2. USING MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP INTRODUCTION

7. Click: Press and release the left mouse button

8. Double Click: Quickly press and release the left mouse button twice

9. Right Click: Press and release the right button once to show the shortcut menu

12. Exploring Local Drives

16. Files – A file is a collection of related data items. It is the basic unit of data storage

18. Sub-Directory of Program Files

29. AutoCAD 2-Dimensional Presentation with color rendering and basic customization AutoCAD® software is the 2D drafting and detailing and 3D design tool used by more designers worldwide than any other CAD software. It provides native DWG compatibility, plus you can personalize or program the software or add a third-party application to meet your specific design requirements. And now AutoCAD integrates new and enhanced productivity tools, presentation graphics, CAD standards, and more or faster, easier data creation and sharing.

37. None F12 Object Snap Tracking (same as F3) F11 Polar Tracking - (frequently used) F10 SNAPMODE - (frequently used) F9 ORTHOMODE - (frequently used) F8 GRIDMODE F7 DUCS F6 ISOPLANE F5 TABMODE F4 OSNAP - (frequently used) F3 Text window F2 This key is generally associated with HELP F1 DESCRIPTION STRING FUNCTION KEYS

42. DRAW TOOLBAR MODIFY TOOLBAR UCS ICON MODEL TAB & LAYOUT TAB STATUS BAR COMMAND TEXT WINDOW CROSSHAIR/ CURSOR TITLE BAR STANDARD TOOLBAR LAYER PROPERTIES

43. RESETTING AUTOCAD WINDOW If your AutoCAD window have been customized and you want to set it back to its default interface, follow these steps: Tools> Options> Profiles> Reset> Yes By default: 1. Object Property toolbar 2. Standard toolbar 3. Draw toolbar 4. Modify toolbar

45. M’L LENGTH OF REBAR (M) = 6 1.O 0.5 6 4 C 1.O 0.5 7.5 3 B 1.O 0.5 9 2 A 1.O 0.5 12 1 AA SAND GRAVEL CEMENT CODE CLASS CONCRETE TABLE

59. 4. Commands to edit text a.Spell b.DDedit c.DDmodify

70. 4.GRIP(stretch) 5.STRETCH - command to resize or relocate selected objects always use CROSSING or CROSSING POLYGON to select parts of an object to stretch Command: STRETCH or s select objects: C or CP select objects:(press enter) basepoint or displacement:(pick anywhere outside) second point of discplacement:(drag down and pick) 6.CHANGE point(-ch) - command to change location of point, also used to lengthen or shorten lines

75. TEXT / MTEXT AutoCAD® provides various ways to create text. For short, simple entries, use line text. For longer entries with internal formatting, use multiline text. Although all entered text uses the current text style, which establishes the default font and format settings, you can customize the text appearance.

78. Here in this example Fit Justification was used

80. STEP 2: In the dialog box click New and name it “my text”

81. STEP 3: Select “simplex” on the Font Name and give it a height of 3.5 (3.5mm in the real world) then click apply, and then close. STEP 4: command: text and type “AutoCAD 2007”. See that “my text” style is now the current font style. NOTE: You can always go back to the standard style by changing the style name in the text style dialog box.

84. During editing, you work in the new Mtext editor When you’re done, the text fits perfectly in the table

103. EXERCISE: Set DIMSCALE value to 100 and then Update the leader object

104. Plotting Created by: Chris Gonzalo Special Thanks to Mark

111. Let’s finalize the composition of the new Plan STEP 1: Open your own Final Floor Plan STEP 2: Start to layout the plan in paper space… Pick the Layout1 tab STEP 3: In the Page Setup dialog box, set the plotter’s name to be used.

112. NOTE: If your plotter is not yet included in the list, go to File menu… Plotter Manager… double click Add a Plotter Wizard icon.

114. Select Custom Paper Sizes, and then the Add… button

115. On the Custom Paper Size wizard – Begin page, choose Start from Scratch. Choose Next.

116. On the Custom Paper Size wizard – Media Bounds page, in the Units list, choose either Inches or Millimeters for paper size. Units = millimeters Width = 762 Height = 508 Click Next button…

119. STEP 5: Create your own Plot Style Table (user defined) In the Page Setup dialog box, click on the drop down arrow for Plot Style Table (pen assignments), choose New to launch the Plot Style Table wizard.

121. FOR NOW… MORE TO COME