Welcome! Drafting 1309: Basic CAD Andrew Amini Full Time Instructor, HCC

Attendance and Class Participation 1 Please fill out the Attendance form (Blue Sheet) Attendance will be taken at the beginning of class Attendance is important is an important part of your grade With most Drafting classes the class participation with the attendance is important since most of the concepts, in class learning, and tools will be provided to you. Let me know 24 hours in advance of any issues that may arise to prevent anyone from coming to class By attending, participating, and listening in class most of the tools will be learned to allow you to become successful!

Syllabus 2 Class: All students should have a syllabus. If the syllabus is lost then it can be downloaded from the Learning Web for DFTG 1309 Syllabus Review

Class Introductions 3 Instructor: Introductions to class with Name, Background, Industry Experience, Class Expectations, and Future Goals Class: Please Introduce yourself by telling the class your Name, Any Drafting Industry Experience, Major, Class Expectations, and Future Goals

10 Minute Break 4

Learning Web: Download AutoCAD 5 Free AutoCAD Download for Students, use your HCC when registering

AutoCAD Introduction 6 History: AutoCAD, Drafting, Purpose Youtube: Capture the class over drafting, and previous history Class: What are your experiences with drafting and design? Class: What are some areas of design and drafting that you would like to specialize in?

AutoCAD Introduction 7 Open the AutoCAD program Introduction of AutoCAD layout

Commands/Week1-Drawing 1 8 Open from Learning Week DFTG 1309-Week1-Drawing1 Command-Basic instructional issues of AutoCAD Control + Tab- To toggle between each set of drawings ESC-Escape key to return to the Command prompt Limit-Sets the Lower Left Corner and Upper Right Hand Corner limits of a drawing. Units-Controls the precision for the length and angle measurements. Help-Use the ? Command or search the command needed for help Layout Wizard-Creates a new layout by specifying page and plot settings

Commands/Week1-Drawing 1 9 Object Properties-(Control +1) control the appearance and behavior of objects in a drawing. Object properties include layer, color, linetype, scale, lineweight, transparency, and plot style. Save file as per syllabus XXFL1234 Please save file on jump drive or the file to

Cartesian Coordinate System Coordinate Systems-COORDS or F6 determines the location of a point. The value that appears on the bottom of the screen (x,y) is the coordinate display. The first number (x) is measured horizontally, and the second number (y) is measured vertically. Absolute Coordinates- Is measured from the original lower left hand corner (0,0) Relative Coordinates- Each point is measured from the previous position with the that preceded the entry. 10

Cartesian Coordinate Assignment 11 Open the Title Block and the Week1-Drawing 2 file Begin drawing by reading the directions in the Week 1- Drawing2 file to complete the assignment Save the file and /Save on Class USB drive