CD121 Drafting/ Cad Methods Class 2 / Richard Pardys

CD 121 Drafting and CAD Methods
December 9, 2008 – Class #2
Richard Pardys, Instructor, Phone - 215-763-0842, rpardys@itt-tech.edu

Homework for next week

Read Chapter 2 in your book.
Do the Multiple Choice questions on p.100-101 and the True/False questions on p. 102.



Saving and Plotting

Saving – Three Ways to Save
Best – Personal Thumb Drive
Not as good – C:/ Documents and Settings/07623901(Student Number)/ Create a directory and file.
E-mail the file home

Autosave
Tools → Options → Open and Save
In “File Safety Precautions”
Autosave every 10 minutes.
Tools → Options → Files
Automatic Save file location


Plotting
Adding a Printer
Start → Run
file://055netcdc1/
When available printers come up, right click, and choose connect.
AutoCAD Plot Screen - Control P
Select Printer/Plotter
Paper Size
Display
Window
Plot Offset
Plot Scale
Drawin Orientation
Preview



Commands
Line – L
Circle – C
Erase – E
Undo – U
Move – M
Copy – CO


Chapter 2 - Quick Start

Viewport
Model Space
Paper Space

Entering Commands
Command Line
Dynamic
Options

Ortho - F-8

Polar - F-10

Osnap - F-3
Endpoint
Midpoint
Center
Quadrant
Intersection
Perpendicular
Nearest

Undo/Redo

Grid – F-7

Snap - F-9

Zoom and Pan

Object Properties

Layers

Dimensioning
Dimensioning Toolbar
Linear Dimension
Continue Dimension
Radius Dimension
Dimension Styles – D
Arrows and Symbols
Text
Fit
Primary Units

Windows (Blue) and Crossing Windows (Green)

Grips

Autodesk Downloads

Autodesk has a student portal in which you can do things such as download some programs, and look at their job board on which they have some possible open positions. They do not have AutoCAD, but they have Autodesk Civil 3D, which is similar to AutoCAD program, and uses all the commands you will learn in the Introductory to AutoCAD class. When you download this program, be sure to select the option to “Download ADT as AutoCAD 2007”. This is a radio button. If you do this, Autodesk Civil 3D will download as a separate program, but you will also get the ADT version of AutoCAD.

The web address is
students4.autodesk.com
When you go here, you will be prompted to enter a user name and a password. They will also ask you for an e-mail address.

Use your ITT e-mail address ending in .edu. Autodesk is making the site available to students only, and the way they know you are a student is if you have an .edu extension in your e-mail address.

This is only for your home computers! Auto-Desk will not allow you to download this program more than once, so if you download it at school, you will not be allowed to download it a second time at home. It is possible to have Autodesk reset your privileges (for example if you get a new computer) by asking them to reset it in the SEND US FEEDBACK section at the bottom of the Student Portal. Once downloaded, the subscription lasts for one year.
I cannot guarantee that you will be successful with your download. If you run into trouble, you may try the “SEND US FEEDBACK” option, and explain the issue.

Remember, when using AutoCAD 2007, you must save as an earlier version of AutoCAD, since the school is currently running AutoCAD 2006

Also, remember – ALL AUTODESK PROGRAMS YOU WILL NEED ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU AT SCHOOL