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LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO):

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CLO1: Apply computer aided design concept, applications and capabilities in electrical engineering
environment.

OBJECTIVE

At the end of the practical session, student should be able to:

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i. Apply concept of computer aided design (CAD)
ii. Apply Autocad package
iii. Apply basic drawing and editing commands

THEORY

AutoCAD is a computer aided drafting and design software from Autodesk Inc. It is widely used in
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various applications including all engineering fields. Computer aided Design (CAD) is simply, design and
drafting with the aid of a computer. CAD utilizes a computer system in the design process. A computer
which includes computer hardware and software package assist in the design automation.

EQUIPMENT/ TOOLS

Desktop Computer/laptop
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AutoCAD software
 ANSWER ALL QUESTION

1. What are the Advantages of AutoCAD?

A. Improve the quality of designs

B. Increase the productivity of the designer

C. Creates drawings with accuracy and quickly

D. All of the Above

2. What does AutoCAD stands for?

A. Automatic Computer Aided Data

B. Automatical Computer Aided Design

C. Automated Computer Application Design

D. None of the above

3. The primary difference between the Model tab and the Layout tab(s) is .
A. the Model tab is used for drawing in 3D and a Layout is used for drawing in 2D

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B. the Model tab is where you create the drawing and a Layout tab represents the sheet

that you will plot or print

C the color of the background

D. the Model tab displays the drawing you are copying from and the Layout tab is where

you lay out the new drawing

4. Which of the following is the extension for autocad drawing file?

A. .acd

B. .actd

C. .dwg

D. None of the above

5. Which of the following workspaces are available in AutoCAD?

A. 3D modelling

B. AutoCAD Classic

C. Drafting and Annotation

D. All of the Above

6. Where should you pay attention when you are working with autocad commands?
A. Drawing area
B. Status bar
C. Tool bars
D. Command window

7. How many workspaces are available in AutoCAD?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

8. How many units are available in AutoCAD?

A. 4

B. 3

C. 5

D. 6

9. Units command of AutoCAD is not used to set

A. Limits of drawing

B. Units for linear measurement

C. Units for angular measurement

D. Direction in which angle is to be measured

10. How to make a random line with an angle of 40 degrees to the x axis

A. will write 0 <40

B. will write 2 <40

C. will write 3<40

D. will write 4 <40

11. Polar coordinates are used mostly for drawing

A. Arc

B. Ellipse

C. Angular lines

D. None of the above

12. Which of the following is not a drawing object?

A. curve

B. line

C. circle

D. picture

13. What should you pay attention to when learning AutoCAD?

A. The Title Bar

B. The Status Bar

C. Floating toolbars

D. The Command Line

14. How can you access pan tool of AutoCAD?

A. PAN command

B. Press and hold middle mouse button

 C. Right click and select PAN from contextual menu

D. None of the above

15. What is the extrude command used for?

A. To add dimensions to an object

B. To sketch new features on an object

C. To cut or make a feature grow an object

16. For what is AutoCAD used? (5 Mark)

17. Define absolute co-ordinates? (3 Mark)

18. What is angular dimension? (3 Mark)

19. What is an object snap mode in Autocad? (3 Mark)

20. How many units are available in Autocad? (6 Mark)