Autodesk 057A1-05A111-1001 Getting Started Guide - Page 87

Start a new drawing, MyDesign, Use Grid and Snap to create a drawing, Create a line using object

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Start a new drawing 1 Click Menu Browser ➤ File ➤ New. 2 Select the tutorial drawing template file that is closest to your intended application and units of measurement: ■ Tutorial-mArch.dwt. Sample architectural template (metric) ■ Tutorial-mMfg.dwt. Sample mechanical design template (metric) ■ Tutorial-iArch.dwt. Sample architectural template (imperial) ■ Tutorial-iMfg.dwt. Sample mechanical design template (imperial) 3 Click the Model tab. 4 Click File ➤ Save. Use MyDesign as the file name. Use Grid and Snap to create a drawing 1 On the status bar, turn on Grid and Snap. Dynamic Input should also be turned on. 2 Click Menu Browser ➤ Draw ➤ Line and click several locations to create a series of line segments to create the previously illustrated design. The exact dimensions don't matter, but use reasonable distances for the design. Press ENTER to end the command. 3 Click Menu Browser ➤ Draw ➤ Circle ➤ Center, Radius. 4 Click a point to locate the center of the circle, and then click another point to specify its radius. 5 Turn Grid and Snap off. Create a line using object snaps 1 Click Menu Browser ➤ Modify ➤ Erase. The crosshairs cursor changes into a square pickbox cursor. 2 Click directly on one of the lines that you created and then press ENTER. The line is erased, but how do you create another line to take its place with precision? 3 Click Menu Browser ➤ Draw ➤ Line. 4 Press SHIFT and right-click. From the object snap menu, click Endpoint. 5 Move the cursor over an endpoint of a line. When you see an AutoSnap marker, click. 6 Press SHIFT and right-click again. From the object snap menu, click Endpoint. 7 Move the cursor over the opposite endpoint and click. Press ENTER to end the command. The endpoints of the new line are located exactly at the endpoints of the adjacent lines. Specify Angles and Distances | 81

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Specify Angles and Distances
|
81
Start a new drawing
1
Click Menu Browser
➤
File
➤
New.
2
Select the tutorial drawing template file that is closest to your intended application and units of
measurement:
■
Tutorial-mArch.dwt
.
Sample architectural template (metric)
■
Tutorial-mMfg.dwt
.
Sample mechanical design template (metric)
■
Tutorial-iArch.dwt
.
Sample architectural template (imperial)
■
Tutorial-iMfg.dwt
.
Sample mechanical design template (imperial)
3
Click the Model tab.
4
Click File
➤
Save. Use
MyDesign
as the file name.
Use Grid and Snap to create a drawing
1
On the status bar, turn on Grid and Snap. Dynamic Input should also be turned on.
2
Click Menu Browser
➤
Draw
➤
Line and click several locations to create a series of line segments
to create the previously illustrated design. The exact dimensions don’t matter, but use reasonable
distances for the design. Press ENTER to end the command.
3
Click Menu Browser
➤
Draw
➤
Circle
➤
Center, Radius.
4
Click a point to locate the center of the circle, and then click another point to specify its radius.
5
Turn Grid and Snap off.
Create a line using object snaps
1
Click Menu Browser
➤
Modify
➤
Erase.
The crosshairs cursor changes into a square
pickbox
cursor.
2
Click directly on one of the lines that you created and then press ENTER.
The line is erased, but how do you create another line to take its place with precision?
3
Click Menu Browser
➤
Draw
➤
Line.
4
Press SHIFT and right-click. From the object snap menu, click Endpoint.
5
Move the cursor over an endpoint of a line. When you see an AutoSnap marker, click.
6
Press SHIFT and right-click again. From the object snap menu, click Endpoint.
7
Move the cursor over the opposite endpoint and click. Press ENTER to end the command.
The endpoints of the new line are located exactly at the endpoints of the adjacent lines.