DJJ10013
ENGINEERING DRAWING
JABATAN KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL
POLITEKNIK SULTAN AZLAN SHAH
HOW TO USE DATA ENTRY
Once a command has been entered, in many
instances AutoCAD requires additional input. The
input may be in the form of coordinates, numeric
value, displacements, modifiers or file name. The
following are four methods in which data may be
entered:
Absolute Coordinate
Relative Coordinate
Polar Coordinate
Direct Entry
ABSOLUTE COORDINATE
A point can be specified by typing the X,Y coordinates.
Example
Command : Line
From point : 0,0
To point : 2,0
To point : 2,2
To point : 0,2
To point : 0,0 @ c
RELATIVE COORDINATE
A point can be specified as the distance from the last
coordinate entered. Type @ prior to the X and Y distances.
@ means with reference to the last point.
Format : @ X distance,Y distance
Example :
Command : Line
From point : 0,0
To point : @2,0
To point : @0,2
To point : @-2,0
To point : @0,-2
POLAR COORDINATE
A point may be specified as the distance and the angle from
the last coordinate (point) entered.
Format :
@ distance < angle
DIRECT ENTRY
DYNAMIC INPUT
APPLY DRAWING TOOLS AND SETING
LINE
CIRCLE
ARC
RECTANGLE
ELLIPSE
POLYGON
POLYLINE
SPLINE
ARC
Example 1 :
Command : Arc
Center/<Start point>: 8,5
Center/End/<Second point>: 7,6
End point : 7,4
CIRCLE
Example 1 :
• Command : Circle
• 3P/2P/TTR<Center>: 3P
• First point : 0,0
• Second point : 2,2
• Third point : 0,4
Example 2 :
• Command : Circle
• 3P/2P/TTR<Center>: TTR
• Enter Tangent spec : click to the first entity using your mouse
• Enter Tangent spec : click to the second entity using your mouse
• First entity
• Second entity
Second
• Radius : 2 entity
First entity
ELLIPSE
Example 1:
Command : Ellipse
Specify axis endpoint of ellipse or (Arc/center) : specify
a point 1 or enter an option
Specify other endpoint of axis : specify a point 2
Specify distance to other axis or (rotation) : specify a
distance 3 or enter r
POLYGON
Triangle Square
Hexagon
Example 1: Pentagon
Command : Polygon
Enter number of side : enter a value or
Specify the center of the polygon or edge : point 1
Enter an option (Inscribed in circle/Circumscribed about circle) : I
Specify radius of circle : point 2 or value
Example 2:
• Command : Polygon
• Enter number of side : enter a value or
• Specify the center of the polygon or edge : point 1
• Enter an option (Inscribed in circle/Circumscribed about circle) : c
• Specify radius of circle : point 2 or value
Example 3:
• Command : Polygon
• Enter number of side : enter a value or
• Specify the center of the polygon or edge : edge
• Specify first point of edge : point 1
• Specify second point of edge : point 2
POINT
To set point style and size :
• From the Format menu, choose Point Style.
• In the Point Style dialog box, select a point style.
• Under Point Size, specify a size, either
• relative to the screen or in absolute units.
• Choose OK.
Example 1 :
• From draw menu, choose Point >> Single Point
• Specify the point location.
POLYLINE
Example 1 :
• Command : Pline
• Specify start point : point 1
• Specify next point or ( arc/halfwidth/length/undo/width) : point
2
Example 2 :
Arc
• Angle/center/close/direction……: point 3 or enter an option
Angle
• Angle/center/close/direction……: point 3 or enter an option
Center
• Center point : point 3
• Angle/center/close/direction ….. : point 4
Close
Halfwidth
• Starting halfwidth : enter a value or
• Ending halfwidth : enter a value or
Figure A Figure B
Figure C
BUTTONS IN THE STATUS BAR
• SNAP – the cursor can only be moved in jumps from one snap
point to another. (F9)
• GRID – a series of grid points appears in the drawing area. (F7)
• ORTHO – can be drawn only in vertically or horizontally. (F8)
• POLAR – small tip appears showing the direction and length of
line etc. in degrees and units. (F10)
• OSNAP – an osnap icon appears at the cursor pick box (F3)
• OTRACK
• DYN
• LWT
• MODEL
LINETYPES
There are two methods of doing this.
Type Linetype at the command prompt.
Click Format >> Linetype from the pull down menu.
Draw the figure using Line and Offset commands, and change the Linetype.
Select lines A, B, C and D. Then change the Linetype from ByLayer to Hidden.
Next select lines E and F. Then change the Linetype from ByLayer to Center.
Type text at the command prompt and type “FIGURE 1”.
MODIFY TOOLS
Erase
There are three methods of doing this.
1. Type Erase or just E at the command prompt.
2. Click Modify >> Erase from the pull down menu bar.
3. Click Erase from the Modify toolbar
Move
There are three methods of doing this.
1. Type Move or just M at the command prompt.
2. Click Modify >> Move from the pull down menu bar.
3. Click Move from the Modify toolbar.
Copy
There are three methods of doing this.
1. Type Copy at the command prompt.
2. Click Copy Object from the Modify toolbar.
3. Click Modify>> Copy from the pull down menu and you can
see the following.
Example 1 : Single copy
• Command : Copy
• Select objects : (select circle)
• Base point or displacement : 5,2
• Second point of displacement : (enter 2x)
Example 2 :Multiple copies
• Command : Copy
• Select objects : (select circle)
• Base point or displacement >/Multiple : M
• Base point : (select center point of circle)
• Second point of displacement : @ 20,10
• Second point of displacement : @ 20, -10
• Second point of displacement : @ 40,0
• Second point of displacement : @ (enter 2x)
Rotate
• Example 1 : Rotation Angle
• Command : Rotate
• Select objects : (select Polyline)
• Base point : Endpoint
• <Rotation angle>/ Reference : -90
•
• Example 2 : Reference Angle
• Command : Rotate
• Select objects : (select Polyline)
• Base point : Endpoint
• <Rotation angle>/ Reference : r
• Reference angle : 0
• New angle : 90
Break
Example 1 :
Command : Break
Select the object to break : point 1
Specify the second object : point 2
Trim
Example 1 :
Command : Trim
Select cutting edge : (select to the cutting edge)
<Select object to trim>/ Project / Edge / Undo : Click to the
end of the object to be trimmed
Scale
Example 1 : Scale factor
• Command : Scale
• Select objects : (select Pline)
• Base point : Endpoint
• <Scale factor>/ Reference : 0.5
Example 2 : Reference Length
• Command : Scale
• Select objects : (select Pline)
• Base point : Endpoint
• <Scale factor>/ Reference : r
• Reference length <1> : 5
• New length : 7
Mirror
Example 1 :
Command : Mirror
Select objects : (select all entities)
First point of mirror line : endp of second point : endp of
Delete old object ? <N>
Array
Rectangular Array
Example 1 :
• Command : Array
• Select Object : (select circle)
• Rectangular or Polar array (R/P) <R> : r
• Number of row (---) <1> : 5
• Number of colums )< )׀ ׀ ׀1> 3
• Unit cell or distance between rows (---) : 3
• Distance between colums ) )׀ ׀ ׀: 4
Polar Array
Example 1 :
• Command : Array
• Select Object : (select the object)
• Rectangular or Polar array (R/P) <R> : P
• Center point of array : center of circle
• Number of item : 6
• Angle to fill (+=ccw, -=cw ) <360>
• Rotate objects as the copied?<Y>
Example 2 :
Command : Array
Select Object : w
Rectangular or Polar array (R/P) <R> : P
Center point of array : _end point
Number of item : 6
Angle to fill (+=ccw, -=cw ) <360>: 0
Angle between item(+=ccw, -=cw ): 30
Rotate objects as the copied?<Y>
DRAWING LIMITS
NEW – START FROM SCRATCH (METRIC) / USE A
TEMPLATE - OK - FORMAT – DRAWING LIMITS
NEW – USE A WIZARD – ADVANCED SETUP
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