tutorial guide to autocad.pdf

SHAWNA LOCKHARTSDCSDCPUBLICATIONSoff Development CorporationAutoCAD? 2012:2DTutorial Guide toFor Microsoft? Windows?Visit the following websites to learn more about this book:INTRODUCTION592ObjectivesWhen you -pleted this tutorial, you will be able with new and existing , using the Arc and and use running Object the display, using Zoom and Dynamic CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUESIntroductionYou usually create drawings bining and modifying several different basic shapes called primitives, such as lines, circles, and arcs, to create plex shapes. This tutorial will help you learn how to use the AutoCAD? software to draw some of the mon basic shapes. As you work through the tutorial, keep in mind that one of the advantages of using CAD over drawing on paper is that you are creating an accurate model of the drawing geometry. In Tutorial 3, you will learn to list information from the drawing database. Information extracted from the drawing is accurate only if you created the drawing accurately in the first you begin, launch the AutoCAD 2012 you need assistance, refer to Getting Started 1 and 2 of this an Existing DrawingThis tutorial shows you how to add arcs and circles to the subdivision drawing provided with the datafiles that came with this guide. In Tuto-rial 3 you will finish the subdivision drawing so that the final drawing will look like Figure Heights EstatesTo open an existing drawing, you use the Application icon, Open selec-tion or click the button that looks like an open folder from the Quick Access toolbar. Click: Open buttonThe Select File dialog box appears on your screen. Use the center portion, which shows the default directory and drive, to select 60 Tutorial 2 BASIC CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUESthe location where your datafiles have been stored. You should have already created a directory c