Table Of ContentWorkplace Skills for Success
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with AutoCAD 2010
BASICS THROUGH ADVANCED
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Workplace Skills for Success
®
with AutoCAD 2010
BASICS THROUGH ADVANCED
A Layered Learning Approach
Gary Koser, P.E.
Indian River State College
Dean Zirwas
Indian River State College
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From Gary
With Love,Honor,and Thankfulness to
Katrina,Cheryl,Larry,and Grace
From Dean
With Love and Thankfulness to
Jackie,Taylor,Elliot,and Rylee
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W S S A ® 2010:
FEATURES OF ORKPLACE KILLS FOR UCCESS WITH UTOCAD
B A
ASICS THROUGH DVANCED
This text presents a layered learning approach to using AutoCAD. That is, it is designed around a concept of layering the sim-
ple fundamental information used to create basic drawings, and then revisiting topics through project-based learning while in-
creasing the difficulty of the drawings being created. Rather than discussing all commands in a sequence, this book uses a
“draw-modify-dimension-print” cycle.
Unit Objectives with a bulleted list of learning objectives for each
Unit
Objectives unit provide users with a roadmap of important concepts and practices
that will be introduced in the unit.
• Describe the startup operation of AutoCAD.
• Describe the Windows®environment.
• Identify the parts of the AutoCAD interface.
• Move and dock toolbars.
• Study the applications of AutoCAD.
• Explain dialog boxes and how to use them.
• Demonstrate the steps involved in the setup of a drawing.
• Complete the Quick Start drawings.
Propertiespalette (see Figure 5-45), and through the Dimension Style Manager. Key Termsare bold and italic within the running
Associative/Nonassociative Dimensions text, briefly defined in the margin, and defined in
One of the qualities that makes editing dimensions easy is the ability to control a dimension’s
associative property.Dimensions can be linked to entities in a drawing, bringing a much associative property:The more detail in the comprehensive glossary.
higher level of intelligence to the dimension. At the same time, AutoCAD gives you the ability ability to connect entities
to flag dimensions and text that have been edited and do not reflect the current drawing’s together and then make
dimension style. All these controls can be found in a series of dimension variables. When a changes that will automatically
dimension has an associative property all the dimensional entities are joined together as a sin- be reflected in the dimension.
gle object and linked to the geometry of the object that is being selected. The system variable
DIMASSOChas three settings that control the level of association available to a dimensional
entity.
Command Gridsappear in the margin, alongside the discussion of the
lineweight, linetype, and color of lines along with line spacing. This dialog box also contains two
preview windows where you can see what effect your change(s) will have on the table.
command. These grids provide a visual of the action options using the
FIELDS
toolbar, pull-down menu, command line, command alias, or tool icon,
Fields are an enhancement to multiline text and allow for use of information contained in the
drawing. These data can be placed in a field or can stand alone if so desired (see Figure 11-26). ensuring that the student is in the right place at the right time and cor-
For example, a field can display the current date in a title block, show the area of a closed poly-
line, or show the current plot scale of a layout window on the paper. There are hundreds of rectly following the authors’direction.
optionsincreating a freestanding field or using it in a multiline text environment. If the drawing
information changes, fields can be automatically updated to reflect the current level of data.
Fields can also come from drawings in a sheet set.
Categories of Fields
Owing to the many possibilities available as fields, categories have been developed to aid in
quickly locating the appropriate field to insert. The categories (see Figure 11-27) are as follows:
•All Shows all fields available (see Figure 11-28)
Dt&Ti ( Fi 1129)
Discipline Icons, placed in the margin alongside
UNITPRACTICEEXERCISES
Unit Tutorials and Unit Practice Exercises, identify
Practice Exercise 4-1: PAN and ZOOM the discipline to which the exercise applies. These
1.Start AutoCAD. T icons allow instructors to quickly identify home-
2.Pick the Filemenu and choose OPEN. f
3.Using the drop-down area at the top of the Select Filedialog w work assignments that will appeal to the varying
box, go to the AutoCAD Samplesfolder or access the student
interests of their students and give students the
data files.
4.Scroll through the list of drawing files (.dwg)and choose one opportunity to work on projects that have the most
to open by picking the OPENbutton in the lower right of the
dialog box: interest and relevance to their course of study.
a.Architectural Drawings—8th Floor, Hotel, Hummer,
ANew to AutoCAD 2010icon flags features that are new to the 2010
version of the AutoCAD software, creating a quick “study guide” for
instructors who need to familiarize themselves with the newest fea-
tures of the software to prepare for teaching the course.
Figure 1-11 View of proposed case
tbhee p 2rDin tperdo wduitcht iao n3 Ddr aRwapinidg sP froort othtyep pinagte pnrti napteprl.ication. Your model must be a compatible file to to AN2u0Eto1WC0AD
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Noteboxes present hints, tips, and tricks to enhance productivity. For
GRIPOPTIONS More Details boxes provide a higher level of information to use as
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tion’s base point with any of the grip editing commands.
By default, the selected grip (red box) is used as the base
point for the execution of the command. If you choose not
to use this selected grip as the control point, you can se-
lect the Base Pointoption and redefine the base point to
any other grip or select any point by coordinates, object snap, or
other methods on the screen.
TheeditingcommandsROTATEandSCALEalsohavetheoptionReferenceavailable
Job Skills icons appear alongside material that
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essary for success in the workplace.
Aligned System
As the name implies, in the aligned system all dimensions are aligned with the dimension lines.
The values are placed parallel to the dimension line and are read from the bottom of the drawing
sheet or its right-hand edge (see Figure 5-9).
Unidirectional System
In the unidirectional system all dimensions are arranged horizontally no matter the angle of
the dimension line. All dimensions are thus read from the bottom of the drawing sheet (see
Figure 5-10).
g gg Exercise items are quick tutorials to show a command or present
Exercise 5-1: Create Linear Dimensions a concept.
(cid:2)Start a new drawing in AutoCAD.
(cid:2)Draw at least three rectangles in the drawing area.
(cid:2)Using the Linearcommand, dimension one of the topmost horizontal lines.
(cid:2)Using the Baselinecommand, continue to create dimensions to describe the remaining
top horizontal line dimensions.
(cid:2)Using the Linearcommand, dimension the bottommost vertical line.
(cid:2)Using the Continuecommand, create dimensions to describe the remaining bottom hori-
zontal line dimensions.
(cid:2)Repeat the preceding steps to dimension all the vertical lines.
Radial Dimensioning
Radialdimensions displays the sizing of circles and arcs. The three commands that create radial
dimensions are Radius,Jogged Radius,and Diameter.In all cases you will be prompted to
Select arc or circle. Then you will be prompted for the location to place the dimension text.
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UNITSUMMARY Unit Tutorials present full instructions, either
In this unit we introduced you to the creation, saving, stor- open in a single session, or a Multiple Design Environment generic or discipline-specific. Disciplines include
age, archiving, and organization of drawing files in Auto- (MDE), was explained, as well as the selection of units and
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duced to the ANSI and ISO drafting standards on which the and use of layers, which are properties that are attached to
templates are based. You then learned how to manage draw- entities in a drawing and that resemble clear overlay sheets. engineering.
ing files with the NEW,OPEN,SAVE,QSAVE,SAVE AS, In general, the concept of layering in AutoCAD is the organ-
andCLOSEcommands and the proper use of file directories ization and control of drawing entities by assembling similar
and extensions. The process of working with several drawings entities on individual layers.
UNITTUTORIALS
Tutorial 2-1: Starting a New Drawing from Scratch
1.Start AutoCAD.
2.Access the Filemenu and pick the NEWcommand.
3.Pick the Start from Scratchicon.
4.AutoCAD will complete the initial setup.
5.Access the Filemenu and pick the SAVEcommand.
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