AUTOCAD 2007 MODULE 1 2D DRAFTING

LECTURE NOTES NO. 3

OBJECT SNAPS:
Or OSNAPs are a means of responding with precision to any prompt directing the user to pick a
point in the drawing.
They provide the means for precisely locating and selecting a point (endpoint, midpoint, center
point, etc. on (or referenced !y any e"isting o!#ect in the drawing.
OSNAP is an important mode used for locking onto key locations of o!#ects
$ses geometry to locate specific positions
%hen the cursor moves over a valid SNAP PO&NT, an OSNAP sym!ol appears along with a
TOO'T&P telling which OSNAP (ode is !eing used.
OBJECT SNAP MODES:
Endpoint Snaps to the closest endpoint of an arc,
elliptical arc, line, mline, polyline segment, or
ray or to the closest corner of a trace, solid or
)* face.
Midpoint Snaps to the midpoint of an arc, elliptical arc,
line, mline, polyline segment, solid, spline, or
"line.
Intersection Snaps to the intersection of an arc, circle,
ellipse, ellipticl arc, line, mline, polyline, ray,
spline, or "line.
Extension Snaps to the e"tension point of an o!#ect. +ou
can esta!lish an e"tension path !y moving the
cursor over the endpoint of an o!#ect. A
market is placed on the endpoint. %hile the
endpoint is marked, the cursor snaps to the
e"tension path of the endpoint.
Apparent Intersection
Apparent &ntersection snaps to the apparent
intersection of two o!#ects (arc, circle, ellipse,
elliptical arc, line, mline, polyline, ray, spline,
or "line that do not intersect in )* space !ut
appear to intersect in the drawing display.
Center Snaps to the center of an arc, circle, ellipse, or
elliptical arc.
Node Snaps to a point o!#ect.
Quadrant Snaps to a ,uadrant point of an arc, circle,
ellipse, or elliptical arc.
Insertion Snaps to the intersection of point of an
attri!ute, a !lock, a shape, or te"t.
Tangent Snaps to the tangent of an arc, circle, ellipse,
or elliptical arc.
Nearest Snaps to the nearest point on an arc, circle,
ellipse, elliptical arc, line, mline, polyline, ray,
solid , spline, or "line.
Perpendicular Snaps to a point perpendicular to an arc,
circle, ellipse, elliptical arc, line, mline,
polyline, spline, or "line.
Parallel Snaps to an e"tension in parallel with an
o!#ect. %hen you move the cursor over the
endpoint of an o!#ect, the endpoint is marked
and the cursor snaps to the parallel alignment
path to that o!#ect. The alignment path is
calculated from the current -from point. of the
command.
None Turns off o!#ect snap modes.
ATC
'ine pattern use to fill a close area.
T!pes o" atc# Pattern
/. $ser *efined 0 1reates a pattern if lines !ased on the current
linetype & your drawing. +ou can control the angle and spacing of the lines in your user2
defined pattern.
3. Predefined 0 Specifies a stored predefined Autocad pattern. +ou can
control the angle and scale of any stored pattern.
). 1ustom 0 Specifies a pattern that is defined in any custom. PAT file
that you added to the Autocad search path
$%ADIENT
Solid hatch fill that gives the !lended2color effect of a surface with light on it.
Predefined
Arc
1reates an Arc, default direction is counterclockwise
) point Arc
Co&&and : A
Specify start point of arc or 41enter5 : Pic' point ()
st
*
Specify second point of arc or 41enter67nd5 : Pic' point (+
nd
*
Specify end point of arc : Pic' point (,
rd
*
881ontinue Arc
Co&&and : Press enter
Specify start point of arc or 41enter5 : Press enter
Specify end point of arc : Pic' an! point
Start, Center, Endpoint
Co&&and : Select SCE ("ro& pulldo-n* (D%A.*
Specify start point of arc or 41enter5 : Pic' MID A
Specify 1enter of arc : Pic' MID B
Specify end point of arc or 4 angle6chord length5 : Pic' MID C
Start, Center Angle
Co&&and : Select SCA ("ro& pulldo-n* (D%A.*
Specify start point of arc or 41enter5 : Pic' MID D
Specify 1enter of arc : Pic' MID E
Specify included angle : /0
Start, Center, 1ength
Co&&and : Select SC1 ("ro& pulldo-n* (D%A.*
Specify start point of arc or 41enter5 : Pic' MID 2
Specify 1enter of arc : Pic' MID $
Specify length of chord : CA1
&nitiali9ing:;;;7"pression : s3rt ()+45*
,45,55,
Start, 7nd, *irection (Ortho On (<= or Polar On (</>
Co&&and : Select SED ("ro& pulldo-n* (D%A.*
Specify start point of arc or 41enter5 : Pic' MID I
Specify 7nd of arc : Pic' MID J
Specify tangent direction for the start point of arc: Pic' '