,Y,Z for 3D point), where @ is a relative last point or last point.

20. Command : L (enter) First Point : 70,10 (absolute) or pick any pt . Next Point : @50,0 Next Point : @0,20 Next Point : @-20,10 Next Poin t : @-30,0 Next Point : C

21. 3. Relative Polar Coordinate Specify a point by entering a distance and an angle relative to the last point in the format @Distance<Polar Angle.

22. Command : L (enter) First Point : 40,80 (abs olute) or pick any pt. Next Point : @30<180 Next Point : @30<270 Next Point : @50<0 Next Point : @20<90 Next Point : C

23. 4. Direct Distance Entry Specify a point by moving your pointing device to the direction of the point and entering a distance. Ortho (F8) or Polar (F10) must be ON Command : L (enter) First Point : 100,80(absolute) or pick any pt. Next Point : 30 Next Point : 30 Next Point : 50 Next Point : 20 Next Point : C

24. TASK SHEET #2 : COORDINATE SYSTEM

25. 5. Polar Tracking and Snap Specify a point by moving your pointing device to the direction of the point and follows temporary alignment paths to lo­cate point.

26. TASK SHEET #3 : POLAR TRACKING AND SNAP