Basic AutoCAD 2000i

Training Course
 Course Objective
At the end of the training, participants will:
Learn the basics of AutoCAD 2000i program.
Learn the proper usage and set up of AutoCAD
Plotter.
Be able to independently apply AutoCAD 2000i
to their work areas.
 Course Outline
I. Introduction to AutoCAD 2000i
II. Creating Objects
III. Drawing with Precision
IV. Controlling the Drawing Display
V. Editing Drawings
VI. Creating Dimensions
VII. Creating a Layout to Plot
VIII. Plotting your Drawings
Introduction to
AutoCAD 2000i
 What is AutoCAD?

AutoCAD is a general purpose computer

aided drafting application program designed
for use on single-user, desktop personal
computers and graphic workstations.
 Starting AutoCAD

There are four ways to start:

Open an existing drawing
Start a drawing from scratch
Start a drawing based on a template
Use wizards to help you set up your
drawing
 Starting AutoCAD
To start AutoCAD
1. From the Start menu, (Microsoft Windows) choose Programs. Then choose AutoCAD
2000i from the menu.
2. In the Today window under My Drawings, choose one of the following tabs:
Open Drawings: Opens a drawing you select from a history list of the most
recently opened drawings.
Create Drawings: Opens a new drawing using one of the three options:
Templates, Start from Scratch, and Wizards.
3. If you choose the Create Drawings tab, choose one of the following from the Select
How to Begin list:
Use a Template: Opens a drawing based on a template you select from a list.
Start from Scratch: Opens a drawing based on the measurement system you
choose English (inches) or metric (millimeters).
Use a Wizards: Opens a new drawing that you set up using either the Quick
Set up wizard or the Advanced Set up wizard.
 Starting New Drawing
To create a new drawing using Start from Scratch
1. Open the Today Window
If the Today window is not open, from the File menu, choose New.
If the Today window is open behind the AutoCAD window, click Today
on the window task bar.
2. In the Today window under My Drawings, choose the Create Drawings tab.
3. From the Select How to Begin list, choose Start from Scratch.
4. Select English or Metric and choose OK.
The drawing opens based on the English (acad.dwt) or metric (acadiso.dwt)
template and with the name drawing1.dwg.
5. From the File menu, choose Save As.
6. In the Save Drawing As dialog box under File Name, enter a name for the
drawing and choose Save.

Command line TODAY, NEW

 Using Templates
Templates it is a file containing setting for specific drawing purposes. It includes setting and
drawing elements consistent with your office or project standards, such as
Unit type and Precision
Layer organization
Title blocks, borders and logos
Dimension and text styles
Linetypes and lineweights
To create a template
1. From the file menu, choose Open.
2. In the Select File dialog box, select the file you want to use as a template and choose
OK.
3. If you want to delete the existing file contents, from the Modify menu, choose Erase.
4. From the File menu, choose Save As
5. In the Save Drawing As dialog box under Files of Type, select the Drawing Template
file type.
6. Under the File Name, enter a name for the template. Choose OK.
7. Choose Ok.
The new template is saved in the template folder.

Command line TODAY, NEW

 Starting Drawing with Template
To start a drawing using a template
1. Open the Today window
If the Today window is not open, from the File menu, choose New.
If the Today window is open behind the AutoCAD window, click Today on the
window task bar.
2. In the Today window under My Drawings, choose the Create Drawing tab.
3. From the Select How to Begin list, choose Template.
4. Under Select a Template, select a template from the list or choose Browse to select
another file.
5. Choose OK.
AutoCAD opens the drawing as drawing1.dwg

Command line TODAY, NEW

 Opening Drawings
To open a drawing
1. From the File menu, choose Open.
2. In the Select File dialog box, select one or more files and choose Open.

Command line OPEN

Closing Drawings
The CLOSE command closes the active drawing. You can also click the Close button
in the upper-right corner of the drawing.

To close a drawing
1. Click the drawing you want to close to make it the active drawing.
2. From the File menu, choose Close.
 Understanding the AutoCAD Window
Menu bar

Standard Toolbar

Draw Toolbar Dimension Toolbar

Object Properties
Toolbar
Modify Toolbar

Crosshairs cursor

User Coordinate
System (UCS) icon

Command Line Model tab and

Layout tabs Command window
 Menu Bar : Contains the default AutoCAD menus.
Standard Toolbar : Contains frequently used buttons such as Redrew,
Undo and Zoom, as well as Microsoft Office standard buttons such as
Open, Save, Print, and Spell. Buttons with small black triangles in the
lower-right corner have flyouts containing tools that invoke commands
related to the first tool shown. Click and hold down the first button to
display the flyout.
Drawing File : Represents a drawing file in AutoCAD. The drawing file
icon is also displayed next to options in dialog boxes that area saved in the
drawing, instead of in each session as in AutoCAD.
Object Properties Toolbar : Set object properties such as color, linetype,
lineweight and manage layers.
Draw and Modify Toolbars : Provide access to common draw and modify
commands. The draw and modify toolbars are displayed when you start
the AutoCAD.
Drawing Area : Displays drawings. The drawing area size varies,
depending on the size of the AutoCAD window and on the number of other
elements (such as toolbars and dialog boxes) that are displayed.
Crosshairs : Identifies pick and drawings within the drawing area. Use the
crosshairs, which are controlled by your pointing device, to locate points
and select and draw objects.
 User Coordinate System (UCS) Icon : Shows the orientation of the
drawing. AutoCAD drawings are superimposed on a invisible grid, or
coordinate system. Coordinate system are based on X, Y and (3D) Z
coordinates..
Model Tab/ Layout Tabs : Switch your drawings between model
(drawings) space and paper (layout) space. You generally create your
designs in model space and then create layouts to plot and print your
drawing in paper space.
Command window : Displays prompt messages. In AutoCAD, you start
commands in one of the three ways:
1. Choose an item from a menu or a shortcut menu.
2. Click a button on a toolbar.
3. Enter the command on the command line
Status Bar : Displays the cursor coordinates in the lower-left corner. The
status bar also contains buttons that you can use to turn on common
drawing aids.
 Drawing Aids
Ortho Mode

Status Bar
Pull-down None
Keyboard ORTHO or F8

Ortho is short for orthogonal, which means either vertical or horizontal. Like the
other options on the status bar, Ortho is not really a command, it is a drawing
mode which can either be turned on or off. With Ortho mode turned on you can
only draw lines which are either vertical or horizontal. Ortho mode can be toggled
on or off in one of three ways. The quickest way is just to click on the ORTHO
button on the status bar. The appearance of the button tells you whether Ortho is
currently turned on or turned off. When Ortho is turned on, the ORTHO button
appears pressed in.
Drawing Grid
Status Bar (right-click for settings)
Pull-down None
Keyboard GRID or F7

The drawing grid is a regular pattern of dots displayed on the screen which
acts as a visual aid. You can control the grid spacing, so it can give you a
general idea about the size of drawn objects. It can also be used to define the
extent of your drawing.

Grid spacing set to Grid spacing set to

10 drawing units 5 drawing units
Snap Mode
Status Bar (right-click for settings)
Pull-down None
Keyboard SNAP or F9

With Snap mode turned on AutoCAD only allows you to pick points which lie
on a regular grid. The Snap grid is completely independent of the display grid.
However, the Grid spacing and Snap spacing are usually set to the same
value to avoid confusion. When Snap mode is turned on and the Grid is
displayed, the Snap and Grid spacings are the same and the crosshairs will
jump from one grid point to another as you move across the screen. This
makes it very easy to draw objects which have a regular shape. The Snap
command is used to set the snap spacing and to toggle Snap mode.
Polar Tracking
Status Bar (right-click for settings)
Pull-down None
Keyboard F10

Polar Tracking allows you to snap into whatever

angles you choose to configure it. Polar Tracking
works like a more flexible version of Ortho mode.
Object Snap

Status Bar (right-click for settings)

Pull-down None
Keyboard F3

The Object Snaps (Osnaps for short) are drawing aids which are used in
conjunction with other commands to help you draw accurately. Osnaps
allow you to snap onto a specific object location when you are picking a
point. Snaps in AutoCAD are so important that you cannot draw
accurately without them.
 Working with Toolbars
AutoCAD provides several toolbars for access frequently used commands, setting and
modes. The Standard, Object Properties, Draw, and Modify toolbars are displayed by
default.

To display and close toolbars

1. Right-click the background or a title bar of any displayed toolbar, such as the
Standard or Draw toolbar.
2. From the shortcut menu, select the toolbar you want to display or close.

Command line TOOLBAR

To dock or undock a toolbar
1. To dock a toolbar, place your pointer on the background or title bar of the toolbar,
then use your pointing device to drag the toolbar to a dock location at the top, bottom,
or either side of the drawing window.]
2. When the outline of the toolbar appears in the docking area you want, release the
pointing device button.
3. To undock a toolbar, drag it outside docking region.
4. To place a toolbar in the docking region without docking it, hold down CTRL as you
drag.
 Saving the Drawings
To save a drawing
1. From the File menu, choose Save.
2. In the Save Drawing As dialog box under File Name, enter the new drawing name
(the file extension is not required).
3. Choose Save.

Command line SAVE

Exiting AutoCAD
AutoCAD prompts you to save or discard the changes you made on recent drawing.

To exit AutoCAD
From the File menu, choose Exit.

Command line QUIT

Creating Drawings
 Drawing Commands
The Draw commands can be used to create new
objects such as lines and circles. Most AutoCAD
drawings are composed purely and simply from
these basic components. A good understanding
of the Draw commands is fundamental to the
efficient use of AUTOCAD.
Drawing Line Objects
To draw a line
1. From the Draw menu, choose Line.
2. Specify the first point (P1).
3. Specify the endpoint (P2)..
4. Press ENTER to complete the line.

Command line LINE

Drawing Polylines
To draw a polyline with straight line segments
1. From the Draw menu, choose Polyline.
2. Specify the first point of the polyline.
3. Specify the endpoint of each polyline segments.
4. Enter c (close) to close the polyline, or press ENTER
to end the command.

Command line PLINE

Drawing Multilines
To draw a multiline
1. From the Draw menu, choose Multiline.
2. At the Command prompt, enter st to select a style.
3. To list available styles, enter the style name or enter ?.
4. To justify the multiline, enter j and choose top, zero, or bottom
justification.
5. To change the scale of the multiline, enter s and enter a new
scale. Now draw the multiline.
6. Specify the starting point.
7. Specify the second point
8. Specify the third point
9. Specify the fourth point or enter c to close the multiline, or
press ENTER.

Command line MLINE

 Drawing Polygons
2 Methods of Drawing Polygons:
To draw an inscribe square
1. From the Draw menu, choose Polygon.
2. Enter the 4 to specify four sides for the polygon.
3. Specify the center point for the polygon(1).
4. Enter I (inscribe in circle).
5. Specify the radius (2).

To draw a circumscribe hexagon

1. From the Draw menu, choose Polygon.
2. Enter 6 for the number of sides.
3. Specify the center of the polygon(1).
4. Enter c (circumscribe about circle).
5. Specify the radius length (2).

Command line POLYGON

Creating Sketches
To sketch and record freehand lines
1. At the command prompt, enter SKETCH.
2. At the Record Increment prompt, enter the minimum line segment length.
3. Click the start point to put the pen down.
4. Click the endpoint to lift the pen up so that you can move the cursor around the screen
without drawing. Click a new start point to resume drawing from the new cursor position.
5. Enter r at any time to record (save) in the database the line youre drawing and those
already drawn.
6. Press ENTER to complete the the sketch and record all unrecorded lines.

Drawing Circles
To draw a circle by specifying a center point and radius
1. From the Draw menu, choose Circle Center, Radius.
2. Specify the center point (P1).
3. Specify the radius of the circle or enter the exact radius (P2).

Command line CIRCLE

 Drawing Arcs
To draw an arc by specifying three points
1. From the Draw menu, choose Arc Start, Center, End.
2. Specify the start point (P1).
3. Specify the second point(P2).
4. Specify the end point of the arc (P3).

Command line Arc

Drawing Spline Curves

To create a spline by specifying points
1. From the Draw menu, choose Spline.
2. Specify the splines start point (P1).
3. Specify points (P2) through (P4) to create the spline and press
ENTER
4. Specify the start and end tangents.

Command line Spline

 Drawing Ellipses
To draw a true ellipse using endpoints and distance.
1. From the Draw menu, choose Ellipse Axis, End.
2. Specify the first endpoint of the axis (P1).
3. Specify the second endpoint of the axis(P2).
4. Drag the pointing device away from the midpoint of the
midpoint of the first axis and click to specify the distance (P3).

Command line Ellipse

Creating Point Objects

To set point style and size
1. From the Format menu, choose Point Style.
2. In the Point Style dialog box, select a point style.
3. Under Point Size, specify a size. Choose OK.

To create a point marker

1. From them Draw menu, choose Point Single Point.
2. Specify the point location.

Command line Point

Hatching Areas
Hatching: Fills a specified area in a drawing with a pattern.

To hatch an enclosed area

1. From the Drew menu, choose Hatch.
2. In the Boundary Hatch dialog box, choose Pick Points.
3. Specify a point in your drawing inside each area you want to hatch. If you make mistake,
you can right-click and choose Clear All or Undo Last Select/ Pick from the shortcut
menu.
4. To preview the hatch, right-click and choose Preview.
5. Press ENTER to return to the Boundary Hatch dialog box.
6. Choose OK to apply the hatch.

Command line BHATCH

Drawing with
Precision
Endpoint

Toolbar

Pull-down Shift + Right Click Endpoint

Keyboard END (when selecting objects)

The Endpoint Osnap snaps to the end points of lines and arcs and to
polyline vertices. This is one of the most useful and commonly used Osnaps.

Midpoint

Toolbar

Pull-down Shift + Right Click Midpoint

Keyboard MID (when picking)
The Midpoint Osnap snaps to the midpoints of lines and arcs and to the mid point of
polyline segments.

Intersection

Toolbar

Pull-down Shift + Right Click Intersection

Keyboard INT (when picking)
The Intersection Osnap snaps to the physical intersection of any two
drawing objects (i.e. where lines, arcs or circles etc. cross each other) and
to Polyline vertices. However, this osnap can also be used to snap to
intersection points which do not physically exist. This feature is called the
Extended Intersection (see the illustration on the right).

Extension
Toolbar

Pull-down Shift + Right Click Extension

Keyboard EXT or EXTEN (when picking)

The Extension Osnap enables you to snap to some point along the imaginary extension of a
line, arc or polyline segment. To use this osnap, you must hover the cursor over the end of the
line you want to extend. When the line end is found, a small cross appears at the endpoint
and a dashed extension line is displayed from the endpoint to the cursor, providing the cursor
remains close to the extension. The Snap Tip for Extension also includes the relative polar co-
ordinate of the current cursor position. This can be a useful guide for positioning your next
pick point. The co-ordinate includes a distance from the endpoint and the angle of the
extension. In the case of the arc extension, the Snap Tip displays the distance along the arc.
 Center
Toolbar

Pull-down Shift + Right Click Center

Keyboard CEN (when picking)
The Center Osnap snaps to the centre of a circle, arc or polyline arc segment. The cursor
must pass over the circumference of the circle or the arc so that the centre can be found. This
often causes some confusion for new users.

Quadrant
Toolbar

Pull-down Shift + Right Click Quadrant

Keyboard QUA or QUAD (when picking)

The Quadrant Osnap snaps to one of the four circle quadrant points located at north,
south, east and west or 90, 270, 0 and 180 degrees respectively

Tangent
Toolbar

Pull-down Shift + Right Click Tangent

Keyboard TAN (when picking)

The Tangent Osnap snaps to a tangent point on a circle. This osnap works in two ways. You
can either draw a line from a point to the tangent point (see illustration) or you can draw a line
from a tangent point, the latter is referred to as the "Deferred Tangent" snap mode
Perpendicular

Toolbar

Pull-down Shift + Right Click Perpendicular

Keyboard PER or PERP (when picking)

The Perpendicular Osnap snaps to a point which forms a perpendicular with the selected
object. As with the Tangent Osnap, Perpendicular can be used to draw a line to a
perpendicular point, as in the illustration or from a perpendicular point, known as the
"Deferred Perpendicular" snap mode.

Nearest
Toolbar

Pull-down Shift + Right Click Nearest

Keyboard NEA or NEAR (when picking)

The Nearest Osnap snaps to the nearest point on a drawing object. This Osnap is useful
if you want to make sure that a pick point lies on a drawing object but you don't
necessarily mind exactly where it is located.
Parallel
Toolbar

Pull-down Shift + Right Click Parallel

Keyboard PAR or PARA (when picking)

The Parallel Osnap is used to draw a line parallel to any other line in your drawing. In
operation, this osnap is slightly less intuitive than some of the others. To draw a parallel line,
first start the Line command, specify the first point when prompted and then start the Parallel
Osnap. Hover the cursor over an existing line until you see the Parallel snap marker. Now,
move the cursor close to a parallel position and a dotted line will appear, indicating the parallel.
You can now pick the second point of your line.

Insert

Toolbar

Pull-down Shift + Right Click Insert

Keyboard INS (when picking)

The Insert Osnap snaps to the insertion point of a block, text or an image.
 Node
Toolbar
Pull-down Shift + Right Click Node
Keyboard NODE (when picking)

The Node Osnap snaps to the center of a Point object. This osnap can be useful if you have
created a number of Points with the Measure or Divide commands. You could, for example
insert a number of regularly spaced tree symbols (blocks) along a line by using the Node
Osnap for the insertion point of each block.

Setting Running Object Snaps

To set the running object snaps
1. From the Tools menu, choose Drafting Settings.
2. In the Drafting Setting dialog box, Object Snap tab, select the
object snaps you want to use.
3. To change the size of the target box, choose Options.
4. In the Options dialog box, drafting tab, drag the slider bar
under Aperture Size.
5. Choose OK to exit each dialog box.

Command line OSNAP

Shortcut Menu SHIFT+ right-click for Osnap menu
 Using Auto Track
Tracking Along Polar Angles
To turn on Polar Tracking
Press F10, or click Polar on the status bar.

To draw objects using polar tracking

1. Turn on polar tracking and start a drawing command,
such as ARC, CIRCLE or LINE.
2. Specify a FROM point
3. Specify a TO point.

Changing Polar Tracking Settings

To change Polar Settings
1. From the Tools menu, choose rafting Settings.
2. On the Polar Tracking tab in the Drafting Setting dialog
box, select Polar Tracking On to turn on polar tracking.
3. Under the Increment Angle, select an increment angle.
4. Choose OK.

Command line DSETTINGS

Shortcut Menu Right-click Polar on the status bar and choose Settings
Controlling the
Drawing Display
 Using ZOOM and PAN
To ZOOM in real time
1. From the VIEW menu, choose Zoom Realtime.
2. To zoom in or out to different magnifications, hold down the
pick button on your pointing device and move the cursor
vertically.
Command line ZOOM

Shortcut Menu With no objects selected,right click in the drawing

area and choose Zoom
To PAN in real time
1. From the VIEW menu, choose Pan Realtime.
2. Hold down the pick button and move the pointing device to
reposition the drawing.

Command line PAN

Shortcut Menu Remove selection from all objects, right-click in the
drawing area, and choose Pan.
Defining a Zoom Window
To zoom in on an area by specifying boundaries
1. From the VIEW menu, choose Zoom Window.
2. Specify one corner of the area you want to view.
Specify the opposite corner of the area you want to view.

Command line ZOOM Window

Displaying the Previous View
To restore the previous view
1. From the VIEW menu, choose Zoom Previous.

Command line ZOOM Previous

Shortcut Menu With the zoom command active, right-click in the
drawing area and choose Zoom Pervious.
Scaling a View
To zoom using a precise scale
1. From the VIEW menu, choose Zoom Scale.
2. Enter the scale factor relative to the drawing limits, current
view or paper space view.

Command line ZOOM Scale

Centering a View
To center the drawing in the drawing area.
1. From the View menu, choose Zoom Center.
2. Specify the point you want in the center of the drawing.
3. Enter the height in drawing units or center a scale factor.

Command line ZOOM Center

Using Dynamic Zooming

To zoom dynamically
1. From the View menu, choose Zoom Dynamic.
AutoCAD displays a view of the drawing extents and limits
2. When the view box contains an X, drag the view box around the screen to pan to a
different area.
3. To zoom to a different magnification, press the pick button on your pointing device. The X
in the view box changes to an arrow.
4. Resize the view box by dragging the border to the right or left. A larger box displays a
smaller image. A smaller box displays a larger image.
You can press the pick button on your pointing device to w\switch between zooming and
panning as needed.
5. When the view box defines the area you want to view, press ENTER.
The image enclosed by the view bo0x becomes the current view.
Command line ZOOM Dynamic
 Using Tiled Viewports
Displaying Multiple Tiled Viewports
To display tiled viewports
1. From the VIEW menu, choose View New Viewports.
2. In the Viewports dialog box, choose the New Viewports tab.
3. Select the name of the configuration you want to use from
the Standard Viewports list.
4. For 2D multiplied viewports, in the setup list, select 2D.
5. Choose OK.
Editing Drawings
 Selecting Objects
Choose an editing command. Then select the objects and press ENTER.
Select the objects with the pointing device. Then choose an editing command

Using Selection Windows

Select the object the by enclosing them in a selection window. A
selection window is a rectangular area that you define in the
drawing area by specifying two corner points.
Dragging form left to right (window selection) selects only objects
entirely within the selection area.

The Window selection box is shown Only objects entirely within the
as a rectangle with a solid line window will be selected

Using Selection Fences

To select nonadjacent objects with a fence
1. At the Select Objects prompt, enter f (Fence).
2. Specify the fence points.
3. Press ENTER to complete the selection.
 Removing Objects from a Selection Set
To remove objects while creating a selection set
1. Select some objects.
2. Press hold the SHIFT as you select the object.

Using Groups
Creating Groups
To remove objects while creating a selection set
1. At the Command prompt, enter GROUP.
2. In the Object grouping dialog box under Group
Identification, enter a group name and a
description.
3. Choose New. The dialog box closes temporarily.
4. Select objects and press ENTER.
5. Choose OK.
Selecting Groups
To cycle through object and group selection
1. At the Command or Select Objects prompt, press CTRL and select an object.
2. Now select any point. An object within the original pickbox is selected. Click
repeatedly until the objects you want are highlighted.
3. Press ENTER to turn of object cycling.

Editing Groups
To delete a named group
1. At the Command prompt, enter GROUP.
2. In the Object Grouping dialog box, select the group name from the list of
groups.
3. Under Change Group, Explode.
4. Choose OK.

Editing Object Properties

Object Properties Toolbar: Provides options for viewing or changing the object
properties that are common to all objects, including layers and layer properties, colors,
linetypes, lineweights, and plot style.
Properties window: Provides a complete list of properties for any object. You can
view an objects properties and modify the ones that can be changed.
Using the Objects Properties Toolbar
 Matching Properties of other Objects
To copy properties from an object to one or more objects
1. From the Modify menu, choose Match Properties.
2. Select the object whose properties you want to copy.
3. Select the objects to which you want to apply the properties.
4. Under Change Group, Explode.
5. Choose OK.
Command line MATCHPROP

To change the settings for matching properties

1. At the Command prompt, enter MATCHPROP.
2. Select the object whose properties you want to copy.
3. Enter SETTINGS.
4. In the Property Setting dialog box, select properties you
want to match and clear properties you don't want to
change.
5. Choose OK.
 Modifying Drawing Objects

AutoCAD drawings are rarely completed simply by drawing lines,

circles etc. Most likely you will need to Modify these basic
drawing objects in some way in order to create the image you
need. AutoCAD provides a whole range of modify tools such as
Move, Copy, Rotate and Mirror.
 Copying Objects
To copy a selection set once
1. From the Modify menu, choose Copy.
2. Select the object to copy (P1), and press ENTER.
3. Specify the base point (P2).
4. Specify the second point of displacement (P3).

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Copy

Keyboard COPY or CP

Offsetting Objects
To offset n object by specifying a distance
1. From the Modify menu, choose Offset.
2. Use the pointing device to specify the offset distance, or enter a value.
3. Select the object to offset (P1).
4. Specify which side to offset (P2).

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Offset

Keyboard OFFSET
 Mirroring Objects
To mirror the objects
1. From the Modify menu, choose Mirror.
2. Select the object to mirror (P1).
3. Specify the first point of the mirror line (P2).
4. Specify the second point (P3).
5. Press enter to retain the original objects.

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Mirror

Keyboard MIRROR

Arraying Objects
To create a rectangular array
1. From the Modify menu, choose Array.
2. In the Array dialog box, Choose rectangular array.
3. Choose Select Objects. The Array dialog box closes
temporarily and AutoCAD displays the Select Objects prompt.
4. Select the objects to array and press ENTER.
5. In the Rows and Columns boxes, enter the number of rows
and columns in the array.
 Continuation
6. In the Row Offset and Column offset boxes, enter the distance
between rows and between columns. Adding a plus sign (+) or
a minus sign (-) determines direction.
7. To change the rotation angle of the array, enter the new angle
next to Angle of Array.In the Array dialog box, Choose
rectangular array.
8. Choose OK to create the array.

To create a Polar array

1. From the Modify menu, choose Array.
2. In the Array dialog box, Choose Polar Array.
3. Next to Center Point, click the Pick Center Point Button. The array dialog box closes
temporarily and AutoCAD prompts you to specify a point. Use the pointing point device
to specify the center point of the polar array.
4. Choose Select Objects. The array dialog box closes temporarily and AutoCAD displays
the Select Objects prompt.
5. Select object to array.
6. In the Method box, select one of the following methods:
Total Number of Items and Angle to Fill.
Total Number of Items and Angle between Items
Angle to Fill and Angle between Items.
Continuation
7. Enter the number of items (including the original), if that option
is available.
8. For the angle options ( one or both, depending on the method
selected), use of the following methods:
Enter the angle. Angle to Fill specifies the distance to fill
around the circumference of the array. Angle Between
Items specifies the distance between each item.
Click the Pick Angle to Fill the button or the Pick Angle
Between items button, and use the pointing device to
specify the angle.
9. Choose OK to create the array.

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Array

Keyboard ARRAY
 Moving Objects
To move an object
1. From the Modify menu, choose Move.
2. Select the object to move (P1).
3. Specify the base point for the move (P2).
4. Specify the second point of displacement (P3) .

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Move

Keyboard MOVE or M
Rotating Objects
To rotate an object
1. From the Modify menu, choose Rotate.
2. Select the object to rotate (P1).
3. Specify the base point for the rotation (P2).
4. Specify the angle of rotation (P3).

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Rotate

Keyboard ROTATE or RO
 Erasing Objects
To erase a selection set
1. From the Modify menu, choose Erase.
2. Using a window selection, select the object to erase.
3. Press ENTER.

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Erase

Keyboard ERASE or E

Resizing Objects
Stretching Objects
To stretch an object
1. From the Modify menu, choose Stretch.
2. Select the object using a crossing selection.
3. Specify the base point.
4. Specify the point of displacement.

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Stretch

Keyboard STRETCH
Scaling Objects
To scale selection set by a scale factor
1. From the Modify menu, choose Scale.
2. Select the object to scale (P1).
3. Specify the base point (P2).
4. Enter a value (scale factor) or Pick (P3).

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Scale

Keyboard SCALE

Exploding Objects
To explode an object
1. From the Modify menu, choose Explode.
2. Select the object to be exploded.

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Explode

Keyboard EXPLODE
 Extending Objects
To extend an object
1. From the Modify menu, choose Extend.
2. Select the boundary boundary edge (P1), and press
ENTER.
3. Select the objects to be extended (P2 and P3) and
press ENTER.

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Extend

Keyboard EXTEND

Trimming Objects
To trim walls where they intersect
1. From the Modify menu, choose Trim.
2. Select the cutting edges edge (P1), and press
ENTER.
3. Select the objects to be trimmed (P2 and P3) and
press ENTER.
 Chamfering Objects
To chamfer by specifying distances
1. From the Modify menu, choose Chamfer.
2. Enter d (distance)
3. Enter the first chamfer distance
4. Enter the second chamfer distance
5. Select the line for chamfering (P1 and P2).

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Chamfer

Keyboard CHAMFER

Filleting Objects
To set the fillet radius
1. From the Modify menu, choose fillet.
2. Enter r (radius)
3. Enter the fillet radius.
4. Select the objects to fillet (P1 and P2).

Toolbar

Pull-down Modify Fillet

Keyboard FILLET
 Editing Hatches
To change the angle hatch
1. From the Modify menu, choose Hatch.
2. Select the associative hatch object.
3. In the Hatch Edit dialog box, choose the Quick tab.
4. Under Angle, select a value from the list or enter a new angle.
5. Choose OK.
Creating Dimensions
 Dimension Concepts
Dimensions are common drawing annotations; they show
object measurements such as length, width, height and others
Specific measurements can be created for all objects and
drawings.
In AutoCAD, it can be illustrated in many dimension types and
formats.

Illustration Sample
 Dimension Elements
Dimension Text - Indicates the actual measurement.
Dimension Line - Indicates the extent of dimension. It is usually
have an arrowheads at the end to indicate the dimension start point
and end points.
Arrowheads Displayed at the end of the dimension lines to
indicate where the measurement begins and ends.
Extension Lines Extend from the dimensioned object to the
dimension line. It is normally drawn perpendicular to the dimension
line.
Center Mark - Marks the center of the circle or arc.
 Creating Linear Dimension
Linear Dimension - Measures a straight-line distance. Includes options to create horizontal,
vertical, or rotated linear dimension.
To create a Linear Dimension
1. From the dimension menu, choose Linear.
2. At the prompt, specify the first and second dimension points, or press ENTER and
select an object to dimension.
3. Before you place the dimension, you can enter the one of the following options to edit
and position the dimension text.
To edit dimension text using Multiline Text Editor, enter m.
To edit dimension text on the command line, enter t.
To rotate the dimension text, enter a, then enter the dimension rotation angle.
To rotate the dimension, enter r, and then enter the dimension rotation angle.
To specify a horizontal or vertical dimension, enter h or v.
4. Specify the dimension line location.

Toolbar

Pull-down Dimension Linear

Keyboard DIMLINEAR
 Creating Aligned Dimensions
Aligned Dimension - Creates a linear dimension with the dimension line parallel to the
extension line origin points. The dimension creates a true-length measurement of the object.

To create an aligned dimension

1. From the dimension menu, choose Aligned.
2. At the prompt, specify the first and second extension line origins, or press ENTER
and select an object to dimension
3. Before you place the dimension, you can edit its text or change the text angle..
Enter m to edit the dimension text using the Multiline Text Editor; enter t to edit
the dimension text on the command line.
Enter a to rotate the angle of the dimension text.
4. Specify the dimension line location.

Toolbar

Pull-down Dimension Aligned

Keyboard DIMALIGNED
 Creating Ordinate Dimensions
Ordinate Dimension - Creates a dimension showing a points X or Y ordinate measured
from a given point.
To create an ordinate dimension
1. From the dimension menu, choose Ordinate.
2. At the Specify Feature Location prompt, use one of the following methods:
Specify the leader point to complete the dimension. The ordinate dimension
changes from X-datum to Y- datum based on the relative distance from the
origin.
To specify an X- or Y-datum ordinate explicitly, without regard to the leader
position, choose X or Y, then place a leader.
Enter m to edit the dimension text using the Multiline Text Editor; enter t to edit
the dimension text on the command line.
Enter a to rotate the angle of the dimension text
3. Specify the dimension line location.
To set the datum point
1. From the Tools menu, choose Move
Toolbar UCS
2. At the Specify New Origin Point prompt,
Pull-down Dimension Ordinate specify a point for the new origin.
Keyboard DIMORDINATE
Toolbar
 Creating Radius and Diameter Dimension
Radius and Diameter - Measures the radius or diameter of a circles and arcs.

To measure a radius or diameter.

1. From the Dimension menu, choose Radius or Diameter.
2. Select a circle or arc.
3. Before you specify the dimension location, you can edit its text or change the text
angle:
Enter m to edit the dimension text using the Multiline Text Editor; enter t to edit
the dimension text on the command line.
Enter a to rotate the angle of the dimension text
4. Specify the dimension line location.

Toolbar

Pull-down Dimension Diameter or Radius

Keyboard DIMRADIUS or DIMDIAMETER
 Creating Center Marks and Centerlines
Center Mark - indicate center points of circles and arcs.

To create center mark.

1. From the Dimension menu, select Center Mark.
2. Select a circle or arc for which you want to create a center mark.

Toolbar

Pull-down Dimension Center Mark

Keyboard DIMCENTER
 Creating Angular Dimensions
Angular Dimension - Measures angles.

To create an angular dimension

1. From the Dimension menu, choose Angular.
2. To specify the object you want to dimension, do one of the following:
Select a circle, and specify a second on the circle.
Select an arc.
Select a line, and specify the second line.
Press ENTER, and specify the angle vertex and two points for the angle.
3. Before you set the dimension location, you can edit its text or text angle.
Enter m to edit the dimension text using the Multiline Text Editor; enter t to edit
the dimension text on the command line.
Enter a to rotate the angle of the dimension text.
4. Specify the dimension line location.

Toolbar

Pull-down Dimension Angular

Keyboard DIMANGULAR
 Creating Baseline Dimension
Baseline Dimension - Creates a series linear, angular, or ordinate dimensions all measured
from the same origin.
To create a baseline dimension
1. Create (or select) a linear, ordinate, or angular dimension to serve as the base
dimension.
2. From the Dimension menu, choose Baseline. AutoCAD uses the base dimensions
first extension line as the origin.
3. Specify the second extension line location, and then continue to select extension line
locations until you complete the baseline series.
4. Press ENTER.
5. If you want to create another baseline dimension series, choose a new base
dimension and create the baseline dimensions. Otherwise press ENTER to exit the
command.

Toolbar

Pull-down Dimension Baseline

Keyboard DIMBASELINE
 Creating Continued Dimension
Continued Dimension - creates a series of continued linear, aligned, angular, or ordinate
dimensions, each created from the second extension line of the previous or last selected
dimension and sharing a common dimension line.

To create a continued dimension

1. Create a base linear, ordinate, or angular dimension. The second point you specify is
the origin point for the first continued dimension.
2. From the Dimension menu, choose Continue. AutoCAD uses the second extension
line of the base dimension as the origin and prompts you to place the second
extension line point.
3. Specify the second extension line location point.
4. Continue to select additional extension line origins until you complete the continued
dimension series.
5. Press ENTER twice to end the command.

Toolbar

Pull-down Dimension Continue

Keyboard DIMCONTINUE
 Dimensioning Multiple Objects
Quickly creates arrangements of baseline, continued, staggered, and ordinate dimensions.
Quickly dimension multiple circles and arcs.
Edit existing dimension arrangements.

To dimension multiple objects.

1. From the Dimension menu, select QDIM.
2. Select the objects you want to dimension, and then press ENTER.
3. At the prompt, enter the dimension type, or press ENTER for the
default.
4. Specify the dimension line location.

Toolbar

Pull-down Dimension QDIM

Keyboard QDIM
 Creating Leaders and Annotations
Leader - Creates annotation and leader line that visually links the text to an object.

To create a simple leader with text

1. From the Dimension menu, select Leader.
2. Specify the arrow point.
3. Specify the text point, and then press ENTER to enter the leader text.
4. Specify the text width.
5. Enter the first line of text. To enter another line of text, press ENTER,
and then enter the text.
6. Press ENTER twice to end the command.

Toolbar

Pull-down Dimension Leader

Keyboard QLEADER
 Editing Dimensions
To stretch dimension
1. From the Modify menu, choose Stretch.
2. Use a crossing selection window to select the dimension (s) you want to
stretch.
3. Specify the base point of displacement.
4. Specify the second point of displacement.

To trim dimension
1. From the Modify menu, choose Trim.
2. Select the object to serve as the cutting edge.
3. Select the line to trim.

To edit dimension text

1. Select the dimension.
2. From the Modify Menu, choose properties.
3. In the Properties window under Text, enter the new or edited
dimension text in the Text Override box.
 Using Dimension Styles
Dimension Styles - defines as the following:
The format and position of dimension lines, extension lines, arrowheads and center marks
The appearance, position, and behavior of dimension text
The overall dimension scale
The format and precision of primary, alternate, and angular dimension units.
The format and precision of tolerance values.

To create a dimension style

1. From the Dimension menu, choose Style.
2. In the Dimension Style Manager, choose New.
3. In the Dimension Style dialog box, enter the new style name.
4. Select the style you want to use as a start point for the new style.
5. Indicate the dimension type for which you want to use the new style.
6. Choose Continue.
7. In the New Dimension Style dialog box, choose any of the following tabs to enter
dimension settings for the new style:
Lines and Arrows: Set the appearance and behavior of the dimension lines,
extension lines, arrowheads, center marks, and centerlines.
Text: Set the dimension text appearance, placement, alignment and movement.
Continuation
Fit: Set options governing where AutoCAD places dimension lines, extension
lines, and text..
Primary Units: Set the format and precision of linear and angular dimension
units.
Alternate Units: Set the alternate unit format and precision.
Tolerances: Sets lateral tolerance values and precision.
8. When you finish making changes on the tabs of the New Dimension Style dialog box,
Choose OK, and then close the Dimension Style Manager.

Toolbar

Pull-down Dimension Style

Keyboard DIMSTYLE
Creating a Layout
 Using Model Space
Model Tab: creating, dimensioning and editing drawing are usually
performed here.
Model Space: space used for creating your drawing.

Model Space
 Using Paper Space
Layout Tab: creating and positioning viewports and creating notes
and labels are performed here.
Paper Space: space used for plotting your drawing.

Paper Image

Printable area

Single Viewport

To create a new layout tab

1. On a layout tab, right-click to display the shortcut menu.
2. From the shortcut menu, choose New Layout. To rename a layout tab,
choose Rename from the shortcut menu.
 Working with Layouts
To switch from model space to layout
After creating a drawing in a model space, choose a layout tab.
A single viewport containing the drawing that you created is displayed. The Page Setup
dialog box is also displayed, in which you can name the layout and specify a plotter and
page setup.
To set up the plotting environment
1. From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
2. In the Page Setup dialog box, in the Layout Name box, enter
a name for the layout you are preparing for plotting.
3. (Optional) To name and save the current page setup for later
use, choose Add to display the User Defined page Setups
dialog box
4. On the Plot Device tab, verify the configured plotter name, or
select a plotter from the list of currently configured plotters.
5. To view or modify the plotter configuration information, choose
Properties. The Plotter Configuration Editor is displayed.
6. Choose OK. The layout settings you have specified are
applied to the current layout.
 Using a Layout Template
Inserting a Layout from a Template

To use an existing layout template

1. From the Insert menu, choose Layout Layout from template.
2. In the Select Template File dialog box, select a drawing
template file from the list.
3. Choose Open.
4. In the Insert Layout dialog box, select the layout template from
the list, then choose OK.

Saving a Layout Template

To save a layout template

1. At the Command prompt, enter LAYOUT.
2. At the prompt, enter sa to save the current layout template. Respond to the
prompt asking for the name of the layout you are saving.
3. In the Create Drawing File dialog box, enter the name for the drawing
template file you are saving.
4. At files of Type, Select Drawing Template File (.dwt)
5. Choose Save..
 Layout Setting
Selecting a Paper Size
To select a paper size
1. From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
2. In the Page Setup dialog box, choose the Plot Scale tab.
3. Select a paper size from the list of sizes available for the
configured device.
4. Choose OK.

Command line PAGESETUP

Shortcut Menu Right-click a layout tab and choose Page Setup.

Drawing Orientation
To plot an image in portrait or landscape orientation
1. From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
2. In the Page Setup dialog box, choose the Layout
Settings tab.
3. If your drawing is horizontal, select Landscape. If your
drawing is vertical, select Portrait.
4. Choose OK.
Setting the Plot Area
To set the plot area and adjust the display
1. From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
2. In the Page Setup dialog box, choose the Layout Settings tab.
3. Under Plot Area, select one of the following options:
Layout: Prints all objects within the margins of the paper. This option is available
only from the Layout tab.
Limits: Prints or plots the current drawing limits. This option is available from the
Model tab.
Extent: Plots all objects in the drawing.
Display: Plots all object displayed in the drawing area.
4. Choose OK.

Setting the Plot Scale

To select a paper size

1. From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
2. In the Page Setup dialog box, choose the Layout Settings tab.
3. Under Scale, select scale from the list.
The default scale when plotting a layout is 1:1. To set a custom plot
scale, enter a plot scale under Custom.
4. Choose OK.
Plotting Your Drawing
 Setting Up a Page for Plotting
To plot a drawing
1. From the File menu, choose Plot.
2. In the Plot dialog box, Plot Device tab, under Plotter Configuration, select a
plotter Name box.
3. (Optional) Under Plot Style Table (pen assignments), select a plot style
table from the Name box.
4. Choose the Plot Setting tab.
5. Under Paper size and Paper Units, select a paper size from the Paper
Size box.
6. Under drawing Orientation, select an orientation.
7. Under Plot Area, specify the portion of your drawing that you want to plot.
8. Under Plot Scale, select a scale from the Scale box.
9. Choose OK.

Command line PLOT

Shortcut Menu Right-click a layout tab or model tab and choose
Plot.
 Basic Operation of HP DesignJet500 Plotter
To start up operation
1. From the LCD display, select Paper Menu.
2. Press ENTER (for paper ready).
3. Select the Paper Setting (Load Sheet or Load Roll)
For Paper roll activate automatic cutting.
4. Press ENTER for sheet type (Plain Paper or Natural Tracing Paper).
5. Press ENTER for Loading the paper. Open the window.
6. Lift the blue lever. Loading the sheet.
a. Place the sheet on the platen.
b. Align paper with blue line.
c. Lower the lever.
7. Wait for checking paper until it prompt for READY plotting.
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