AUTO CAD LABORATORY MANUAL

EXERCISE - 1

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING

The process of model creation, analysis & evaluation of an engineering design through
the use of computers is called as computer Aided Design. CAD connects of computer
hardware and associated software.

AUTOCAD in a highly professional computer aided design and drafting package which
can run on low cost microcomputer. AUTOCAD brings the benefits of
sophisticated technology which is on previously available to large & costly system,
within the desktop.

AUTOCAD in easy to learn and one need not posses any previous computer experience
& Knowledge to get started. The set of menu are user friendly and easy to follow.
Drawing can be of any size can be created & revised. It can be stored in any kind of
storage devices and can be plotted to any scale.

There is virtually no limit to the kind of drawing one can prepare using

Auto CAD It is very successfully applied in area such as.

1. Architectural drawings.
2. Interior design & facility planning
3. Drawing of various engineering application in mechanical, electrical, civil,
automobile, chemical and electronic, engineering.
4. Technical illustration & assembly points.
5. Graphs & plates of all kinds.
6. Geometric modeling

Advantages of
using CAD:
- Increases effiency of your drawings
- Time saving
- Accurate, precise, & immediately alterable

Disadvantages of
using CAD:
- Financially costs more per license
- Must and should have computer basic knowledge irrespective of concept
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