You can define a hatch boundary by specifying points directly. For example, you may want to illustrate a pattern fill in a small section of a drawing, as shown in the following illustration. Continue reading →
Creating a Hatch Using Point Acquisition
November 29th, 2008 — AutoCAD Tutorials
AutoCAD Trim Command
October 8th, 2008 — AutoCAD Tutorials
This command is similar to Break command but the only difference is the way you cut the object. In Trim command the cutting edge is defined by other object. Objects that can be trimmed include arcs, circles, elliptical arcs, lines, open 2D and 3D polylines, rays, splines, floating viewports, regions, text, and xlines.
AutoCAD OSNAP Command
September 30th, 2008 — General
OSNAP is a abbreviation of object snap which specifies a snap point at an exact location on an object. You can use an object snap once in the middle of a command, or you can set running object snaps. Running object snap modes can be toggled on and off with the Osnap button on the status bar. You can use the TAB key to cycle through available object snaps. Object snap settings are stored with the drawing.
AutoCAD Break Command
September 23rd, 2008 — AutoCAD Tutorials
The break command is used for splitting objects into two or multiple objects. For example, if you want to erase the middle portion of a line, you will use the break command. The command is similar to “erase” in a graphics editing software. You can erase any portion of an object like arcs, circles or polylines. One useful thing that this command can do is you can cut a circle into half.
How to Create Linetype in AutoCAD
August 29th, 2008 — AutoCAD Tutorials
I think I made the wrong title on this post because linetypes need not be created because its already made and there are already pre-made and standard linetypes and all you have to do is to load them and change the linetype of the object(e.g. lines, arcs, circles, polygons, polylines ) you have created. There are many uses of linetypes and options but just for the sake of simplicity I’ll make a simple and easy to follow instruction on how to change the linetype of an object. First you have to select the kind of linetype you want to use by going to the menu and select Format >Linetype and then a Lineype manager pop up window will appear. Select the “Load” button and a “Load or Reload Linetype” window will appear. On the box you will see lists of linetypes. Select any linetype you want to use then click “OK”. After wards you will see the linetype you just selected on the Linetype Manager window. Again click “OK” button. (See Fig. 1 below) Continue reading →
