RECAP! - AutoCAD

PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED LESSONS:
CAD SPECIFICS:
DEC 12, 2012:

UNITS (be certain that it is in Inches)
OSNAP - options for snapping
LAYERS (Each Material shall have it's own Layer; ie. Win_Glass_Type1, Glass_Type_2, Win_Mullion, Door_Wood, Door_Frame, etc.  The Layers change as the material changes)
PROPERTIES

PL - POLYLINE
JOIN (to join separate Polylines)

OFFSET
MOVE
COPY
SCALE

ZOOM - EXTENTS (Z - E)
ZOOM - SELECTED (Z - S)

Ctrl + C - Copy
Ctrl + V - Paste
Ctrl + Tab - Jump between CAD Drawings
PLOT - Plot settings
Plot Style Table (Top Right in Plot Settings) --> Create a New ctb file from scratch with the class settings (see post)


CAD to Rhino (save CAD as a 2004 or previous version; open CAD file with Rhino 4.0)
Changing Viewports, utilizing the one that is most relevant to building the model.


DEC 13, 2012:
Commands

• DI - check Distances
• AA - to calculate areas --> you can add more than one area --> you can subtract areas
• Creating round objects --> ARC or C - Circle
• MI - Mirror object
• for a specific angle --> type: @20'<45d <-- 20' = distance (variable);  < = angle;  45d = the degrees of the angle
• SNAPANG - Create a new angle to draw with (default is at 0 degrees)

Drawing a Floor Plan -

• create layers (ie. a-.....)
• create walls + partitions
• create door + windows
• create hatch for walls 
• create steps to exterior

Drawing an Elevation -

• create elevation layers (ie. e-.....)
• create exterior walls
• create window + door openings

Text + Dimensions:

• Format --> Text Style --> Edit your Text Settings --> add new Text Sizes for various Scales (ie. 4058_1-4, 4058_1-8, etc.)
• T - Create a Text box
• DIMSTYLE - create / edit Dimensions 
• DIM - create a basic Dimension
• Annotate has multiple Dimension options

Xref - Link External References onto a Drawing

• create a Title Sheet for all drawings
• Use Floor Plans an XREF before adding notes, dimensions, north arrow, room names
• insert image as an XREF --> set the layer as Defpoints to ensure it does NOT print
• Scale said image to the appropriate Dimension.  Use a known reference point.

DEC 16, 2012:

Assignment No. 2 Posted
Commands

• DI - check Distances
• AA - to calculate areas --> you can add more than one area --> you can subtract areas
• Creating round objects --> ARC or C - Circle
• MI - Mirror object
• for a specific angle --> type: @20'<45d <-- 20' = distance (variable);  < = angle;  45d = the degrees of the angle
• SNAPANG - Create a new angle to draw with (default is at 0 degrees)

Paper Space - Organize your Model Space Views

• XREF Title Sheet for all drawings within Paper Space
• MVIEW - Creates views into Model Space --> Make sure you set up the scales for these views (bottom right) --> make sure that the views are in Defpoints --> you may creat multiple views with multiple scales
• PSLTSCALE - make sure this is set to "0" so that the scale in MS and PS are the same
• PS - used to get out of a particular Mview (clicking outside the box also works)
• Ctrl + R - jump between different Mviews
• XREF Title Sheet --> make sure that you add text that pertains to that specific drawing  

DEC 16, 2012:

Quiz No 1
Commands

• PU - Purge drawing to be rid of unwanted layers
• ARRAY - Rectangular (select # of rows, columns, object spacing for both) + Polar Array (select center point, rotation, # of objects)