AutoCAD 2D 

STARTUP 

GRID: ON

Command: z (enter)
ZOOM
Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP), or
[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window] <real time>: a (enter)
Regenerating model.
• NOTE

• Setting the startup dialogue box

Command: startup (enter)
Enter new value for STARTUP <1>: 0 (enter)
Or: Tools ÆOptions Æ System Æ Startup Æ Show Startup Dialog box
• Setting the AutoCAD window color in model space
Tools ÆOptions Æ Display Æ Colour Æ Colour Option Æ (choose color) Æ Apply and Close Æ OK

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EXERCISE 1
1. LINE Command
• Draw toolbar:
• Draw menu: Line
• Command line: line (L)

Figure 1.1:
Command: l
LINE Specify first point: specify a point (lower left corner)
Specify next point or [Undo]: @50,20
Specify next point or [Undo]: @-10,30
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: c

Figure 1.2:

Command: l
LINE Specify first point: specify a point (lower left corner)
Specify next point or [Undo]: @7.5,0
Specify next point or [Undo]: @30<60
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @30<120
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @10<180
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @30<240
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: c
2. ORTHO Mode and OSNAP Mode
In Ortho mode, cursor movement is constrained to the horizontal or vertical directions (relative to the
UCS)
An object snap (OSNAP) mode specifies a snap point at an exact location on an object.

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Figure 1.3:
• Draw the square (ORTHO “ON”):
Command: l
LINE Specify first point: specify a point (lower left
corner)
Specify next point or [Undo]: 80
Specify next point or [Undo]: 80
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: 80
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: c
• Draw the segments in the square:
OSNAP “ON”

Click OSNAP on the Status bar

Æ Settings ÆENDpoint, MIDpoint, INTersection

3. RECTANG Command

• Draw toolbar:
• Draw menu: Rectangle
• Command line: rectang (REC)
Figure 1.4:
• Draw the square
Command: rec
RECTANG
Specify first corner point or
[Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: specify a
point (lower left corner)
Specify other corner point or [Dimensions]: @80,80

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• Draw the segments in the square:

OSNAP “ON” Æ Settings ÆEXTension and
PERpendicular

Extension: Causes a temporary extension line to

display when you pass the cursor over the endpoint
of objects, so you can draw objects to and from
points on the extension line.

4. SNAP và GRID
Figure 1.5:

SNAP và GRID “ON”

Figure 1.6: OSNAP: FROM and PARALLEL

Command: rec
RECTANG
Specify first corner point or
[Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: specify a point (lower left corner)
Specify other corner point or [Dimensions]: @80,80
Command: l
LINE Specify first point: click (1)
Specify next point or [Undo]: ( EXTension, key in)
22
Specify next point or [Undo]: click (3)
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: enter
Command: l
LINE Specify first point: (press Shift + right-click
Æfrom) _from Base point: click (1) <Offset>:
@22,18
Specify next point or [Undo]: (PARallel, key in) 35
Specify next point or [Undo]: (PARallel, key in) 40
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: c

5. Object Snap Tracking (OTRACK) and

Polar Tracking
OTRACK: Use object snap tracking to track along
alignment paths that are based on object snap points.
POLAR TRACKING: Use polar tracking to display temporary alignment paths defined by the polar
angles

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Figure 1.7:
Command: rec
RECTANG
Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: (OTRACK: ON, Use the
horizontal Otrack that is based on lower right point of the square of Figure 1.6, key in) 30
Specify other corner point or [Dimensions]: @80,80
Command: l _line Specify first point: Use the horizontal Otrack that is based on midpoint of the vertical
edge of the square and vertical Otrack that is based on midpoint of the horizontal edge of the square Æ
click (4)
Specify next point or [Undo]: <Polar on> (use POLAR, angle = 15o, key in)20
Specify next point or [Undo]: enter

Command:
LINE Specify first point: click (4)
Specify next point or [Undo]: (Polar on) (use POLAR, angle = 45o, key in)40

Specify next point or [Undo]: click (5)

Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: enter
6. CIRCLE Command

• Draw toolbar:
• Draw menu: Circle
• Command line: circle (C)
Figure 1.8:
Command: rec
RECTANG
Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: Specify a point (lower left
corner)
Specify other corner point or [Dimensions]: @60,60

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Command: _circle Specify

center point for circle or
[3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan
radius)]: Use OTRACK Æ
click (1)
Specify radius of circle or
[Diameter]: 10
Command: _circle Specify
center point for circle or
[3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan
radius)]: _2p Specify first
end point of circle's
diameter: click (P1)
Specify second end point
of circle's diameter: click
(P2)
Command: l
LINE Specify first point:
click (2)
Specify next point or
[Undo]: click (3)
Specify next point or [Undo]: click (4)
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: enter
Command: _circle Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan
radius)]: _ttr
Specify point on object for first tangent of circle: click (5)
Specify point on object for second tangent of circle: click (6)
Specify radius of circle <10.0000>: 8
Command: l
LINE Specify first point: _tan to (press Shift+ right-click Æ tan) click (7)
Specify next point or [Undo]: _tan to (press Shift+ right-click Æ tan) click (8)
Specify next point or [Undo]: enter
7. ARC Command
• Draw toolbar:
• Draw menu: Arc
• Command line: arc (A)
Figure 1.9:
Command: rec RECTANG
Specify first corner point or
[Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: click (1)
Specify other corner point or [Dimensions]: @60,60
Command: _circle Specify center point for circle or
[3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan
radius)]: _2p Specify first end point of circle's diameter:
click (2)
Specify second end point of circle's diameter: click (4)

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Command: _line Specify first point: click (2)

Specify next point or [Undo]: click (3)
Specify next point or [Undo]: click (4)
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: click (5)
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: c
Command: a
ARC Specify start point of arc or [Center]: click (2)
Specify second point of arc or [Center/End]: click (6)
Specify end point of arc: click (3)
Command: _circle Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan
tan radius)]: _3p Specify first point on circle: _tan to click (7)
Specify second point on circle: _tan to click (8)
Specify third point on circle: _tan to click (9)
Æ Right-click Æ Repeat TAN TAN TAN

8. POLYGON Command
• Draw toolbar:
• Draw menu: Polygon
• Command line: polygon (POL)

Figure 1.10:
Command: rec
RECTANG
Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: click (1)
Specify other corner point or [Dimensions]: @80,50
Command: _circle Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan
radius)]: use OTRACK Æ click (2)
Specify radius of circle or [Diameter] <5.3033>: 15
Command: pol
POLYGON Enter number of sides <4>: 5
Specify center of polygon or [Edge]: click (2)
Enter an option [Inscribed in circle/Circumscribed
about circle] <I>: enter
Specify radius of circle: (key in) 15, or click (4)
Command: _line Specify first point: click (3)
Specify next point or [Undo]: click (4)
Specify next point or [Undo]: click (5)
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: click (6)
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: click (7)
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: c
Figure 1.11:
Command: pol
POLYGON Enter number of sides <5>: 3
Specify center of polygon or [Edge]: e
Specify first endpoint of edge: click (1)
Specify second endpoint of edge: Use polar trackingÆ
key in 30

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Command: _circle Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan
radius)]: _3p Specify first point on circle: _tan to click (2)
Specify second point on circle: _tan to click (3)
Specify third point on circle: _tan to click (4)

9. SPLINE Command
• Draw toolbar:
• Draw menu: Spline
• Command line: spline (SPL)
Figure 1.12:
Command: rec
Specify first corner point or
[Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Wi
dth]: click (1)
Specify other corner point or
[Dimensions]: @70,20
Command: spl
Specify first point or [Object]: click (2)
Specify next point: click (3)
Specify next point or [Close/Fit tolerance] <start tangent>: click (4)
Specify next point or [Close/Fit tolerance] <start tangent>: click (5)
Specify next point or [Close/Fit tolerance] <start tangent>: enter
Specify start tangent: enter
Specify end tangent: enter
Command: co COPY
Select objects: (choose the spline) 1 found
Select objects: enter
Specify base point or displacement, or [Multiple]: specify a point Specify second point of displacement
or <use first point as displacement>: use polar trackingÆ specify a point
Command: tr
TRIM
Current settings: Projection=UCS, Edge=None
Select cutting edges ...
Select objects: enter
Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or [Project/Edge/Undo]: specify the object to trim
Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or [Project/Edge/Undo]: specify the object to trim
Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or [Project/Edge/Undo]: enter

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MODIFY Command
1. COPY Command
• Modify toolbar:
• Modify menu: Copy
• Command line: Copy (CO, CP)

2. MOVE Command
• Modify toolbar:
• Modify menu: Move
• Command line: Move (M)

3. TRIM Command

• Modify toolbar:
• Modify menu: Trim
• Command line: trim (TR)

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