autocad

1. AUTO CAD
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2. OUTLINES
• DEFINATION
• SCREEN LAYOUT
• COMMANDS
• FUNCTION KEYS

3. WHAT IS AUTO CAD ?
AutoCAD stands for “Automatically Computer
Aided Design/Drafting”. It is an electronic tool
that enables you to make quick and accurate
drawing with the use of a computer.

4. SCREEN LAYOUT
• The default autoCAD drawing screen can be divided
into four areas.
– Drawing area
– Command area
– Menu bar area
– Tool bar area

5. COMMANDS
• The basic commands and their structure of various
geometric figures are given in details for drawing
AutoCAD 2d drawing.

6. COMMANDS
• Line (L)
• Erase (E)
• Circle (C)
• Undo (U)
• Oops (or) redo (OOPS)
• Arc (A)
• Ellipse(EL)

7. COMMANDS
• Polygon (POL)
• Polyline (PL)
• Zoom (Z)
• Rectangle (REC)
• Mirror (MI)
• Offset (O)
• Trim (TR)

8. COMMANDS
• Commands for using AutoCAD 3d drawing.
• Extrued (EXT)
• Subtract (SU)
• Region (REG)

9. FUNCTION KEYS
• F1 - online help
• F2 - text screen ON-OFF
• F3 - osnap ON-OFF
• F4 - tablet ON-OFF
• F5 - iso plans top,right,left
• F6 - co-ordinates ON-OFF

10. FUNCTION KEYS
• F7 - grid ON-OFF
• F8 - ortho ON-OFF
• F9 - snap ON-OFF
• F10 - polar ON-OFF
• F11 - otrack ON-OFF
• F12 - dynamic input ON-OFF