1. ENGR 2 Engineering Design Graphics
Tom Rebold

2. AutoCAD on Campus Four copies in Back Row of BC208 Lab
Business/Computer science building, 2nd floor
4 computers on left side of row
Hours: 8:30 AM to 10PM Mon-Thur
Log in engr2, mpcls drop box is available
One copy in LS103 (Look for CRT display)
Open 8am – 8 pm usually
Four copies in PS205, back wall, on right

3. Grading/Homework Each drawing must have your name in it
I will grade only 1 exercise each week
Picked at random
Put all your files into a folder called
A2YourName (where 2 is the assign #)
Compress the folder (.zip file)
Drop into Drop Box
Also Print Each Drawing in B&W, staple, hand in
Late homework 30% off

4. Lec 1: Getting Started (Ch1) 2D Construction (Ch2)

5. Chapter 1 Toolbars Command Line Command Tools Drawing Units
Drawing Limits
Grid and Snap

6. Toolbars R-click on a toolbar to see which are active
Turn off and on toolbars
Move them around

7. Commands and Tools Command line Command Tool
at bottom where you will enter commands
Resize
Command Tool
hover over icon on toolbar
name of command pops up
Can use mouse or command line to access tool

8. Starting a new drawing New drawing tool, File>New, type ‘new’
Select Template:
acad for inches and ANSI dimensions
acadiso for millimeters and ISO dimensions
Name: File>SaveAs dwg extension

9. Starting a new drawing (cont)
Units: Format>Units
choose type (Arch/Engr/Dec) and precision
Limits: (turn on grid) Format>DrawingLimits
change to 8,5
Zoom All
Grid and Snap
Tools>Drafting Settings can modify

10. Sample Problems

11. Sample Problems Ex1-2 Decimal units Drawing limits = 594,420 Grid = 25
Snap = 12.5

13. Chapter 2 Line—Random (DYN off)
Click mouse, c(lose) or enter when done, R-click repeat
Erase—select individual or window group
Line—Snap (Grid and Snap to 0.5)
Line—Entering coordinates
Type in 4,5 (enter) 3,6 …
Line—Dynamic Input
enter distance (tab or <) angle
Construction Line

14. Chapter 2 (cont) Circle Circle Centerlines: Polyline Spline Ellipse
Center Point and Radius or (d) Diameter
Two points: 2p then end points of diamter
Three points: 3p then enter 3 points
TTR: first draw 2 lines, then Circle, ttr, click on each, specify radius
Circle Centerlines:
Bring up Dimension Menu, click Center Mark and a circle
Then select Dimension Styles (on R) and Modify, Sybmols/Arrows, Check line
Polyline
Spline
Ellipse
Rectangle
Polygon

15. Chapter 2 (cont) Point Text Move Copy Offset Mirror Array
Rotate, trim, extend, break, chamfer, fillet, table