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Isometric Drawing in AutoCAD Guide

This document provides instructions for setting up and creating isometric drawings in AutoCAD. It discusses how to change the grid/snap style to isometric, how to change the isoplane, and how to draw basic geometry like lines, circles, and arcs. It also covers dimensioning isometric drawings using aligned and quick leader dimensions. Other tips mentioned include using COPY with polar relative coordinates, avoiding OFFSET, setting up layers beforehand, and using construction lines as guides. The goals of the document are to explain how to produce isometric drawings in AutoCAD and provide guidance through completing a tutorial on creating isometrics.

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Isometric Drawing in AutoCAD Guide

This document provides instructions for setting up and creating isometric drawings in AutoCAD. It discusses how to change the grid/snap style to isometric, how to change the isoplane, and how to draw basic geometry like lines, circles, and arcs. It also covers dimensioning isometric drawings using aligned and quick leader dimensions. Other tips mentioned include using COPY with polar relative coordinates, avoiding OFFSET, setting up layers beforehand, and using construction lines as guides. The goals of the document are to explain how to produce isometric drawings in AutoCAD and provide guidance through completing a tutorial on creating isometrics.

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ISOMETRIC IN AUTOCAD

Outcomes of today’s
lecture

Able to explain in producing


Isometric drawing in
AutoCAD
Setting up isometric grid/snap

 The grid/snap style should be changed to isometric


snap
 Right click on grid button on status bar, choose
‘Settings…’
 Drafting setting window displaying Snap and Grid
tab is displayed
08 AutoCAD 3 MEMB113 OBE | Dept. of Mechanical Engineering | UNITEN | 2006

Setting up isometric
grid/snap

Rectangular

Isometric
Changing isoplane
• Changing the isoplane – left, top, right
– Cycle by pressing CTRL+E or F5 or
– Command: isoplane {enter}

Right Top Left


Drawing lines, circles and arc
 Isometric lines and non-isometric lines can be drawn using
line or polyline command
 Isometric circle can be drawn using ellipse command
 Draw ellipse > isocircle
 Isometric quarter circle and semi circle can be drawn using
ellipse arc command
 Draw ellipse arc > isocircle
Creating round corner
Before After

Draw ellipse Draw another Draw straight Trim Trim Trim


arc ellipse arc line from
midpoint of
top arc to
midpoint of bottom arc
Dimensioning

 Use aligned dimension for linear dimensioning


 Use quick leader for isocircle

Aligned dimension Quick leader


To make dimension aligned with isometric axes, follow few steps as:
- Type DIMEDIT
- Type O for Oblique
- Select the dimension to be aligned, then Enter
- Specify the obliquing angle
For example, using the object above, for clockwise alignment such
as 90, type 30 for the angle, whereas for 100, type -30 for the angle
since anti-clockwise alignment.
Dimensioning for Isocircle
• Select Quick leader icon
• Select the circle, then extend the leader line to
appropriate direction, click, then make short
extension in horizontal direction, click then type
corresponding value (example: R20) for the dimension.
Other useful tips
 Use COPY command with polar relative
coordinate system or OSNAP.
 Do not use OFFSET command.
 Set up LAYER before drawing.
 Use construction line as a guide
(recommended to use different colour)
Conclusions
What has been covered today:

 Producing isometric drawing using AutoCAD


08 AutoCAD 3 MEMB113 OBE | Dept. of Mechanical Engineering | UNITEN | 2006

What is next?

 You will complete the Tutorial on creating Isometrics.

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