How to edit the text in AutoCAD

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a) Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut icon or start menu.
b) Click on “Open icon” and select “CH11_EXERCISE 1” file then click on “Open” button to open the document.

2. Select multiline text.

3. Drag the text by using top right corner grip box.

4. Press Esc key to exit from selection.

5. Double click on multiline text.

6. Right click on arrows and type “3” as Mtext Width.

7. Select all the text by pressing <ctrl>+ A from key board.

8. Now select “ARCHITECTURAL” as text style and change the text height and boldness by showing like below.

9.Select few text from multiline text editor and change the indentation.

10. Double click on “Single line text”.

11. Change the text by entering new text.

12. Press ENTER KEY to exit from text editor.

13. Save the file by clicking on quick save icon from quick access menu.

Draw a line using polar co-ordinate system in AutoCAD

1. Open AutoCAD software from desktop short cut or from start menu. 2. Now type "LINE" and press ENTER KEY. Then enter 0,0 as first point of the line. 3. Then type 5<30 as second point of the line. This "<" symbol is used for the line point moves to 30 degrees from positive x-axis. 4. Now again type 2.45<270 as next point of the line. 5. After generating the line press <Esc> key from key board to exit from line command. The lines shown like below image. BACK to Day-1 Lessions CLICK HERE to get CAD HOME Work help or project help (paid)

How to use Undo and Redo in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut menu. b)Select new document icon from quick access toolbar and open “ansi-a” template. c)Now click on model layout tab. d)Draw a line by using line command. 2. 3. 4.Now save the drawing by clicking on save icon from quick access tool bar. BACK to Day-2 Lessions

Procedure to nonuniformly scaled unit blocks in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut icon or start menu. b)Click on “New icon” and select “acad” template file then click on “Open” button to start new document. 2.Create a unit square by using LINE command. 3.Create a STUD named block by using “BLOCK” command with square line elements. 4.Type “INSERT” and press ENTER KEY to view “INSERT” dialog box. 5.Select “STUD” block from block list. 6.Make sure to uncheck the “Specify on-Screen” check box. 7.Type “2” as scale value in X direction. 8.Type “4” as scale value in “Y” direction and click on “OK” button. 9.Pick anywhere in the workspace to insert the scaled block. 10.Again type “INSERT” and press ENTER KEY. 11.Select “STUD” from insert block’s list. 12.Enter “2” as scale value in X direction. 13.Enter “8” as scale value in Y direction. 14.Then click on “OK” button and place the scaled block in the workspace. 15.Type “INSERT” and press ENTER KEY. 16.Select “STUD” from insert block list. 17.Enter “2” as s...

step by step procedure to locking and unlocking layers in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut menu. b)Select new document icon from quick access toolbar and open “ansi-a” template. c)Now click on model layout tab. d)Click on “LINE” command from draw panel. e)Now move the cursor to 4 units in X axis and 2 units in Y axis and pick the line stating point. f)Now move the cursor 2 units horzontally rights side and pick another point of the line. g)Like wise above steps move the cursor or cross hair to required points shown bellow image and pick the points to get the required shape. h)Finally enter “C” to close the line. i)And draw circle by using Circle command. j)And draw the center lines. k)Then apply it’s layers accordingly. Now select layers drop down arrow to see the total layer types. Now click on Lock icon of object layer and we can observe lock to be closed. See the image bellow. 2.Now double click circle element then AutoCAD shows the quick properties dailog box. 3.Now click on radius box in quick properti...

How to use quick properties palette in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut menu. b)Select new document icon from quick access toolbar and open “ansi-a” template. c)Now click on model layout tab. d)Click on “LINE” command from draw panel. e)Now move the cursor to 4 units in X axis and 2 units in Y axis and pick the line stating point. f)Now move the cursor 2 units horzontally rights side and pick another point of the line. g)Like wise above steps move the cursor or cross hair to required points shown bellow image and pick the points to get the required shape. h)Finally enter “C” to close the line. i)And draw circle by using Circle command. j)Now drag the mouse over the circle after pressing left mouse button below the circle and end the dragging after closing the circle. 2. 3. 4. After changing center X value. See the image. 5. Now change center Y value. See the image. 6. After pressing key form KEY BOARD the circle deselected and quick properties window also disappears. 7. ...

How to create new layers in AutoCAD

1. a) Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut menu. b) Click on Layer properties icon from home menu ribbon. 2. After clicking new layer icon, a new layer created with default name “Layer 1” now we can edit this name as “Dim” and press Enter Key from key board. Then the layer created with named as Dim. 3. Again press ENTER KEY to repeat the last command i.e. create a new layer. Then change layer name as “Object”. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.Save the drawing by clicking on save icon from quick access tool bar. BACK to Day-2 Lessions

How to work with Grid display and snap mode in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut menu. b)Select new document icon from quick access toolbar and open “ansi-a” template. c)Now click on model layout tab. d)To turn off Gid display click on Grid icon from status bar or press “F7” key from key board. e)To turn ON snap mode click on Snap icon from status bar or press “F9” key from key board. 2.We can observe the cursor movement co-ordinates from status bar. 3.Now we can turn ON the grid display and turn off the Snap mode by clicking on the icons located near status bar or by pressing “F7” and “F9” function keys from key board. Now we can observe the cursor not locked to move the snap points. Note: The snap co-ordinates are locked only when the command is active. 4.Now TURN ON the SNAP Mode by clicking Snap mode icon from status bar. Then click on “LINE” command icon form Draw tools. NOTE: We can observe the 0.5 multiflied co-ordinate value after click on the line command. Incase the cursor locking va...

How to use object snap, ortho and polar tracking modes in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut menu. b)Now click on model layout tab. c)Draw a line by using line command. d)Turn ON the object snap icon from quick access tool bar. 2.Select Line tool from home ribbon. 3. Specify the first point of the line in the model space. 4. Now specify the second point of the line in model space. 5. Now turn on the polar tracking button on status bar. 6. Now the polar distance and angle shown at cross hair. 7. Pick another point of the line and press key to exit from line command. 8. Now again click on polar tracking button to turn off the polar tracking and click on ortho mode button on status bat to turn on the ortho mode. 9. Again active the line command and pick starting point of the line and move the cursor around the workspace. Now we can observe the cursor moves only either horizontal or vertical. 10. 11. 12. Now save the current document. BACK to Day-2 Lessions

Step by step procedure to create CIRCLE in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut menu. b)Select new document icon from quick access toolbar and open “ansi-a” template. c)Now click on model layout tab. d)Click on “LINE” command from draw panel. e)Now move the cursor to 4 units in X axis and 2 units in Y axis and pick the line stating point. f)Now move the cursor 2 units horzontally rights side and pick another point of the line. g)Like wise above steps move the cursor or cross hair to required points shown bellow image and pick the points to get the required shape. h)Finally enter “C” to close the line. Now TURN OFF the Grid display and Snap mode by clicking on Grid and snap icons from status bar. 2.Now select center point circle command icon from draw panel. 3.Now enter 9,5 in command window as center of the circle and press ENTER KEY. 4.Now AutoCAD ask’s to specify radius of Circle or [Diamter]. We can see this prompting near command line. 5.Enter “3/8” as radius of the circle and pre...

step by step procedure to changing dimension styles in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut menu. b)Select new document icon from quick access toolbar and open "ansi-a" template. c)Now click on model layout tab. d)Click on “LINE” command from draw panel. e)Now move the cursor to 4 units in X axis and 2 units in Y axis and pick the line stating point. f)Now move the cursor 2 units horzontally rights side and pick another point of the line. g)Like wise above steps move the cursor or cross hair to required points shown bellow image and pick the points to get the required shape. h)Finally enter “C” to close the line. i)And draw circle by using Circle command. j)And draw the center lines. k)Then apply it’s layers accordingly. Now click on Annotate menu to view annotate tools ribbon. 2.Now click on dimension style icon to view dimension settings dailog box. 3.Now click on modify button in dimension style manager window. After clicking MODIFY button AutoCAD displays Modify Dimension Style standard dailog b...

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