AutoCAD Tutorial

Instructor: Dr. Karndee Prichanont

Learning Objectives:
-Refresh your memories in operating AutoCAD
-Practice on basic operations
Reference
 You can view all materials from
www.siit.tu.ac.th/karndee/course/autocad.html

 Textbook reference
 Title: Computer-Aided Engineering Drawing Using AutoCAD;
Author: Jensen, Helsel, and Voisinet; 1990
 Title: Mastering AutoCAD Release 14; Author: Cheng; 1999

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 Starting AutoCAD
 Double click on AutoCAD icon
 AutoCAD environment
 Drop-down menus
 Standard toolbar
 Specific toolbars
 The graphic area
 View tabs
 The command area
 The status area
 Command Entry
 Command area
 Menus
 Icons
File Operations
 File Operations
 New
 Save
 Open
 Tools / Display Image…

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Setting Up Drawing Environment
 Drawing units: Indicate metric unit in pop up window at start
up
 Format / Units…
- Decimal units
- Precision: 0.00
 Limits
 Format / Drawing Limits
In command area,
Lower left corner: 0,0
Upper right corner: 200,200 (example: 20x20 cm)
 Viewing
 View / Zoom… or select icons (zoom all) or (zoom
window)
 View / Toolbar… : select frequent operations
 View / Regenerate/ Redraw: to clear the clicked points 6
 Basic Operations (1)
Coordinate systems
 Absolute coordinates:
• Cartesian (X,Y) or
• Polar (R<Ao)

 Relative coordinates:
• Cartesian (@X,Y) or
• Polar (@R<Ao)

 User defined coordinate system: USC

command - 3points option
Basic Operations (2)
2D drawing:
 lines:

 Select icon or type line

• click the starting point and ending point on the
graphic area or
• type coordinates of these points

 Arcs:
 Select icon or type arc
• select points or key in coordinates of the points
according to requirements

 Other commands: polyline (command= pl) , rectangle,

circle, etc.
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Basic Operations (3)
3D Drawing
 Select menu Draw – 3D objects –
sphere/box/cylinder/.. Then key in
parameters
 Select icons – key in parameters

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 Basic Operations
 Snap modes( select endpoints, intersection)
 Select icons or click right hand side to obtain a float menu
 select suitable option
 Or go to Tools / Object Snap Settings…

 Common modifying operations

 Erase: type e then select object to erase
 Rotate: type rotate or select menu Modify / Rotate
 Others: offset, array,

 2D object modifications: Select modify – select trim,

break, extend, etc.

 3D Object Modification select modify – select extrude,

union, etc.
Practice 1
Practice 2

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 Submit the files
 Submit 2 practice files by 4 p.m. today to
karndee@siit.tu.ac.th

 File name: yourname_1.dwg and

yourname_2.dwg
 Ex: karndee_1.dwg and karndee_2.dwg

 State your name and student ID in the

subject of email message

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