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Drafting I - 2D Commands

Basic 2D drafting commands

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Zoom, AllTo resize the computer viewing area to include everything that has ben drawn anywhere on that file.
Zoom, PreviousTo return to the last zoomed view.
Zoom, WindowTo focus on a selected area of a drawing by enclosing it in a box.
UndoTo remove the last command
RedoTo restore a command that was erased.
GridA uniform pattern of dots on the screen that is not shown on the plot.
LimitsA CAD feature that describes the size of your working space.
BlockA CAD command that allows for a group of lines to be saved to be inserted on a drawing.
SketchAllows you to drawn freehand in a CAD drawing.
@3<90A relative polar command used to draw 3 units from the last selected point straight up.
SnapA CAD feature that makes crosshairs "jump" to an even increment.
AbsoluteThe coordinate system that starts at 0,0,0 9usually the lower left corner)
TextThe CAD command that allows you to put words on a drawing.
Draw commandsLine, Circle, Arc
OrthoMakes line either 0 or 90 degrees.
OSNAPMakes entities pop to places such as: endpoints, intersections, midpoint and perpendicular.
VerticalCartesian Y value
HorizonalCartesian X value
@4<270A relative polar command used to draw 4 units from selected point straight down.
@4<180A relative polar command used to draw 4 units from the last selected point to the left.


Drafting Teacher
Mt. Pleasant High School
Mt. Pleasant, NC

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