AutoCAD final review

Graphics Area

Large central area of the screen

Coordinate Display

Shows the current location of drawing activities

.dwg

Extension of a drawing file

Command line

Displays the current state of drawing activities

SNAP

Moves the cursor to regular intervals of the grid

Architectural inches

Uses feet and inches (Ex. 4’6”)

Running Osnap

Allows you to snap to object points continually without returning to the tool bar

Relative rectangular method of coordinate entry

@ x,y

Relative polar method of coordinate entry

@ distance < angle

Interactive method of coordinate entry

Pick a point on the screen

Absolute method of coordinate entry

Enter the cartesian coordinates (x,y)

Offset

Creates a parallel copy of selected objects

ORTHO

Forces lines to be horizontal or vertical

Cartesian coordinates

Describes any location in a drawing

Options

A dialog box used to turn off the shortcut menus in the drawing area

Draw items in full size

When drawing…

Pick or select

Using the left mouse button

Enter or right mouse button

Repeat the previous command

When will grips appear on objects

If they are selected without a command in the command line

Crossing window

From right to left, selects all objects that it crosses

Selection window

From left to right, only selects objects in the window

Layer property manager

Assign an objects color and linetype here first, also where you create new layers

LTSCALE

Changes the scale of linetypes, controls the length and spacing of non-continuous lines

Negative angles

Measured in a clockwise direction

Positive angles

Measured in a counterclockwise direction

Fillet

Creates a rounded or sharp corner at a specified radius

TTR (tangent, tangent, radius)

Use when drawing a circle tangent to two lines

Layers

AutoCADs manager for drawing organization

Polar array

Rotates and copies objects at the same time

.bak

Extension of a backup file

Draw

This tool palette contains commands that create obects

Properties

The palette where all characteristics of an object can be modified

Default

The value maintained by the computer until you change it

Explode

Breaks down complex shapes from one object to its many component segments

Lock

Makes objects visible but not accessible

Off

Makes objects invisible but accessible

Current layer

Where all objects made with draw commands are created, always the active drawing layer

Freeze

Makes objects invisible and inaccessible, a more protected state than off

PEDIT

Gives options for editing polylines

Rectangular array

The most efficient way to draw rows and columns

R

Type this letter in the command line to make a sharp corner using fillet (radius of zero)

Load

What to select to find a desired linetype

Use erase and a crossing window

How to find a total number of objects

Center and radius

Default method of creating a circle

Move, copy, rotate, mirror, and array

2-part commands (select object then press enter)

Chamfer

Used to make a beveled edge

Break

Command that creates a space between points that you specify

Template

An AutoCAD drawing file that has drawing settings and parameters

Alternate units

The dimension tab that is used to create metric units

Oblique angle

The text feature that slants the text forward or backward

A block

What AutoCAD calls a group of objects treated as a single object

%%d

The text code that represents the degrees symbol

Page setup

Where you can set the paper size of the layout

WBLOCK

Can be used to transform objects in the current drawing into a separate .dwg file

BHATCH

Used to place section lines or patterns in a drawing (B=boundary)

BLOCK

Transforms a set of objects into one object

F1

Help

F2

Text screen with previous commands

F3

Osnap (running)

F7

Grid

F8

Ortho

F9

Snap

F10

Polar tracking

F11

Osnap tracking

F12

Dynamic input