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Robert Tin Aye

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QUICKCAD (2009)

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Robert Tin Aye

29th March ,2009

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Specifying Coordinates in AutoCAD

>> Cartesian Coordinate System

UCS ( User Coordinate System ) Origin Point 0,0,0

Point UCS Origin
Coordinates Absoulute Coordinates
Cartesian Cordinate System Point
x,y,z
2D Drawing 3D Space ( z )
x,y UCS Origin
x 4 Units y
3 Units
4,3

UCS Origin

@
x,y Relative Coordinates

4 Units 3 Units U
Command: L Enter
Specify First Point : ( Screen
Pick
Specify next point or [ Undo ] :@0,-3
Y 3, X

Specify next point or [ Undo ] :@4,0

X 4, Y
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Specify next point or [ Close / Undo ] :@0,3

Y 3, X
Enter

>> Polar Coordinate System

System Polar Coordinate System

UCS Origin Point
Direction Angle

Distance<Angle Angle <

X
Counterclock-wise Angle
Clockwise Angle

Cartesian Relative Coordinates

Command : L
Specify First Point : (Screen Pick )
Specify next point or [ Undo ] :@3<270
3 270
Specify next point or [ Undo ] :@4<0
4 0
Specify next point or [ Close / Undo ] :@3<90
3 90
Enter

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Angbase Angdir System Variable

Angbase Angdir Initial value 0

>> Direct Distance Entry

Direct Distance Entry mouse

x y x
y Object
Status Bar Ortho Button ON Direction mouse

Coordinate System x - y axis

Direct Distance Entry

Ortho on
Command : L
Specify first point : (Screen Pick
Specify next point or [Undo] :3
mouse 3
Specify next point or [Undo] :4
mouse 4
Specify next point or [Close/Undo] :3
mouse 3
Enter

Direct Distance Entry x y Axis

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Polar Tracking Polar Angle Setting Direct Dis-

tance Entry

Status Bar Coordinates Display Relative Polar System

Absolute Cartesian System
Mouse Status Bar Coordinates Display Click

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Zooming and Panning the Drawing

Zoom

Drawing Area Object Zoom Com-

mand

>> Zoom

AutoCAD Mouse Scroll Button Zoom

Zoom In Zoom Out
Command
Zoom Scroll
System Variable ZOOMWHEEL Zoom Zoom In
Zoom Out Scroll
0 1 0
Scroll Zoom Zoom Command
Zoom

Command Line Zoom (or) Z

Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP), or
[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window/Object] <real time>:

real time - Active Option Enter

Mouse Pointer Left Click Mouse
(Zoom in) (Zoom out)
Zoom Real time Mouse Right Click Shortcut Menu Pan,
Zoom Window, Zoom Original (Zoom ), Zoom Extents

Real Time Standard Toolbar

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All -A Zoom All Limits Area Drawing Area

Extents -E Zoom Extents Drawing Area Object

Window -
Object Window Selection

Scale - Scale X XP
X
2X
.5X
XP Paper Space Model Space Paper Space
Preparing for Plotting

Previous -P
Standard Toolbar

Center -C Specify Center Point: Drawing Area Viewport

Enter magnification or height :
Scale factor 2x, 1/8 xp

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Enter Zoom Center Pan Zoom Scale

Dynamic -D View Box

Panning View Box
Click Zoom View Box Enter

Dynamic Zoom All Zoom

Dynamic Zoom All, Pan Zoom Window (3)

Object - Zoom Object Select

>> Pan

AutoCAD Pan Mouse Scroll Button

Pan Command
Pan Command Pan
Command Line Pan (or) P Standard Toolbar
Mouse Pointer Left Click

Right Click Shortcut Menu Zoom Command

Pan Transparent Command Standard

Toolbar
Object
Aerial View

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AutoCAD Object Snaps

Object

Object Snaps
Object Object Snaps
Snaps
Object snap marker Object snap
Object snap marker

Command Object snaps

Object snaps
Line
Command Object snaps "Midpoint"

Object Object snaps (Osnaps)

OSNAP MARKER
ENDpoint

INTersection

MIDpoint

PERpendicular

NEArest Object

APParent intersection

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OSNAP MARKER
EXTension +-----
PARallel

CENter Circle, Arc, Ellipse

QUAdrant Circle, Arc, Ellipse

Quadrant

TANgent Circle, Arc, Ellipse

Tangent
NODe Point Object

INSertion Text, Mtext, Attdef, Shape,

Insert Insertion Point

NONe Current Osnap

>> Using Object Snaps

Osnap
- Standard Toolbar, Osnap Toolbar
- Ctrl Shift Key + Mouse Right Click Osnap Pop-up Menu
- Command Line Midpoint Mid

Osnap Command
Osnap Osnap "none"
Osnap
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Running Object Snaps

Osnap Running Object Snap
Osnap Osnap
Running object snaps Status Bar Osnap Button Right Click
Setting... Click
Drafting Setting Dialog Box Command Line Osnap
Object Snap OK
Setting... command Transparently Osnap Button
on / off on Button
Osnap Button Keyboard F3 on / off
on off F3

Running object snaps Osnap Set

Object Osnap Keyboard Tab Key
Osnap

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Learnning Commands VII

( General Commands )

UCS

Tools Menu > New Ucs

UCS Toolbar > UCS
Command : UCS
Enter an option [New/Move/orthoGraphic/Prev/Restore/Save/Del/Apply/?/World] <World>:

UCS Command UCS

3D Drawing UCS 2D Drawing
UCS Command
3D Drawing UCS UCS Toolbar
2D Drawing
Toolbar Command UCS Command Option
2D Options

New : Specify origin of new UCS or [ZAxis/3point/OBject/Face/View/X/Y/Z] <0,0,0>:

UCS
Osnap Endpoint View Menu>Display>UCS icon>
Orgin UCS icon UCS World Coor-
dinate System Icon W

World : UCS UCS Command

Enter
E: Select Object to align UCS :
E Option UCS Command Option New Option Sub-
Option OBject E Option

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E (Entity) Option UCS ( Align )

3: Option New Option Sub-Option 3point
UCS Object
Align
Specify new origin point <0,0,0>: UCS
Specify point on positive portion of X-axis <3.9531,4.0449,0.0000>: X Align
direction
Specify point on positive-Y portion of the UCS XY plane<2.6128,4.9852,0.0000>:
2D Drawing Enter

New Drawing English default setting

XY
UCS Align
Command : UCS
Enter an option [New/Move/orthoGraphic/Prev/Restore/Save/Del/Apply/?/World]
<World>: e
Select Object to align UCS : P1 Pick UCS P1

UCS Insert

UCS
Pick P2 Pick
UCS UCS Command Enter
World
UCS E Option align Object Type Line, Polyline, Hatch, Trace, Text,
Viewport Object Type align UCS 3 Option
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3 Option align
Command : UCS
Enter an option [New/Move/orthoGraphic/Prev/Restore/Save/Del/Apply/?/World]
<World>: 3
Specify new origin point <0,0,0>: Osnap Endpoint P1
Specify point on positive portion of X-axis <7.5165,3.2855,0.0000>: Osnap Endpoint
P2
Specify point on positive-Y portion of the UCS XY plane <5.9142,4.0838,0.0000>:

PLAN

View Menu > 3D View > Plan View

Command : Plan
Enter an option [Current ucs/Ucs/World] <Current>:

UCS Command UCS Line Object Align

UCS Align

Plan Command

UCS Align

Command: Plan
Enter an option [Current ucs/Ucs/World] <Current>:
Enter

Command : Plan
Enter an option [Current ucs/Ucs/World] <Current>: W
World Option -

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UCSFOLLOW ( System Variable )

Command: Ucsfollow
Enter new value for UCSFOLLOW <0>:

UCS Plan
Ucsfollow

Command: Ucsfollow
Enter new value for UCSFOLLOW <0>:1
UCS Command Align
Plan Command
Ucsfollow 0 Set

AUDIT

File Menu > Drawing Utilities > Audit

Command : Audit
Fix any errors detected? [Yes/No] <N>: y

Drawing Database Record Graphical (or) Nongraphical Objects

Hardware, Power supply, Software Error Data
Audit Command AutoCAD New Release
Software Error Drawing Audit

RECOVER
File Menu > Drawing Utilities > Recover
Command : Recover
Select File Dialog Box Recover File
Drawing Fatal Error Drawing
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AutoCAD Fatal Error Message

Yes Drawing unnamed.dwg
Drawing
AutoCAD Drawing Open Recover
AutoCAD Message Yes Corrupted Data Audit
Drawing File Recover
Command Recover Select File Dialog Box Damage File
Recover Recover Inter-
nal Error: New Drawing Drawing Insert Command
Insert

SAVETIME ( System Variable )

Command : Savetime
Enter New value for SAVETIME < 120 >:
Drawing Drawing Save
Savetime

Savetime <120>: Autosave

Savetime 5 10
Save Save Autosave File C:\Windows\Temp
Directory .sv$ Extension File Drawing
1-1-1- 6877.sv$ Drawing
.sv$ Extension .dwg

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BMPOUT

Command: Bmpout
Create BMP File Dialog Box
Drawing Image File ( .bmp ) Bmpout Command

File name
Select Objects Image File Object Select Back-
ground Color Background

NOTEPAD, PBRUSH, EXPLORER

Command: Notepad , Pbrush , Expolorer

Notepad, Explorer, Pbrush, AutoCAD Command Prompt
Acad.pgp ( Program Parameters File )
External Commands MS DOS Notepad File
Edit
Paint Brush, Windows Explorer Command line

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