AutoCAD 2004 2D Training Manual

1 AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 1 - AutoCAD 2004 2D Training Manual Written by Kristen S. Kurland Copyright 2004 AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc. Chapter 1 Introduction to AutoCAD Launching Text and Graphics Canceling a Menus and Pulldown Cascading Pulldown To Float a Toolbar:..8 To Dock a Toolbar:..8 Help Loading Status Pointing Device (Mouse)..12 Left Mouse Right Mouse Command Typing a Reissuing the Last Function Accelerator On-Line Chapter 2 Introduction to Commands Opening a New NEW Saving SAVE and QUICK File Safety Temporary Security Exiting Chapter 3 Draw Commands Line Cartesian Coordinate Absolute Relative Polar Orthogonal Direct Distance Circles and Circle Arc Command Line Circle Arc Chapter 4 Erase and Selection Sets Erase and Selection Erasing Selection Set Window and Remove from Selection Delete Chapter 5 Basic Display Commands Chapter 6 Drawing Aids SNAP Turn Snap SNAP Grid Turn Grid Polar Chapter 7 Object Snapping Running Object Object Snap Osnap Chapter 8 Setting Up a Drawing List Command.

2 54 Measuring Distances ..55 ID Command ..57 UNITS Command ..58 Drawing Plot Scales and Paper Chapter 9 Plotting Plot Command ..62 Plot Adding a Plotter Manager Choosing a Plotter Importing a .PCP or .PC2 Define a Saving a Plot Configuration Plot Add a Plot Named Plot Chapter 10 Edit Commands Move Copy Previous Offset Reference Angle Scale by Specifying Chapter 11 Text Text Text Style Font Multiline Mtext Type text or change an MTEXT MTEXT options:..95 Editing Special Control Spell Scale Chapter 12 Layers, Linetypes, and Colors Introduction to Layers and Layer Dialog Changing the Layer of an Making a Layer Layer Layer Color Loading and Changing Loading and Changing Object Chapter 13 More Edit Commands Stretch ..114 Array ..118 Rectangular Polar Chapter 14 Advanced Display Commands Transparent Multiple Calculator (CAL Command).

3 125 Chapter 15 Polylines PLINE options:..129 Editing Edit Vertex Editing Multiple Explode Turning Lines into Chapter 16 - More Draw Commands Polygon ..136 Spline options:..139 Editing Covert PLINE to Donut ..142 MLINE Multiline Multiline Editing Construction Ray Chapter 17 - Crosshatching BHATCH BHATCH options:..153 Advanced Hatch Define Boundary Boundary Gradient Inherit Chapter 18 Regions and Boundaries Boundary Command ..159 Region Chapter 19 - Blocks and Attributes Creating Local Blocks (BMAKE)..163 Inserting Typing Insert (-INSERT)..165 Control the Color and Linetype of Wblock Defining Editing Block Attribute Synchronize Enhanced Attribute Chapter 20 - Design Center and Tool Palettes Design Center Design Center Hatching from the Design Chapter 21 - Point, Divide, and Measure Point Point Divide.

4 183 Chapter 22 - Grips Grips Entity Unselected Selected Cancelling How To Use Grips Settings (DDGRIPS Command)..191 Chapter 23 - Advanced Selection Commands Selection Noun/Verb Use Shift to Add to Press and Implied Object Associative Object Selection Draw Object Quick Layer Point Chapter 24 - External References External Reference Files The following are Xref characteristics:..205 Attaching Xref Layer Dialog Binding an To Bind an Xref:..211 Editing Xrefs (Xref Manager)..213 Detaching Unload an Reload an Opening Xrefs to Overlay an Chapter 25- Raster Images Inserting Image Appearance Adjusting Image Image Erasing Image Clipping Chapter 26- Dimensions Linear Aligned Radial Angular Continued and Baseline Leader Quick Modifying Stretching Dimension Edit Ordinate Chapter 27- Dimension Styles Creating Dimension Lines and Primary Alternate Dimension Dimension Chapter 28 Views and Viewports Named Ddview Typing the View View options.

5 248 Plotting Named Vports Viewport Chapter 29 - Model Space and Paper Space Creating a Creating Mulitple Mview Irregular Shaped Model Paper Scales - Zooming in Model Adding Text in Paper Plotting in Paper Layout Viewport Chapter 30 - Options Menu Open and User Chapter 31 - Drawing Utilities Chapter 32 - Data Management Importing Exporting Chapter 33 - OLE and External Applications Copying from Print OLE Linking to Opening a Chapter 34 - Communication and Collaboration Tools Plotting to the Configuring DWF Publish Publishing WEB Chapter 35 - AutoCAD WEB AutoCAD DWF Volo CAD Internet AutoCAD Related WEB Chapter 36 - Customization Create New Pausing for User Input AutoLISP Web Chapter 37 - External Applications and LISP Routines Loading LISP Loading Menus with LISP Chapter 38 - Slide Shows MSlide Pausing a Running a Script in Repeating a Chapter 39 - CAD Standards Redline Markup Revision Chapter 40 - Isometrics Isometric Isoplane Isometric Isometric Isometric AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 2 - Chapter 1 Introduction to AutoCADAutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 3 - Launching AutoCAD 1.

6 Choose Start from the Windows program manager. 2. Choose Programs, Autodesk , AutoCAD 2004 . 3. Click the AutoCAD 2004 for Windows icon. or 4. Choose the AutoCAD 2004 icon from the desktop. AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 4 - Text and Graphics Screens The graphics screen and the text screen are two different screens available in the drawing editor. 1. Press Function key F2 on the keyboard. TIPS: Be sure the Model Tab is highlighted at the bottom of the drawing window. Layouts will be covered in a later session. The Cursor must be in the drawing window in order to select objects. Maximize the AutoCAD windows to be full screen. This will make the drawings bigger and easier to read. Use ALT + TAB to move between Windows applications. AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 5 - Cursor Controls the size of the crosshair. The allowable range is from 1 to 100 percent of the total screen.

7 At 100% the ends of the crosshair are never visible. When the size is decreased to 99% or below, the crosshairs have a finite size, and the crosshairs ends are visible when moved to the edge of the graphics area. The default size is 5%. 1. Choose Tools, 2. Click the Display TAB. 3. Drag the slider bar in the lower left corner of the dialog to set the cursor size. Canceling a Command 1. Press the ESCAPE (ESC) key on the keyboard. TIP: Pressing ESC twice clears nested 2D Tutorial - 6 - Menus and Colors Pulldown Menus 1. Click On the desired Pulldown menu. 2. Click On the command to be executed from the pulldown. Cascading Pulldown Menus 1. Click On a command that has a cascading menu (menus with an arrow to the right of the menu) 2. Click On the command to be executed.

8 Cascading Pulldown AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 7 - Toolbars Toolbars can be docked on the screen or they can float about the screen. To Float a Toolbar: 1. Choose the gray border surrounding each tool. 2. Drag the toolbar to any area on the screen. To Dock a Toolbar: 1. Choose the title or gray border of the toolbar. 2. Drag the toolbar to the top, bottom, left, or right area of the graphics display. TIPS: -Holding the CTRL key while dragging will prevent docking. -Toolbars are often a faster way of accessing a command. -Clicking on an icon with the right mouse button will show a list of all available toolbars. Docked Toolbars Floating Toolbars AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 8 - Help Tooltips 1. Move The mouse to the toolbar but do not pick the button.

9 Loading Toolbars 1. Choose View, or 2. Type TOOLBAR at the command prompt Command: TOOLBAR 3. Choose the desired toolbar to load. AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 9 - Filedia Some commands evoke dialog boxes which are typically used to enter information or change settings. The filedia command suppresses display of the file dialog boxes. 1. Type FILEDIA at the command prompt. Command: filedia 2. Enter new value for FILEDIA <1>: 0 0 Dialog boxes are not displayed. You can still request a file dialog box to appear by entering a tilde (~) in response to the command's prompt. 1 Turns on dialog boxes. 0 Turns off dialog boxes. TIPS: -Menu choices that are followed by three dots (..) typically invoke a dialog box. For example View, calls a dialogue box.

10 -To use the command line version of a dialog box command, enter minus (-) in front of the command. AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 10 - Status Bar The Status Bar is the area below the command line that shows messages as well as coordinates, modes, and the current time. To activate SNAP, GRID, ORTHO, OSNAP, MSPACE, PSPACE, and TILE, you must double-click on the mode to change. TIP: Right click on the status bar to see the options. Status Bar AutoCAD 2D Tutorial - 11 - Pointing Device (Mouse) AutoCAD uses either a mouse or digitizing tablet to select objects in a drawing. Left Mouse Button Used to pick or select objects 1. Click the left mouse button to select an object area in the drawing. 2. Press ESC twice to deselect an object (or to cancel a command).