DRAWING BASICS IN

AUTOCAD
OBJECTIVES
After this chapter, you will learn the ff:
❖ Draw lines, rectangles, circles, ellipses, arcs, polygons, and polylines
❖ Use the Erase, Undo and Redo tools
❖ Draw entities using the absolute coordinate points
❖ Draw entities using the relative coordinate points
❖ Draw entities using the tracking method

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LINE COMMAND
You can draw a line by specifying its start point and end point
using the Line tool. However, there are various methods to
specify start and end points of a line.

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USING ABSOLUTE COORDINATE SYSTEM
In this example, you will create lines by specifying points in the
absolute coordinate system. In this system, you
specify the points with respect to the origin (0,0). A point will be
specified by entering its X and Y coordinates
separated by a comma.

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USING ABSOLUTE COORDINATE SYSTEM
To draw a line, click Home > Draw
> Line on the ribbon, or enter LINE
or L in the command line.

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USING ABSOLUTE COORDINATE SYSTEM
Follow the prompt sequence given next.

▪ Specify first point: Type 50,50 and press ENTER.

▪ Specify next point or [Undo]: Type 150,50 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Undo]: Type 150,100 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type 50,100 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Select the Close option; the drawing will be created as
shown below.

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USING RELATIVE COORDINATE SYSTEM
In this example, you will draw lines by
specifying points in the relative coordinate
system. In this method, you specify the location
of a point with respect to the previous point. For
this purpose, the symbol ‘@’ is used before the
point coordinates. This symbol means that the
coordinate values are specified in relation with
the previous point.

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USING RELATIVE COORDINATE SYSTEM
Follow the prompt sequence given next.

▪ Specify first point: Type 100,100 and press ENTER.

▪ Specify next point or [Undo]: Type @50,0 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Undo]: Type @0,20 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @100,0 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @0, -20 and press ENTER.

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USING RELATIVE COORDINATE SYSTEM
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @50,0 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @0,120 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @-50,0 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @0,-20 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @-100,0 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @0,20 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @-50,0 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Select the Close option.

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USING POLAR COORDINATE SYSTEM
In the polar coordinate system, you specify the
location of a point by entering two values:
distance from the previous point and angle from
the zero degrees. You enter the distance value
along with the “@” symbol and angle value with
the “<” symbol. Note that angles in AutoCAD
are measured in anti-clockwise direction.

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 USING POLAR COORDINATE SYSTEM
Follow the prompt sequence given next.

▪ Specify first point: Type 50,50 and press Enter key

▪ Specify next point or [Undo]: Type @110<0 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Undo]: Type @20<90 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @80<120 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @30<180 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Type @80<240 and press ENTER.
▪ Specify next point or [Close Undo]: Select the Close option

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USING DIRECT DISTANCE ENTRY
In the direct distance entry method, you draw a
line by entering its distance and angle values.
Note that you need to turn ON the Dynamic
Input.

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 USING DIRECT DISTANCE ENTRY
Follow the prompt sequence given next.

▪ Activate the Dynamic Input button on the Status Bar.

▪ Click Home > Draw > Line on the ribbon or enter LINE or L in the command line.
▪ Specify the first point of the line by typing 50,50 and pressing ENTER.
▪ Move the cursor horizontally toward right and type 150 as length.
▪ Press the TAB key and type 0 as angle, if required. Next, press ENTER.

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 USING DIRECT DISTANCE ENTRY
▪ Move the cursor vertically upwards and type 100 as length.
▪ Press the TAB key and type 90 as angle. Next, press ENTER.
▪ Move the cursor horizontally toward left and type 50.
▪ Press the TAB key and type 180 as angle. Next, press ENTER.
▪ Move the cursor vertically downwards and type 20.
▪ Press the TAB key and type 90 as angle. Next, press ENTER.

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 USING DIRECT DISTANCE ENTRY
▪ Move the cursor horizontally toward left and type 50.
▪ Press the TAB key and type 180 as angle. Next, press ENTER.
▪ Move the cursor vertically downwards and type 40.
▪ Press the TAB key and type 90 as angle. Next, press ENTER.
▪ Move the cursor horizontally toward left and type 50.
▪ Press the TAB key and type 180 as angle. Next, press ENTER.
▪ Select the Close option from the command line.

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ERASING, UNDOING AND REDOING
Draw the sketch similar to the one shown using
the Line tool.
• Click Home > Modify > Erase on the ribbon or
Enter ERASE or E in the command line.

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ERASING, UNDOING AND REDOING
▪ Select the lines shown below and press
ENTER; the lines will be erased.

▪ Click the Undo button on the Quick Access

Toolbar; the lines will be restored.

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ERASING, UNDOING AND REDOING
▪ Click the Redo button on the Quick Access
Toolbar; the lines will be erased again.

▪ Type E in the command line and press the

SPACEBAR; the ERASE command will be
invoked.
▪ Drag a selection window as shown below
and press ENTER; the entities will be
erased.

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DRAWING CIRCLE

You can draw circles using the tools available in the Circle drop-down
of the Draw panel.

You can also type the CIRCLE command in the command line and
create various types of circles. There are various methods to create
circles. These methods are explained in the following examples.

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DRAWING CIRCLE

You can draw circles using the tools available in the Circle drop-down
of the Draw panel.

You can also type the CIRCLE command in the command line and
create various types of circles. There are various methods to create
circles. These methods are explained in the following examples.

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