Computer-Aided Drafting 1

Engr. Riah Ann DR.
Fermin-Cayanan
1. Select the AutoCAD 2017 option on the
Program menu or select the AutoCAD
2017 icon on the Desktop. Click Start
Drawing to start a new drawing.
Note that AutoCAD automatically assigns generic names, Drawing X, as new
drawings are created. In our example, AutoCAD opened the graphics window using
the default system units and assigned the drawing name Drawing1.
2. If necessary, click on the down-arrow in
the Quick Access bar and select Show
Menu Bar to display the AutoCAD
Menu Bar. The Menu Bar provides
access to all AutoCAD commands.
 Every object we construct in a CAD
system is measured in units. We should
determine the system of units within the
CAD system before creating the first
geometric entities.
In the Menu Bar select:
[Format] [Units]
• The AutoCAD Menu Bar

contains multiple pull-down
menus where all of the
AutoCAD commands can be
accessed. Note that many of
the menu items listed in the
pull-down menus can also be
accessed through the Quick
Access toolbar and/or
Ribbon panels.
Click on the Length Type option to display
the different types of length units available.
Confirm the Length Type is set to Decimal.
 In the Drawing Units
dialog box, set the
Length Type to
Decimal. This will
set the measurement
to the default
English units, inches.
 Set the Precision to two digits after the
decimal point as shownin the above
figure.
 Next, we will set up the Drawing Limits by
entering a command in the command
prompt area. Setting the Drawing Limits
controls the extents of the display of the grid.
It also serves as a visual reference that marks
the working area. It can also be used to
prevent construction outside the grid limits
and as a plot option that defines an area to
be plotted/printed. Note that this setting
does not limit the region for geometry
construction.
In the Menu Bar select:
[Format] [Drawing Limits]
 Hit the function key [F7] once to turn off the
display of the Grid lines.
 Move the graphics cursor near the upper-
right corner inside the drawing area and note
that the display area is updated.
 Hit the function key [F7] once to turn off the

display of the Grid lines.
Note that function key [F7] is a quick key, which can be used to quickly toggle
on/off the grid display. Also, note the command prompt area can be positioned to
dock below the drawing area or float inside the drawing area as shown.
The origin or 0,0 should be the most easily
accessible point on the design. If a large
percentage of the dimensions on a drawing
stem from one point, it should be made the
origin. The coordinate readout on the bottom
of the screen is there to help you find your
position. The placement of the origin is
important to establish a base for your
readouts. It will be more important later when
merging files.
To move 0,0 from the bottom of the screen
use the PAN command
Often you can press down on the roller ball of your mouse to
get PAN. The command line equivalent is PAN or just P.
 by typing it on the command line, Z
 using the slider bars on the top and
bottom of the screen
 using the pull-down menus or the
standard toolbar
Command: ZOOM or Z
Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP) , or

[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window/Object]<re
al time>:
OPTIONS
All (A) expands or shrinks the lllodel or drawing to fit onto the
screen relative to your limits
Center (C) centers the model on the screen; you must enter a
magnification factor or "height"
Dynamic (D) creates a dynamic display of the item for zooming
Extents (E) expands or shrinks the model or drawing to fit all of the
objects on screen
Previous (P) returns you to the Previous zoom factor
Real time zooms interactively to a logical extent. Activate with either
the button or a right-click
Window (W) describes by two diagonal points a rectangle around the
area you want to view
Scale nX specifies a percentage of the existing size
Scale nXP specifies a size relative to paper space
Move the graphics cursor to
the first icon in the Draw
panel. This icon is the Line
icon. Note that a brief
description of the Line
command appears next to the
cursor.
Select the icon by clicking once
with the left mouse-button,
which will activate the Line
command.
In the command prompt area, near the bottom of
the AutoCAD drawing screen, the message “_line
Specify first point:” is displayed. AutoCAD expects
us to identify the starting location of a straight line.
Move the graphics cursor inside the graphics
window and watch the display of the coordinates of
the graphics cursor at the bottom of the AutoCAD
drawing screen. The three numbers represent the
location of the cursor in the X, Y, and Z directions.
We can treat the graphics window as if it was a
piece of paper and we are using the graphics cursor
as if it were a pencil with which to draw.
Coordinates of the graphics
cursor
The GRID and SNAP MODE options can be
turned ON or OFF through the Status Bar.
The Status Bar area is located at the bottom
left of the AutoCAD drawing screen, next to
the cursor coordinates.
GRID ON
One of the advantages of using a CAD
system is the ability to remove entities
without leaving any marks. We will erase
two of the lines using the Erase command.
Pick Erase in the
Modify toolbar.
The message
“Select objects”
is displayed in
the command
prompt area and
AutoCAD awaits
us to select the objects to erase..
Select any two lines on the screen; the
selected lines are highlighted as shown in
the figure below.
 To deselect an object from the selection

set, hold down the [SHIFT] key and select
the object again.
 Right-mouse-click once to accept the
selections. The selected two lines are
erased.
1. Inside the graphics window,
click once with the
rightmouse-button to bring
up the popup option menu.
2. Pick Repeat Erase, with the

left-mouse-button, in the
popup menu to repeat the
last command. Notice the
other options available in
the popup menu.
 Command:LlNE or L
Absolute Value Entries
Command: LlNE or L
Specify first point: 0,0
Specify next point or [Undo]: 10,0
Relative Value Entries
Command:LINE
Specify first point:2,3
Specify next point or [Undo] :@4,0
To enter an incremental or relative value, type the

@ symbol (Shift-2) before the number. @ means
'from the last point.'
Polar Values Entries
 Command: LINE
 Specify first point: 3,4
 Specify next point or [Undo] :@4<45
TRY THIS!!!!
Absolute Relative
Command: LINE Command: LINE

Specify first point: 0,0 Specify first point: 5,5
Specify next point or[Undo]: 4,0 Specify next [Undo] : @4,0
Specify next point or[Undo]: 4,4 Specify next [Undo] : @0,4
Specify next point or [Undo]: 0,4 Specify next [Undo] : @-4,0
Specify next point or [Undo]: 0,0 Specify next [Undo] : @0,-4
Specify next point or [Undo]: enter Specify next [Undo] : enter
With the ORTHO option (F8 or the ORTHO
button ), lines can only be drawn vertically
or horizontally. Draw a LINE across your
screen. Keep adding segments to the line
and turn ORTHO on. You will notice that
the cursor only goes vertically and
horizontally. By turning ORTHO off, you
will be able to draw diagonal lines again.
When drawing a CIRCLE you are also
describing an object that has two points; a
center and a radius. An ARC has four
points: a center, a radius, a start, and an
end.
The CIRCLE command will prompt you for

the information needed to complete the
 circle.
Command: CIRCLE
Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan

radius)]: (pick a point or type 0,0)
Specify radius of circle or [Diameter}<l'-0” >: (pick
another point or type in a radius value, for example 4)
Command: CIRCLE or C
Where:
3P = a circle fitted through three points
2P = a circle fitted through two points
Ttr = a circle that is tangent on its diameter
to two selected objects indicated with a
specified radius
Command: ARC or A
Three points
Specify start point of arc or [Center]: (pick point - 1)

Specify second point of arc or [Center/End]: (pick point -
2)
Specify end point of arc: (pick a third point - 3)
Command: ARC or A
Start End Radius
Specify start point of arc or [Center] : (pick 1)

Specify second point of arc or [Center/End]: E
Specify end point of arc: (pick 2)
Specify center point of arc or [Angle/Direction/Radius] :R
Specify radius of arc <0.00>: (pick 3)
Command: FILLET or F
Current settings: Mode = Trim, Radius = <5.0000>

Select first object or
[Undo/Polyline/Radius/Trim/Multiple] : (pick 1)
Select second object: (pick 2)
Command: FILLET or F
Current settings: Mode = Trim, Radius = <5.0000>

[Undo/Polyline/Radius/Trim/Multiple] : R (enter)
Specify fillet radius: 12
[Undo/Polyline/Radius/Trim/Multiple : (pick 1)
Select second object: (pick 2)

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Engr. Riah Ann DR.

• The AutoCAD Menu Bar

 Hit the function key [F7] once to turn off the

Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP) , or

 To deselect an object from the selection

2. Pick Repeat Erase, with the

Absolute Value Entries

To enter an incremental or relative value, type the

Polar Values Entries

Command: LINE Command: LINE

The CIRCLE command will prompt you for

Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan

Specify start point of arc or [Center]: (pick point - 1)

Start End Radius

Specify start point of arc or [Center] : (pick 1)

Current settings: Mode = Trim, Radius = <5.0000>

Current settings: Mode = Trim, Radius = <5.0000>

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