By Sin-Pui Fu Fall 2012 ME250, University of Illinois at Chicago 7,Sep, 2012 Autocad lecture 1 Introduction of Autocad and Title Block By Sin-Pui Fu

Install Autocad on your computer By Sin-Pui Fu Create a student account on Free (student edition)

Objective By Sin-Pui Fu Title block Draw toolbar Attach a title block file in a current drawing

Introduction to Drawing Screen By Sin-Pui Fu Drawing toolbar Modify toolbar Layer toolbar Annotation toolbar Command window Ortho Mode Model/Paper space Scale

Drawing & Modify Toolbar By Sin-Pui Fu

Modes By Sin-Pui Fu You should turn on all modes

Set “Drawing Unit” Before Drawing By Sin-Pui Fu 1. type “un” in command window 2. select a correct unit in “Drawing unit” window

Dimensions of Title Block By Sin-Pui Fu 9.75 inches 7.25inches 2.5 inches 1.2inches

Basic Command 1: Line (L) By Sin-Pui Fu Method 1: Step1: Type command “L” Step2: Enter the starting point Step3: Enter the second point Step4: Press ESC Method 2: Step1: Type command “L” Step2: Pick a starting point by using mouse Step3: Move your mouse to desire direction Step4: Enter any number for distance Step5: Left click on the mouse Step6: ESC

Polyline (pline) By Sin-Pui Fu Step1: Type command “pline” Step2: Select a starting point by using mouse Step3: Select a second point Step4: Select several more points Step5: Press the right mouse button, then select Enter

Basic Command: Circle (C) By Sin-Pui Fu Step1: Type command “C” Step2: Enter a center point Step3: Enter the radius or (type “d” for diameter)

Multiline Text Editor By Sin-Pui Fu Click “Multiline Text” bottom Type the text here! Change the text size

Import/Attach a File Step 1 : Click “Layout 1” that’s located on the bottom left corner of the screen.

Modify Layout By Sin-Pui Fu Right Click the mouse

By Sin-Pui Fu Changing the paper size

Step 2 : Click “Insert” Step 3 : Under “Insert” click “Attach” Step 4 : Locate your file and click “open”

Step 5: Click “Uniform Scale” & “Overlay”, then “OK”

Step 6: File attached You may need to re-scale or move the title block to the middle with proper size by using command “scale” and “move”

By Sin-Pui Fu Print Layout You may need to change the setting to fit your paper size

Practices Exercise By Sin-Pui Fu

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