AutoCAD Introductory
Topics covered:
Autocad interface – command prompt, grids/snapping, properties, drawing ribbon, selecting drag right vs. left, saving/autosaving
Topic 1
- Toolbar and options settings
- Basic commands and shortcuts
- Units
- Import images
- Layers
- Layer manager
Topic 2
- Scale
- Draw Line and Offset
- Ortho and Snap
- Trim
- Layer Types – Dashed etc
- Drawing scale/LTScale
- Extend/Trim
Topic 3
- Model Space
- Paper Space
- Viewports and scale
- Printing and lineweights
- CTBs
Toolbars
Accessed through the ribbon under the ‘view tab’ then selecting toolbars on the right and checking the toolbars desired.
- Draw
- Layers
- Modify
Command: Default Shortcut
Shortcuts can be activated by hitting the appropriate key, then the space bar, enter or ‘right click’ (if setup through options).
- Snap: F9
- Ortho: F8
- Grid: F7
- Line: L
- Move: M
- Layers: LA
- Erase: E
- Scale: SC
- Zoom: Z
- Extents: E
- Pan: Press and hold middle mouse button
- Distance: DIST
- Offset: O
- Copy: CO
- Nearest Point: NEA
- Undo: Ctrl Z
- Trim: TR
- LTScale: ltscale
- Extend: EX
- Fence: F
- Regenerate: RE
- Array: AR
Importing into Illustrator
Save CAD file down to AutoCAD 2007. File -> Save As -> Select AutoCAD 2007 in the drop down menu.
Open the CAD file as you would an illustrator file in Illustrator. File -> Open -> Select CAD 2007 file
