Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics DT2510: Advanced CAD Methods

Identifying the user interface: Application menu Quick Access toolbar InfoCenter Ribbon Drawing window ViewCube Navigation bar Command line Application status bar Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Application Menu Search feature allows you to discover features Standard features include Open, Save, Export, Print, etc. Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Exploring Sample Drawings Sheet Set Manager is an example of a floating palette Docked palettes Auto-hide palettes Tabbed palette interface holds additional content Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Opening Drawings Open from Application menu Open from Quick Access toolbar Open from Sheet Set Manager Open from Command line Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Exploring the Quick View Drawings Feature Navigating between open drawings Explaining the two drawing spaces: Paper and Model Navigating to specific space within open drawing Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Exploring the AutoCAD Classic workspace Classic menu bar Toolbars Floating and docking toolbars Accessing additional toolbars Shortcut menus Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Exploring the Full Ribbon Interface Tabs Panels Additional content within panels Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Exploring Minimized Ribbon Modes Identifying the minimize toggle button Panel buttons and titles reveal the full panel when the cursor hovers above In tabs mode you must click the tabs to see additional content Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Exploring the AutoCAD InfoCenter Search for concepts and commands Access subscription content Read industry blogs and connect to Autodesk for program updates Access Help and numerous online resources Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Using the Navigation Bar: Pan Zoom Zoom flyout menu Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Accessing Zoom Options: Ribbon user interface View tab Navigation panel Multiple zoom options Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

AutoCAD Zoom Virtually infinite zoom capability An infinity within every point Resolution is not compromised when zooming in or out Zoom real time Zoom window Zoom previous Zoom extents Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Drawing Lines Typing L and pressing Enter Clicking the Line tool on the Draw panel Rubberband Continuing the LINE command with Enter or the Spacebar Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Making Mistakes The Esc key cancels the active command The Delete key erases the selection There is a difference between the Delete and Backspace keys; Backspace does not erase You have unlimited Undos and Redos in a session The undo buffer is stored in RAM rather than in the file Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Cartesian Coordinates All points in space represented in terms of x,y, and z coordinate values relative to the origin point Absolute coordinates are in relation to the origin point The # symbol signifies absolute coordinates (this is the default) Relative coordinates are in relation to the first point picked symbol signifies relative coordinates Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Polar Coordinates Polar coordinates are comprised of a distance and an angle The angle is measured from the zero angle which is East (to the right) by default The < symbol signifies an angle value Polar coordinates take the form distance<angle, i.e. 4<60 Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Selection Methods Click to select Implied windows Crossing windows Shift-select to remove from set Remove objects mode Add option All option Previous option Last option CPolygon, WPolygon, and Fence Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Selection Cycling Toggle on selection cycling mode on application status bar Making ambiguous selection invokes Selection window Hovering the cursor over items in the Selection dialog box highlights the items on the drawing canvas Selection cycling makes it easy to select exactly what you are looking for in crowded drawings Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics

Selecting Similar Objects Click a single object, right click and choose Select Similar from the shortcut menu All similar objects are immediately selected Type SE within the SELECTSIMILAR command to access its Settings dialog box where you can determine degree of similarity that triggers selection Unit 1 Primer: AutoCAD Basics