AutoCAD is helping users produce quality designs in less time with

significant improvements. AutoCAD was derived from a program that

began in 1977, and then released in 1979called Interact CAD,also
referred to in early Autodesk documents as MicroCAD, which was
written prior to Autodesk's (then Marinchip Software Partners)
formation by Autodesk cofounder Michael Riddle.

Introduction to AutoCAD
TUTORIAL BEGINS...
Welcome to AutoCAD’s tutorial. With this suite of tools, you will be able to produce high quality
designs in less time, via the significant improvements in precision and flexibility while working
in both 2D sketches and 3D modeling.

New Features
Developed based on the feedback from actual users, AutoCAD includes the features that
designers and engineers need in order to do their best work. Richer design context and more
intelligent tools clear the way to faster, more precise design and documentation. The new
smart dimensioning feature automatically creates appropriate measurements based on the
type of objects you select. For example, angular dimensions on circles and arcs, dimensions
between parallel lines and dimensions based on Object Snaps. Improvements to the drawing
canvas produce a stunning visual experience that makes navigating the details of your drawing
easier than ever.

Documentation has been upgraded, as well. The new Enhanced PDFs are smaller, faster and
smarter, with more searchable content. If you are bringing a PDF into AutoCAD, there are
significant enhancements to the underlay feature which makes for quicker, more fluid panning
and zooming when working with large files. The new coordination model feature was
introduced to eliminate any unnecessary guesswork. AutoCAD also lets you confidently share
your work using TrustedDWG technology—the most accurate way to store and share design
data.

Upgrading from an Older Version

product released by Autodesk includes features that are the result of learnings and feedback
provided by our users. The most recent version of AutoCAD includes improvements such as a
new stunning visual experience, enhanced documentation, and new design features. In
addition, it enables increased connectivity and customizations that allow users to share designs
and customize the user interface.
 Guide to AutoCAD Basics
In this section, you’ll find a comprehensive technical AutoCAD tutorial which includes all the
basic commands you will need when creating 2D drawings with AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT.

The following sections are covered:

Basics:
This section reviews the basic AutoCAD controls.

Viewing:
Pan and zoom in a drawing, and control the order of overlapping objects.

Geometry:
Create basic geometric objects such as lines, circles, and hatched areas.

Precision:
Ensure the precision required for your models.

Layers:
Organize your drawing by assigning objects to layers.

Properties:
You can assign such as color and linetype to individual objects, or as default properties assigned
to layers.

Modifying: Perform editing operations such as erase, move, and trim on the objects in a
drawing.

Blocks:
Insert symbols and details into your drawings from commercial online sources or from your
own designs.

Layouts:
Display one or more scaled views of your design on a standard-size drawing sheet called a
layout.

Notes and Labels:

Create notes, labels, bubbles, and callouts.
Save and restore style settings by name.

Printing:
Output a drawing layout to a printer, a plotter, or a file. Save and restore the printer settings for
each layout.
Lines
The line is the most basic and common object in AutoCAD drawings. To draw a line, click the
Line tool.

Alternatively, you can type LINE or just L in the Command window, and then press Enter or the
Spacebar.

Notice the prompt in the Command window for a point location.

To specify the starting point for this line, you would type in the coordinates 0,0. It is a good
idea to locate one corner of your model
 The Circles
The default option of the CIRCLE command requires you to specify a center point and a
radius.

Other circle options in down:

Alternatively, you can also enter CIRCLE or just C in the Command window and click to choose
an option. If you do, you can specify a center point, or you can click one of the highlighted
command options as shown below

Circles can be useful as reference geometry. For example, you can see that the two doors in
the illustration can interfere with each other.
Circles can be

Polylines and Rectangles

A polyline is a connected sequence of line or arc segments that is created as a single object.

Use the PLINE command to create open or closed polylines for:

• Geometry that requires fixed-width segments

• Continuous paths for which you need to know the total length

• Contour lines for topographic maps and isobaric data

• Wiring diagrams and traces on printed circuit boards

• Process and piping diagrams

Polylines can have a constant width or they can have different starting and ending widths. After
you specify the first point of the polyline, you can use the Width option to specify the width of
all subsequently created segments. You can change the width value at any time, even as you
create new segments.

Here is an example of a printed circuit board in which the traces were created with wide
polylines. The landing pads were created with the DONUT command.
Polylines and Rectangles (continued)
Polylines can have different starting and ending widths for each Simply click two diagonal
points for the rectangle as illustrated. segment as shown here: If you use this method, turn
on grid snap (F9) for precision.

A fast way to create closed rectangular polylines is to use the RECTANG

command (enter REC in the Command window).
AutoCAD 2D RELATIVE Polar Coordinate System

In the picture above you see what it looks like the drawing coordinate system with RELATIVE POLAR
COORDINATES.

Relative Polar Coordinates of the points that are located at some distance from the point where you
currently are at an angle and have a certain distance from the previous point.

When working with relative polar coordinates it is important to note that the same as when working with
rectangular coordinates relative. An additional difference is that in dealing with polar coordinates relative
order starting with

the @ sign and then entered the

distance from the point where we are
and the angle at which the new item
will be away.

IMPORTANT! Remember that in

working with Polar Relative
Coordinates always start from the
Origin point where you are
regardless of the UCS. Thoroughly
study the Coordinate System.

While entering the coordinates of the

first to show distance from the point
where you are and then the angle
that will be located that point away,
they are separated by less than sign
"<".

Before drawing you must run the command that we want to draw a Line or Polyline, etc. .. and then enter
the @ sign and then the distance from the point of departure and the angle at which it will reside. (@
distance < angle)

Command: LINE [command line]

Specify first point: 10,10 [set the starting point of art - the absolute coordinates, the distance X = 10 and Y
= 10]
Specify next point or [Undo]: @ 8 <45 [is at point 1 and write the distance to point 2 at an angle 45 °]
Specify next point or [Undo]: @ 10 <0 [is at point 2 and write the distance to point 3 at an angle 0 °]
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @ 5 <90 [is at point 3 and write the distance to point 4 at an angle 90
°]
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @ 15 <180 [is at point 4 and write the distance to point 5 at an angle
180 °]
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @ 8 <235 (or @ 8 <-125 °) [is at point 5 and write the distance to the
point 6 at an angle 235 °, but we will not go wrong if the corner entering the minus sign - 125, as 235 135
= 360 °]
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: ESCAPE
Hatches and Fills
In AutoCAD, a hatch is a single, compound object that covers a specified area wit a pattern of
lines, dots, shapes, a solid fill color, or a gradient fill.

When you start the HATCH command, the ribbon temporarily displays the Hatch Creation tab.
On this tab, you can choose from over 70 industry-standard imperial and ISO hatch patterns
along with many specialized options.

The simplest procedure is to choose a hatch pattern and scale

from the ribbon, and click within any area that is completely

enclosed by objects. You must specify the scale factor for the hatch in order to control its size
and spacing.

After you create a hatch, you can move the bounding objects to adjust the hatch
area, or you can delete one or more of the bounding
create partially bounded hatches:

How to fill in with a command HATCH (hatching part drawings)

Hatching parts art works using command Hatch (Fill). When we want to highlight some of the drawing will
then use this command. For Hatching a part of drawing lines "Must be a closed area", If this is not the
case, refer to the link How to Find Disconected Line and solve problem.

HATCH command to run the HATCH, click on the toolbar or Draw menu text = Draw> Hatch or the
Command Line prompt type "HATCH"

We opened up a dialogue window where we choose the form of lines of hatching.

Then click on the button "Add Pick Points" need to click in an area that we want to fill the hatching and
press the Enter key to make us re-appeared dialog box. (if we can choose the Gradient).
Click OK and we have a drawing with hatching. (If there are a number of separate closed areas that we
want to fill out then click on each of them during the election field
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