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AutoCAD 2004
10 Tutorials
The booklet is addressed to all those who want to learn quickly how to use AutoCAD. The booklet refers to the latests version of the programme. The tutorials take you through the most important drawing elements from 2D to 3D and visualizing. The tutorials are arranged as step by step excercises and are based on prifixed drawing settings.
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Tutorial 1 - Drawing a Flange
In this first lesson, you will draw a flange. The flange drawing consists of circles, lines, and trimmed areas. You will practice some frequently used AutoCAD 2005 commands: CIRCLE, OFFSET, LINE, MIRROR, and TRIM. Also you will learn some basic AutoCAD 2005 drawing and editing techniques, such as using Object Snap mode.
The lesson consists of six short procedures:
· Creating a new drawing file
· Setting up the drawing environment
· Drawing two bushings
· Drawing a line to connect the bottoms of the bushings using Object Snap mode
· Mirroring the line to connect the tops of the bushings
· Trimming the unwanted lines
To create the drawing file
The file lesson01 is in the AutoCAD 2005 Template directory. For this exercise, you will use the template lesson01.dwt upon which to create your drawing. When you are ready to open the template file for this exercise, follow these steps:
1 From the File menu, choose New.
2 In the Create New Drawing dialog box, choose Use a Template.
3 In the Select a Template box, select the file lesson01.dwt and choose OK.
AutoCAD 2005 opens a new drawing file using the lesson01.dwt template settings. The drawing area should be empty.
To set up the drawing environment
A template drawing contains settings for one or more of the following:
· Drawing units (decimal, engineering, and so on)
· Limits (the boundaries of the drawing)
· Drawing aids (Snap, Grid, Ortho)
· Layers
· Linetypes
· Paper size
In the other Tutorial exercises, the template drawing already has the settings you need. In this first exercise, however, you will learn how to set units, limits, and drawing aids yourself.
1 From the Format menu, choose Units.
2 In the Units dialog box, select 0.00 under Precision and then choose OK.
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