AutoCAD Tutorial 2D & 3D
AutoCAD Tutorial 2D & 3D
AutoCAD Tutorial 2D & 3D
To change the view of the Ribbon, click on the small arrow located in the upper-right
arrow of the Ribbon.
To turn on additional panels or tabs, right-click on a blank area > show tabs or
panels and select the tab or panel you want to add or remove
To customize the position of the panels. Hold with the left mouse button the blank
area of the panel and drag it to the desired location.
To return the panel to its original position, click on the Return Panel to Ribbon button.
To show the menu bar. Click on the arrow on the top, then select Show Menu
Bar. Same process to hide the menu bar.
To look for online help, you can use the search bar next to drawing name located
on the upper part of the screen. Here, you can look for help with commands and other
AutoCAD related questions. You can also download the offline help.
In this window, you can select the type of drawing units of length, precision, units
of angle, and precision of angle
You can select the unit you want to use in the drop-down menu. Below it, you
can see the sample output of your selected unit, type, and precision.
In rendered view of your drawing, you can select the appropriate lighting units in
the lighting unit panel. This will help in creating rendered view of your drawing.
DWG
DWT
DWF
DXF
CTRL + S
SHIFT + S
ALT + S
CTRL + ALT + S
DWG
DWT
DWF
DXF
U
UN
UNI
UNIT
5. Whenever you save a drawing a new backup file is created which contains file
without changes, what is the extension of that backup file?
DWG
SVG
BAK
BCK
6. To fit all drawing objects in the visible drawing area you need to select __________.
Zoom Window
Zoom Dynamic
Zoom Extents
Zoom Object
Z Command
Rotate mouse wheel
ZOOM Command
All of the above
[0.0]
[0.00]
[0.000]
Display of length has nothing to do with precision
AutoCAD Classic
Drafting & Annotation
3D Basics
3D Modeling
You can also access the line by typing “L” or “LI” in the command line and press
Enter to initiate line command. You can click anywhere on the screen to start the line
and click at the next point. You can keep on clicking to make more lines. To exit the line
command, press Enter.
Length entry
You can also make lines using direct length entry. Select line, click on the
screen, specify the direction, and enter the length and press Enter. It will create a line
with the length you enter.
Specific coordinate values
To create lines with specific coordinate values, select line and enter the
coordinate (e.g. -5,2) of your starting point and press Enter. You can then type the
coordinate value of the next point and press Enter
Length and angle entry
You can specify the angle of your line by creating a line and typing the angle
symbol “<” along with the angle value (“<30”) and press Enter. Then, you can enter the
length of the line and press Enter.
Video 2: Circle Command
There are six different types of circle in AutoCAD indicated in the dropdown
menu of the circle icon on the draw panel. You can also make circles by typing “C” or
“CIRCLE”.
Center, Radius
You can create a circle by clicking on the screen and dragging the mouse or by
specifying coordinates. This will create the circle’s center point. Now, you can specify
the radius of the circle by typing the desired radius.
Center, Diameter
Like Center, Radius, you can specify the diameter of the circle by typing the
desired radius. You can also access it by typing “D” from Center, Radius.
2 – Point
In making a 2 – Point circle, you need to specify two points where you want the
circle to pass through.
3 – Point
Similar to 2 -Point circle, a three points circle needs three points where the circle
will pass through
Tan, Tan, Radius
This creates a circle with a specified radius tangent to two objects or points
Tan, Tan, Tan
This create a circle tangent to three objects.
<
>
@
#
2. AutoCAD circle flyout on draw panel offers how many ways to make a circle?
4
5
6
8
3. Which option will you use to make a circle which is tangent to a line and circle and
has certain radius value
2 Point circle
3 Point circle
Tangent, tangent, radius circle
Tangent, tangent, tangent circle
R
RE
REC
RET
P
PL
PLE
PO
6. What is the maximum number of sides with which a polygon can be made in
AutoCAD
12
512
1024
There is no limitation on number of sides
7. In the image shown here, the polygon is inscribed or circumscribed about the green
circle?
Inscribed
Circumscribed
Yes
No
9. Can you use Polygon tool to make a polygon with a known edge length without using
inscribed or circumscribed circle as a reference?
Yes
No
10. To make the arc as shown in the image here which Arc command can be most
effectively used?
True
False
2. State true or false: An object is selected only if the crossing window or polygon
completely encloses it.
True
False
3. What should be the angle of horizontal line so as to rotate it to the position of green
line?
30 Degrees
-30 Degrees
4. In the image shown here, what is the offset distance between both the closed
geometries?
1
2
0.5
4
5. To reduce the size of an object to half of its initial value using SCALE command the
scale factor would be?
2
0.25
0.5
4
7. As per the array command of AutoCAD, what is the row gap between rectangles in
this array?
1
1.5
3
4.5
8. To break a Polyline into lines and arcs, which command can be used?
BREAK
TRIM
EXPLODE
OVERKILL
9. The command for trim tool is?
T
TR
TI
X
10. As per the array command of AutoCAD, what is the column gap between rectangles
in this array?
1
1.5
3
4.5
Part 4: Drawing Tools
Polar Tracking
This will create a green tracking vector in every angle interval based on the
particular angle. Beside the polar tracking, you can select different angle intervals in
which you want the tracking vector to appear.
Ortho Mode
Using ortho mode, this will only allow you to create horizontal and vertical lines.
You can only make diagonal lines by snapping the line to another object.
Video 3: Dynamic Input
Dynamic input allows you to type in specific values such as coordinates, distance
and angle. You can change the values of coordinates and angle by clicking TAB. You
can access it by clicking the dynamic input toggle in the status toggle under the screen.
In the case of a circle, you can select the arrow beside the coordinate. This will
show the subcommands in the circle tool.
You can customize the snapping points by clicking the dropdown arrow beside the object
snap toggle.
Video 5: Object Snap Tracking
Object snap tracking tracks the cursor along vertical and horizontal alignment
paths from object snap points. Right-click the button to specify the object snap points
from which to track. Object Snap Tracking is turned on by default. You can enable it by
clicking the object snap tracking toggle in the status toggle under the screen.
Ortho mode
Polar tracking
Dynamic input
Object snap tracking
3. Which option of the status bar will activate the Tooltip as shown on the cursor?
Ortho mode
Polar tracking
Object snap
Dynamic input
4. State True or False: You can change polar tracking angle to any angle of your choice.
TRUE
FALSE
5. What will you enter on the command line to make a rectangle using RECTANGLE
tool with length 6 units (along X axis) and width 4 units (along Y axis), the rectangle is
not starting at origin point.
6,4
4,6
@6,4
@4,6
6. To fill closed area with a single color which hatch pattern will you use?
ANSI31
ANGLE
SOLID
Filled area can't be made with hatch command
7. Which function key enables object snap in AutoCAD?
F2
F3
F5
F8
8. Which factor of hatch command you will change to correct the spacing between hatch
lines or pattern?
Pattern
Angle
Scale
layer
9. Which object snap tool was added in AutoCAD 2016 version?
Geometric center
Apparent intersection
Insertion
Node
10. To toggle between different fields of dynamic input which key can be used?
SHIFT
ALT
CTRL
TAB
Part 5: Dimensioning and Text
In the Text Style dialog box, click New and enter the style name. You can also
modify an existing style, select the style name from the list of styles. Under Font Name,
select the font you want to use. In the Height box, enter the text height in drawing units.
Under Effects, enter an angle between -85 and 85 in the Oblique Angle box. A positive
value slants text to the right. A negative value slants text to the left. Under Effects, enter
a value in the Width Factor box. Annotative. Check this option so that any text using this
style displays uniformly at the same size or scale regardless of the scale of the view.
Specify other settings as needed. To update text of the current style in the drawing, click
Apply. Click the Close button once you are done creating your text styles.
After selecting, specify the insertion point. If you press ENTER, the program
inserts the new text immediately below the last text object you created, if any. Enter a
height or you can click to specify the height of the text. Then, enter an angle value or
click to specify the rotation angle, enter the text. Press ENTER on a blank line to end
the command.
Video 6: Creating Multiline Text
You can use multiline text for longer notes and labels with internal formatting.
To create multiline text, click on the home tab then the annotation panel and
select Multiline Text. You can use the shortcut “MTEXT” to access the command. First,
specify opposite corners of a bounding box to define the width of the multiline text
object. Specify the initial formatting. Enter the text. To change individual characters,
words, or paragraphs, highlight the text and specify the formatting changes.
To save the changes, on the Text Editor ribbon contextual tab, in the Close
panel, click close Text Editor or you can click OK on the Text Formatting toolbar.
Quiz: Dimensioning and text Quiz
Your score along with correct answers will be visible after answering all of these
questions.
1. What is the command for starting text style dialogue box?
T
TXT
ST
S
2. What is the type of dimensioning used in the drawing shown in the image?
Linear
Aligned
Jogged
Ordinate
3. In the image shown here, extension line of linear dimension is indicated by which
color?
Red
Green
4. Which one is not a command for single line text?
TEXT
DTEXT
STEXT
5. In order to align Multileader of drawing A to the configuration of drawing B which
command can be used?
Override
Align
Mleader
Collect
6. What is the name of dimension type shown in this image?
Continue
Baseline
7. Which command among the following cannot be used for editing MTEXT
MTEDIT
TEXTEDIT
TEDIT
EDITEXT
8. What is the command for starting table in AutoCAD?
T
TA
TBL
TABLE
9. What is the command for starting multileader tool?
ML
MLN
MLEADER
MULT
10. Symbol tool can be found on which panel of MLINE text editor?
Tools
Insert
Options
Formatting
3D Tutorials
Part 1: Introduction to 3D solid modeling
A new navigation bar will appear. This will contain all tools useful in creating 3D
models.
3D Orbit
Moves around a target. The target of the view stays stationary while the camera
location, or point of view, moves.
Constrained Orbit
Constrains 3D Orbit along the XY plane or the Z axis.
Free Orbit
Orbits in any direction without reference to the planes. The point of view is not
constrained along the XY plane of the Z axis.
Continuous Orbit
Orbits continuously. Click and drag in the direction you want the continuous orbit
to move, and then release the mouse button. The orbit continues to move in that
direction.
Zoom
Simulates moving the camera closer to an object or farther away. Zooming in
magnifies the image.
You can also select views in the view cube located at the right side of the screen
by clicking the side you want to view.
Press and hold ctrl key then orbit using scroll key of mouse
Press and hold Alt key then orbit using scroll key of mouse
Press and hold Shift key then orbit using scroll key of mouse
Press and hold tab key then orbit using scroll key of mouse
2. What will happen if you use solid extrude command on an open 2D geometry
3. To create a shape as shown here, which command can be used most efficiently?
Extrude
Sweep
Revolve
Extrude and Presspull
4. State true or false: Presspull command can be used to create a groove in an existing
geometry.
True
False
5. Which command can be most efficiently used to make this geometry?
Extrude
Presspull
Revolve
Sweep
Orbit
Free Orbit
Continuous Orbit
Zoom
1
2
3
4
8. Which zoom command will you use to bring a selected area of drawing in view?
Zoom Extents
Zoom All
Zoom Dynamic
Zoom Window
9. Which of the following 2D geometry is used to make this 3D shape using Revolve
command?
A
B
C
D
Yes
No
Part 2: Editing and visualizing solids
The Array Creation tab will appear, you can the select the desired number of
columns, rows and levels you want to use in creating your array.
Direction
Path
Mode
Taper angle
9. Which coordinate option can be used to reset the orientation of UCS to its default?
UCS, Named ucs
UCS, World
UCS, Previous
UCS Icon, Properties
10. Which of the following tool cannot be used to make 2D views from 3D drawing
Flatten
Flatshot
Layout Views
Section Plane
Part 3: Surface Modeling
Select the sweep command and select the object you want to sweep and press
Enter. Then select the sweep path and press Enter.
Loft
Select the loft command and select the object you want to use the loft on and
press Enter. Then select the first geometry, then the second one and the end geometry
then press Enter.
Select the position of the camera. Then, select the camera’s target location and
press Enter. By selecting the camera, you can see the view of that camera. You can
also use the gizmos of the camera to adjust its position and view.
You can change the view of your drawing to the camera’s view by right-clicking
the camera and selecting Set Camera View. You can navigate from here using the
navigation tool.
Then, type in the name of the rendered image, select the image format and
select the appropriate settings and select Save.
Change the view from top to right and then change the UCS to view. Now create
an arc that passes through the end of the profile and offset it to apply a thickness. Make
sure to close the gaps and join then into a single object.
Now, return the view to the default UCS world view. Then, extrude the fan blade
to a random height as well as the arc geometry. Make sure they intersect each other.
Now use the Boolean tool using the intersect option and then select the first and
second object then press Enter.
Extrude the circle and use polar array to create the fan blade and use the
Presspull tool to add more detail to the drawing.
12. Using the sweep tool. Select the circle and press Enter. Select the arc circle as
the path of the sweep
13. Revolve the polyline and press Enter. Select the 188 units vertical line as the axis
of revolution and press Enter.
14. To add thickness, use the Thicken tool in the Solid Editing panel. Select the
sweep surface and enter a thickness of 18 and press Enter.
15. Change the view from 2D wireframe to Shaded. Adjust the View Cube to see the
3D output.
7. Use the chamfer and fillet tool to apply a chamfer and fillet with a distance of 1
unit to the edges
8. Revolve the object to create the head of the bolt.
9. Create another helix for the head with a Turns of 0.125 units
10. Create another rectangle and sweep it to the helix.
11. Make an array of 38 objects using the swept object.
12. Mirror the array to make a cross stitched pattern.
13. Move the head to the body of the bolt and join then using the union tool.
For the complete tutorial, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AEluXfJ48I&t=5s
4. Go to the 3D View using the View Cube. Select the UCS Z-Axis Vector. Select
the bottom endpoint of the vertical line and the top endpoint of the line. The z-
axis will be aligned according to the line.
5. At the top endpoint, create a circle with a radius of 25 units.
6. Using the UCS Z-Axis Vector, align it to the line at step 3.
7. Create a circle at the endpoint with a radius of 18 units.
8. Extrude the circle with 25 units using the two endpoints of the 150-unit line.
9. Extrude the circle with 18 units using the two endpoints of the 120-unit line.
10. Change the view from 2D wireframe to Shaded. Apply a thickness of 10 units to
the longer pipe and 18 units to the shorter pipe.
11. Use the slice command the remove the excess object.
For the complete tutorial, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uibNJmjDoI&t=8s
5. In the 3D view, presspull the circle with a height of 36 units and the rectangle
along with the arcs at 30 units.
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