ANURAG GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

Autonomous
Department of Mechanical Engineering
VALUE ADDED COURSES (VAC)- AUTOCAD
A.Y:2021-2022, III B tech- I Sem (All sections)

INTRODUCTION
The term CAD (Computer Aided Design) applies to a wide range of programs that
allow the user to created drawings, plans, and designs electronically. AutoCAD is
one such program and it main claim to fame is that it is relatively easy to use, it is
very comprehensive in its ability to create 2D and some 3D drawings, and it is very
popular. Seventy percent of the CAD users in the world use AutoCAD. AutoCAD
is a software application developed by Autodesk in 1982, which enables computer
aided design (CAD) and drafting. The software is used to produce 2D and 3D
drawings. AutoCAD software allows users to conceptualize ideas, produce designs
and drawings to the required levels of technical accuracy, and even perform rapid
design calculations and simulations; across a wide range of industries. There has
been 31 versions since the first release in December 1982! Over the years,
Autodesk added new features and programs to appeal to different professions. The
software supports APIs for customization and automation, which enabled the
creation of vertical products such as AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD Electrical
and AutoCAD Civil 3D. AutoCAD was initially created for mechanical engineers,
but very quickly extended to encompass a range of fields. In fact, AutoCAD’s
success is largely due to its mass adoption by a wide range of design professionals,
including architects, project managers, animators and engineers.
 AUTO CAD COMMANDS
a) Utility Commands: The Utility Commands are those commands which control
the basics Functions of AutoCAD. The Commands are HELP Commands, EXIT
Commands, END Commands, SAVE Commands, LIMITS Commands and UNITS
Commands, etc.
b) Drawing Entities Commands: An Entity is drawing element namely Point, Line,
arc etc. Auto Cad provides a set of entities using drawing entities Commands for
constructing the drawing. LINE, ARC, CIRCLE, RECTANGLE, ELLIPSE,
POLYGON, are some of the drawing entities used in Auto Cad.
c) Drawing Aids: These are Positioning tools used for Locating Specific Points on
the Electronic Drawing Sheet. The three positioning tools are ORTHO, GRID,
SNAP.
d) Editing Commands: A Drawing may be modified either during its Preparation or
during the revision of design. This is called Editing of the Drawing, ERASE,
UNDO, REDO, SELECT, etc,- used to modify the entities . COPY, ARRAY,
OFFSET – used to make more copies of entities .Editing Commands can be
selected from the tool bar, Screen Menu are they can be directly entered at the
command prompt.
e) Object Selection Methods: To Establish which Objects to edit, Auto cad ask you
to select one or more object called selection set. The selection of an entity are a
group of entities for editing is done by combining any of these options like Object
Opening ,Window Processing , Undo, Polygon, Polygon, ALL etc.
f) Dimensioning and Text: A dimension is made up of Components such as to
extend lines a dimension line and the dimension text including arrow marks.
Dimension text is the dimension value that appears on dimension line. There are
two methods of dimensioning in AutoCAD namely unilateral and Aligned
dimensioning. Commands are LINEAR, ANGULAR, RADIUS, DIAMETER,
ORDINATE.
g) Dimension Style Commands: OVERRIDE, RESTORE, SAVE STYLE.
h) Dimensioning Editing Commands: HOME TEXT, NEWTEXT, and TEDIT.
i) Dimension Utility Commands: EXIT, LEADER, REDRAW, STATUS.
Mostly Used Commands:
UCS:- To Select Directional Axis
Limits:- To Set The Drawing Area Limits
Dim Linear/Angular:- To Dimension Linear, Angular Objects
Region:- To Make The Different Elements As A Single Entities
Rotate:- To Rotate The Selected Object Any Angle
Polyline:- To Draw Lines, Arcs In A Single Stretch
Trim/Break:- To Remove Unwanted Segments Of An Element.
 EXPERIMENT 1
PRACTICE DRAWING – 1
AIM:- To develop the part drawing of “Practice Drawing - 1” in orthographic
representation.
Software used:- AUTO CAD-2015
Commands used:
Line:- To draw lines of any dimension
Circle :- To draw circle of any diameter
Array :- To repeat the drawing at specified angular positions
Trim : To remove the unwanted portion in any element
Fillet /chamfer :- To join the sharp corners with a slant line or curve
Mirror: To reflect the image on the other side of axis
Zoom :- To enlarge or reduce the given element
Dimension: To do dimensioning in drawing

Result:- Thus The Part Drawing Of The “Practice Drawing - 1” Is Drawn In

Orthographic Representation As Per The Given Dimension.