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