1. PLEASE USE THE ENTER KEY OR RIGHT CLICK ON THE MOUSE TO ADVANCE

2. A CLOSER LOOK AT THE USC ICON

3. UCS ICON – The location of the User Coordinator System (UCS) Icon is the lower left corner of your Drawing Limits. Its coordinates are (0,0,0) and is the Origin of your drawing.

4. The UCS Icon displayed here is a 3D Icon.

5. When viewed in Isometric the UCS icon displays as a three dimensional icon.

7. Selecting from the VIEW Toolbar icon Top changes the view to the normal TOP VIEW.

8. The UCS Icon can be changed or turned OFF at any time by selecting View, DISPLAY,UCSICON, PROPERRTIES from the Pull-Down Menu Bar

9. When Properties is selected a DIALOG box will appear.

10. Selecting the 2D Radial Button will change the UCS Icon to the one in the preview window. THE UCS ICON DIALOG BOX

12. Selecting the on check off box will turn OFF the UCS Icon

14. THE FOLLOWING SERIES OF SLIDES WILL ILLUSTRATE SEVERAL VITAL FEATURES WHEN WORKING WITH THE UCSICON.

15. The slide shows an extruded cube. Notice the shorten Graphics Cursor (shorten for clarity) and the drawing display is in Isometric. The Cube appears as if it were made of glass being able to see through the cube to sharp edges representing the edges of the cube.

16. Selecting an Icon from the VISUAL STLYES Toolbar will change the look of the cube in a different way.

17. Selecting 3D HIDDEN VISUAL STYLE Icon from the VISUAL STYLES TOOL BAR

18. Selecting the 3D HIDDEN VISUAL STYLE Icon will display the cube as shown. See how the sharp edges have disappeared. Notice also how the UCS Icon has changed to indicate that you have entered into a Shade Mode.

19. It is suggested NOT to continue to work when in this MODE or any other Visual Style Mode that displays a colorful UCS Icon. Instead, select the first of the icons on the Visual Style Toolbar to return to a normal UCS Display.

20. DISPLAY MODE2D WIREFRAME(normal display mode)

21. Selecting the REALISTIC VISUAL STYLE icon from the Visual Styles Toolbar will display the cube as shown. Regardless of the objects color this mode will display the color drawn. Notice the USC Icon in COLOR indicating that the drawing display is in the Shade Mode

22. Selecting the CONCEPTUAL VISUAL STYLE icon from the Visual Styles Toolbar will display the cube as shown. The edges of the object are highlighted and the Surfaces are shown differently. Notice the USC Icon is in COLOR indicating that the drawing display is in Shade Mode

23. Lets now demonstrate another examples of selecting Drawing Display Modes using the cube by first changing its color and then displaying the cube in several VISUAL STYLE MODES

24. Move the Cursor and touch an edge of the cube. The cube is now selected. Notice how the object changes in its look to indicate that it has been selected. Move the cursor to the COLOR pull-down menu portion in the PROPERTIES Toolbar and DRAG the Arrow Cursor to the color Magenta.

25. Use the ESC Key on the keyboard to de-select the object after it changes color. The cursor size is being shown 100% for this slide.

26. The Cursor size will be made smaller by selecting from the Menu Bar the TOOLS pull-down menu and then OPTIONS which will display the OPTIONS DIALOG BOX The next slide will demonstrate the steps.

29. DISPLAY MODE2D WIREFRAME(normal display mode) HERE ARE THE DRAWING DISPLAY MODES

30. DISPLAY MODE3D HIDEN VISUAL STYLE(shade mode)

31. DISPLAY MODEREALISTIC VISUAL STYLE(shade mode)

32. DISPLAY MODECONCEPTUAL VISUAL STYLE(shade mode) YOU MAY NOTICE THAT COLORS APPEAR SOMEWHAT AS PASTELS IN THIS MODE

33. DISPLAY MODE2D WIREFRAME(normal display mode)

34. PLESE REVIEW THIS PRESENTATION FRENQUENTLY AND APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN CLASS ALSO REVIEW THE CAD SAMPLE PRESENTATIONS TO SEE HOW MANY TYPES OF DRAWING DISPLAY MODES YOU ARE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE.