Text in AutoCAD software can be added along with other shapes and objects. Text however, is mostly used to label different portions of your drawing. For architectural drawings in AutoCAD the text tool can be used to define and label different rooms and areas of a building in the different plans and elevations.
An AutoCAD tool that can come in handy while measuring different distances, angles and other dimensions is the calculator. This tool in itself carries with it different sub-options that can be used for several purposes. In this tutorial, the basic functions of the calculator in AutoCAD are explained. To understand them better, follow the steps given below.
AutoCAD also provides basic functions like Cut, Copy and Paste, which are required in any and every software. These options are present in the “Clipboard” in AutoCAD under the “Home” tab. However, pasting objects in this software is a little more advanced than others. There are various ways in which you can use the copy paste option in AutoCAD. To learn more about this follow the tutorial given below.
A polyline can be altered after you have already made it. While editing a polyline in AutoCAD, the software provides you with a variety of options. From there on you can alter your already created object as per your design requirements. This way you do not have to remake or edit the polyline if you wish to make just a minor adjustment to it.
After an object has already been made in AutoCAD, its length can be altered using the “Lengthen” tool. This tool allows you to alter the length of different lines already existing in your workspace, change sizes in AutoCAD or resize in AutoCAD. There are more than one ways to carry out this process. The steps to use this tool are explained in the tutorial given below.
There are different CAD edit options in AutoCAD that allow you to alter your objects once you have already made them. The edge of a shape can be modified or trimmed off using the “Trim” tool which helps you to trim in AutoCAD. To understand how this tool works follow the steps given below.
You can copy autocad objects along with offsetting them in specified distances using the “offset” tool. Using this tool is better than making these objects manually as there is a chance that then your shapes will then not be at accurate distances. Therefore, offset in Autocad allows you to use the inbuilt features of this software so as to ensure the accuracy of your drawing.
The layer freeze and lock option in the Autocad software can come in handy while working on your designs. It allows you to block out layers that you are not currently working on and ones that you do not wish to alter accidently while working on another layer in the design. Hence, you can apply these options easily on the layers so as to assist you and not destroy the work that you have already done.
Your drawing in Autocad can be divided into different layers. This ensures that you work on and create an organized drawing by making different objects on separate cad layers. Doing this has many advantages and is also helpful if you wish to work on your drawing later on as the drawing will be easy to read and edit.
The Align tool in AutoCAD comes in handy while especially designing architectural drawings. A CAD object can easily be aligned to another one through a simple process that is explained below. This tool allows your objects to be perfectly synced as per the requirement of your design and is an important step in understanding how to use AutoCAD. Along with that it lessens the chances of error if the objects were to be aligned manually.
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