AutoCAD 2015

PART I: InterfacePART II: Learning Basic Commands to Get StartedPART III: Setting up the drawing sizePART IV: Drawing strategies

AutoCADCADD means Computer Aided Drafting and Design

UNDERSTANDING CADD:• Accuracy and quick input/output drawing• Easy to change• User friendly interface• Essential for drawing coordination (Architectural,

Civil, Mechanical and Electrical)• Used for visualization and estimation

PART I: InterfaceTARGET SKILLS• Selecting appropriate template• Changing default settings• Recognizing the elements of the AutoCAD application window• Understanding how the command line interface works and why it is

important• Starting commands from the ribbon• Starting commands from the command line• switching open drawings• Utilizing the Application menu• Saving customized workspace in AutoCAD

Create pageGet started• Serves as the File

menu• Focus on creating new

files• Browsing for existing

files

Connect (AutoDesk 360)

• Cloud computing platform integrated into AutoCad 2015

• For storage and rendering• Provide quick access to full

portfolio of Autodesk 360

Learn Page• Access basic information about AutoCAD• Three columns - (what's new, Getting

started videos, Tip)• What's new - Demonstrating new features

and enchancement in AutoCAD 2015• Getting started videos - essential for

creating drawings• Tips - Advance

Selecting template

template ► acad.dwt

Introducing workspace

default workspace - "Draft and Annotation worksapce"

Application menu - Containing the tools for opening, saving and printing your drawing/s. (file drop down menu)

Quick Access Toolbar - most frequency used command inside Application menu. (shorcut)

Title Bar - Analogous to the title bar in any window program. It cointains the software name, title of current drawing

Ribbon - Below the title bar, it is the launch pad for every command used in AutoCAD

File Tabs - Provided as visual method to quickly swithc open drawing or to create drawing

Drawing Area - Black middle section that is virtually infinite plane

Cursor - called as Crosshairs, navigate precisely to compost your design

View Cube - Primarily used to navigate 3D drawings, contains 26 predefined view orientation

In-canvas viewport control - provide a quick and convient way to chage "Current view", "Visual style" and "Viewport configuration"

Navigation bar - Provide access to several unbiversal and product specific navigation tools

UCS (User coordinate system) - positive coordinate for the X, Y, Z axes

Command line - Primary method for interacting w/ AutoCAD, displays history of previos actions

Layout Tabs - consist of model tabs anf any number of layout tabs.

Model tabs - represents your drawingLayout Tabs - Represents the piec of paper used to document your drawing

Status bar - managung your interface

First activityWorkspace shifting tool from status bar

from Default "Drafting and Annotation" to "AutoCAD classic" and back to default "Drafting

anf Annotation"

Command line : WSCURRENT

Second activityHow to adjust your canvass

Drawing area in the center of the screen is an infinite canvassView controls tool ► In-canvass viewport controlsselect "TOP OPTION"IMPORTANCE : To ensure that your drawing is perpendicular to the drawing area

Visual style controlList of visual styles

Third activityChoosing your own drawing area

background color .Default mode - "dark gray"

Command line - "OP"Application menu ►Options ► Display

tab colors button

Command line interface - primary method of interacting with AutoCAD

One golden rule in AutoCAD"When in doubt about what you need to do, or what the program is expecting you to do look at the command line"

Command line has "Auto complete feature" meaning even if you type common words you will be given a selection of commands

Understanding status bar

Grid display - Displaying graph paper like, including non-plotting horizontal and vertical lines in the drawing background

Snap mode - Restricting movement of the cursor indide the drawing area to specified intervals

Ortho mode - Restrict movement of the cursor to 90° intervals

Isometric drawing - Aligns cursor to sketch 3D representaion of objects on a 2D plane

Object snap tracking - Advance drafting tool that allows yoy to draw object with specific geometric relationships to other objects within your drawing

Object snap - Helps you draw objects based on geometric reference point like end point, mid point, intersection. Used to create accurate drawing

PART II : Learning Basic Commands to Get Started

Target Skills• Understanding the basics of coordinates

• Distinguishing between absolute and the two relative coordinate systems used by AutoCAD

• Creating coordinates by using the Direct Input method

• Utilizing the LINE, ERASE, OFFSET,FILLET, EXTENT, AND TRIM commands to create a drawing

USING THE LINE TOOLLINE command is essential to all AutoCAD drawings. It

draws a straight- line segment between locations on existing objects, geometric features, or two points that you can choose anywhere within the area.

you can designated these points by– left-clicking them on the screen– By entering the x and y coordinates for each point– By entering the distance and angles from the existing point

then you can end the line or draw another line segmentbeginning from the end of the previous one.

1. Click the new tab icon at the right end of the File tab interface. This opens the create page of the New Tab interface

2. Under the Start Drawing too. click the disclosure triangle for templates. Select acad.dwt

3. Before you begin drawing anything, first check your drawing aid. Make sure that Polar tracking, Object Snap tracking, Grid display and Object snap are turned off and that all the others are turned OFF

4. From the ribbon, choose home tab and Click LINE tool. you can also start a line by typeing LINE or L in command line and press enter

5. The prompt now tells you that the LINE command is started. Specify the first point