AUTOCAD FOR BEGINNERS

By: Ar. Erline Grace E. Datoc, MSAE, UAP

Email: acethemagicdragon@gmail.com
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 CAD
Computer Aided Drafting
AutoCAD is a software application for computer aided
design (CAD) and drafting. The software
supports both 2D and 3D formats. The software is
developed and sold by Autodesk, Inc.,[1] first
released in December 1982 by Autodesk in the year
following the purchase of the first form of the
software by Autodesk founder John Walker.
 CAD Computer Aided Drafting
AutoCAD was derived from a 1977 program called
Interact CAD, which was written in a proprietary
language (SPL) by inventor Michael Riddle who later
co-founded Autodesk to market AutoCAD.[4] This early
version ran on the Marinchip Systems 9900 computer (
Marinchip Systems was owned by Autodesk co-
founders John Walker and Dan Drake). While initially
Walker and Riddle had a profits-sharing agreement for
any product derived from Interact, in the end Walker
paid Riddle US$10 million for all the rights.
 The AutoCAD Interface
or the Working Area / Menu in AutoCAD
AutoCAD Interface FILE NAME F1 /HELP
APPLICATION MENU SEARCH BAR

RIBBON

DRAWING WINDOW / MODEL SPACE

COMMAND LINE
AutoCAD Interface
APPLICATION MENU

To make new file

To open file
To save file
To save file in a new name
To save file in an another
file format
To save file in multiple e-
file / pdf format
AutoCAD Interface
APPLICATION MENU

To adjust the units and direction

of line properties
AutoCAD Interface

Choose millimeters or meters

Choose decimal
Choose 0 for decimal and 0.00 for
meters

This setting is for regular

drawings only
AutoCAD Interface WORK SPACE DROP MENU
QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR INT. ACCESS. APP / SERVICES

PANEL PANEL

NAVIGATION
NAVIGATION
TOOL BAR
COMMANDS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE
UCS ICON APPLICATION
TAB FOR MODEL SPACE
TABS FOR LAYOUT / PAPER SPACE

DRAWING STATUS BAR

COORDINATE READOUT
COMMANDS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE DRAWING
AUTOCAD FOR BEGINNERS
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By: Ar. Erline Grace E. Datoc, MSAE, UAP

Email: acethemagicdragon@gmail.com
WhatsApp / Mobile No.: +63 945 265 0178