Autocad Notes

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

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