Monday, February 10, 2014

AUTOCAD 2012 TUTORIAL 103 (Move, Rotate, Trim, Extend)


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AUTOCAD 2012 TUTORIAL 103 – MOVE, ROTATE, TRIM, EXTEND
Contents

STEPS

1) Run AutoCAD 2012.
2) Set the Drawing Units.
2.1) Go to AutoCAD Start Button/Drawing Utilities/Units.
2.2) Set Drawing Units properties as follows:
Length
  • Type=Decimal
  • Precision = 0.00
Angle
  • Type= Decimal Degrees
  • Precision=0
Insertion Scale
  • Units to scale inserted content=Millimeters
Lighting
  • Units for specifying the intensity of lighting=International
Click OK.
3) Turn On Snap Mode and Show Grid.
3.1) Snap Mode
3.2) Show Grid
3) Create two rectangles.
3.1) Click Rectangle Button.
3.2) Click on any point on Drawing Space.
3.3) Type 10,10, press ENTER.
3.4) Outcome:
3.5) Click on the Rectangle Button once again.
3.6) Click on the Bottom Left Corner of the first rectangle.
3.7) Type 5,5, and press ENTER.
3.8) Outcome:
4) Draw a line.
4.1) Click on the Line Button.
4.2) Draw a line as shown below:
1) Click first point.
2) Click second point.
3) Press ENTER.

MOVE

5) Move the second rectangle.
5.1) Click on the Move Button.
5.2) Click on the Second Rectangle.
Press ENTER.
5.3) Click on the Bottom Left Corner of the rectangle.
5.4) Type -5,0, press ENTER.
5.5) Outcome:

ROTATE

6) Rotate the Line.
6.1) Click on the Rotate Button.
6.2) Click on the Line and press ENTER.
6.3) Click on the lower end point of the Line…
6.4) Type -45, press ENTER.
6.5) Outcome:

TRIM

7) Trim the part of the line that is outside of the First Rectangle.
7.1) Click on the Trim Button.
7.2) Select the line and the First Rectangle, press ENTER.
7.3) Click on the part of the line that is outside of the rectangle, press ENTER.
7.4) Outcome:

EXTEND

8) Extend the line so that it cuts across the rectangle.
8.1) Click on the Extend Button.
8.2) Click the line and the rectangle, press ENTER.
8.3) Click on the line, press ENTER.
8.4) Outcome:

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