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U S E R I N T E R F A C E
Ribbon
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S T A R T I N G A N E W D R A W I N G
Application Menu: New > Drawing
Command: NEW or QNEW
Quick AccessToolbar: New
Menu Bar: New > Drawing
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S A V I N G Y O U R W O R K
Application Menu: SAVEAS, SAVE
Command: QSAVE, SAVEAS, SAVE
Quick AccessToolbar: Save or Save As
Menu Bar: File > Save or Save As
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D R A W I N G S L I N E S I N A u t o C A D
Ribbon: Home > Draw > Line
Toolbar: Draw > Line
Menu Bar: Draw > Line
Tool Palettes: Draw > Line
Command: LINE or L
The LINE command from
the Draw toolbar
The Line
tool in the
Draw
panel
Drawing lines using the LINE command
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E R A S I N G O B J E C T S
Ribbon: Home > Modify > Erase
Toolbar: Modify > Erase
Menu Bar: Modify > Erase
Command: ERASE or E
Tool Palettes: Modify > Erase
Selecting the object by positioning the pick
box at the top of the object
The Erase tool in
the Modify Panel
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The Erase tool in the
Modify toolbar
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D R A W I N G A C I R C L E
Command: CIRCLE or C
Toolbar: Draw > Circle
Menu Bar: Draw > Circle
Tool Palettes: Draw > Circle
Ribbon: Home > Draw > Circle drop-down >
Center , Radius
Tools in the Circle
drop-down
The options of the CIRCLE command
Center and Radius Center and Diameter
Two-Point Three-Point
Tangent, Tangent, Radius Tangent, Tangent,
Tangent
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D R A W I N G A C I R C L E
Drawing a circle by specifying
the center and the radius
Drawing a circle by specifying the
center and the diameter
A circle drawn by using the
2-Point option
A circle drawn by using
the 3-point option
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Notice how the
cursor attaches
itself to the
outside of the
circle when using
a radius.
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S E T T I N G U N I T T Y P E S A N D P R E C I S I O N
Application Menu: Drawing utilities > Units
Command: UNITS
The Drawing Units dialog box
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I N T R O D U C T I O N T O P L O T T I N G D R A W I N G S
Ribbon: Output > Plot > Plot
Toolbar: Quick Access > Plot
Application Menu: Print > Plot
Command: PLOT or PRINT
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(The Plot dialog box)
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M O D I F Y I N G A u t o C A D S E T T I N G S U S I N G T H E O P T I O N S D I A L O G B O X
Application Menu: Options
Command: OPTIONS
The Options
dialog box
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D R A W I N G E L L I P S E S
Ribbon: Home > Draw >Ellipse drop-down
Toolbar: Draw >Ellipse
Tool Palettes: Draw > Ellipse
Command: ELLIPSE
Tools in the ELLIPSE
drop-down in the
Draw panel
Drawing an Ellipse Using the Axis and Endpoint Option
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Drawing Elliptical Arcs
Ribbon: Home > Draw > Ellipse drop-down > Elliptical Arc
Toolbar: Draw > Ellipse Arc
Tool Palettes: Draw > Ellipse Arc
Command: ELLIPSE > Arc
D R A W I N G E L L I P S E S
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D R A W I N G A P O L Y G O N B Y S P E C I F Y I N G T H E C E N T E R O F T H E P O L Y G O N
Drawing an inscribed polygon using
the Center of Polygon option
Drawing a circumscribed polygon
using the Center of Polygon option
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Inscribed Octagon Circumscribed Pentagon
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W O R K I N G W I T H L A Y E R S
Ribbon: Layers > Layer Properties
Command: LAYER or LA
Toolbar: Layers > Layer Properties Manager
Layer Properties Manager
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Creating New Layers
Partial view of the Layer Properties Manager with the new layer created
W O R K I N G W I T H L A Y E R S
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R U N N I N G O B J E C T S N A P M O D E
Toolbar: Object Snap > Osnap Settings
Command: OSNAP
The Drafting Settings dialog box (Object Snap tab)
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Ribbon: Home > Modify > Fillet/Chamfer drop-down
Toolbar: Modify > Fillet
Command: FILLET
Filleting the parallel and non
parallel lines
Using the FILLET command
on circles and arcs
Fillet/Chamfer drop-down
F I L L E T I N G T H E S K E T C H E S
Before After Before After
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Ribbon: Home > Modify > Array
Toolbar: Modify > Array
Command: ARRAY
RECTANGULAR ARRAY
A R R A Y I N G T H E S K E T C H E D O B J E C T S
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A R R A Y I N G T H E S K E T C H E D O B J E C T S
Ribbon: Home > Modify > Array
Toolbar: Modify > Array
Command: ARRAY
ROLAR ARRAY
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Ribbon: Home > Modify > Mirror
Toolbar: Modify > Mirror
Command: MIRROR
Creating a mirror image of an object
using the MIRROR command
M I R R O R I N G S K E T C H E D O B J E C T S
Mirroring the object at an angle
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E D I T I N G S K E T C H E S & M O V I N G S K E T C H E D O B J E C T S
Ribbon: Home > Modify > Move
Toolbar: Modify > Move
Command: MOVE
The MOVE command
from the Modify panel
Moving objects to a new location
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Using the COPY command
C O P Y I N G T H E S K E T C H E D O B J E C T S
Ribbon: Home > Modify > Copy
Toolbar: Modify > Copy
Command: COPY
The COPY command
from the Modify panel
Creating Multiple Copies
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Command: COPYBASE
The COPYBASE command from the
shortcut menu
C O P Y I N G O B J E C T S U S I N G T H E B A S E P O I N T
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PASTING CONTENTS FROM THE CLIPBOARD
Ribbon: Clipboard > Paste > Paste as Block
Command: PASTEBLOCK
PASTING CONTENTS USING ORIGINAL
COORDINATES
Ribbon: Clipboard > Paste > Paste to Original Coordinates
Command: PASTEORIG
P A S T I N G C O N T E N T S
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Ribbon: Home > Modify > Trim
Toolbar: Modify > Trim
Command: TRIM
Using the TRIM command
Tools in the Trim/Extend drop-
down menu
T R I M M I N G T H E S K E T C H E D O B J E C T S
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Ribbon: Home > Draw > Points drop-down > Measure
Command: MEASURE
The MEASURE tool from the Points drop-down menu
T R I M M I N G T H E S K E T C H E D O B J E C T S
Measuring a line and a circle
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Grips displayed on various objects
I N T R O D U C T I O N T O G R I P S & T Y P E S O F G R I P S
ADJUSTING GRIP SETTINGS
Application Menu: Options
Command: OPTIONS
The Selection tab of the Options dialog box
Line Circle Arc Block
Polygon Polyline Spline Dimension
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Ribbon: View > Palettes > DesignCenter
Command: ADCENTER
Menu Bar: Tools > Palettes > DesignCenter
The
DesignCenter
window
M A N A G I N G C O N T E N T S U S I N G T H E D E S I G N C E N T E R
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Measuring Area of Objects
Ribbon: Home > Utilities >Measure drop-down > Area
Command: AREA
Menu Bar: Tools > Inquiry > Area
Tools in the Measure
drop-down
M A N A G I N G I N Q U I R I E S A B O U T O J B E C T S & D R A W I N G S
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Ribbon: View > Navigate > Extents
Command: ZOOM
Menu Bar: View > Zoom
Toolbar: Navigation Bar > Zoom Extents
The Zoom fly-out
Invoking the ZOOM option
in the shortcut menu The Zoom tools in the
Navigation Bar
Z O O M I N G D R A W I N G S
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Ribbon: View > Navigate > Pan
Command: PAN
Menu Bar: View > Pan > Pan Realtime
Navigation Toolbar: Pan
The PAN command options from the View menu
P A N N I N G D R A W I N G S
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C R E A T I N G S I N G L E L I N E T E X T
Writing Single Line Text
Ribbon: Home > Annotation > Text drop-down > Single Line
Or Annotate > Text drop-down > Multiline text >
Single Line
Command: TEXT or DTEXT
Menu Bar: Draw > Text > Single Line Text
Toolbar: Text > Single Line Text
Choosing the Single Text
command from the Home tab
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Ribbon: Home > Annotate > Text drop-down > Multiline Text
Tool Palette: Draw > Mtext Or Annotate > Text > Multiline Text
Command: MTEXT
Menu Bar: Draw > Text > Multiline Text
Toolbar: Draw, Text > Multiline Text
Choosing the Multiline Text
command from the Home tab
C R E A T I N G M U L T I L I N E T E X T
Writing Multiline Line Text
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The Text Editor tab and the text window
T E X T E D I T I N G
The Font drop-down list
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Editing Text Using the DDEDIT Command
Menu Bar: Modify > Object > Text > Edit
Toolbar: Text > Edit
Command: DDEDIT
Editing Text Using the Properties Palette
The Properties palette
T E X T E D I T I N G
Modifying the Scale of the Text
Ribbon: Annotate > Text > Scale
Menu Bar: Modify > Object > Text > Scale
Toolbar: Text > Scale
Command: SCALETEXT
Modifying the Justification of the Text
Ribbon: Annotate > Text > Justify
Toolbar: Text > Justify
Menu bar: Modify > Object > Text > Justify
Command: JUSTIFYTEXT
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Ribbon: Home > Annotation > Table Or Annotate > Tables > Table
Tool Palette: Draw > Table
Menu Bar: Draw > Table
Toolbar: Draw > Table
Command: JUSTIFYTEXT
The Tables panel in the Annotate
tab of the Ribbon
I N S E R T I N G A T A B L E I N T H E D R A W I N G
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The Insert Table dialog box
I N S E R T I N G A T A B L E I N T H E D R A W I N G
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The Dimensions panel
The Dimension toolbar
D I M E N S I O N I N G I N A u t o C A D
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D I M E N S I O N I N G I N A u t o C A D
Leader used to attach annotation
Center mark Centerline
Using alternate units for dimensioning
Notice how the
center mark is
smaller than the
centerline.
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Drawing linear dimensions
Ribbon: Annotate > Dimensions > Dimension drop-down > Linear
Command: DIMLIN or DIMLINEAR
Menu Bar: Dimension > Linear
Toolbar: Dimension > Linear
C R E A T I N G L I N E A R D I M E N S I O N S
Vertical
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Horizontal
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Ribbon: Annotate > Dimensions > Dimension drop-down > Aligned
Command: DIMALIGNED
Menu bar: Dimensions > Aligned
Toolbar: Dimension > Aligned
Aligned dimensioning
C R E A T I N G A L I G N E D D I M E N S I O N S
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Ribbon: Annotate > Dimensions > Dimension drop-down >
Linear > Arc Length
Command: DIMARC
Menu Bar: Dimension > Arc Length
Toolbar: Dimension > Arc
Arc Length dimensioning Partial Arc Length dimensioning
C R E A T I N G A R C L E N G T H D I M E N S I O N S
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Ribbon: Annotate > Dimensions > Continue drop-down > Baseline
Toolbar: Dimension > Baseline
Menu Bar: Dimension > Baseline
Command: DIMBASE or DIMBASELINE
Baseline dimensioning
C R E A T I N G B A S E L I N E D I M E N S I O N S
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Ribbon: Annotate > Dimensions > Continue drop-down > Continue
Toolbar: Dimension > Continue
Menu Bar: Dimension > Continue
Command: DIMCONT or DIMCONTINUE
Continue dimensioning
C R E A T I N G C O N T I N U E D D I M E N S I O N S
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Ribbon: Annotate > Dimensions > Dimension drop-down > Diameter
Command: DIMDIA
Toolbar: Dimension > Diameter
Menu Bar: Dimension > Diameter
Diameter dimensioning
C R E A T I N G D I A M E T E R D I M E N S I O N S
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Ribbon: Annotate > Dimensions > Dimension drop-down > Radius
Command: DIMRAD
Menu Bar: Dimension > Radius
Toolbar: Dimension > Radius
Radius dimensioning
C R E A T I N G R A D I U S D I M E N S I O N S
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Ribbon: Annotate > Dimensions > Dimension drop-down > Jogged
Command: DIMJOGGED
Menu Bar: Dimension > Jogged
Toolbar: Dimension > Jogged
Jogged dimensioning
C R E A T I N G J O G G E D D I M E N S I O N S
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Ribbon: Annotate > Dimensions > Dimension, Dimjogline
Command: DIMJOGLINE
Menu Bar: Dimension > Jogged Linear
Toolbar: Dimension > Jogged Linear
Jogged linear dimensioning
C R E A T I N G J O G G E D L I N E A R D I M E N S I O N S
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Ribbon: Annotate > Dimensions > Dimension drop-down > Ordinate
Command: DIMORD
Menu Bar: Dimension > Ordinate
Toolbar: Dimension > Ordinate
Ordinate dimensioning
C R E A T I N G O R D I N A T E D I M E N S I O N S
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Ribbon: Annotate > Dimensions > Adjust Space
Menu Bar: Dimension > Dimension Space
Toolbar: Dimension > Dimension Space
Command: DIMSPACE
Drawing with linear
dimensions unequally spaced Drawing after its linear
dimensions equally spaced
M A I N T A I N I N G E Q U A L S P A C I N G B E T W E E N D I M E N S I O N S
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Ribbon: Annotate > Leaders > Multileader
Command: MLEADER
Toolbar: Multileader > Multileader
Image displaying the options to locate the
leader start point
D R A W I N G M U L T I L E A D E R S
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Ribbon: View > Viewports > New
Menu Bar: View > Viewports > New Viewports
Toolbar: Viewports > Display Viewports Dialog or Layouts >
Display Viewports Dialog
Command: VPORTS
M O D E L S P A C E A N D P A P E R S P A C E / L A Y O U T S
Screen display
with multiple
tiled viewports
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Ribbon: Draw > Hatch
Toolbar: Draw > Hatch
Command: HATCH or H
H A T C H I N G D R A W I N G S U S I N G T H E H A T C H T O O L
Ribbon: Home > Modify > Edit Hatch
Tool Palette: Modify > Edit Hatch
Toolbar: Modify II > Edit Hatch
Command: HATCHEDIT
The Hatch Editor tab with the options for the Gradient pattern
U S I N G T H E H A T C H E D I T C O M M A N D
The Hatch Creation tab
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X, Y, and Z axes
U N D E R S T A N D I N G X , Y , & Z A X E S
Viewing directions for Front, Side, and Top views
Representing views on paper
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