Step by step procedure to use center and quadrant snaps in AutoCAD

1.Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut icon or start menu. Then click on “Open” icon and select “acad” template and click on “Open” button.

2.Now click on “Extents” option from zoom options.

3.Select “Circle” tool icon.

4.Type 2,2 as center point of the Circle and press ENTER KEY.

5.Type “1” as radius of the circle and press ENTER KEY.

6.Now again press ENTER KEY to repeat the previous circle command and draw another circles by using “1” radius and “4,5” as one circle center point and “6,2” as another circle center point.

7.Turn OFF all the tools from status bar by clicking on individual icons.

8.Now right click on “Object snap” icon and select “Settings” option from popup menu.

9.Click on “Clear All” button and tick on “Object snap” , “Center” ,”Quadrant” check boxes. Then click on “OK” button to accept the changes.

10.Select “Line” command tool from Draw panel.

11.Now move the cursor over circle center and pick a point after it shows “center” auto snap symbol.
Now pick another center point of the circle as end point of the line segment by moving the cursor over top circle midpoint.

12.Draw another line from center of the circle 2 to center of the circle 3 by using mouse.

13.Now select “close” option from command window to close the line.

14.Now click on “LINE” command tool from draw panel.

15.Pick a point near top quadrant of the bottom circle.

16.Now pick bottom quadrant for end point of the line segment.

17.Draw another 2 vertical lines are quadrant to quadrant of the circles by using mouse.

18.Save the current drawing by clicking on save icon from quick access tool bar and enter “CH5_EXERCISE5” as name of the document.

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 change hatch pattern properties in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut icon or start menu. b)Click on “Open icon” and select “CH10_EXERCISE1” file then click on “Open” button to open the document. 2.Type “HATCH” in command window and press ENTER KEY. After pressing ENTER KEY AutoCAD displays Hatch creation ribbon. 3.Now select “ANSI32” hatch pattern from Patterns panel. Then pick the shown enclosed area to add the hatch pattern. 4.Now change the pattern as “ANSI37” by selecting the pattern from Pattern list. 5.Now change the hatch scale as “2” by entering a value in hatch pattern scale box at hatch property panel. 6.Now enter “45” as hatch angle. 7.Change the hatch color as “RED” from properties panel. 8.Now press ENTER KEY to accept the hatch settings. 9.Save the file clicking on “Save” icon from quick access menu.

Step by step procedure to extract attributes in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut icon or start menu. b)Click on “open icon” and select “EX16-8” file then click on “Open” button. 2.Type “DATAEXTRACTION” command and press ENTER KEY then add the extracted data by using below shown steps. 3.Save the document by clicking on quick save icon from quick access tool bar.

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...

How to change text justification in AutoCAD

1. 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.Type “JUSTIFYTEXT” and press ENTER KEY. 3.Type “ALL” and press ENTER KEY. Again press ENTER KEY. 4.Now AutoCAD prompts for Justification option. 5.Type “R” and press ENTER KEY. 6.Now all the selected text justified to right side. 7.Save the file by using quick save icon from quick access tool bar.

How to start AutoCAD software in windows operating system?

1. Click on window button located near left bottom corner then click on AutoDesk or AutoCAD folder then select "AutoCAD" to open the software. or Type "AutoCAD" in the search box located near bottom left corner of the desktop then right click on the displayed application the select "Run as administrator" option. 2. Then AutoCAD application opened look like bellow image. (it will take time depending upon the system configuration). 3. Basic user interface of the AutoCAD application. BACK to Day-1 Lessions CLICK HERE to get CAD HOME Work help or project help (paid)

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Step by step procedure to insert blocks in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut icon or start menu. b)Click on “open icon” and select “CH16_EXERCISE1” file then click on “Open” button to open previously saved document. 2.Select “A-Glaze-Iden” layer form layers list. 3.Change color as “Blue” from properties color list. 4.Type “INSERT” and add “WINTAG-A”, “WINTAG-B” and “WINTAG-C” blocks into workspace. 5.We can observe the variations from added blocks. 6.Turn ON “Automatically add scales to annotative objects when the annotation scale changes” button from status bar. 7.Change the annotation scale to “1:2”. 8.Add another block by typing “INSERT” command. 9.Now change the scale to “2:1”. 10.Again add “WINTAG-B” block by using “INSERT” command. 11.Save the drawing by clicking on quick save icon from quick access tool bar.

What is AutoCAD? What is the versions and uses of AutoCAD?

What is AutoCAD? AutoCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) program used for 2-D and 3-D design and drafting. This application was developed and marketed by Autodesk. Versions of AutoCAD? Release no. Versions Released Date Description 1 AutoCAD 1.0 Dec-82 It was the first initial release of AutoCAD. It was demonstrated at the Comdex (computer expo trade show). The file format DWG R1.0 was introduced during the time of release. 2 AutoCAD 1.2 Apr-83 It was released after the first initial version. The file format DWG R1.2 was introduced. 3 AutoCAD 1.3 Aug-83 The file format DWG R1.3 was introduced. This version introduced add on features such as configuration, justified text, adjustment of alignment and plot origin, grid spacing, large plotter, standardized color numbers, and addition of header information in the DXF file. 4 AutoCAD 1.4 Oct-83 Some of the features were...

Procedure to update and edit attributes in AutoCAD

1. a)Open AutoCAD application from desktop shortcut icon or start menu. b)Click on “open icon” and select “EX16-8” file then click on “Open” button. 2.Change the layer as “A-Glaze-Iden” as current. 3.Type “INSERT” command and press ENTER KEY. 4.Uncheck “Uniform scale” and type “48” as X-Scale. 5.Browse the previous saved file “Wintag” and open the file. 6.Locate the window tags like shown below. 7.Change manufacturer name from “Glassaram, Inc” to “SpectorLite” for all D type window tags by double clicking on the tags. 8.Change the color as “blue” for all the TAG attributes. 9.Save the drawing by clicking on quick save icon from quick access tool bar.

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