AutoCAD Basic Tutorial: Interface Layout and Basic Concepts

CAD (Computer Aided Design) refers to computer-aided design and is an important application area of ​​computer technology. AutoCAD is an automatic computer-aided design software that is used by Autodesk in the United States to apply CAD technology to computers.

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1. Layout interface

2. Basic Concepts

3. Mouse state of the selected object

4. View Operation

I. Interface Layout

After installing AutoCAD 2006, the default interface displayed after initial software startup is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 AutoCAD 2006 software first start of the default interface

observation Figures 1, winning interface and clear the default name of each basic function panel. In the previous drawing work, some of the panels had no effect, such as the [Sheet Set Manager] and [Tool Options] panels, so you can close them and display the AutoCAD drawing area completely.

II. Basic Concepts

Before you begin to explain the basics of AutoCAD, first introduce some basic concepts of AutoCAD.

1. Workspace

Workspace refers to the customization of the tools and panels used in drawing, that is, the working environment defined according to the personal habits of different users.

There are many tools or command panels in AutoCAD. To customize the workspace, you first need to know which tools are most commonly used. For indoor modeling, there are relatively few tools used in AutoCAD, mainly using the following toolbars.

01 Drawing Tools —— All basic graphics, whether rectangular, circular, linear, etc., are implemented by the drawing tool, as shown in Figure 2. Drawing FIG. 2

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02 modification tools & mdash; & mdash; moving object, rotation, scaling, and even mirror, offset, array, etc. The editing tools implemented by the operation, FIG. 3 is shown. FIG 3

modify toolbar

03 Highlighter & mdash; & mdash; name implies, various characters or figures indicated on the drawing, as shown in FIG. FIG 4 are denoted

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04 Query Tool & mdash; & mdash; for two pitches and extraction queries, the area of ​​a closed figure, and other graphics-related quality characteristic information shown in FIG. 5 .

5 Query toolbar

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All of the toolbar, you can right-click on any toolbar double vertical front end, in the pop-up Select Open in the shortcut menu. The opened toolbar is a floating toolbar that can be dragged to either side of the workspace. When the dotted line is displayed, the mouse is released and becomes a fixed toolbar.