1. INTRODUCTION TO
AUTOCAD
BDA 10102
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
Lecturer’s name:
1. Ashari bin Kasmin
2. Abd Khalil bin Abd Rahim
3. Muhammad Aimullah bin Abdullah
4. Helmy bin Mustafa El Bakri
5. Muhammad bin Zulkipli
2. • Quickly create designs
• Improved quality over hand drafting
• Can be customized to suit the individual’s needs
• Teaches a marketable skill
The Benefits of AutoCAD
3. The AutoCAD 2010 Screen
1.Application Menu 6.Drawing Area
2.Quick Access Toolbar 7.Crosshairs
3.Info Center 8.Command Windows
4.Tittle Bar 9.Status Bar
5.Ribbon
7. Steps to activating the 2d Drafting & Annotation workspace
1. Start AutoCAD
2. Use the default drawing or on the Quick Access toolbar, click NEW.
3. Select acad.dwt (imperial) or acadiso.dwt (metric) as the
template file.
4. Click theWorkspace settings icon, located at the bottom right
corner of the AutoCAD window. Select 2D Drafting & Annotation.
SettingThe Workspace
8. Special Keys
Use the ESC key to cancel all current actions and return to the Command:
prompt.
Press the ENTER key following all keyboard input. You also complete many
commands by pressing ENTER.
Pressing the SPACEBAR is equivalent to pressing the ENTER key and is often
easier to use.
Pressing the SPACEBAR or ENTER at the Command: prompt repeats the last
command used.
Pressing the UP and DOWN arrow keys will cycle through previous
commands used.
The TAB key is especially useful to navigate in a dialog box. You should use
the TAB key to move from field to field. Be careful not to press ENTER.
Keyboard Input
9. User Interface Layout
1. Tabs: Identifies the purpose and name of the control
panel.
2. Panels: Contains groups of related tools associated
with the selected tools.
3. More tools: Click and hold the down arrow to display
more tools and options in the selected panel.
To turn specific tabs/panels on or off, right-click in the
ribbon and select Tabs/Panels.
10. The command window is normally located at the bottom of the
application window and docked between the drawing area and
status bar. Whether you enter a command manually at the
command line or click a command tool on a toolbar, all
commands are passed through and evaluated by the command
line.
Command Window
11. Drawings are created and saved in the DWG drawing file
format. To access this data, you must learn how to create a
new drawing, save a drawing, and open these file types. Use
the Quick Access toolbar to create, open, and save new
drawings.
Working with Files
12. When you use the software, you draw all objects at
full scale. Sometimes you need to view the whole
drawing, sometimes just smaller details. To assist you
in viewing different areas of the drawing, there are a
number of zoom and pan tools. You can easily
magnify small areas of your drawing to provide a
closer view or shift the view to a different or larger
part of the drawing.
Displaying Objects
13. ZoomTools
Zoom tools help to assist you in viewing different areas of the
drawing to get a closer view.
Pan Tools
You can reposition the centre of your view on the drawing by
using the Pan command.
Displaying Objects
Shortcut for Zoom/Pan
