AutoCAD

Certification
Certification Test Description
 Our AutoCAD test measures your ability to
design in two dimensions using AutoCAD.
This test covers the following topics:
Getting Started/ Organization, Creating
Objects, Drawing, Editing, Layers, Color
and Line types, Text, Dimensioning, Blocks,
Attributes and Xrefs, Printing and Plotting,
and Utilities.
Test Outline
 Blocks, Attributes, &  Drawing
Xrefs  Calculating Areas,
Distance, & Angles; Paper
 Creating Objects Space/ Model Space;
 Curved Objects, Hatching, Snaps, and Zoom & Pan
and Lines
 Editing
 Dimensioning  Chamfering/ Filleting,
 Concepts, Creating, Copying Objects, Edit
Dimensioning Styles, and Commands, Editing
Editing Objects, Moving Objects,
Resizing Objects, and
Selecting Objects.
Test Outline Cont.
 Getting Started/  Text
Organization  Line Text, Multiline Text,
 AutoCAD Interface, Text Editors, and Text
Drawing Setup, and Styles
Modifying the AutoCAD  Utilities
Environment  Importing/Exporting Files,
 Layers, Colors, & Purging, and Scripts
Linetypes
 Printing and Plotting
Test Format
 Online
 40 Multiple Choice
Questions
 3 Minute time limit per
question
 Open book/ AutoCAD
 No one else may assist you
 Randomly Generated
Questions
 Scoring
 Scores range from
0.00- 5.00
 2.75 or better to pass
(Standard Level)
 4.00 or better to pass
(Master Level)
 Trivia Info
 The following slides contain helpful
information that you will want/need to know
to create a successful drawing in AutoCAD.
Command Codes
 CO- Copy
 C- Circle
 L- Line
 MI- Mirror
 F- Fillet
 E- Erase/Edit
 CHA- Chamfer
Function Keys
 F1 HELP
 F2 FLIPSCREEN
 F3 OSNAP
 F4 TABLET
 F5 ISOPLANE
 F6 COORDINATE DISPLAY
Function Keys Cont.
 F7 GRID
 F8 ORTHO
 F9 SNAP
 F10 POLAR
 F11 OTRACK
Special Function Keys
 ESC- Cancels the current
command, menu, or dialog
box.
 ENTER- Ends a
command; or will repeat
the previous command if
the command line is blank
 SPACE BAR- Same as
the end key except when
entering text.
 Coordinate Display (F6)
 In the ABSOLUTE mode: Displays the
location of the crosshairs/ cursor in reference
to the origin. The first number represents the
horizontal (x axis) and the second number
represents the vertical (y axis).
 In RELATIVE POLAR mode: displays the
distance and angle of the cursor from the last
point entered.
 SNAP (F9)
 Increment Snap controls the movement of
the cursor. If it is off the cursor will move
smoothly. If it is ON, the cursor will jump in
an incremental movement. The increment
spacing can be changed, at any time using
TOOLS/DRAFTING SETTINGS. The
default spacing is .250
 GRID (F7)
 The grid is merely a visual “drawing aid”.
The default spacing is 1 unit. You may
change the grid spacing at any time using:
TOOLS/DRAFTING SETTINGS.
 ORTHO (F8)
 When ORTHO is ON, the cursor movement
is restricted to horizontal or vertical. When
ORTHO is OFF, the cursor is free to move.
 POLAR (F10)
 POLAR TRACKING creates “alignment
paths” at specified angles.
 OSNAP (F3)
 RUNNING OBJECT SNAP- specific object
snaps can be set to stay active until you
turn them off.
 OTRACK (F11)
 OBJECT SNAP TRACKING creates
“alignment paths” at precise positions using
object snap locations.
AutoCAD
Key Terms
Drawing Area
 The large area in the center of the screen.
 This is where you draw.
 The size can be changed at any time.
CrossHairs/ Cursor
 The movement is controlled by the
movement of the pointing device (mouse).
 Use to locate points, make selections and
draw objects.
Command Line
 The three lines at the bottom of the screen.
 This is where you enter commands and
AutoCAD will prompt you to input
information.
 The number of lines visible can be
changed.
Status Bar
 Displays your content settings.
 The settings can be turned on/off by
clicking on the word (SNAP, GRID,
ORTHO, etc) or by pressing the function
keys associated with each.
LWT
 Lineweight displays the width assigned to
each object.
MODEL
 Switches your drawing between paper
space and model space.
BPOLY
 Common types to bring up the boundary
box.
 Also used to make line segments for 1
uniform shape.
LIST
 Used to get database info for an object.
 Layer
 Space
 Center Point
 Radius
 Start Angle
 End Angle
 Length of line or arc
Multiple Drawing Environments: MDE
 You can open as many files as you have
memory for.
 Like other Windows documents, you can
work in any drawing by minimizing or
maximizing the screen.
 You can only copy, match properties and
move in MDE.
Lineweights
 Set by layers
 LWT- turns them on or off
Filenames
 Don’t use spaces if possible.
LISP
 Programs allow you to combine math and
AutoCAD functions and use products in
your CAD drawings.
External Reference (XREF)
 Used to share common objects.
 Can bring an object from outside and put
on screen, but not into drawing.
 You can’t change on screen. Can only be
changed at the network server origin.
XREF
 Attach- attach to drawing
 Detach- discard from drawing
 Reload- made change from server, hit
reload, and it picks up the current changes.
 Bind- becomes a block and not an xref.
(Becomes part of the drawing.)
When to bind an XREF
 When you cant non-global changes.
 When you send work to a client.
Linetype Codes
 Linetypes start with the letter “A”
 “A” stands for alignment field
 A positive number represents the length of
a dash
 A negative number represents the length of
a space
 A dot will give you a space
Plotting
 #1 (color), #1 (lwt)
 #2 (color), #2 (lwt)
 Plot style/ select form view/ color #1, lwt #1,
color #2, lwt #2
Plot Units= Drawing Units
 ¼=1 1=48
 1
/8=1 1=96
 ½=1 1=24
Stuff you should know/ understand
 MView= creates viewport in paper space
set aperture size= Tools/options/selection
 Vmax= zoom max view you can get without
regeneration
 Nested Block= block within a block
 If no justification is used, when you select
text to edit, where does the grip show up?
Stuff you should know… cont.
 In layer names do not use dots.
 A view is a saved zoom in AutoCAD
 Items that can be used in naming items
 Numbers
 Letters
 Underscores
 Hyphens