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WHAT IS AUTOCAD ?
AutoCAD is a commercial Computer Aided-Design and drafting software
application. Developed and marketed by Autodesk and AutoCAD was first released in
December 1982 as a desktop application.
There are four types of AutoCAD drawing file formats;
(1) .DWG
(2) .DWT
(3) .DWS
(4) .DXF
AutoCAD Drawing File (.DWG) DWG ႕ရ ါ ည
Template Drawing File (.DWT) ည ရ ရ
Setting i ည
Standard Drawing File (.DWS) ည
ည ရ ရ Standard Setting ါ ည i
ည
Drawing Exchange File (.DXF) ည software
i ည
Template Drawings Setting Setting
(1)Unit type and precision
(2)Limits
(3)Text Style
(4)Dimension Style
(5)Linetype
(6)Layer
(7)Plot Style
(8)Layout
(9)Title Block
(10)Viewport
ည Setting Save as file type (.dwt) ရ save ါ
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General Features
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(1) Title Bar
(2) Menu Bar
(3) Tool Bars
(4) Drawing Area
(5) Cursor
(6) Viewcube
(7) UCS Icon
(8) Layout Tabs
(9) Command Line
(10) Status Bar
(11) Scroll Bar
Escape Key
Keyboard ၏ ရ Esc Key ည ရ Cancel
ရ ည Esc Key ါ
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(1) Title Bar
ရ Autocad Version Drawing Name
ည
(2) Menu Bar
Menu Bar ည AutoCad ရ႕Standard menu ႕ရ ါ ည
(3) Tool Bars
Tool bars ရ႕ ည ါ Tool
bar pointer Right Click ါ i
ည
(4) Drawing Area
Drawing Area ည ည hi ည Background Color
ါ Command Line Option ရ ါ
Option(Op space)>>Display Tab>>Color Button>>Background Color ည
(5) Cursor
Autocad ၏ Cursor Crooshairs Pickbox ႕ ါ ါ ည Crooshairs
ရည Command Line Cursorsize ရ ါ Cursorsize 100
Crooshairs ည ရ ါ ည Default ည 5 ည Pickbox
၏ ရ Command Line Pickbox ရ ါ Default ည3
ည
(6) Viewcube
ည View viewcube ည ည i
Command Line Viewcube ရ off ရ ါ
(7) UCS Icon
UCS Icon (User Coordinate System) Command Line Ucsicon
ရ off ရ ါ
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(8) Layout Tabs
LayoutTab ညModel PaperSpace Tabs
ည ည Layout Tabs
Model, Layout 1, Layout 2 ႕ ႕ရ ါ ည
(9) Command Line
Command Line ရ ည
ရ ည (Ctrl + 9) Command Line
ည
(10) Status Bar
Status Bar ည Coordinates Display Drawing Aids
Command ၏ ရ ႕ ရ ါ
ည Status Bar ၏ Icon Pointer Right Click Use
Icon Click Uncheck ါ Icon ည
CTRL+1 Toggles Properties palette
CTRL+2 Toggles Design Center
CTRL+8 Toggles the Quick Calculc palette
CTRL+9 Toggles the Command Line window
CTRL+A Selects all the objects in drawing that are not locked or
frozen
CTRL+N Creates a new drawing
CTRL+O Opens an existing drawing
CTRL+P Plots the current drawing
CTRL+Y Redo action
CTRL+Z Undo action
F7 Toggles GRIDMODE
F8 Toggles ORTHOMODE
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Workspace
Menu, Toobars ရ
Workspace Setting Status Bar ရ Workspace Switching Click
Save Current As Select ါ ရ ည ရ ည
Save Click ါ Workspace Settings ရ ည Select
ရ ါ Customize or command CUI
save ည Right Click ည
AutoCAD Object Selections
(1) Pick Selection
ရ select
(2) Window Selection
ည ႕ Mouse Graphic Screeen ၏ ည ႕
Click ည ႕
ရ Click ါ ည
Object Select ါ ည Object Select ါ
(3)Crossing-window Selection
ည ႕ Mouse Graphic Screeen ၏ ည ႕
ည Click ႕
ရ Click ါ Window Selection ရ Dashed Line
႕ ါ ည ည Object
Object ါ Select ါ ည
*Hold down shift key within select objects*
Select Object Shift key Object
Click ည
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AutoCAD Object Snaps
Object ရ ႕ ရ Object Snaps
ည (Object Snap or OS space)
OSNAP MARKER
End Point
Mid-Point
Center
Quadrant
Node
Intersection
Extension
Insertion
Perpendicular
Tangent
Nearest
Apparent intersection
Parallel
Layer
AutoCAD Objects ၏ ည Layer ည
Layer Properties (1) Color (2) Line type (3) Line weight (4)
Plot Style ႕ ါ ည
Layer ရ Command Line Layer (La space)>> New Layer Button
Click ါ
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Renaming & Deleting Layers
ရ Layer ည / (La space) / Layer
Select Right Click Rename or Delete ည
Layer II Tool Bar
(1)Command: Laymch
Layer Object Laymch ည
(2) Command: Laycur
Layer Object Laycur ရ ရ႕ ည
(3) Command: Layiso
Layer ါ ရ ညရ Layer (
ည) Layer ရ ည
(4) Command: Layuniso
Layiso Layer ရ ည
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(5) Command: Copytolayer
Copytolayer Object Copy ရရ Object
Layer ရ ည
(6) Command: Layoff
Layoff layer ည
(7) Command: Layon
Layon layer ည
(8) Command: Laylck
Laylck layer ည
(9) Command: Layulk
Layulk layer ည
Right-Click Customization
AutoCAD Mouse ၏ Right Click ရ ည
ရ ည Command Line Options ရ ါ
ါ Options Dialog Box ါ ည ႕ User Preferences Tab ါ
Right-Click Customization Buttom ည
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Setting Up a Drawing
ရ New Drawing ါ
File>>New Drawing>>
For FPS System>> Acad (Select) Open
For SI System>> Acadiso
Drawing Units Limits ရ ရ ည
Units (Un space) >> Unit of length>> Architectural
AutoCAD Drawing Unit Formats
Units of Length Example Units of Angle Example
Scientific 1.55E+01 Decimal degree 45.0
Decimal 15.50 Degree/minutes/seconds 45d 0’ 0”
Engineering 1’-3.50” Grads 50.000g
Architectural 1’-3 1 2” Radians 0.7854 r
Fractional 15 1/2 v ’ U i 45d 0’0”
Drawing limits ည Drawing Area ရ ါ ည
ရ ၏ ရ ရ ည
ရ ါ
Command (lim space)
Specify Lower left corner: (space)
if U igh : 200’,100’ (space)
Zoom ႕ ါ Z(zoom) space A(all) space
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Draw Tool Bar
(1) Line
(2) Construction Line
(3) Poly Line
(4) Polygon
(5) Rectangle
(6) Arc
(7) Circle
(8) Revision Cloud
(9) Spline
(10) Ellipse
(11) Ellipse Arc
(12) Insert Block
(13) Make Block
(14) Point
(15) Hatch
(16) Gradient
(17) Region
(18) Table
(19) Multiline Text
Draw Tool Bar
(1) Create a Line
Draw Menu>> Line
Tool Bar>> Line
Command>> L space
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Ortho on ည Directiion ါ
Distance ရ ါ
Figure -1
Create a Incline Line (@ length < Degree)
Draw Menu>> Line
Tool Bar>> Line
Command>> L space
ါ
@ length < Degree ရ ါ (eg- @ 10’<45 ) (eg- @ 10’< - 45 )
***Counter clockwise (Plus Sign)
***Clockwise (Minus Sign)
Figure -2
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Figure -3
(2) Create a Construction Line
Draw Menu>> Construction Line
Tool Bar>> Construction Line
Command>> XL space
Horizontal Command Line Hor ရ ည ရ Click ါ
Vertical Command Line Ver ရ ည ရ Click ါ
Angle Command Line Ang ရ ည Angle ရ ါ
(3) Create a Poly Line
Draw Menu>> Poly Line
Tool Bar>> Poly Line
Command>> PL space
ါ
Ortho on ည Directiion ါ
Distance ရ ါ (eg-4’ ) ( g-5’ )
Command Line Arc ရ Directiion ါ (eg-4’ )
Command Line Line ရ ါ
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P i Wid h=3”
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Poly Line with Width
Draw Menu>> Poly Line
Tool Bar>> Poly Line
Command>> PL space
ါ
Command Line Width ရ Starting Width Ending Width ါ
(eg Starting Width = 0 space ,Ending Width = 5 space)
Ortho on ည Directiion ါ
Distance ရ ါ (eg-1’ )
Command Line Width ရ Starting Width Ending Width ါ
(eg Starting Width = 1 space ,Ending Width = 1 space)
Ortho on ည Directiion ါ
Distance ရ ါ (eg-2’ )
Figure -5
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Poly Line with Spiral
Draw Menu>> Poly Line
Tool Bar>> Poly Line
Command>> PL space
ါ
Command Line Arc ရ Direction ရ ရ Click ါ
Directiion ါ (eg- ည ) (eg-5’ )
Directiion ါ (eg- ) (eg-4’ )
Directiion ါ (eg- ည ) (eg-3’ )
Directiion ါ (eg- ) (eg-2’ )
Directiion ါ (eg- ည ) (eg-1’ )
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(4) Create a Circle
Draw Menu>> Circle
Tool Bar>> Circle
Command>>C space
Center ါ
Radius ရ ါ (eg-5’ )
Diameter Diameter ရ ါ (eg-10’ )
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Circle with 2P (2 Point)
Draw Menu>> Circle
Tool Bar>> Circle
Command>>C space
Command Line 2P ရ Circle ညP i 2P i ါ
Circle with 3P (3 Point)
Draw Menu>> Circle
Tool Bar>> Circle
Command>>C space
Command Line 3P ရ Circle ညP i 3P i ါ
Circle with Ttr (Tangent Tangent Radius)
Draw Menu>> Circle
Tool Bar>> Circle
Command>>C space
Command Line ttr ရ Circle 2 ၏
g Radius ရ ါ
Figure -6
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(5) Create a Polygon
Draw Menu>> Polygon
Tool Bar>> Polygon
Command>>Pol space
***Polygon Radius 10’ ရ Circle ါ
ရ ရ ါ (eg-5 space)
Center ါ
Command Line Inscribed in Circle or Circumscribed in Circle ရ
Radius ရ ါ (eg-10’ )
Figure -7
(6) Create a Rectangle (@ X, Y)
Draw Menu>> Rectangle
Tool Bar>> Rectangle
Command>>Rec space
ါ
@ length , Width ရ ါ (eg-@ 10’, 5’ )
Figure -8
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Rectangle with Chamfer
Draw Menu>> Rectangle
Tool Bar>> Rectangle
Command>>Rec space
Command Line chamfer ရ 1st Chamfer Distance & 2nd Chamfer
Distance ါ(eg- 1’ 1’ )
@ length , Width ရ ါ (eg-@ 10’, 5’ )
Rectangle with fillet
Draw Menu>> Rectangle
Tool Bar>> Rectangle
Command>>Rec space
Command Line fillet ရ fillet Radius ါ(eg- 1’ )
@ length , Width ရ ါ (eg-@ 10’, 5’ )
Figure -9
(7) Create an Arc
Arc with 3 Point
Draw Menu>> Arc
Tool Bar>> Arc
Command>>Arc space
P1, P2 and P3 ါ
Figure -10
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Arc with Start, End, Radius
Draw Menu>> Arc
Tool Bar>> Arc
Command>>Arc space
P1 ါ
Command Line End ရ P2 ါ
Command Line Radius ရ
Radius ါ
Figure -11
(8) Create Revision Cloud
Draw Menu>> Revision Cloud
Tool Bar>> Revision Cloud
Command>>Revc space
Command Line Arc Length ရ Minimum Arc Length (eg-6 spcae) &
Maximum Arc Length (eg-12 spcae) ါ
Command Line Objecct ရ Revision Cloud ည Object Select
ါ (Reverse Direction Yes ရ ါ)
Command Line Style ရ Calligraphy Command Line Objecct
ရ Revision Cloud ည Object Select ါ
Figure -12
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(9) Create Spline (Smooth Curve )
Draw Menu>> Spline
Tool Bar>> Spline
Command>>Spl space
Ortho ါ
Curve ည
Figure -14
(10) Create Ellipse
Draw Menu>> Ellipse
Tool Bar>> Ellipse
Command>>EL space
Ortho on ည Direction ါ
Ellipse ၏ Axis ရ ါ ((eg-20’ & 4’ )
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(11) Ellipse Arc
Draw Menu>> Ellipse Arc
Tool Bar>> Ellipse Arc
Ortho on ည Direction ါ
Ellipse ၏ Axis ရ ါ (eg-20’ & 4’ )
Start Angle ရ ါ (eg-0 space)
End Angle ရ ါ (eg-270 space)
Figure -16
(12) Make Block
Draw Menu>> Block>>Make
Tool Bar>> Make Block
Command>>B space
Box ါ Block Name ရ ါ Select objects ရ ါ
Block Object Select ါ OK
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(13) Insert Block
Tool Bar>> Insert Block
Command>>Insert space
Box ါ Block Name ရ ါ
Block ရ Click ါ
(14) Point
Tool Bar>> Point
Command>>Po space
Point ရ Click ါ
Figure -18
(15) Hatch
Draw Menu>> Hatch
Tool Bar>> Hatch
Command>>H space
Pattern>> Other Predifined>> ရ Pattern ရ ည
Colour ရ ရ ရ ည
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Background Colour ည ည
Angle Scale ည
Add Pick Point Hatch ါ
Inherit Properties ည
Figure -19
(16) Gradient
Draw Menu>> Gradient
Tool Bar>> Gradient
Command>>GD space
ရ 2 Two Colour ရ ရ
ရ ရ ည
ရ 1 One Colour ရ ရ
ရ ရ ည ရ ရ Shade Tint ရ ည
Add Pick Point Gradient ါ
Inherit Properties ည
Figure -20
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(17) MTEXT (Entity Type: MTEXT)
Draw Menu>Text>Multiline Text
Draw Toolbar>Multiline Text
Command: t (or) mt>space
ရ ည ရ click g ရ ႕ ါ Box
ါ ရ ါ ရ Rectangle ႕ click
ါ ရ Double Click (Left) ါ ည
(18) Table
Draw Menu>Table
Draw Toolbar>Table
Command: Table space
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Modify Tools Bar
(1) Erase
(2) Copy
(3) Mirror
(4) Offset
(5) Array
(6) Move
(7) Rotate
(8) Scale
(9) Stretch
(10) Trim
(11) Extend
(12) Break at Point
(13) Break
(14) Join
(15) Chamfer
(16) Fillet
(17) Blend Curve
(18) Explode
(1) Erase (Keyboard Delete ည)
Modify Menu>> Erase
Modify Bar>> Erase
Command>> E space
Object Select ါ
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(2) Copy
Modify Menu>> Copy
Modify Bar>> Copy
Command>> Co space
Copy Object Select ါ (Space or Right Click)
Base Point ါ (Center Base Point Shift Right Click Mid
Between two points ရ )
Direction Distance ရ ါ
(3) Move
Modify Menu>> Move
Modify Bar>> Move
Command>> M space
Move Object Select ါ (Space or Right Click)
Base Point ါ (Center Base Point Shift Right Click Mid
Between two points ရ )
ရ႕ Direction Distance ရ ါ
(4) Rotate
Modify Menu>>Rotate
Modify Bar>> Rotate
Command>> Ro space
Object Select ါ (Space or Right Click)
Base Point ါ ( ရ Object Command Line Copy ရ ါ)
Degree ရ ါ (eg-45 space)
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Figure -21
(5) Offset
Modify Menu>>Offset
Modify Bar>> Offset
Command>> O space
Offset Distance ရ Direction ါ
Figure -22
(6)Mirror
Modify Menu>>Mirror
Modify Bar>> Mirror
Command>> Mi space
Mirror Object Select ါ (Space or Right Click)
Mirror Line ါ
ရ Object Command Line No or space
ရ Object Command Line Yes space
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(7)Array
Rectangular Array
Modify Menu>>Array
Modify Bar>> Array
Command>> -Ar space
Array Object Select ါ (Space or Right Click)
Command Line Rectangular ရ Row ရ ရ (eg- 5 space)
Column ရ ရ (eg- 4 space)
Row ႕ ရ ရ (eg- 10’ e)
Column ႕ ရ ရ (eg- 15’ )
Figure -24
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Polar Array
Modify Menu>>Array
Modify Bar>> Array
Command>> -Ar space
Array Object Select ါ (Space or Right Click)
Command Line Polar ရ Center Point
No of item ရ (eg- 24 space)
Angle to fill (eg- 360 space)
Rotate Array Objects (eg- Yes)
Figure -25
(8) Scale
Modify Menu>>Scale
Modify Bar>> Scale
Command>> Sc space
Scale ႕/ ႕ Object Select ါ (Space or Right Click)
Base Point ါ
Scale factor ရ ါ( Dimension ည Dimension
( eg- 15ft/10ft=1.5 & eg -5ft/10ft =0.5)
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Figure -26
(9) Stretch
Modify Menu>>Stretch
Modify Bar>> Stretch
Command>> S space
႕/ ႕ Object Select ါ (Space or Right Click)
Base Point Driection ႕ distance ရ ါ (eg- 4’ )
Figure -27
(10) Trim
Modify Menu>>Trim
Modify Bar>> Trim
Command>> Tr space space
Object Select ါ
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Figure -28
(11) Extend
Modify Menu>>Extend
Modify Bar>> Extend
Command>> Ex space space
႕ Object Select ါ
Figure -29
(12) Break at point
Modify Bar>> Break at point
Break Object Select P i ါ
(13) Break
Modify Menu>>Break
Modify Bar>> Break
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Command>> Br space
Break Object Select
Command Line First point Click
Break Point 2 Point ါ
Figure -30
(14) Join
Modify Menu>>Join
Modify Bar>> Join
Command>> J space
Join Object Select space
(15) Chamfer
Modify Menu>>Chamfer
Modify Bar>> Chamfer
Command>> Cha space
Command Line Distance Click
1st Chamfer distance ( eg- 1ft space)
2nd Chamfer distance ( eg- 2ft space)
Figure -31
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(16) Fillet
Modify Menu>>Fillet
Modify Bar>> Fillet
Command>> F space
Command Line Radius Click
Radius ( eg- 1ft space)
Figure -32
(17) Blend Curve (Create a Tangent of Smooth Spline)
Modify Menu>>Blend Curve
Modify Bar>> Blend Curve
Command>>Ble space
Spline 2 Click ါ
Figure -33
(18) Explode ( )
Modify Menu>>Explode
Modify Bar>> Explode
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Command>>X space
Object Select ါ
(19) Divide ( ည )
Command>>Div space
ရ ရ ါ space
Point Style Change>>Command (ddptype space)
Figure 1 Figure 2
Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5
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Figure 6 Figure 7
Figure 8 Figure 9
Figure 10
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ISOMETRIC DRAWING
Snap>>Right Click>> Setting>> Snap Type change to Isometric>>OK
Circle Ellipse >> Command line Isocircle ါ
Direction change F5 ါ
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Figure: Roof Plan
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Figure: Front Elevation
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Figure: Back Elevation
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Figure: Left Elevation
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Figure: Right Elevation
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