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Our AutoCAD test measures your ability to design in two dimensions using AutoCAD. This test covers the following topics: Getting Started/ Organization, Creating Objects, Drawing, Editing, Layers, Color and Line types, Text, Dimensioning, Blocks, Attributes and Xrefs, Printing and Plotting, and Utilities.
Test Outline
Drawing
Curved Objects, Hatching, and Lines Concepts, Creating, Dimensioning Styles, and Editing
Calculating Areas, Distance, & Angles; Paper Space/ Model Space; Snaps, and Zoom & Pan Chamfering/ Filleting, Copying Objects, Edit Commands, Editing Objects, Moving Objects, Resizing Objects, and Selecting Objects.
Dimensioning
Editing
Text
Line Text, Multiline Text, Text Editors, and Text Styles Importing/Exporting Files, Purging, and Scripts
Utilities
Test Format
Online 40 Multiple Choice Questions 3 Minute time limit per question Open book/ AutoCAD
Scoring
Scores range from 0.00- 5.00 2.75 or better to pass (Standard Level) 4.00 or better to pass (Master Level)
Trivia Info
The following slides contain helpful information that you will want/need to know to create a successful drawing in AutoCAD.
Command Codes
CO- Copy C- Circle L- Line MI- Mirror F- Fillet E- Erase/Edit CHA- Chamfer
Function Keys
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
F7 F8 F9 F10 F11
ESC- Cancels the current command, menu, or dialog box. ENTER- Ends a command; or will repeat the previous command if the command line is blank SPACE BAR- Same as the end key except when entering text.
In the ABSOLUTE mode: Displays the location of the crosshairs/ cursor in reference to the origin. The first number represents the horizontal (x axis) and the second number represents the vertical (y axis). In RELATIVE POLAR mode: displays the distance and angle of the cursor from the last point entered.
SNAP (F9)
Increment Snap controls the movement of the cursor. If it is off the cursor will move smoothly. If it is ON, the cursor will jump in an incremental movement. The increment spacing can be changed, at any time using TOOLS/DRAFTING SETTINGS. The default spacing is .250
GRID (F7)
The grid is merely a visual drawing aid. The default spacing is 1 unit. You may change the grid spacing at any time using: TOOLS/DRAFTING SETTINGS.
ORTHO (F8)
When ORTHO is ON, the cursor movement is restricted to horizontal or vertical. When ORTHO is OFF, the cursor is free to move.
POLAR (F10)
OSNAP (F3)
RUNNING OBJECT SNAP- specific object snaps can be set to stay active until you turn them off.
OTRACK (F11)
OBJECT SNAP TRACKING creates alignment paths at precise positions using object snap locations.
AutoCAD
Key Terms
Drawing Area
The large area in the center of the screen. This is where you draw. The size can be changed at any time.
CrossHairs/ Cursor
The movement is controlled by the movement of the pointing device (mouse). Use to locate points, make selections and draw objects.
Command Line
The three lines at the bottom of the screen. This is where you enter commands and AutoCAD will prompt you to input information. The number of lines visible can be changed.
Status Bar
Displays your content settings. The settings can be turned on/off by clicking on the word (SNAP, GRID, ORTHO, etc) or by pressing the function keys associated with each.
LWT
MODEL
BPOLY
Common types to bring up the boundary box. Also used to make line segments for 1 uniform shape.
LIST
Layer Space Center Point Radius Start Angle End Angle Length of line or arc
You can open as many files as you have memory for. Like other Windows documents, you can work in any drawing by minimizing or maximizing the screen. You can only copy, match properties and move in MDE.
Lineweights
Filenames
LISP
Programs allow you to combine math and AutoCAD functions and use products in your CAD drawings.
Used to share common objects. Can bring an object from outside and put on screen, but not into drawing. You cant change on screen. Can only be changed at the network server origin.
XREF
Attach- attach to drawing Detach- discard from drawing Reload- made change from server, hit reload, and it picks up the current changes. Bind- becomes a block and not an xref. (Becomes part of the drawing.)
When you cant non-global changes. When you send work to a client.
Linetype Codes
Linetypes start with the letter A A stands for alignment field A positive number represents the length of a dash A negative number represents the length of a space A dot will give you a space
Plotting
#1 (color), #1 (lwt) #2 (color), #2 (lwt) Plot style/ select form view/ color #1, lwt #1, color #2, lwt #2
=1 1/ =1 8 =1
MView= creates viewport in paper space set aperture size= Tools/options/selection Vmax= zoom max view you can get without regeneration Nested Block= block within a block If no justification is used, when you select text to edit, where does the grip show up?
In layer names do not use dots. A view is a saved zoom in AutoCAD Items that can be used in naming items