ISOMETRIC IN AUTOCAD

Outcomes of todays lecture

Able to explain in producing
Isometric drawing in
AutoCAD



Setting up isometric grid/snap
The grid/snap style should be changed
to isometric snap
Right click on grid button on status bar,
choose Settings
Drafting setting window displaying Snap and
Grid tab is displayed
Setting up isometric grid/snap
Rectangular
Isometric

Changing isoplane
Changing the isoplane left, top, right
Cycle by pressing CTRL+E or F5 or
Command: isoplane {enter}

Right Top Left
Drawing lines, circles and arc
Isometric lines and non-isometric lines can
be drawn using line or polyline command
Isometric circle can be drawn using ellipse
command
Draw ellipse > isocircle
Isometric quarter circle and semi circle can
be drawn using ellipse arc command
Draw ellipse arc > isocircle

Creating round corner
Before After
Draw ellipse
arc
Draw another
ellipse arc
Draw straight
line from
midpoint of
top arc to
midpoint of bottom arc
Trim Trim Trim
Dimensioning
Use aligned dimension for linear
dimensioning
Use quick leader for isocircle
Aligned dimension Quick leader
To make dimension aligned with isometric axes, follow few steps as:
- Type DIMEDIT
- Type O for Oblique
- Select the dimension to be aligned, then Enter
- Specify the obliquing angle
For example, using the object above, for clockwise alignment such
as 90, type 30 for the angle, whereas for 100, type -30 for the angle
since anti-clockwise alignment.
Dimensioning for
Isocircle
Select Quick leader icon
Select the circle, then extend the leader line to appropriate
direction, click, then make short extension in horizontal direction,
click,then type corresponding value (example: R20)
for the dimension.
Other useful tips
Use COPY command with polar
relative coordinate system or OSNAP.
Do not use OFFSET command.
Set up LAYER before drawing.
Use construction line as a guide
(recommended to use different
colour)
Conclusions
What has been covered today:

Producing isometric drawing using
AutoCAD


What next?
Complete the Tutorial on creating
Isometrics.