Introduction to CAD

System
Computer-aided
design and drafting,
otherwise known as
CADD has been
around since 1964.
Computer-aided design (CAD),
also known as computer-aided
drafting and design (CADD), is
the use of computer systems
to assist in the creation,
modification, and analysis of a
design.
It describes the process
of creating technical
drawings with the use of
computer software.
CAD software is used to
increase the productivity,
to improve the quality of
design, and to create a
database for
manufacturing.
CAD may be used to design
curves and figures in two-
dimensional (2D) space; or
curves, surfaces, and
solids in three-dimensional
(3D) space.
CAD is an important industrial
art extensively used in many
applications, including
automotive, shipbuilding, and
aerospace industries; industrial
and architectural design;
prosthetics; and many more.
CAD is also widely used to
produce computer
animation for special
effects in movies,
advertising, and technical
manuals.
An AutoCAD is a
commercial product made
by Autodesk, with many
versions, including one
called AutoCAD
Architecture.
It offers tools to make
building renovations
faster and easier.
AutoCAD can maintain
precise dimensional
spacing among
components such as
walls, beams, columns,
and doors.
AutoCAD Architecture
offers a library of pre-built
components to help speed
up and automate the
design and construction
process.
Starting an AutoCAD
 From the Start Menu
- Click Start >Programs
>Autodesk >AutoCAD from
the Windows Program
Manager
2. From a desktop shortcut
or quick launch toolbar.
Double-click the AutoCAD
icon from your desktop.
 
3. By opening the drawing
file.
Double-click the drawing
file icon inside a folder or
in any location from your
computer. 
 The AutoCAD
Working Environment
 
 A B C D E F

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Main Work Area

I H G
A. Menu Browser
-is a client-software
that lets users read or
scan documents on the
World Wide Web.
B. Quick Access
Toolbar
- - is located along the top of the
application window (above or below
the ribbon) and provides direct
access to common or defined set of
commands like New, Open, Save,
and Plot.
 Procedure on how to add command/s to
Quick Access Toolbar

1. Right-click the Quick Access toolbar

>Customize Quick Access
toolbar.
2. Select the preferred commands.
3. Drag the selected commands to
quick Access Toolbar.
C. Filename
- The name of the
current file you are
working on.
 D. Menu Bar
– is the horizontal strip across the top of
an application’s window. Each word on
the strip has a context sensitive drop-
down menu containing features and
actions that are available for the
application in use.
E. Search Box
– is a tool that allows you
to search for a particular
data or document in a
help file or to web.
 F. Toolbars/Ribbon
- provide a single, compact placement
for operations/tools that are relevant
to the current workspace. By default
(in its original setting), it contains the
Standard, Layers, Properties and
Styles toolbars.
 G. Command Line Bar
- is where you enter the commands
from the keyboard and where the
prompts are displayed. It has a text
area where all the previous
commands are displayed.