CAD Study guide

By: Brandon Hopkins

Period: 3rd
Date: 08/27/15
Notes
A regular standard piece of printer paper must
be 8.5 inches x 11 inches.
A border (Title Block) line weight must be .9mm
A visible line must have a line weight of .7mm
All other line besides a border and visible line
have to be .5mm
A standard size of drawing paper is 9 inches x 12
inches.
To find the size of the next kind of paper, ex.
(A=8.5in x 11in, B= 11in x 17in.), you must use
the previous letter sizes second number as the
first number on the next letter size, and multiply
the previous letter sizes first number by 2 to get
the second number on the next letter size.
Commands on CAD: Command 1= open and
close tool sets, Command 2= Content,
Command 3= Open and Close Command line,
Command 4= Layers, Command 5= Properties
Inspector, Command 6= Status Bar, Command
7= Reference Manager, Command 8= Project
Manager, Command 9= Materials Browser.
More Commands on CAD: IF you type LINE on
the command line, you are able to start a line. If
you type OFFSET, you are able to make lines a
certain distance from other lines. If you type
TRIM, you will be able to trim a certain line. If

you type TEXT, you will be able to put words and

different text into your drawing.
To make a paper fit in your border you take a
half inch off each side of a paper. Ex. (A= 8.5in x
11in, to fit in border A= 7.5in x 10in.)
The text where you name goes must be .125in in
the Title box on your border.
Ortho mode makes it to where all of your lines
are completely straight.