Introduction
This lab will familiarize you with the view commands in AutoCAD. In order to use AutoCAD efficiently, you must be able to control what you are looking at. The drawing you will use in this lab contains a circle that is drawn to the approximate size of the earth, a circle drawn to the size of the moon, a building drawn to scale, and a human being drawn to scale. You will need to be able to zoom in and out properly to get the information requested.
Commands to know
F1 and HELP
ID
OPEN
PAN
PLOT
REGEN
“Spacebar”
ZOOM – ALL; EXTENTS; WINDOW; .5X; PREVIOUS
Procedure
Start AutoCAD
Open lab_1.dwg
Locate the following:
Toolbars
Menus
Command Line
Coordinates Box
Snap/Grid/Ortho Toggle Buttons
Your instructor will show you how to set the AutoCAD interface for command line interface. Learn this TODAY!
Print out the PDF below and fill in the answers. This will be what you turn in.
