2 - Basic Command, OSNAP, OFFSET

Line (L)

Creates straight, horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines

PEDIT

convert into line to PLINE

Polyline (PLINE)

Set of connected segments, becomes one entity

EXPLODE, X

_______ to convert polyline to lines

Circle (C)

Four drawing methods:

• Center + Radius / Diameter

• 2 Points (2P)

• 3 Points (3P)

• Tangent, Tangent + Radius (TTR)

Arc (A)

Creates an arc with a default direction of counter - clockwise

Arc (A)

Common methods:

• 3-points (default)

• Start, Center, Endpoint (SCE)

• Start, Center, Angle (SCA)

• Start, Center Length of Chord (SCL)

• Start, Endpoint, Angle (SEA)

Rectangle (REC)

A pline entity Two specified points determine the diagonal corners of a rectangle with sides parallel to the X and Y axis

Trace (TRACE)

• Creates solid lines

• No undo & close features

Sketch (SKETCH)

For freehand drawing

Sketch (SKETCH)

Compromises of small line segments

Ray (RAY)

Creates semi-infinite lines commonly used as construction line

Ray (RAY)

Finite point then extends to infinity

Construction Line (XLINE / XL)

Creates infinite lines, which are commonly used as construction lines

Construction Line (XLINE / XL)

Extends infinitely in both directions through two points

Donut (DO)

A Pline object creates filled circles or rings

EXPLODE, X

________ to turn Donut into arcs

> 0

DONUT

Has a whole if inside diameter value ———

< 0

DONUT

No whole if inside diameter value ———

Ellipse (EL)

Creates an ellipse or elliptical arc

PELLIPSE = 1

Ellipse is a pline

PELLIPSE = 0

Ellipse is a true ellipse object

Isocircle

Creates isometric circles for isometric dwgs

Spline (SPL)

Create a quadratic or cubic spline curve

Spline (SPL)

Fits a smooth curve to a sequence of points

Polygon (POL)

• Polyline entity Draws 2D polygons with 3-1024 sides

• All sides are equal and equidistance from the center

Circumscribed

polygon outside the circle

Inscribed

polygon inside the circle

Hatch / Bhatch (H)

Line patterns use to fill close area

exploded

Hatch pattern acts as one unit unless _____

Solid (SO)

To create a 2D solid-filled region

Solid (SO)

Specify area to solid by specifying boundary points

Point (PO)

Creates a point object

Point (PO)

Can act as nodes to where you can snap objects

PTYPE

Point (PO)

PDMODE

edits the point style that can be used

PDSIZE

refers to editing the point size

Divide

• Marks off a specified number of equal lengths on selected objects

• Can include arcs, circles, ellipses, and elliptical arcs, polylines, splines

Status Bar

OSNAP (OS) Command can be found at?

OS, F3

Type ___ to open OSNAP Settings. Enter __ to turn on/off.

Endpoint (END)

Snaps to the closest endpoint of object

Endpoint (END)

Can also snap to edges of 3D solids, bodies, regions

Midpoint

Snaps to the midpoint of objects (line or arc)

Center

Snaps to center of arc, circle, ellipse

Center

When snapping to _____, select visible part of the arc, center, ellipse so that center point will appear

Quadrant

Snaps to the closest quadrant of an arc, circle, or ellipse (0, 90, 180, 270 degrees)

rotate

If the object is roasted, quadrant point also ____

Intersection

Snaps to the intersection of two objects (lines, circles, arcs and splines)

Perpendicular

Snaps to the point of an object that forms a normal, perpendicular, alignment with another object or imaginary extension

Tangent

Snaps to the point on a circle or arc that has a tangent line formed when connected to the last point

Nearest

Snaps to the nearest point on an object or another type of object that is close

Node

Snaps to a point object drawing with the point command

Apparent Intersection

Snaps where two objects seem to intersect in 3D view (but they don’t intersect)

Insertion

Snaps to the insertion point of a block, shape, text, attribute, or other definition

OFFSET (O)

Copy objects that are similar and parallel to existing entities at a specified distance or through