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Introduction To Auto desk AutoCAD | DAY 20

Learn AutoCAD basics: DAY 20

Nothing new under the sun. Here we come again with a bushy one.

Today, you will need the ARRAY command, the FILLET command and the OFFSET command (we made an extensive use of the OFFSET command in DAY 7). There is no need to mention that you will need the LINE command, the CIRCLE command, may be the ROTATE command too.

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The following image provides some additional information needed to perform the exercise with success.

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For the sake of exercising with the HATCH command, you can HATCH the above project at the end if you wish.

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Introduction To Auto desk AutoCAD | DAY 18

Learn AutoCAD basics: DAY 18

DAY 18, a lot must have happened by now. We wish you have been learning something valuable since the beginning of the series.

Here comes one of the easiest one of the series. You will agree with us that if this exercise appeared earlier that would look more difficult than it looks at this point. With all you have accomplished so far, this should be a piece of cake, just helping you retrain some of the stuff you have been learning here with the Learn AutoCAD Basics in 21 Days series.

 

In this session, it will be required to use the ROTATE command and the OFFSET command a lot.

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The following figure is the exercise without annotation.

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Introduction To Auto desk AutoCAD | DAY 16

Learn AutoCAD basics: DAY 16

In this Learn AutoCAD basics DAY, we have learned how to grow an array on an ellipse. Today we are going to combine that skill with others to complete today’s project.

That being said, we will suggest you to master the experiment we made on DAY 12 and the use of the ARRAY command in AutoCAD before trying this one out.

 

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The following is the image of today’s experiment.

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EXECUTION

Now, we would love to provide the following images. Those will contribute to make you see clearly how you should proceed .

You can notice an ellipse of 55 x 108 on the figure below, it is what you have to use to create the array. Those small circles are equally spaced around the path of the array.

The center of the Big circle is shown on the image below and denoted by A.

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The following image gives a dimension that will be important while designing.

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The red line on the last image shows a line of symmetry that will be used to get the down part of the object completed.

Note you will be required to use the OFFSET command in this exercise.

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Introduction To Auto desk AutoCAD | DAY 15

Learn AutoCAD basics: DAY 15

In this post, we are going to be perfecting how to handle positioning in AutoCAD.

The Object SNAP mode will be important for this session, The exercise itself is an easy one, but you need to be a bit cautious about where each of the object is placed in the project.

The use of the OFFSET command will be helpful and the ability to create a circle with the feature Tan, Tan, Radius.

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The following is the exercise we are going to be using in this session.

 

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Additional important information are brought using the following image.

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EXECUTION

The following is the key image which will help complete this project.

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You need to first get the above image then Trim it, and you should get the following.

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What you need to do now is: Give the red part an OFFSET of 10 units, and you will end up with the following.

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It is all clear now, you surely know what to do next to complete today’s task. Do not forget the two FILLET of R5 we have just below the two circles.

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Introduction To Auto desk AutoCAD | DAY 13

Learn AutoCAD basics: DAY 13

If you remember what we did in Learn AutoCAD DAY 7, you will notice that the following is quite similar to it. We had to learn how to use the OFFSET command and we have been using it throughout since sometime now. In this session, you have to use it as well.

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We have bent this to push you to use the ROTATE command. But it you have eyes to look at the image in a more engineering point of view, you will quickly notice that you can draw the object without inclination angle and bending it just at the end of the project, but as we indicated earlier in this series, feel free to go free-style unless stated not to. But avoid wasting time!

Take the shortest way!

 

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If you have difficulties, check how we solved the exercise on Learn AutoCAD DAY 7 and Learn AutoCAD DAY 8 that may help you. This exercise is simply the combination of those projects.

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Introduction To Auto desk AutoCAD | DAY 12

Learn AutoCAD basics: DAY 12

All here is a déjà-vu. Last session, we’ve learned how to use the ELLIPSE command in AutoCAD, in this session we are coming back with an even easier ellipse.

BUT, but now, the focus will be made on something totally different.

in Learn-AutoCAD-DAY-6, we have worked with the ARRAY command for the first time. Today you will need that command line more than EVER. And it is compulsory to have mastered it before trying the coming exercise.

 

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NOTE: Element in the array are equally spaced around the ellipse.

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On the following image, the red line represent the PATH of the array. It resulted of an OFFSET of 5 units from the outer ellipse.

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MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE STAR

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OBJECTS IN THE ARRAY

The object in the array is nothing but the following

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You can find dimension of the circles on the first image above.

EXECUTION

The only thing that might be hard to accomplish here is the array. There is nothing like ARRAYELLIPSE in AutoCAD, what you need to do to create this array is using the ARRAYPATH.

To use the ARRAYPATH command using an ELLIPSE, you need to cut the ellipse into two, and use the ARRAYPATH on each of the side, that is it.

We would like to let you fight with it and figure it out yourself, using information we provided above.

Feel free to drop your opinion and concern in the comment section below.

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Introduction To Auto desk AutoCAD | DAY 11

Learn AutoCAD basics: DAY 11

Here is an exiting one! We have just noticed we needed to add more ingredient to our experiment today, for some reasons.

Last DAY, we noticed the exercise we were working on made it too easy to escape the MIRROR command, today, we are coming with one which is meant to make it almost impossible to accomplish without making use of the MIRROR command.

 

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The two red lines are both axis of symmetry of the object.

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Details about the object inside the ellipse.

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EXECUTION

THE ELLIPSE COMMAND IN AUTOCAD

We will need to use the ELLIPSE command in this session.

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To use the ELLIPSE command

  1. Click on the ELLIPSE icon
  2. Specify the center of the ellipse
  3. Move the cursor in the direction of the first axis, type its value and press Enter
  4. Type the value of the second axis and press Enter

THE POLAR TRACKING

For this experiment, we will make use of the POLAR TRACKING. Activating the following mode of the POLAR TRACKING will contribute to ease our task.

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CREATING THE ELLIPSE

The ellipse is bent with an angle of 45 degrees.

  1. Activate the ELLIPSE command
  2. Specify the center of the Ellipse
  3. Track 45 degrees
  4. Type 70.5 and press ENTER
  5. Type 52 and press ENTER

You should have the following.

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After creating the ellipse all you need to do is find the center line of the ellipse, OFFSET the ellipse and the line with an OFFSET value of 15.5. The resulting image should look similar to the following.

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Use the TRIM command to obtain the wanted object.

CREATING THE REMAINING PIECE

To create the cross, you need to:

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Create the following, you can find the length of the red line using information given earlier.

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STEP 2

Create a mirrored copy of the current object, the line of symmetry should be a line with and inclination angle of 45 degrees starting from the left end of the drawing.

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STEP 3

Create a vertical line that will serve as the new line of symmetry. The new line must have an end common with the center of the newly create circle.

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You don’t have to select the highlighted circle while you use the MIRROR command.

After obtaining the figure we have just obtained, you can use the same trick to get the other part of the image. And that will be it. Combining both structures should not be an issue.

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Introduction To Auto desk AutoCAD | DAY 8

Learn AutoCAD basics: DAY 8

We hope your assessing skill has improved, meaning you are more able to judge the difficulty of an exercise just by looking at it.

In this post, we are going to keep on using basic AutoCAD commands and focus more on how to combine their use to accomplish a specific task.

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The following are the images we are going to be using today.

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EXECUTION

Start by creating the following.

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The first object you should create is the red circle. Then make sure the QUADRANT mode is activated in the Object snap settings, this will help you snap the center of those big circles at the point A.

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(Right click on 1 and tick 2)

After proper trimming you will end up with the following image

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Use the OFFSET command on the red part to obtain the following. OFFSET distance = 12.5 units

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Draw a line from the two openings of the object, and create a circle using the middle point B of the line you have just created.

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We have not talked about the small circles 30 and 60 degrees away from the vertical. Using techniques we have used to create objects in previous DAYS, those should not be a problem.

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Introduction To Auto desk AutoCAD | DAY 7

Learn AutoCAD basics: DAY 7

The present is one of a kind. It is good to know that the objective is not only to be able to useAutoCAD commands but also to use-your-brain-cells to help combine all these commands to get to the final image.

One thing you should have in mind is that there is more than a way to get to a destination using AutoCAD, just remember to check your dimensions at the end of the exercise and make sure they match ones mentioned on the image-exercise.

We will look a little deeper into the OFFSET command today. It is needed.

OFFSET COMMAND IN AUTOCAD

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The OFFSET command helps create parallel lines and parallel curves.

If you have a object and want a similar parallel object to it, this command will be helpful.

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To use the OFFSET command

  1. Click on the OFFSET icon
  2. Specify the OFFSET distance and Press Enter
  3. Select object to OFFSET
  4. Specify a point on side to OFFSET

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The use of the ROTATE command will be required in this exercise, as well as the OFFSET command.

Below you will find diverse dimensions to help the replication of this session’s task.

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EXECUTION

You need to start from the outer part of the object.

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After getting the above figure done, OFFSET all circles with 10 units inwards, and OFFSET all line with 15 units inwards.

And you should end up here.

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All you need to use the TRIM command and the FILLET command to get all done.