AutoCad Test #1

Status Bar for drawing aids

(Snaps, grid, ortho, etc.) set of informative words or symbols that give status of drawing aids. Infer, Snap, grid, ortho, polar, osnap, 3dosnap, otrack, ducs, dyn, lwt, tpy, qp, sc, model.

Temporary Tracking

(TT) object snap modifier used in conjunction with another snap

Arc

(a) Three point Start, center, end Start, center, angle Start, center, cord length Start, end, radius Start, end, angle Start, end, direction

BREAK

(br) partial erase Circles are broken in counterclockwise direction Can break lines and arcs without removing part of the object Can Shorten lines and arcs

Circle

(c) default is radius. D- for diameter. Can draw by picking center and dragmode, or entering center point and Diameter/radius. Center, radius Center, diameter 2 point 3 point Tan, tan, radius Tan, tan, tan

Chamfer

(cha) Puts a chamfer edge on rectangles. Related to Trim and Rectang command Select first line or [Undo/Polyline/Distance/Angle/Trim/mEthod/Multiple]

Dtext

(dt) dynamic text- places individual line of text in a drawing and allows you to see each letter as it is typed. Allows basic editing using the backspace key. Allows you to enter multiple line of text with one command at one location or multiple locations.

Erase

(e) delete single entity or group of entities. use pick box

Ellipse

(el) creates and ellipse or an elliptical arc

Extend

(ex) extends the object

FILLET

(f) connects 2 lines, arcs, or circles of a smoothly fitted arc of a specified radius. [Undo/Polyline/Radius/Trim/Multiple]

Linetype

(lt) changes the type of line from continuous to non continuous

Offset

(o) Creates an exact copy of the object a certain distance away. [Through/erase/layer]<through> select second point [exit/undo] <exit>

pline

(pl) a line that can have a different thickness from start point to end point.

polygon

(pol) creates polygons. inside diameter or edge. In. dia. is default. 3-1024 sides Inscribed= inside circumscribe= outside

Lwdefault

(sys Var) width of the line default

Trim

(t) double tap enter Select objects

backup file

.bak

Drawing file

.dwg

Template file

.dwt

Importing text styles

.txt .rtf

Default layer

0 color #7 (white) line type continuous line weight 0.01" or 0.25 mm cannot be deleted or renamed

Grips

0-off 1- on

Default limits

12 x 9 units

max alphanumeric characters for naming files

256

F4

3DOsnap

To reference the last point

@

ALIGNTEXT

Aligns text objects

Stretch

Allows you to move a selected portion of a drawing, preserving connections to parts of the drawing left in place.

Multiple

Allows you to repeat the same command over and over. Command modifier. It cannot be used alone.

SELECTSIMILAR

Allows you to select objects that are similar to selected object or objects. Pick objects then right click.

Command line

Any command that is entered or any prompt that AutoCad issues appears here.

Methods of Entering Commands

Application Menu, Quick Access Toolbar, Bibbon, Menu Bar, toolbar icons, enter command with keyboard

Tool Bars

Application menu- Letter A Quick Access Toolbars- command icons (Qnew, Open, Save, Plot, Undo, and Redo) Standard Toolbars-windows standard icons Menu bar-flyouts Object Properties Toolbars Standard Docked toolbars- Draw and Modify (can be floating and relocated in graphics area

Array commands

Array Array classic Arrayrect arraypolar arraypath arrayedit arrayclose arayassociativity

Cursor

At the intersection of the crosshairs

Syswindows Command

Cascade, Tile, drag and resize

Scale

Change the size of an existing object or entire drawing select objects, base point, <scale factor>/ reference. Drag mode is not supported.

JUSTIFYTEXT

Changes the insertion point and justification of existing text without changing the text location

SCALETEXT

Changes the scale of text objects without altering the text insertion points

Options for Line

Close, Undo

Related system variable for Coordinated display

Coords 0= static display 1 = dynamic absolute Display 2= distance and angle display

Crtl+C

Copyclip

layer tools in format tab on menu bar

Copytolayer laymcur Laymch laycur layiso layuniso laywalk layfrz laythw layoff layon laylck layulk laydel laymrg

Open

Crtl+O

Crtl+X

Cutclip

Short cut menus

Default Menu Edit- Mode Menu Command- Mode Menu Dialog- Mode menu Other Menus

Laydel

Deletes layers with entities on it

Draft settings

Dialog Box for setting drawing aids such as ortho, snap, polar, snap, polar tracking, etc. (dsettings,ds,ddrmodes)

F12

Dynamic Input

Repeating Command

Enter, right mouse button, Space bar

Exiting Commands

Enter, right mouse button, esc key

Special Key functions

Esc- cancels a command, menu, or dialog box or interrupts processing of the plotting or hatching.

Methods of aligning objects using osnaps and object tracking

Extension, Apparent intersection, Point filters, M2p

Polar

F10: Polar Snap and Polar tracking.

Object Snap tracking

F11: assist in drawing objects at specific angles and in specific relationships to other objects. Works in conjunction with object snaps and displays temporary alignment paths called "tracking Vectors",

Dynamic Input

F12: displays comand entries at cursor graphic area. Relative not absolute. Uses tab key to switch between coordinates and angles

Help

F1: provides an explanation of any AutoCAD command or system variable. Can be used as a transparent command.

Osnaps

F3: Tracking (k) Temporary Tracking(TT) From Mid Between Points Point filters 3d Osnap Endpoint Midpoint Intersection Apparent Intersection Extension Center Geometric Center Quadrant Tangent Perpindicular Parallel Node Insertion Nearest Quick None Osnap Settings

Coordinate display

F6: displays coordinates on status line. tracks the cursors location with exact coordinates, will show polar cooridnates.

Grid

F7: displays a reference grid of dots on graphics screen with any desired spacing. on/off/snap/aspect <0.5000>

Ortho

F8: Restricts movement to vertical and Horizontal axis. on/off<off>. useful for quickly developing horizontal and vertical lines. entry "Yes" overides

Snap

F9: Restricts the movement of the cross hairs to intervals that you define. on/off/aspect/rotate/style/type <current>

Selection types

Fence, Window, Last, Previous, Box, all, single, lasso

Drawing size

Full scale in modle space

DDMODIFY

Global Editing command. A broad editing command for any type of text object,

F7

Grid

Crtl+G

Grid Toggle

F1

Help

Locking and unlocking layers

In view but cannot edit them

Coordinate entry Methods

Interactive (pick) Absolute Coordinates relative Rectangular Coordinates Relative Polar Coordinates Direct Distance Entry Angle Override Entry last point

Keyboard

Interactive- X and Y can be selected using the pick button on the mouse Absolute- From point x,y to point x,y Relative rectangular coordinates- From x,y to distance at x,y Relative polar coordinates- distance and an angle

DDEDIT

Invokes a dialog box for editing text. in Dtext only text can be changed. Mtext you can edit individual characters and appearance of individual characters or entire paragraphs can be changed.

F5

Isoplane

Crtl+E

Isoplane toggle

Review Mouse Button

Left Button- Pick Right Button- Function dependent on user preferences and time of selection. Center wheel/button-Real-time zoom and pan (double click zoom all)

Mouse

Left Button- Pick point Wheel- pan and zoom Right Button- similar to enter key on keyboard

Line

Line from point to point. Must enter point or pick it.

Angles

Measured in counterclockwise (positive counter clockwise) (negative clockwise)

Mirror

Mirrors objects based on a reference point Select objects Specify first point of mirror line: Specify second point of mirror line.

Filter

More advanced version of Qselect

Mtext

Multi line Text places test in paragraph form (with word Wrap) within a boundary and allows many methods of formatting the appearance of the text. you can use slash (/) pound (#), and carat (^) to indicate where the selected text should be stacked.

Does snap grid show up in the display?

NO

Crtl+N

New drawing

Loaded under application Menu A

New, Qnew, Open, Partialopen, Partiaload, Save, Qsave, Save As, Recover, Close, Closeall, quit, exit

Is grid considered a part of the drawing

No, it is just for reference

Selecting objects before command is

Noun/Verb

F11

Object snap tracking

Types of open

Open, Open Read-Only, Partial Open, Partial open read-only.

tablestyle

Opens a dialog box to change the style of the table

F8

Ortho

F3

Osnap Toggle

Crtl+F

Osnap toggle

Object Snap

Osnap, os, ddrmodes, and dsettings (ds). Allows you to snap to geometric points.

F10

Polar

ARCTEXT

Positions text around an arc

Dialog Boxes

Provide interface for controlling complex commands or a group of related commands. Can be invoked by typing a command, selecting an icon button, or picking from the menus.

QTEXT

Quick Text- temp displays a line of text as a box instead of individual characters in order to speed up regeneration time and plotting time

PAN command

Real-time zooming and panning

COPY

Select object [base point/displacement]<displacement> specify second point or use first point of displacement. Second point [exit/undo]<exit>

Pull Down Menus

Selecting word appearing with arrow activates cascading menu with other options. They DO NOT contain all of the AutoCAD commands and variables. and not necessarily the same as the formal command names.

Ctrl+A

Selects all objects in drawing

Implied window

Selects object fully in the window. Blue

Crossing window

Selects objects within or crossing the window. Green

TEXTQLTY

Sets resolution for TrueType fonts, initial value set to 50.

Enable osnap

Shift key or control key + right click

OTRACK

Similar to Polar Tracking in that it displays and snaps to alignment vectors.

F9

Snap

Crtl+B

Snap Toggle

TEXTFILL

System variable which controls text filling of TrueType fonts for printing and plotting, and exporting with the PSOUT command, and rendering.

Coordinate Display

System variable- coords. or click to change

F2

Text Window

How to change cursor size

Tools>Options>Display tab

Dragmode

Totally Modifies object, can be used transparent

F6

Turns Dynamic User Coordinate system

Selecting object after command is

Verb/noun

Lineweight

Weight (lw) Opens user preference tab to change the thickness of the lines

Types of Text Justification

[Align/Fit/Center/Middle/Right/TL/TC/TR/ML/MC/MR/BL/BC/BR]

Ellipse options

[Arc/Center/Isocircle]

Characters not allowed

\ / : * ? < > |

Entity or Object

a predefined element that you can place in a drawing with a single command

UNDO

allows several undo commands at once [Auto/Control/BEgin/End/Mark/Back] <number>

tableedit

allows you to edit a table

Array

allows you to make multiple copies of selected objects in a rectangular, polar, or path pattern. Array does not accept negative angles

Angle override entry

angle value, enter, length of line

layers Freeze/thaw

are not regenerated with drawing, does not display or plot

layers On/Off

are regenerated with the drawing buy are not displayed it plotted

Coordinates

cartesian coordinates x,y,z

laycur

changed the layer of selected properties to current layer

laymch

changes layer of selected objects to layer of selected destination object

Lengthen

changes the length ( longer or shorter) of linear objects and arcs.

Spell

checks the spelling of existing txt in a drawing

PURGE

cleans all defaults set by me

JOIN

combines 2 of the same objects

MREDO

command to redo multiple UNDO commands. In reverse chronological order [enter # of actions] [all/last]

Copytolayer

copies object to another existing layer

Style

creates text styles for use of the text creation commands.

Graphics area

displays lines, circles, and other objects you draw that will makeup the drawing

Group command

displays, i.ds, names, and changes object groups

last selection

easy way to select the last object selected

How is a line/arc continuation invoked?

entering space bar to return after line or arc command

DWGPROPS

file summary statistics

layfrz

freezes layers of selected objects

lassos

implied or crossing. Space bar with left mouse button

INS

insertion point

MTPROP and MTEDIT

invokes a dialog box for editing text created using MTEXT

layiso

isolates objects on specifies layers

Partiaload

loads additional geometry into a partially opened file

Group panel

located on HOME tab

Laylck

locks the layers of selected objects

laymcur

makes desired layer current by selecting any object on the layer

Laymrg

moves entities to another layer (target) and deletes current layer (source)

Qnew

new drawing, but faster than new

OLE

object linking and embedding. Cut and paste from other documents. Double click for editing.

Remove command

object selection process defaults or begins with add mode. removes entities

DDSelect

object selection settings dialogue box. Selection modes, pick box size, and object sort method

Dragmode options

on/off/auto <auto>

Table

opens a dialog box to insert a table

layulk

opposite of laylck

partial open

partially opens a drawing using selected views and layers

Selection via Pointing

picking the object.

Regen

regenerates model

Oops

restores entities erased by the most recent erase command.

layuniso

reverses layiso

Box selections

same as window selections

MOVE

select object and move by [base point/displacement]<displacement>

Direct Distance entry

show angle with mouse and enter distance

Crtl+Tab

switch between drawings

Gripsize

sys variable: controls the size of the grips boxes 1-255

laythw

thaws layers of selected objects

ltscale

the spacing between the segments of non continuos line types

layoff

turns off the layers of the selected objects

layon

turns on ALL layers

U

undoes the last command or group of commands

REDO

undoes the last undone command

Limits

usable drawing area

Rotate

used to change the orientation of existing entities by rotating them about a specified point. Select object, <rotation angle>/reference: (positive = counter clockwise, negative = clockwise).

Qselect

used to create a selection based on object properties or object types or to exclude them.

Find

used to find or replace text strings globally in the drawing. Text created with Dtext and Mtext can be located using find.

Align

used to move, rotate, or scale objects into alignment with other objects.

Fence

uses a single lie segment or multiple line segments to cross selected objects

laywalk

views objects on layers in drawing even if layers are off or frozen.

Zoom

zooms in and out on drawing All/Center/Previous/ Extents/Window/ Dynamic