ME1105 - CAD Tutorial 1 1 Prepared by A.Kovacevic AutoCAD Tutorial - Part1: Draw the front view of the mechanical. part from Tutorial 3. ME1105 - CAD Tutorial 1 2 Prepared by A.Kovacevic In this tutorial you will learn how to start AutoCAD, make the new drawing, draw the front view of the object shown and how to save a drawing. Starting AutoCAD Log on to the computer using your university login name and password. Start AutoCAD by double clicking on the AutoCAD icon or through Start …
ME1105 - CAD Tutorial 1 2 Prepared by A.Kovacevic In this tutorial you will learn how to start AutoCAD, make the new drawing, draw the front view of the object shown and how to save a drawing. Starting AutoCAD Log on to the computer using your university login name and password. Start AutoCAD by double clicking on the AutoCAD icon or through Start/Programs/Main Applications/AutoCAD 2009 menu. Despite command line interfaces being considered totally archaic the command area in AutoCAD is absolutely vital! One of the key things I’m trying to “get you to do” in these tutorials is to watch the command area! Using AutoCAD is like a conversation and AutoCAD’s half of the conversation comes from the text in the command area… Once AutoCAD has loaded, first cancel AutoCAD Today window by pressing on the X on the top right side of the window. Then move the mouse around until you see a crosshair cursor. The AutoCAD window has a number of important features: 1. The standard Windows ribbons and panels. 2. The standard Windows toolbar above the menus, it includes: File-New, File-Open, File- Save, Print and “Find and Replace”(!!). 3. AutoCAD specific toolbars: Object Properties, Draw and Modify (there may be others…?). 4. The graphics area - that’s the area where you draw - note the scroll bars and the axis label. 5. View icons - these ‘tabs’ give access to different view of the current drawing. The “model” tab should be selected at present. 6. The command area - this small window (by default) has space for three lines of text - this is where you type commands. 7. The status area, at the bottom of the AutoCAD window, this includes the current cursor position.
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