Commonly used commands in AutoCAD

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Its a bit difficult to understand , if you didnt follow the previous chapters.So
Refer , 

• AutoCAD - Introduction
• AutoCAD - How to use a tool

before proceeding.

Now , lets have a look to the common  tools used in AutoCAD.

We already learned the TWO methods to activate / use a tool in AutoCAD.

1. By typing the desired command in command Prompt
2. By activating the tool 

We already learned how to use LINE tool in the chapter AutoCAD - How to use a tool .

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Before that , note some commands (have to type in command prompt)

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Then we can see a dialog box as given below :

We can change the settings.
For example , Select the end-point .Then draw a line and press F3 , then we can see the end point of the line.

Like that , we can select other options also , see the above picture "Drafting Setting".

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Now the second tool is "Construction Line".

Don't forget to note the Command of each tools .Example , for Construction Line , the command is XLINE . they are mentioned in each picture.

Construction Line

Note that , you can see a command "XLINE" below .It is used in the command prompt to draw a Construction Line .

Polyline

Polygon

Rectangle

Arc

Circle

Revision Cloud

Spline

Ellipse

Ellipse Arc

Insert Block

Make Block

Point

Hatch

Gradient

Region

Table

Multiline Text

Will continue...

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Here , we are going to understand a little bit about the tools used in AutoCAD.

I think , its better to understand the tools by practicing how to draw different shapes etc rather than mere understanding .

A . Tools

Now , we are going to understand a little bit about the most commonly used tools , from the Tool bar.

B . How to draw a line 

There are two methods to activate or use any tool .

In the bottom of the workspace , we can see the command prompt. Just type the command you want and follow the instruction.

We can just type a command in the command prompt , as given below : 

To draw a line , we can just type "line" in the command prompt as given above.
Then it will ask "Specify first point" .Just click any of the area where we want to draw a line .
Then it will ask the next point "Specify next point or [Close/Undo]" .Give the finishing point of the line , or just continue drawing lines.

2 .   Just click the desired tool from the Toolbar .

That is , select the "Line" tool from the left side of the tool box .

Now , click any point on the workspace , as given below :

Then it will ask "Specify first point" .Just click any of the area where we want to draw a line .
Then it will ask the next point "Specify next point or [Close/Undo]" .Give the finishing point of the line .

Note that , while clicking the point to draw lines , press SHIFT key from the keyboard, then we can draw a straight line.

After finishing the second point , just right click on the mouse and select "Enter" from the drop-down menu (or , press Esc in the keyboard ) , to finish the line.

Various tools are there in AutoCAD , but it's a little difficult to explain here ,especially you have little knowledge about this field.

So , I am going to teach you how to draw various shapes , and by studying this you can understand it better.

before proceeding , be familiarize with the most common tools used in AutoCAD , as given below :

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Here , we are going to understand a little bit about AutoCAD ( Version is 2010) .

A . WHAT IS AUTOCAD ?

Autocad is a program designed for drawings. There can be two-dimensional design drawings in terms of (2D) and three-dimensional view (3D) .

Working in AutoCAD requires some basic knowledge of your work, and also good to have prior knowledge base and knowledge of the plot coordinate system.

Now , we are going to familiarize with AutoCAD 2010.

When we open autoCAD 2010 , we can see that ,

And , in the bottom of the page , we can see another option , where we can directly type "Commands" , as given below :

For example , if we want to draw a line , we can just type "line" in the command prompt as given above.

Then it will ask "Specify first point" .Just click any of the area where we want to draw a line .

Then it will ask the next point "Specify next point or [Close/Undo]" .Give the finishing point of the line , or just continue drawing lines.

B . Tool bar and Menu bar in AutoCAD

• The leftside toolbars are the most commonly used ones.
• File , edit,view,insert,Format,Tools,Draw....etc are the Menubars .

• To understand about "Tools" select the below given option ,

Tools --> Toolbars --> AutoCAD . Then we can see all the available tools in AutoCAD ., as given below :

See there is a triangle shaped icon , by clicking it , we can directly access this option.  

• Before proceeding , make sure that , you selected the options Tools --> Workspaces --> AutoCAD Classic from Menubar , as its our main working platform.Or the Workspace button located on the Status bar at the bottom of the screen. Just click the dropdown arrow and change it to AutoCAD Classic , see below : 

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