Southern Luzon State University

College of Engineering
Computer Engineering Department

CAD01 Computer Aided Drafting

Activity 3: Arcs and Circles

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1.1 Introduction

Arcs and circles are two of the draw commands that are interchangeably used in creating
rounded corners, curves and circle itself. It is primarily defined by specifying a center point, start point,
length etc. which are used for various purposes in a CAD Drawing. Most of the time, arcs and circles are
different on what it looks compared to the final drawing even though dimensions are given on any given
image.

1.2 Objective

 To use AutoCAD Draw Commands (Arcs and Circles).

 To analyze which draw commands are most applicable to the given round and corners.
 To understand the use of all the ways in using Arc and Circle draw command.

1.3 Activity

Create CAD drawing based from the image given below:

 Output Screenshot:

1.4 Questions

1. Which way of using Arc/Circle Draw command did you use? Explain why do you use it.
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2. Is it important to fully understand the different ways of using Arc/Circle command? Why or why not?
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1.5 Conclusion
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