MODULE 2 (PART I) - CAD DRAWING

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, student will be able:
 To Draw Lines, Rectangle, Polygon, Arc, Circle, Ellipse, Donut, Spline
 To Erase, Move, Mirror, Offset, Trim, Extend, Fillet, and Array Object
 To Edit Objects

TO DRAW LINES

1. Click Home tab  Click Draw panel  Click Line. or Type L at the command
bar/line, then press enter or space bar

2. Specify the line segment start- and end-point.

4. To end the command, Press Enter or Space BAR or Esc

Draw a Line at a Specific Angle

1. Click Home tab  Click Draw panel  Click Line. or Type L at the command Line/
bar, then press enter or space bar
 2. Specify starting point.
 To specify angle, Press the left angle bracket (<), then enter the value of the angle,
for example <45.
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3. To specify length, enter the length value, for example 4.

TO DRAW POLYLINES
Draw polylines with straight or curved segments. Define the width for the polyline segments and
taper the width across the segment. Draw polygons specifying the number of sides and size.

Draw a Polyline with Straight Segments

1. Click Home tab  Click Draw panel  Click Polyline. Or Type PL at the Command
Bar/line, then press enter or space bar
2. Specify the first point, then next point

3. To end the command, Press Enter or Space BAR or Esc

Draw a Wide Polyline

1. Click Home tab Click Draw panel  Click Polyline. Or Type PL at the Command
Line/ Bar, then press enter or space bar
2. Specify the first point of the polyline.
3. Type w (Width) at the command bar , the press enter/or space bar
4. Type the starting width of the segment, press enter, then specify the ending width, then
press enter/or space bar

5. To continue, specify next point/ or specify new width/ specify end point.
6. To end the command, Press Enter or Space BAR or Esc
Draw A Polyline with Straight and Curved Segments

1. Click Home tab  Click Draw panel  Click Polyline. Or Type PL at the Command
Bar/Line, then press enter or space bar
2. Specify the first point of the polyline,
3. Type A, to Switch to Arc, then press enter/or space bar
4. To change the width of the PLine, Type W, then press enter/space bar
5. To continue, specify the next point/ or specify new segment then press enter.
6. To end the command, Press Enter or Space BAR or Esc

DRAW A RECTANGLE

1. Click Home tab Click Draw panelRectangle. Or Type REC at the Command
Bar/line, then press enter or space bar
2. Specify the first corner of the rectangle, then specify the second point,
DRAW A POLYGON

1. Click Home tab Click Draw panel Click Polygon. or type POL at the command
line/bar, then press enter/or space bar

2. Specify the number of side, then press enter/ or space bar, 4 is the default value

3. Specify the center or edge of the polygon, Type C for Center, E for edge, then press enter/
or space bar
4. Specify the construction option for polygon, Type I (Inscribed) or C (circumscribed), then
press enter or space bar.
 5. Specify the length of radius, then press enter/ or space bar

DRAW A CIRCLE BY CENTER AND RADIUS OR DIAMETER

Radius.
 Click Home tabDraw panel Circle drop-down  ClickCenter,

Diameter.
 Type C Press Enter or Space Bar  Type D for Diameter/or R for Radius
Enter or Space Bar
 2. Specify the center point, type R for (Radius) D for Diameter, enter value, then press enter/
or space bar

CREATE A CIRCLE TANGENT TO TWO OBJECTS

1. Click Home tab Draw panel  Circle drop-down Tan, Tan, Radius. or type C,
press enter, type TTR, press enter/or space bar
2. Specify the first tangent, then the second tangent, then specify the radius, the press enter/or
space bar.
TO DRAW ARCS
To create an arc, you can select different combinations of center, endpoint, start point, radius,
angle, chord length, and direction values.

Draw an Arc by Specifying Three Points

1. Click Home tab Draw panel Click Arc drop-down 3-Point. , select the
method of construction, specify the first point, then the second point, then the third point.
Draw an Arc Using a Start Point, a Center Point, and an Endpoint

1. Click Home tab  Draw panel  Click Arc drop-down Start, Center, End. or
Type A the press enter/ or space bar
2. Specify a start point, then second point, then end point of the arc.

TO DRAW ELLIPSES

1. Click Home tab  Draw panel  Click Ellipse drop-down  Axis, End. or type
EL at the command bar/ line  Press Enter/or space bar
2. Specify the first point, then the second point, then distance to other axis or Rotation
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TO CREATE A DONUT

1. Click Home tab Draw panel Donut. Or type DO at the Command line/ Bar then
press enter/ or space bar

2. Specify the inside diameter, then specify the outside diameter, then specify the center of
the donut
TO WORK WITH SPLINES

1. Click Home tab Draw panel Spline. or type SPL at the command line/bar
 2. Specify the first point, the second point, continue as needed, then press enter/ or space bar/
or type C to close the spline

TO ERASE OBJECT

1. Click or Type E at the command line/ bar, select object then press enter or space
bar.
TO TRIM object
Trims objects to meet the edges of other objects.

1. Click or Type TR at the Command Line/bar, then select object or boundaries, press
enter/ or space bar, then select object to trim

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FILLET (COMMAND)

1. Click or Type F at the command line/bar then press enter/ or space bar
2. Select object to fillet then press enter or select fillet option
3. Type R for fillet Radius then enter, then specify the radius, press enter or space bar, then
select object
4. Type T for Trim, Then select trim or No trim
5. Type P for Polyline, then select 2D or radius
MOVE (COMMAND)
Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction.

1. Click or Type M at the command line/bar, then press enter/ or space bar

2. Select of object, select base point, then select point of displacement

1. Click Home tab Modify panel Mirror. or Type MI at the command line/bar

2. Select the objects to mirror, select first mirror point, then second mirror point, then specify
to erase source object, type Y for yes, N for no,then press enter
TO EXTEND AN OBJECT

1. Click Home tab Modify panel Extend. or Type EX at the command line/bar

2. Select the objects to serve as boundary edges, then press enter or space bar
.
 3. Select the objects to extend and press Enter or space bar

TO OFFSET AN OBJECT
You can offset an object by specifying either an offset distance or a point to pass through.
Specify an Offset Distance

1. Click Home tab Modify panel Offset. or Type O at the command line/bar
 2. Enter the offset distance, then Select the object, then click on the offset direction.

TO WORK WITH POLAR ARRAYS

1. Click Home tab Modify panel Polar Array. or Type AR the press enter/space
bar, select object, then type PO polar array, press enter/ space bar
2. Specify the base point or axis of rotation, then specify any of the following
ASsociative/Base point/Items/Angle between/Fill angle/ROWs/Levels/ROTate.
TO WORK WITH RECTANGULAR ARRAYS
How to create and edit rectangular arrays.
To Create a Rectangular Array

1. Click Home tab Modify panel  Click Rectangular Array. or Type AR at the
command line/bar  Enter  select Object  enter  Type REC  enter
 2. The specify the number of row/ column, etc

Reference:
 AutoCAD User’s Guide: Explore the User Interface
 http://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2020/ENU/?guid=GUID-C5C9380F-5469-4858-
B306-B1BFFC19C0A9

EXERCISE 2D (see attached drawing)