AL FALAH UNIVERSITY

DHAUJ , FARIDABAD

AUTOCAD FILE

B.TECH 5TH SEMESTER ( CIVIL ENGINEERING)

SUBMITTED BY: SUBMITTED TO :

OBAIDULLAH KHAN H.O.D OF CIVIL DEPTT

ROLLNO: CV-17-419
 INTRODUCATION OF AUTOCAD

AUTOCAD is a commercial computer aided design ( CAD) AND drafting

software application . Developed and marketed by Autodesk. AutoCAD was
first released in December 1989 as a desktop app running on microcomputers
with internal graphics controllers. Before AutoCAD was introduced , most
commercial CAD operator ( user) working at a separate graphics terminal.
Since 2010, AutoCAD was released as a mobile and web app as well , marketed
as AutoCAD 360.
 Basic AutoCAD Commands

This is the list of some of the most basic AutoCAD commands which every AutoCAD
user should know. These are some of the Draw and Modify commands which make
the very basics of AutoCAD and if you are just starting to learn AutoCAD then you
should know all of these basic commands.

L
It can be used for making simple lines in the drawing.

C
It is the command used for making a circle in AutoCAD.

PL
This command can be used to make a Polyline in your drawing.

REC
This command will make a rectangle in AutoCAD.

POL
This command can be used to make a polygon with minimum of 3 sides and a
maximum of 1024 sides.

ARC
As the name suggests, this command can be used to make an arc in AutoCAD.

ELLIPSE
As the name suggests, this command can be used to make an ellipse with the major
and minor axis.
REG
This command can be used to make a region geometry in AutoCAD.

CO
This command is used to copy object(s) in AutoCAD.

ARRAY
Using this command you can make Rectangular, polar or Path array.

TR
This command is used for trimming a geometry.

OP
Using this command you can open options window which contains most of the
settings of AutoCAD.

SC
This command is used to change the scale of an object.
B
This command is used for creating a block, the properties of the block can be defined
using the block definition window.

I
This command can be used to insert an existing block or a drawing as a block in
AutoCAD.

ST
Using this command you can open text style window which controls properties of the
default AutoCAD text style.

X
This command can be used to explode objects like Polyline to simple lines, an array or
a block to a simple geometry etc.

F
This command can be used to add rounded corners to the sharp edges of the geometry,
these round corners are also called fillets.

CHA
This command can be used to add slant edges to the sharp corners, these slant edges
are also called chamfers.

LA
This command can be used to open layer properties manage palette which is a tool for
creating and managing layers in a drawing.
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 ADVANTAGES OF AUTOCAD

Following are the top 12 advantages of AutoCAD.

1. Accurate and Reduces Errors – The principle on which AutoCAD works

is a dynamic Engineering model. This model blends design and production

drafting together which allows the changes to be made to any part of the

design at any point of time in the entire project. This results in error

reduction and fewer chances of mistakes. Furthermore, the designs which

are made digitally always have room for enhancements and improvement.

2. Save Time & Money – With a specific and user-friendly interface and

workflow, AutoCAD works speedily which saves the time of the

designer. AutoCAD support documentation tools that not only increase

productivity but also help the designers and architects to streamline the

designs and documentation workflows. It also provides solutions to

implement modifications in the projects, thus reducing the time taken. It is

an efficient program that undertakes the work process of the designer and

helps in saving time and money and reducing errors.

3. Easier Data Transfer – Using AutoCAD in Architect Designing has made

it easier to share files with multiple people simultaneously. It is not easy to

work on heavy files and then share them without any data loss. But, this
 software has made it easy to upload the designed data on the internet and

sharing it with numerous other designers.

4. Controllable in nature – This advantage of AutoCAD supports the

scanning feature for the data. This technique helps in measuring the quantity

of the materials used. It also helps in calculating the exact cost of the

products. Eventually, it helps in managing production and post-production

processes.

5. Database for manufacturing – AutoCAD allows in creating manufacturing

data such as materials required for components, dimensions, and shape of

the models, product and component drawings. This helps in creating and

managing a wide database which is an important part of the production

process.

6. Easier Import/ Export of files – AutoCAD Inventor supports file import

and export feature. AutoCAD allows the users to import models from

Inventor and it also manages to do it quite easily and speedily. AutoCAD

also supports various other tools and features that boost the productivity of

the program. Some of them being; PDF support, compatible with Autodesk

360, social media sharing, AutoCAD WS, DWG Convert and many

more. AutoCAD also supports PRESSPULL operations which allows the

users to create surfaces, solids and offset curves with much ease. These

meshes are dynamic in nature and can easily be manipulated. The designers
 can easily develop physical 3D Frameworks of their designs with the 3D

printing capabilities of AutoCAD.

7. Apply Point Clouds – Point Cloud is a large collection of points resulted by

3D laser scanners to create a 3D presentation of default structures. The users

can join these point clouds to use as a starting point for their designs.

8. AutoCAD inhibits the Layering feature. This feature allows the user to hide

or show specific details of a complicated complex group of drawings for

clear understanding.

9. Another advantage of using AutoCAD is user can calculate Mass, Area,

volume, Center of Gravity in no time. This program has an Auto-

Dimensioning feature that helps in designing easy and accurate sketches.

The users can also generate 2D drawings from 3D models.

10. Commands like Fill, Hatch, Section lines, chamfer, and fillet makes

AutoCAD one-stop solutions to many designers as these operations are

impossible in manual drafting.

11. It also supports Image tracing feature. This helps in a digital tracing of

conventional diagrams and drawing.

12. AutoCAD supports PDF import enhancements. It also has an SHF text

recognition tool which converts the geometries imported from PDF text to

Text objects which can be edited more conveniently