CADD 312 - Laboratory Module No. 1

PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Laboratory Module 01: Introduction to 3D Modeling
LABORATORY MODULE 01:
REVIEW OF BASIC
AUTOCAD AND
INTRODUCTION TO 3D
MODELING
CADD II – Computer Aided Drafting

and Design II
Prepared by:
AERO Faculty
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Ref. no Page

Hatching and Boundaries 1 5
Block References and Attributes 1 9
External References 1 17
Design Center 1 29
Utility Command 1 42
3D 2 48
TIME COMMITMENT FOR THIS MODULE
READING MATERIALS TIME

Hatching and Boundaries 20 mins
Block References and Attributes 20 mins
External References 20 mins
Design Center 20 mins
Utility Command 20 mins
3D 242 mins
ACTIVITY/PLATES
Activity No. 1: FLOOR PLAN 120 mins
Activity No. 2: 3D FIGURE 120 mins
Plate No. 1: BASIC 3D FIGURES 120 mins
Plate No. 2: 3D MODELLING 120 mins
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TABLE OF REFERENCES
References No.
Hamad, M. M. (2018). AutoCAD 2018 Beginning and Intermediate.
1
Mercury Learning and Information.
MICROCADD INSTITUTE INC. (2014). AutoCAD 2014 Student Manual. 2
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This module discusses the basics of 3D modelling and procedures on how to executes every
command.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Course Learning Outcomes [CLO]
CLO 1. Manipulate and understand

command functions by creating and Module Learning Outcomes [MLO]
recreating accurate figures.
CLO 2. Produce accurate dimensions MLO 1. Recreate a detailed floorplan by Topic Learning Outcomes [TLO]
and scales of different figures and applying concepts of hatch, blocks, and
structures by the drafting program both design center
in 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional MLO 2. Demonstrate familiarization of the TLO1. Apply concepts of hatch through
planes. basics of 3D modelling by creating and AutoCAD Activities
recreating 3D objects TLO2. Utilize blocks and design center
CLO 3. Materialize the 3-dimensional
structures into solid objects by MLO 2. Create 3D figures exercising functions of AutoCAD by creating a
creativity and imagination. detailed floor plan
rendering and operate printing
machines through the drafting program. TLO3. Create a basic three-dimensional
CLO 4. Accomplish tasks via drafting figure using different 3-D commands
software with accuracy and precision TLO4. Adapts parametric units
and develop a sense of automation regarding three dimensional figures
when executing commands with the use structural dimensions. Comparing
of keyboard ie; automatically pressing computer dimension and paper units.
the letter “L” instead of selecting TLO5. Perform Solid Objects editing
program ribbons and toolbars. using command shortcuts.
CLO 5. Handle criticism regarding TLO6. Perform task such as changing
designs and products that were the color of the solid figure, using
individually done through improving commands.
initially submitted outputs
CLO 6. Assess oneself in his/her
knowledge regarding fundamentals of
aircraft materials and construction
through applying the correct set of
finishing materials through technical
plates and activities.
As individuals of academic community. Students are expected to understand and uphold

requirements of intellectual and educational integrity. The college assumes as a simple
and minimal preferred of habits in academic matters that students be truthful and that
they publish for deposit solely the merchandise of their efforts.
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Hatching and Boundaries
Hatch
Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or
gradient fill.
An AutoCAD hatch is a separate object that fills a space; has an appearance dictated by
the hatch pattern assigned to it; and by default, is associated with the objects that bound
the space, such as lines, polylines, or arcs. If you move or stretch the boundaries,
AutoCAD normally updates the hatching to fill the resized area.
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Examples of Hatch
Boundary (Hatch)
You can also select an area to be hatched by picking specific objects to

define the boundary, but you must select enough objects to define a fully
enclosed region.
No matter which selection method you choose, the boundary must be

airtight. Boundary objects can overlap, but there can’t be any leaks, not
even microscopic ones.
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There are two ways to select the hatch boundary:
1. Select an area enclosed by wireframe:

Click in free space within an area enclosed by wireframe objects.
Clicking as shown below hatches region A
2. Use wireframe to define the boundary:
• Click a wireframe object as the start object of the hatch boundary.
• When an object is selected, the Create Hatch toolbar is displayed and a boundary is
selected.
• When you have decided where you want the hatch boundary to lie, select an object
near to an intersection such that you want the boundary to turn left at that intersection.
For example, to hatch region A, click the objects as shown below:
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To recreate a hatch boundary
1. Enter HATCHEDIT on the command line.

2. Select the hatch.
3. In the Hatch Edit dialog box, click Recreate Boundary.
4. When you see the prompt "Enter type
boundary object", enter P for polyline or R for
region.
5. When prompted, choose whether or not to associate
the hatch with the new boundary.
Boundary (Command)
Defines the object type, boundary set, and island

detection method for defining Boundaries from
points you specify.
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Blocks and Attributes

Insert symbols and details into your drawings from commercial online sources or from
your own designs.
In AutoCAD, a block is a collection of objects that are combined into a single named
object. The following are some sample blocks at various scales.
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Blocks and Attributes

Creating Local Blocks
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Inserting Local Blocks
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WBLOCK COMMAND
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Explode
The EXPLODE command (enter X in the Command window)
disassociates a compound object into its component parts. You can
explode objects such as polylines, hatches, and blocks (symbols).
After you explode a compound object, you can modify each resulting
individual object.
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Defining Attributes
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Editing Attributes
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Block Attribute Manager
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External Reference Files
Attaches, overlays, lists, binds, detaches, reloads, unloads, renames, and

modifies paths to external references (xrefs) in the current (or host) drawing.
1. Choose Insert,ExternalReference...
or
2. Click the Xref Iconfrom the Reference Toolbar.
or
3. Type XREF at the command Prompt. Command: XREF
The following are Xref characteristics:
-An external reference file is known as an “Xref”.

-Current drawing contains only a “pointer”, the path and filename, to the Xref.
-The current drawing does not increase much in size when it contains an Xref.
-The Xref is reloaded each time the current drawing is loaded, thus always
showing the latest revision of the Xref.
-Xrefs import their linetypes, layers, text styles, dimstyles, views, ucs’s,
vports, and blocks into their currentdrawing.
-Each Xref named object is prefixed with the xref drawing name and a pipe “|”
symbol.
(i.e. HOUSE|A-WALL for drawing house.dwg and layer a-wall)
- Xdep stands for external reference dependent objects.
- Xref’s layers can be turned on/off in the current drawing.
- Layer zero(0) resides on layer zero(0) of the current drawing.
- Xrefs can be bound to the current drawing, in which case they become blocks.
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-Xref layers cannot be made current the the drawing they are xreferenced into.
- Xrefs can be snappedto.
-Xref entities cannot be individually modified in the current drawing.
-Xrefs can be plotted.
-Xrefs can be detatched from the current drawing and will disappear.
-The current drawing pointer, file and pathname can be changed.
-Xrefs can be re-loaded during the current drawing session.
-Xrefs can be nested.
-Xrefs can be clipped to show parts of the reference files.
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Attaching Xrefs
Attaches, overlays, lists, binds, detaches, reloads, unloads, renames, and

modifies paths to external references (xrefs) in the current (or host) drawing.
1. Choose Insert,ExternalReference
or
2. Type XATTACHat the command prompt.
or
3. Click the Xref Attach Iconfrom the Reference Toolbar.
4. Choose a drawing name to attach.
5. Specify the insertionparameters.
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Clipping Xrefs
Defines an xref or block clipping boundary and sets the front or back clipping
planes.
1. Choose Modify, Clip,XRef

or
2. Click the Xclip Iconfrom the Reference Toolbar.
or
3. Type XCLIP at the command prompt.
Command: XCLIP
Select objects: Othercorner: 1 found
Select objects: pick reference file
ON/OFF/Clipdepth/Delete/generatePolyline/
<New boundary>:
Specifyclipping boundary:
Selectpolyline/Polygonal/<Rectangular>: First corner:
Other corner:pick corners
Defining a Clipping Boundary
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Xref Layers
Layer Dialog Box
-Each Xref named object is prefixed with the xref drawing name and a pipe
“|” symbol. (i.e. HOUSE|A-WALL for drawing house.dwg and layer a-wall)
-Xdep stands for external reference dependent objects.
-Xref’s layers can be turned on/off in the current drawing.
-Layer zero(0) resides on layer zero(0) of the current drawing.
-Xref layers cannot be made current the thedrawing they are

xreferenced into.
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Xclipframe controls visibility of xref clippingboundaries.
1. Choose Modify, Object,ExternalReference.

or
2. Type XCLIPFRAME at the command prompt.
Command: XCLIPFRAME
0 Clipping boundary is notvisible
1 Clipping boundary is visible
Turning xclip frame on/off
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Binding Xrefs
Converts Xreference files to block definitions in the current drawing.

Associated objects change names (i.e. the layer called HOUSE|A- WALL
becomes HOUSE$0$A-WALL). Binding looses the connection to the
referenced file. Xrefs can also be inserted like Wblocks.
To Bind an Xref:
1. Choose Insert,Xref Manager
2. Choose an xref name.
3. Choose the Bindoption.
4. Choose Bind or Insert.

5. Choose OK.
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The XBIND command is used to bind layers, blocks, linetypes, styles, and
dimstyles of an attached xref without binding the entire xref.
1. Choose Modify, Object,External

Reference,Bind...
or
2. Click the Xbind Icon fromthe Reference Toolbar.
3. Type XBIND at the command

prompt.
Command: XBIND
Block/ Dimstyle / LAyer / LType /Style:
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Editing Xrefs (Xref Manager)

Detaching Xrefs
Detaches one or more xrefs from your drawing, erasing all instances of a
specified xref and marking the xref definition for deletion from the
symbol table.
1. Choose a drawing name to detach from the Xref Dialog.

2. Choose the Detachoption.
Unload an Xref
Unloads one or more xrefs. Unloaded xrefs can be easily reloaded. Unlike
detach,unloading does not remove the xref permanently. It merely sup- presses
the display and regeneration of the xref definition, to help current session editing
and improvement of performance.
1. Choose a drawing name to unload from the Xref Dialog.

2. Choose the Unload option.
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Reload an Xref
Marks one or more xrefs for reloading. This option re-reads and
displays the most recently saved version of the drawing.
1. Choose a drawing name to reload from the Xref dialog.

2. Choose the Reload option.
Opening Xrefs to Edit

1. Choose Modify, Xref and Block Editing,Open Reference.
or
2. Choose Modify, Xref and Block Editing, Edit Xreference inPlace.
3. Edit the objects asdesired.
4. Save the edits with the following icons.
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Overlay an Xref
Overlays are typically used when you need to view another drawing’s geometry
temporarily, but don’t plan to plot using that data. In the following illustration,
several people are working on drawings referenced by master.dwg. The
person working on a.dwg needs to see the work being completed by the
person working on b.dwg, but does not want to xref b.dwg because it would
then appear twice in master.dwg. Instead, the person overlays b.dwg, which
is not included when a.dwg is referenced by master.dwg.
1. Choose the Attachoption from the Xref Dialog.

or
2. Click the Xref Attach Iconfrom the Reference Toolbar.
3. Choose a drawing name to attach.
4. Choose Overlayin the AttachXrefdialog box under Reference
Type.
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5. Specify the insertionparameters.
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AutoCAD Design Center

With AutoCAD DesignCenter, you can…
• Browse the current drawing file content in a familiar tree structure.

• View tables such as blocks and layers, in any drawing file and insert,
attach, or copy and paste the definitions into the current drawing
• Create shortcuts to drawings, folders, and Internet locations that you
access frequently
• Find drawing content on your computer and on networked drives
• Control the display of palette contents by switching between large
and small icons, lists, and details
Opening AutoCAD Design Center
• Type ADCENTER or ADC at the command line or hit ctrl-2

• Select the DesignCenter icon on the standard toolbar.
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You can control the size, location, and appearance of AutoCAD DesignCenter.
• Resize AutoCAD DesignCenter by dragging the edge of the dialog box.
• Dock AutoCAD DesignCenter by dragging it over the right or left docking regions of the
AutoCAD window until it snaps into the docked position. You can also dock the
DesignCenter window by double-clicking its title bar.
• Undock AutoCAD DesignCenter by dragging the double lines at the top area away from
the docking region. You can move DesignCenter anywhere on the screen and change
its width and height with the pointing device. You can undock by double clicking the
double lines at the top.
Getting Around in Design Center The
Toolbar
The DesignCenter toolbar controls navigation and display of information in the tree view and
the palette. Home
Tree View Toggle
Close
Up
Load Description
Back/Forward
Views
Search
Preview
Favorites
Content Area (Right Pane)
Load
Displays the Load DesignCenter Palette dialog box. Use Load to navigate to files on local and
network drives or on the Web, and then to select content to load in the palette. You must use
Load to load content from the Web into DesignCenter.
Back
Returns to the previous location in the history list.
Forward
Goes forward in the list of recent locations.
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Up
Displays the contents of the folder one level above the current folder.
Search
Displays the Search dialog

box, where you can specify
search criteria to locate
drawings, blocks, and non-
graphical objects within
drawings.
Stop (DC Online tab)

Stops the current transfer.
Reload (DC Online tab)

Reloads the current page.
Favorites
Displays the contents of the

Favorites folder in the palette.
The Favorites folder contains
shortcuts to items you access
often.
You can add items to Favorites by right-clicking an item in either

the tree view or palette and choosing Add to Favorites.
To delete an item from Favorites, use the Organize Favorites option

when you right click on a favorite folder.
Note: AutoCAD automatically adds the DesignCenter folder to

Favorites. This folder contains drawings with discipline-specific
symbols that you can insert in drawings.
Tree View Toggle
Displays and hides the tree view. Hide the tree view if you need more space in your drawing area. The
Tree View Toggle button is not available while you're using the History list in the tree view.
Preview
This Toggles the display of a preview of the selected tem. If there is no preview image saved with the
selected item, the Preview area is empty.
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Description
This Toggles the display of a text description of the selected item. If a preview image is also displayed,
the description is displayed below it.
Views
Provides different display formats for the content loaded in the palette. You can select a view from the
Views list. The default view varies for the type of content currently loaded in the palette.
Large Icon
Displays the names of the loaded content in large icon format.
Small Icon
Displays the names of the loaded content in small icon format.
List View
Displays the names of the loaded content in a list.
Detail View
Displays additional information about the loaded content. You can sort the items by
name, size, type, and other properties, depending on the type of content loaded in the
palette.
The same navigation and display options are

available on a shortcut menu. Right-click in the
DesignCenter palette anywhere that is not on top
of a graphic.
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Tree View (Left Pane)
Folders Tab
The Folders tab displays a hierarchy of navigational icons, including

• Local Networks and computers
• Web locations (URLs)
• Servers
• Folders
• Drawings and related support files
• Xrefs, layouts, hatch styles, and named objects, including blocks, layers, linetypes, text styles,
dimension styles, and plot styles within a drawing
Click an item in the tree view to display its contents in the content area. Click
the plus (+) or minus (-) signs to display and hide additional levels in the
hierarchy. You can also double-click an item to display deeper levels. Right-
clicking in the tree view displays a shortcut menu with several related options.
Open Drawings, History, and DC Online Tabs
The History, Open Drawings, and DC Online tabs provide

alternate methods of locating content.
• Open Drawings displays a list of the drawings that

are currently open. Click a drawing file and then click
one of the definition tables from the list to load the
content into the content area.
• History displays a list of files opened previously with

DesignCenter. Double-click a drawing file from the list
to navigate to the drawing file in the tree view of the
Folders tab and to load the content into the content
area.
• DC Online provides content from the DesignCenter

Online web page including blocks, symbol libraries,
manufacturer's content, and online catalogs. We will
discuss this tab in depth later.
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Design Center works with…
Drag and Drop
You can drag Object from Design Center directly into your drawing file.
With a left click and drag, you insert the BLOCK directly.
If the block contains attribute – you will be prompted to complete the values.
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When you Right Click – You can create a Tool Palette
You can add more blocks by just dragging the symbol in…
You can drag multiple blocks at one time.
You can Double-Click a single block to open the Insert Dialog Box.
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When you right click you can even redefine an existing block and Insert it – or
just redefine it.
If you right click and select Copy – then you have many options…
More Right Click Magic…
In fact depending on what you drag and how you drag it you get differing dialogs
Drag a Dwg file… Insert as Block or Attach as Xref.
Drag a layer … Add the layers or Add the layers and open the Layer Dialog Box.
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Drag an Xref – You can Place Xref (attach and drag- no dialog box) or
Attach Xref (dialog box)
Making Blocks that work with Design Center
The Block Creation Dialog Box has some additions.
Preview Icon
Determines whether to save a preview icon with the block definition and specifies the
source of the icon. Do Not Include an Icon
Specifies that no icon is created.
Create Icon from Block Geometry

Creates a preview icon to be saved with the block definition from the geometry of
the objects in the block.
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Insert Units
Specifies the units to which the block is scaled when dragged from AutoCAD
Design Center. When you drag it in it adjusts to the scale of your file.
Description
Specifies the text description associated with the block.
If you open a file that does not have preview

images for the blocks. They will be automatically
generated for you.
Working with Hatch Patterns
To drag hatch patterns into your drawing

1. From the Tools menu, choose AutoCAD
DesignCenter.
2. Click the Folder Tab.
3. In the folder tree view, select the AutoCAD Support
folder. Then double-click acad.pat to open it and
display the hatch patterns.
4. In the palette, select a hatch pattern.
5. Drag the selected pattern to a boundary object
in your drawing.
6. The pickbox of the crosshairs shows the hatch
pattern you
are dragging.
You can also right click to get the BHATCH

command
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Working with Layouts
Using DesignCenter, you can drag a layout with its objects from any drawing into the
current drawing.
When you use DesignCenter to insert a layout into a drawing, a new layout is created that
includes all of the paper space objects, definition tables, and block definitions from the
source layout. You can delete unneeded paper space objects. To eliminate any
unnecessary definition table information from the new layout, use the PURGE command.
To insert a layout using AutoCAD DesignCenter
1. From the Tools menu, choose AutoCAD DesignCenter.
2. In the tree view, find the drawing that contains the layout you want to reuse.
3. Double-click the drawing name to expand the options beneath it.
4. Select the Layouts icon to display the individual layouts in the palette.
5. Use one of the following methods to insert the layout into the current drawing:
• Drag the layout icon from the palette to the drawing area.
• Select a layout in the palette, right-click, and choose Add Layout(s) from the shortcut
menu.
• Double-click the layout in the palette.
Opening a drawing file directly from Design Center
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DesignCenter Online
DesignCenter Online provides access to pre-drawn content such as blocks, symbol

libraries, manufacturers' content, and online catalogs. This content can be used in
common design applications to assist you in creating your drawings.
To access DesignCenter Online, click the DC Online tab in DesignCenter. Once the
DesignCenter Online window is open, you can browse, search, and download content to
use in your drawing.
Note: This feature may not be turned on at your facility. You can turn DesignCenter
Online on or off in the CAD Manager Control utility, which you can access on the
Network Deployment tab of the AutoCAD 2004 CD Browser.
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Variables to Know
INSUNITS - Specifies a drawing-units value for blocks or images inserted from

DesignCenter. INSUNITS applies to blocks and images only, and does not affect
other content, including drawings.
BLOCKICON - Use this command to generate icons for blocks created with an earlier
release of AutoCAD. You can enter a series of comma-delimited block names or
wild-card characters. For example, enter b1, ?2, to specify that block B1 and all two-
character blocks ending with 2 should be updated.
After you enter the block names, AutoCAD displays a message describing the
process as it proceeds. Press ESC at any time to stop.
ADCENTER – Opens Design Center

ADCCLOSE – Closes Design Center
ADCNAVIGATE - Controls the AutoCAD DesignCenter file name, folder, and

network paths when DesignCenter is opened.
At the prompt, you can enter a path in any of the following formats:
• Directory paths: c:\program files\AutoCAD 2002\sample

• Directory paths and a file name: c:\project files\electrical\circuit2.dwg
• UNC network paths: \\server1\campus_project
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Drawing Utilities
AUDIT
1. Choose File, Drawing Utilities,Audit.
or
2. Type Audit at the command prompt
Command: AUDIT
3. Type Yes or No to fix any errors
Fix any errors detected? <N>: Y or N
If a drawing contains errors thatAUDIT can't fix, use the RECOVER

command to retrieve the drawing and correct its errors.
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Recover and Drawing Recover Manager
1. Choose File, Drawing Utilities, Recover....

or
2. Type RECOVER at the command prompt
Command : RECOVER
The RECOVER command performs recoveries or audit

operations on DWG files only. Performing a recover on a DXF
file will only open the file.
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Rename
1. Choose Format, Rename...

or
2. Type RENAME at the command prompt
Command: RENAME
3. Choose One of the following options to rename“ Block /
Dimstyle / LAyer / LType / Style / Ucs / VIew / VPort:
4. Type The old object name
Old (object) name: Enter the oldname
5. Type The new object name
New (object) name: Enter the new name
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Activity No. 1: FLOOR PLAN
Create a floor plan of your house and install all furniture and
fixture. Plot your work in the given A3 template. All units must
be in millimeters. Outputs should be submitted on the
designated bin on the dates designated by the instructor.
See attached template in the next page, as reference.
Template soft copy will be provided through the LMS. Do not
forget to include reflective journal.
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A3 Template
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Short Bond Paper Template
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3D MODELING
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What is the SolidWorks Software?

SOLIDWORKS mechanical design automation software is a feature-
based, parametric solid modeling design tool which takes advantage of
the easy to learn windows graphical user interface. You can create fully
associative 3D solid models with or without constraints while utilizing
automatic or user defined relations to capture design intent.
SolidWorks User Interface

The SOLIDWORKS user interface is a native windows interface and as
such behaves in the same manner as other windows applications.
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Welcome Dialog Box
The welcome dialog box opens with SOLIDWORKS to provide

convenient ways to create new documents, open existing
documents, and access SOLIDWORKS resources and news.
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Using the Command Manager

The command manager is a set of icons divided into tabs that are
geared towards specific task. For example, the part version has
several tabs to access commands related to features, sketches, and
so on.
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Feature Manager Design Tree
Task Pane
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Task Pane
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Task Pane
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Heads-up View Toolbar
Mouse Buttons
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Options
Search
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Middle Mouse Button Functions
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Reference Triad Functions
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Keyboard Shortcuts
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Introduction to Sketching
• The sketch is the basis for most 3D models.
• Creating a model usually begins with a sketch. From the sketch,

you can create features. You can combine one or more features to
make a part. Then, you can combine and mate the appropriate
parts to create an assembly. From the parts or assemblies, you can
then create drawings.
• A sketch is a 2D profile or cross section. To create a 2D sketch, you

use a plane or a planar face. In addition to 2D sketches, you can
also create 3D sketches that include a Z axis, as well as the X and
Y axes.
Stages in the Process
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Stages in the Process
Sketch Geometry
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Sketch Geometry
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The Mechanics of Sketching
The Status of a Sketch
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Sketch Relations
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Sketch Relations
Sketch Relation Callouts
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Features Toolbar
• The Features toolbar provides tools for creating model
features. The set of features icons is very extensive so not all
of them are included on the default Features toolbar.
• You can customize this toolbar by adding and removing icons
to suit your working style and frequent tasks.
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Features Toolbar
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Extrudes
The Extrude Property Manager defines the characteristics of
extruded features. You can create these types of extruded features:
Creating an Extrude Feature
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Revolves
Revolves add or remove material by revolving one or more profiles
around a centerline. You can create revolved boss/bases, revolved cuts,
or revolved surfaces. The revolve feature can be a solid, a thin feature,
or a surface.
Creating Revolve Features
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Lofts
• Loft creates a feature by making transitions between profiles. A
loft can be a base, boss, cut, or surface.
• You create a loft using two or more profiles. Only the first, last, or
first and last profiles can be points. All sketch entities, including
guide curves and profiles, can be contained in a single 3D sketch
Creating Lofts
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Sweeps
• Sweep creates a base, boss, cut, or surface by moving a profile
(section) along a path. A sweep can be simple or complex.
• To generate the sweep geometry, the software creates a series
of intermediate sections made by replicating a profile at various
positions along the path. The intermediate sections are then
blended together. Additional parameters can be included in the
sweep feature such as guide curves, profile orientation options,
and twist to create a wide variety of shapes.
Sweeps can:
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Boundary
Boundary tools produces very high quality, accurate features useful
for creating complex shapes for markets focused on consumer
product design, medical, aerospace, and molds.
Creating Boundaries
Fillet Overview
Fillet/Round creates a rounded internal or external face on the part.
You can fillet all edges of a face, selected sets of faces, selected
edges, or edge loops.
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Types of Fillets
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Chamfers
The chamfer tool creates a beveled feature on selected edges,
faces, or a vertex.
Ribs
Rib is a special type of extruded feature created from open or closed
sketched contours. It adds material of a specified thickness in a
specified direction between the contour and an existing part. You can
create a rib using single or multiple sketches. You can also create rib
features with draft or select a reference contour to draft.
Creating Ribs
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Scales
• You can scale a part or surface
model about its centroid, the
model origin, or a coordinate
system.
• The Scale feature scales only
the geometry of the model, for
use in data export, cavities,
and so on. It does not scale
dimensions, sketches, or
reference geometry. With
multibody parts, you can scale
one or more bodies.
• A Scale feature is like any
other feature in the Feature
Manager design tree: it
manipulates the geometry, but
it does not change the
definitions of features created
before it was added. To
temporarily restore the model
to its unscaled size, you can
roll back or suppress
the Scale feature.
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Scaling a Part
You can scale a part or surface model about its centroid, the model
origin, or a coordinate system.
Shells
• The shell tool hollows out a part, leaves open the faces you select,
and creates thin-walled features on the remaining faces.
• If you do not select any face on the model, you can shell a solid
part, creating a closed, hollow model. You can also shell a model
using multiple thicknesses.
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Shell with Uniform Thickness
77 | Page
Drafts
• Draft tapers faces using a specified angle to selected faces in the
model.
• One application is to make a molded part easier to remove from
the mold. You can insert a draft in an existing part or draft while
extruding a feature. You can apply draft to solid or surface models.
• You can also apply a draft angle as a part of an extruded base,
boss, or cut.
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Creating a Simple Hole
79 | Page
Intersecting Bodies to Modify Part Geometry

You can intersect and merge surfaces, planes, or solid bodies in a
part with the Intersect tool. For example, you can add details to a body
by merging it with a coincident open surface. You can also split a body
by intersecting it with a plane.
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Creating a Joined Part

In an assembly, you can join two or more parts to create a new part.
The join operation removes surfaces that intrude into each other's
space and merges the part bodies into a single solid volume.
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Combine Bodies
• In a multibody part, you can combine multiple solid bodies to
create a single-bodied part or another multibody part.
• You can add or subtract bodies or keep material that is common
to the selected bodies.
• You can only combine bodies contained within one multibody
part file. You cannot combine two separate parts. However, you
can create a multibody part by using Insert Part to place one
part into the other part file. Then you can use Combine on the
multibody part.
• It is strongly recommended that you do not use
the Combine feature to combine weldment bodies. It is not
always possible to calculate the cut list properties accurately for
a body created using the combine feature.
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Combining Bodies - Add
Combining Bodies - Subtract
83 | Page
Combining Bodies - Common
84 | Page
Patterning
Why Use Patterns
85 | Page
Pattern Terminology
Types of Patterns
86 | Page
Types of Patterns
Linear Pattern
87 | Page
Circular Pattern
Mirror Pattern
Using Pattern Seed Only
88 | Page
Up To Reference
89 | Page
Sketch Driven Pattern
90 | Page
Automatic Dimensioning of Sketches
91 | Page
SolidWorks Simulation-Xpress
92 | Page
Finding and Repairing Problems
Design Changes
93 | Page
Configurations
94 | Page
Global Variables
Equations
95 | Page
Section View
96 | Page
Mate Types and Alignment
97 | Page
98 | Page
99 | Page
Things to which you can mate
100 | Page
Checking for Interference
Exploded Assemblies
101 | Page
Exploded View Property Manager
102 | Page
Using Auto-Spacing
103 | Page
Bill of Materials
Balloons
104 | Page
Activity No. 2: 3D FIGURES

Create a 3-D figure given the orthographic drawing
below using SOLIDWORKS. Units is in inches. Outputs
should be submitted on the designated bin on the dates
designated by the instructor. Do not forget to include
reflective journal.
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Plate No. 1: BASIC 3D FIGURES

Recreate the given figure. Maximize the paper space
and submit your work in SE isometric projection using
the A3 template. All units are in inches. Indicate all
measurement and scales. Outputs should be
submitted on the designated bin on the dates
designated by the instructor.
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Plate No. 2: 3D MODELING

Create any 3D figures or models. You are allowed to
be creative on the activity as long as you apply all the
lessons on this module. Outputs should be submitted
on the designated bin on the dates designated by the
instructor. Use A3 template for submission
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Practical Grade= (Total Points/20)*100
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PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

LABORATORY MODULE 01:

CADD II – Computer Aided Drafting

Title Ref. no Page

TIME COMMITMENT FOR THIS MODULE

READING MATERIALS TIME

MICROCADD INSTITUTE INC. (2014). AutoCAD 2014 Student Manual. 2

CLO 1. Manipulate and understand

As individuals of academic community. Students are expected to understand and uphold

You can also select an area to be hatched by picking specific objects to

No matter which selection method you choose, the boundary must be

1. Select an area enclosed by wireframe:

2. Use wireframe to define the boundary:

• Click a wireframe object as the start object of the hatch boundary.

To recreate a hatch boundary

1. Enter HATCHEDIT on the command line.

Defines the object type, boundary set, and island

Blocks and Attributes

Blocks and Attributes

Inserting Local Blocks

Block Attribute Manager

External Reference Files

Attaches, overlays, lists, binds, detaches, reloads, unloads, renames, and

The following are Xref characteristics:

-An external reference file is known as an “Xref”.

Attaches, overlays, lists, binds, detaches, reloads, unloads, renames, and

5. Specify the insertionparameters.

1. Choose Modify, Clip,XRef

-Xdep stands for external reference dependent objects.

-Xref’s layers can be turned on/off in the current drawing.

-Layer zero(0) resides on layer zero(0) of the current drawing.

-Xref layers cannot be made current the thedrawing they are

Xclipframe controls visibility of xref clippingboundaries.

1. Choose Modify, Object,ExternalReference.

0 Clipping boundary is notvisible

1 Clipping boundary is visible

Turning xclip frame on/off

Converts Xreference files to block definitions in the current drawing.

3. Choose the Bindoption.

4. Choose Bind or Insert.

1. Choose Modify, Object,External

2. Click the Xbind Icon fromthe Reference Toolbar.

3. Type XBIND at the command

Editing Xrefs (Xref Manager)

1. Choose a drawing name to detach from the Xref Dialog.

1. Choose a drawing name to unload from the Xref Dialog.

1. Choose a drawing name to reload from the Xref dialog.

Opening Xrefs to Edit

1. Choose the Attachoption from the Xref Dialog.

5. Specify the insertionparameters.

AutoCAD Design Center

• Browse the current drawing file content in a familiar tree structure.

Opening AutoCAD Design Center

• Type ADCENTER or ADC at the command line or hit ctrl-2

• Resize AutoCAD DesignCenter by dragging the edge of the dialog box.

Getting Around in Design Center The

Content Area (Right Pane)

Displays the Search dialog

Stop (DC Online tab)

Reload (DC Online tab)

Displays the contents of the

You can add items to Favorites by right-clicking an item in either

To delete an item from Favorites, use the Organize Favorites option