AutoCAD

Basics
User Interface
 Quick access tool bar

Application
 Ribbon area
 Pannels
 Tools/Commends

 Drawing area

 Commend line/bar/Palette
 Status bar
Line drawing
  Point selection cursor
 Tool tape or Dynamic Input tool
tape (F12)

 Press Enter (Esc) to Exit Commend

Navigation Tools
 • Select entity (use left click)
• Press and Hold Mouse Scroll Wheel
• Deselect  Press “Esc”
• Select location to zoom in/out  Scroll Wheel
Selection of Sets
 Window

1. Click at desired point (do not hold)  Move mouse (left to right)  See Selection window Anything completely inside gets
selected
2. Click at desired point (do not hold)  Move mouse (right to left)  See Selection window Anything touching gets selected

Crossing window
Lasso selection window
Setting Units
Commend  Un
 Drawing
Lines with specified angle
• Polar tracking

• Enable dynamic input: F12 or

• Ortho Mode go to Customization

• Angle specified line → Commend “<”

 Drawing
Dynamic input
• After activation

• Draw line → Provide length → Press Tab →

Provide angle → Enter

• Activating dynamic input: F12

or go to Customization
Draw and Modify Tools
DRAWING POLYLINE
DRAWING CIRCLES
DRAWING ARC
DRAWING RECTANGLE
Move Tool
Select “Move” → Select the target Object → Press “Enter” → Select
the point to move to a desired point → Press “Enter” to Exit
Copy Tool
Select “Copy” → Select the target Object → Press “Enter” → Select the
point to Copy to a desired point → Press “Enter” to Exit
Rotate Tool
Select “Rotate” → Select the target Object → Press “Enter” → Select the
point to Rotate to a desired point → Define angle→ Press “Enter” to Exit
Mirror Tool
Select “Mirror” → Select the target Object → Press “Enter” → Specify
1st & 2nd points of mirror line→ Press “Enter” to Exit
Fillet Tool
Select “Fillet” → Select the first line→ Define radius→ Select second line→
Press “Enter” to Exit
Trim Tool
 Select “Trim” → Press “Enter” to activate →
Select the first line→ Select the second line → So on→
Press “Enter” to Exit
Offset Tool
Object Snap