BASIC AUTOCAD

DRAWING TOOLS
ICT TECHNICAL DRAFTING DRADE 10
CORE CAD DRAFTING COMPETENCIES
LEOBEN D. GALIMA
Teacher III
Subject Teacher
LINE COMMAND
• With the line command you'll draw a simple line from one
point to another. Once you choose the first point and move
the cross-hairs to the location of the second point. You'll
see an elastic band line which shows you where the line
will be drawn when the second point is picked.

Command: LINE or L (enter) Specify

to begin with point: (choose P1)
THE POLYLINE COMMAND
• The polyline or Pline command is comparable to the line
command but the resulting protest may be composed of a
several of fragments that form a single object. In expansion to
the two ends, a polyline is said to have vertices (singular
vertex) where middle line segments connect. In hone the
polyline command works within the same way as the line
command permitting you to choose numerous points as you
like. With the line command, you too have the choice to
consequently close a polyline end. To do this, type C to use
the close choice rather than hitting. Follow the command
grouping underneath to see how this works.
 • Command: PLINE or PL [enter]
• Specify start point: (pick P1)
• Current line-width is 0.0000
• Specify next point or [Arc/Half width/Length/Undo/Width]:
• (pick P2) Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Half
width/Length/Undo/Width]:
• (pick P3) 7 Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Half
width/Length/Undo/Width]:
• (pick P4) Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Half
width/Length/Undo/Width]:
• (pick P5) Specify next point or [Arc/Close/Half
width/Length/Undo/Width]: (or C to close
RECTANGLE COMMAND
• The rectangle command is utilized to draw a rectangle
whose sides are vertical and flat. The position and measure
of the rectangle are characterized by picking two inclining
corners. The rectangle is not an AutoCAD object at all. It is,
in truth, fair a closed polyline that is consequently drawn

Command: RECTANG or REC [enter]

Specify first corner point or
[Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/
Thickness/Width]: (pick P1) Specify
other corner point or [Dimensions]:
(pick P2)