Application of Autocad in Engineering

Introduction
Page setup
General Shortcuts
Application of Autocad in Engineering
[Prof. P.N. Shinde, Prof. D.R. Tipayale and
Prof.R.S.Rajguru
Civil Engineering Department
SRES COE KOPERGAON
March 9, 2019
Prof. P.N. Shinde, Prof. D.R. Tipayale and Prof.R.S.Rajguru Application of Autocad in Engg.March 9, 2019 1/22

Introduction
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Table of Content
1 Introduction
2 Page setup
3 General Shortcuts

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Introduction
The Word AutoCAD is made up of two words Auto(logo
of company)and CAD (computer aided design/drafting).
AutoCAD is 2D and 3D modeling software. It is
developed by Autodesk company. Autodesk is an U.S.A
based company.
It is widely used in industry for 2D drawing and 3D
modeling.
In another way we can say that AutoCAD is a designing
course , which is performed by the help of computer.

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Open new page and save new page
1. Choose File, New.
or 2. Press CTRL + N
or 3. Click the New icon.
or 4. Save the drawing as another name.
Command: SAVE or SAVEAS Press ENTER
Type A new drawing name or keep the existing drawing
name

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Set Units
Command: DDUNITS or UN Choosea units and angle
setting.
Choosea precision setting.
After set units and Limits press(Z) enter (A) enter
.

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Set New Dimension Style
Command:DDIM

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Set New Text Style
Command: TEXT

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General Shortcuts:
Ctrl+S saves the dwg ﬁle
Ctrl+Z undoes the previous action
Ctrl+Y redoes the action
Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V copies and pastes, respectively
Ctrl+P to plot

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Shortcuts for drawing:
POINT (po) draws a point at anywhere you specify
by clicking on the location or
by typing in the x-coordinate, tab, typing in the
y-coordinate.
Line (l) draws a line from one point to another.
Polyline (pl) draws a line/curve with multiple control
points.
Rectangle draws a rectangle with two corners speciﬁed.
Click to designate ﬁrst corner of the rectangle.
Click again to designate the opposite corner of the
rectangle

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Hatch (h) adds hatch patterns or ﬁlls to an enclosed
area or to selected objects.

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Divide (div) divides a selected object into certain length
or perimeter segment. You can draw from the node or
you can place objects along the nodes (place trees 20
feet from each other on a sidewalk down a street).
Select the object to divide
Enter the number of segments
Erase (e): erases the selected objects. You can get the
same eﬀect by selecting objects and hitting Delete.

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Copy (cp): copies the selected objects from one place to
another Select the object(s)
Click or enter in the coordinates for your base point.
Choose the second point, which will be where you want
the copied object to go
Move (m): moves your selected objects from one place
to another
Select the object(s)
Choose your base point.
Choose the point to move it to.

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Mirror (mi): mirrors objects along the line that you
define.
Select your object(s). Hit enter when all of them are
selected
Pick your first point, and then pick the end point of the
mirror line.
It will prompt you to erase the original object. Type y for
yes or n for no.
Offset (o): offsets objects to the distance of your choice
It will prompt you for a distance to offset first. Enter in
that number or click two points on the screen giving the
distance that you want.
Pick the object that you want to offset and then choose
the side you want to offset it.

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Scale (sc): scales objects by a given ratio
Select the objects
Click or enter in the base point
Click or enter in the scale numerically
Explode (x): break selected complex objects such as
blocks and polylines down to lines and arcs.
Select the blocks or polylines you want to explode.
Hit esc to ﬁnish. Select objects to ensure they were
successfully broken down. You should multiple end points
for lines and arcs if successful.

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Trim (tr): trim objects using speciﬁed objects
Using the following image as an example, select the
object you want to use as the trimmer. you select the
line ﬁrst. And hit enter.
Then choose the side you want to trim of the object you
will be trimming.

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Extend (ex): extend objects to reach speciﬁed objects
Using the images below, select the object that you want
to extend to. In this case, if you wanted to extend the
horizontal line to the vertical line, you would select the
vertical line ﬁrst. Then hit enter. Then choose the object
you want to extend, which in this case would be the
horizontal line itself. The line will extend immediately.

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Break (br): makes cuts through continuous lines.
Select the object by choosing where you want the break
to start and then click where you want the break to end.
Keep in mind that if youre breaking a non-close shape,
the break occurs between the two points (i.e. a line). If
its a closed shape, the portion that will be kept is going
to be the portion between the points moving
counterclockwise as shown below.

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Block: group of objects joined together as one entity.

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To plot or print your drawing
switch Paper Space by clicking the Layout tab at the
bottom of the screen.

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To plot or print your drawing

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