Chapter One Introduction

Chapter One Introduction

1.1 Summarization 1.2 Configuration of the Drawing System 1.3 Main Interface of the AutoCAD System 1.4 Ways of Comman Input 1.5 How to Define Drawing Tool 1.6 Ways of Point Coordinate Input 1.7 Ways of Select object 1.8 Function of The Function Key 1.9 Setting of Common Partial Functions 1.10 Explanation about AutoCAD 2004

Chapter One Introduction Mastering The Command Window Text Window Menu Bar Toolbars Understanding System Requirements User Interface Drawing Area Status Bar Tool Palette Dialog Boxes AutoCAD2004Help

Focus and DifficultyThe Command WindowText Window

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1.1 Summarization
AutoCAD is produced by Autodesk company. AutoCAD
AutoCAD1.0198211 AutoCAD2.0198410 AutoCAD2.519866 AutoCAD9.019879 AutoCAD10.019888 AutoCAD11.01990 AutoCAD12.01992 AutoCAD R1319966 AutoCAD R1419981 AutoCAD 200019991 AutoCAD 2002(R15.6)20016 AutoCAD 2004(R16.0)20033 AutoCAD 2005(R16.1)20043 AutoCAD 2006(R16.2)20053

AutoCAD 2007(R17.0)20063
AutoCAD 2008(R17.1)20073

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1.2 Configuration of the Drawing System

Configuration of the Drawing System

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1.3 Main Interface of the AutoCAD System

Main Interface of AutoCAD 2004

Chapter One Introduction Icon Bar Menu Bar Drawing Toolbar Drawing AreaCommand AreaStatus Column.

1. Icon Bar

Chapter One Introduction 2. Menu Bar File EditViewInsertFormatToolsDraw DimensionModifyWindowHelp.

3Drawing Toolbar

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4. Drawing Area

5. Command Area

6Status Column

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1.4 Ways of Command Input

Menu

Toolbar
Command Repeat Command Quick Key

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Menu
File New Open Close Partial Load
Save Save as Export Pagesetup Plotter Manager Page Setup

Edit Undo Redo Cut Copy

Copy with Base Point Copylink Paste Paste as Block Paste as Hyperlink Paste to Original Coordinates

View Redraw Regen Regen all Zoom

Pan Aerial View Clean Screen View Vports Named Views 3Dviews

Insert Block External Reference Raster Image Layout

3D 3D Studio ACIS ACIS File Drawing Exchange Binary Windows Windows Metafile OLE OLE Object Markup

Format Layer Color Linetype Lineweight

Text Style Dim Style Plot Style Point Style Multiline Style Units

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Plotter Manager Plot Style Manager Plot Preview Plot Drawing Utilities Send Drawing Properties Exit Paste Special Clear Select All OLE OLE links Find 3Dorbit Hide Shade Render Display Toolbars Xref Manager Image Manager Hyperlink Thickness Drawing Limits Rename

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Tools Autodesk CAD CAD Standards Spelling Quick Select Display Order Inquiry Draw line Ray Construction Line Muitiline Polyline 3D Polyline Dim Quick Dimension Linear Aligned Ordinate Radius Diameter Modify Properties Match Properties Object Clip In-place Xref and BlockEdit Erase Window Close Close All Cascade Tile Horizontally Tile Vertically Arrange Icons Help AutoCAD Help Active Assistance Developer Help Whats New Online Resources AutoCAD About

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Attribute Extraction Properties AutoCAD AutoCAD Design Center Tool Palettes Window dbConnect Load Application Run Script Macro Polygon Rectangle Arc Circle Donut Spline Ellipse Block Angular Baseline Continue Leader Tolerance Center Mark Oblique AlignText Copy Mirror Offset Array Move Rotate Scale Stretch

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AutoLISP Display Image Named UCS Orthographic UCS Move UCS New UCS Wizards Drafting Settings Tablet Customize Options Point Hatch Boundary Region Clean Revision Cloud Text Surfaces Solids Update Extend Break Chamfer Fillet 3D Operation Solids Editing Explode Dim Style Override Lengthen Trim

Reassociate Dimensions

Chapter One Introduction Quick Keys

A AR B BO BR C CH CP(CO) D Arc Array Block Boundary Break Circle Properties Copy Dimstyle ( ) () ( ) () () ( ) () () () ML N (PL) O P PO POL R RE REC Mline Pline Offset Pan Point Polygon Redraw Regen Rectang () () () () ( ) () () () ()

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E EX F G H I J K L LEN LA LT M MI Erase Extend Fillet Group Hatch Insert Pedit Dtext Line Lengthen Layer Linetype Move Mirror () () () () () () () () ( ) () ( ) () () () REG RO S SC SPL ST T TR U V W X Z Region Rotate Stretch Scale Spline () () () () () () () () () () () ()

Text Style () MText Trim Undo View Wblock Explode Zoom

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1.5 How to Define Drawing Tool

Command View Toolbars

customize toolbar dialog box

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1.6 Ways of Point Coordinate Input

Four ways of point coordinate input : 1) Format (XYZ) 2) Format(@XYZ) 3) Format (@R<<) 4)

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1.7 Ways of Select object

1) Point select 2) W 3) C 4) Last(L) 5) Polygon 6) All 7) Remove(R)

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1.8 Function of The Function Key

Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 GRID ORTHO SNAP POLAR OTRACK LWT OSNAP

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1.9 Setting of Common Partial Functions

Command:

Tool option 1) Files

OptionsFile

Chapter One Introduction 2) Display

OptionsDisplay

Chapter One Introduction 3) Open and Save

OptionsOpen and Save

Chapter One Introduction 4) Plotting

OptionsPlotting

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OptionsSystem

Chapter One Introduction 6) User Preferences

OptionsPreferences

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OptionsDrafting

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8) Selection

OptionsSelection

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OptionsProfiles

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1.10 Explanation about AutoCAD 2004

1Add Tool Palettes ToolsTool Palettes Ctrl+3

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Chapter One Introduction 3Add Automatism Setting Status

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4Communication Center

Chapter One Introduction 5. Password protection and numerical signature 6. Active Assistance

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