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    This document provides instructions on setting up primary settings and modifying tools in AutoCAD. It discusses starting a new drawing from scratch using the startup dialogue box and setting drawing units and limits. It also explains the AutoCAD coordinate system including absolute coordinates based on the UCS origin, relative coordinates based on the last point entered, and polar coordinates using distance and angle. Examples are provided for each type of coordinate entry.

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    This document provides instructions on setting up primary settings and modifying tools in AutoCAD. It discusses starting a new drawing from scratch using the startup dialogue box and setting drawing units and limits. It also explains the AutoCAD coordinate system including absolute coordinates based on the UCS origin, relative coordinates based on the last point entered, and polar coordinates using distance and angle. Examples are provided for each type of coordinate entry.

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    This document provides instructions on setting up primary settings and modifying tools in AutoCAD. It discusses starting a new drawing from scratch using the startup dialogue box and setting drawing units and limits. It also explains the AutoCAD coordinate system including absolute coordinates based on the UCS origin, relative coordinates based on the last point entered, and polar coordinates using distance and angle. Examples are provided for each type of coordinate entry.

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    ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

    SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE


    ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

    AUTOCAD PRIMARY SETTINGS,


    AND MODIFYING TOOLS

    THE AUTOCAD COORDINATE SYSTEM

    JEMAL S.
    MAY. 2020
    CONTENT
     Starting a new drawing with the startup
    dialogue box,
     Setting, drawing units & limits, Primary
    drawing and modifying tools
     The AutoCAD coordinate system
    CUSTOMIZE
    STARTUP
    Command line switches can specify a separate
    startup routine for each project.
    A quick way to begin a new drawing is to start from scratch,
    which starts a drawing that uses settings from a default drawing
    template file.
    You set the STARTUP system variable to 1 (on).
    TO START A DRAWING FROM SCRATCH WITH THE CREATE
    DRAWING DIALOG BOX

    If necessary, set the STARTUP system variable to 1


    and the FILEDIA system variable to 1. On the
    command line, enter startup and 1; then enter filedia
    and 1.
    Click File menu » New.
    In the Create New Drawing dialog box, click Start
    from Scratch.
    Under Default Settings, click either Imperial or Metric.
    The new drawing starts as drawing1.dwg. The default
    drawing name changes to reflect the number of new
    drawings that have been started. For example, if you
    start another drawing, the default drawing name is
    drawing2.dwg.
    THE AUTOCAD COORDINATE SYSTEM
    X,Y,Z Co-Ordinate Entry system
    The co-ordinate system in AutoCAD is called the Cartesian co-
    ordinate system.
    The position of a point can be described by its distance from two axis
    , X axes and Y axes
    The UCS icon in the lower left corner in the drawing Area shows you
    which way the X and Y axis go.
    AutoCAD always reads the X axes first and the Y axes second
    The lower left corner of your screen is the 0 reference point in the
    drawing Area. The 0 reference point is at the exact point intersection
    of the X and Y on the UCS icon.
    The AutoCAD coordinate system

    0 degrees is the same as 360 degrees


    THE AUTOCAD COORDINATE
    SYSTEM

    There are three types of coordinate entry method to locate points


    when creating objects

    Absolute coordinate
    Relative coordinates
    Polar coordinates
    ABSOLUTE COORDINATE
    Absolute coordinates are based on the UCS origin (0,0),
    which is the intersection of the X and Y axes. Use absolute
    coordinates when you know the precise X and Y values of the
    point.

    use Cartesian coordinates to specify a point, enter an X value and a


    Y value separated by a comma (X,Y). The X value is the positive or
    negative distance, in units, along the horizontal axis. The Y value is
    the positive or negative distance, in units, along the vertical axis.
    ABSOLUTE COORDINATE

    Command: L
    LINE Specify first point: -2,1
    B
    Specify next point or [Undo]: 3,4

    A
    RELATIVE COORDINATES
     Relative coordinates are based on the last point entered.
     Use relative coordinates when you know the location of a point in
    relation to the previous point.
     To specify relative coordinates, precede the coordinate values
    with an @ sign.
     For example, entering @3,4 specifies a point 3 units along the X
    axis and 4 units along the Y axis from the last point specified.
    RELATIVE COORDINATES

    Command: L
    LINE Specify first point: -2,1
    Specify next point: @5,0
    Specify next point: @0,3
    C Specify next point: @-5,-3
    A
    B
    POLAR COORDINATES
     Polar coordinates are based on the distance and angle.
     To use polar coordinates to specify a point, enter a distance and
    an angle separated by an angle bracket (<). @distance<angle
     By default, angles increase in the counterclockwise direction and
    decrease in the clockwise direction.
     To specify a clockwise direction, enter a negative value for the
    angle. For example, entering 1<315 locates the same point as
    entering 1<-45.

     To specify relative coordinates, precede the coordinate values


    with an @ sign. For example, entering @1<45 specifies a point at
    a distance of 1 unit from the last point specified at an angle of 45
    degrees from the X axis.
    POLAR COORDINATES

    Command: L
    From point: @3<45
    To point: @5<285

    B
    POLAR COORDINATES
     Exercise: write the right command to draw the object shown
    below using polar coordinates.
    Command: L
    LINE Specify first point: 2,2
    Specify next point: @3.61<33.69
    Specify next point: @3.61<326.31
    Specify next point: @6.08<99.46
    Specify next point: @2.83<225
    Specify next point: @2.83<135
    Specify next point: @6.08<260.54
    Or C (close)
    TIME FOR A BREAK TIME……

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