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What is the first step to launch AutoCAD software?
What is the first step to launch AutoCAD software?
- Click on the Action Menu, select New to open the Template dialog box.
- Launch AutoCAD software (correct)
- Create your boundary using the Rectangle Tool
- Set your layers (Line types)
What is the purpose of typing Z in the command line?
What is the purpose of typing Z in the command line?
- To select all (correct)
- To set the view port
- To create a new drawing template
- To zoom and press ENTER
What is the next step after selecting the template?
What is the next step after selecting the template?
- A new drawing workspace will open (correct)
- Create your boundary using the Rectangle Tool
- Set your layers (Line types)
- Go to File and Save as template
What do you need to click to activate a viewport?
What do you need to click to activate a viewport?
What is the purpose of the Page Setup Manager?
What is the purpose of the Page Setup Manager?
What is the purpose of creating a dimension style?
What is the purpose of creating a dimension style?
What do you need to do to deactivate a viewport?
What do you need to do to deactivate a viewport?
What file type do you need to select when saving a template?
What file type do you need to select when saving a template?
What is the primary purpose of assembly dimensions?
What is the primary purpose of assembly dimensions?
What type of view is used to show internal features of an assembly?
What type of view is used to show internal features of an assembly?
What is the purpose of a parts list in an assembly drawing?
What is the purpose of a parts list in an assembly drawing?
What type of assembly drawing is used to establish the relationship of parts in a product assembly?
What type of assembly drawing is used to establish the relationship of parts in a product assembly?
What is the purpose of a working-drawing or detail assembly?
What is the purpose of a working-drawing or detail assembly?
What is the purpose of an enlarged view in an assembly drawing?
What is the purpose of an enlarged view in an assembly drawing?
What is the purpose of a pictorial assembly?
What is the purpose of a pictorial assembly?
What is a layout assembly used for?
What is a layout assembly used for?
What type of drawing is used by workers in manufacturing?
What type of drawing is used by workers in manufacturing?
What is the purpose of an engineering drawing?
What is the purpose of an engineering drawing?
What is an assembly drawing?
What is an assembly drawing?
What type of parts do not need to be drawn?
What type of parts do not need to be drawn?
Why are assembly drawings often multiview drawings?
Why are assembly drawings often multiview drawings?
What is the main goal of preparing an assembly drawing?
What is the main goal of preparing an assembly drawing?
What is an example of a standard part?
What is an example of a standard part?
What type of information is provided in an engineering drawing?
What type of information is provided in an engineering drawing?
What is the representation of a spur gear in the front view?
What is the representation of a spur gear in the front view?
What is the purpose of the conventional representation of bearings?
What is the purpose of the conventional representation of bearings?
What is shown in the sectional end view of a spur gear?
What is shown in the sectional end view of a spur gear?
What is the purpose of labeling cutting planes in a sectional view?
What is the purpose of labeling cutting planes in a sectional view?
What is the primary skill covered in the section on sectional views?
What is the primary skill covered in the section on sectional views?
What is the main difference between a full section and a half section?
What is the main difference between a full section and a half section?
What is the purpose of removed sections in a sectional view?
What is the purpose of removed sections in a sectional view?
What is the primary purpose of a conventional representation of common features in engineering drawing?
What is the primary purpose of a conventional representation of common features in engineering drawing?
What type of surface is generated by sweeping a straight line along a curved path?
What type of surface is generated by sweeping a straight line along a curved path?
What is a characteristic of a single-curved surface?
What is a characteristic of a single-curved surface?
What type of surface is bounded by plane surfaces?
What type of surface is bounded by plane surfaces?
What is the term for a line that generates a ruled surface?
What is the term for a line that generates a ruled surface?
What type of surface has no straight-line elements?
What type of surface has no straight-line elements?
What is an example of a single-curved surface?
What is an example of a single-curved surface?
What type of surface is not developable?
What type of surface is not developable?
What is the term for a point on the generatrix?
What is the term for a point on the generatrix?
Study Notes
AutoCAD Basics
- Launch AutoCAD software
- Select the right template needed for the drawing, especially based on the units of the dimensions
- In the model view, type Z in the command line and select all
- Create layers using the layer manager
- Define the default layer
- Combine both draw and modify tools to create the drawing
- Create a dimension style and use that to place dimensions on the drawing
Creating a New Drawing
- Click on the Start Page and click on NEW
- The Select box Template dialog box will pop up (fig. 13)
- Select the acadiso.dwt from the list of Templates
- A new drawing workspace will open
- Set the boundary using the Rectangle Tool
- Set the Viewport by typing MV or MVIEW in the command palette and press ENTER
- Activate a viewport by double-clicking inside the viewport
Setting Up the Page
- Set the layers (Line types)
- Set the Text Styles
- Set the Dimension, leader, and Table styles if necessary
- Go to File and Save as template by clicking on SAVE AS
- Select dwt template as your file type
- Click on Page Setup Manager (Fig. 14)
- Add the name of the Template and save the file to a suitable location
Engineering Drawing
- Cylindrical compression springs: coils are drawn only at each end of the spring and are connected by parallel thin lines
- Spur gears: the front view consists of the outside thick circle and the pitch center-line circle
- Bearings: conventional representation does not imply any particular type of bearing
Conventional Representation of Common Features
- Thread (Internal and external)
- Splined shaft
- Knurl
- Shaft
- Serrated shaft
- Holes on circular pitch
- Bearing
Exercises
- Produce the Front, left, and Right End View of the images
Sectional Views
- Introduction to sectional views
- Full Sections
- Placement of Section view
- Labeling Cutting planes
- Half Sections
- Broken out sections
- Revolved sections
- Removed sections
- Offset sections
- Ribs in section
- Aligned sections
- Partial sections
- Parts not sectioned
Assembly Drawings
- Definition: a drawing showing how all of the parts fit together
- Types of assembly drawings: Layout, General assembly, Working-drawing, Erection assembly, Subassembly, Pictorial assembly
- Assembly drawings can contain: one or more views, auxiliary views, sections, enlarged views, parts list or bill of materials
Development of Solids/Surfaces
- Surface terminology: plane, ruled surface, single-curved surface, double-curved surface, warped surface
- Examples of ruled surfaces: plane, cylinder, cone
- Examples of warped surfaces: Figure 57
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Description
This quiz covers the basics of AutoCAD, including creating a new drawing workspace, selecting templates, and using tools like the Rectangle Tool.
