


Here are just a few of the applications for which AutoCAD is being used: It is one of the most widely used CAD packages and is used for all types of drawing in a variety of different disciplines.
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Mary Thorp June 2010 Document 374 Computing Services DepartmentĬONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION What Is AutoCAD? Purpose of this Document 2 THE DRAWING EDITOR Drawing Editor Facilities Creation of Geometry Modification of Geometry Re–Use of Geometry Viewing of Geometry 3 BASICS OF USING AUTOCAD Starting AutoCAD The Mouse and its Buttons The Display Screen The User Interface Correcting Mistakes 4 EXAMPLES Example 1 - Drawing Triangles Snap and GRID - Using Function Keys Dimensioning Saving a Drawing and leaving AutoCAD Specifying Points and Using Object Snap Example 2 - Using Object Snap Object Selection Methods Example 3 - Trimming and Extending Elements Example 4 - Using the ARRAY Command Setting the Scales Example 5 - Using Polylines and Corners Methods of Specifying AutoCAD Commands Example 6 - A Simple Engineering Component Example 7 - A Simple Engineering Component Using Blocks Preliminary Example of Using Blocks Example 8 - More Usage of Blocks Example 9 - Using Layers Example 10 - Design of a Digitising Tablet Example 11 - Design of an Office, Before and After 5 PLOTTING How to Plot a Drawing Specifying the Area to Plot Previewing the Plot 6 AUTOCAD COMMAND SUMMARY Object Selection 7 FURTHER INFORMATION 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 19 20 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 28 30 32 35 37 38 38 39 39 40 54 55ĪutoCAD is a general–purpose computer–aided drafting (CAD) program which can be used to create all kinds of line drawings. This document provides an introduction to the AutoCAD drafting and modelling program
