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Basic AutoCAD & Drawing Setup

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Commands/Questions
Purpose/Answers
Zoom All   Zooms to the drawing limits.  
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DONUT   Creates thick lined or solid filled circles  
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RECTANG   Command that produces a rectangle as a single object.  
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0,0   Origin. Value for the lower left corner of your drawing.  
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Limits   Boundary for your drawing. (Similar to paper size)  
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Units   Measurement assigned to each unit. (Fractions, Decimals, etc)  
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Back-up Procedure   Important to ensure that no work is lost.  
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Common settings in a Template file   Limits, Units, Layers, Precision, Dimension Style, Linetype, etc.  
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DRAGMODE   Controls whether dragging of a circle is permitted.  
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Layer Properties Manager   Allows you to create new layers and adjust the color, linetype, and lineweights as well as whether the layer is active.  
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When does scaling occur in AutoCAD?   Usually during printing.  
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ARC command   Creates accurate arcs based on 3 points.  
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Template file   Drawing file where common settings are stored  
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Lineweights   Used to add emphasis to certain linetypes when plotting.  
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Freeze Layer   Avoids accidental modification of an object in that layer. (Layer is not visible)  
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Lock Layer   Avoids accidental modification of an object in that layer. (Layer is still visible)  
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STATUS command   Provides updated information about various parameters in a drawing.  
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LTSCALE   Controls the size of linetypes. (Set to 1/2 the reciprocal of the plot scale)  
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Alias   Abbreviated command entry at the keyboard.  
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Fastest way to re-enter the previous command   Right Mouse click, Space Bar, or Enter  
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Drafter   person responsible for the preparation of technical drawings  
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Linetypes   Used in drafting to reperesent different elements in a drawing.  
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Load Linetype   Dialog Box that allows you to choose the linetypes to be loaded in a drawing file.  
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Precision   The degree of accuracy assigned to each unit.  
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A-size sheet   11, 8.5  
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B-size sheet   17, 11  
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C-size sheet   22, 17  
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D-size sheet   34, 22  
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E-size sheet   44, 34  
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ELLIPSE   Regular oval shape with a major & minor axis  
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TTR   Circle option tangent, tangent, radius  
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Command Alias   Abbreviation of a command used in the command line.  
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Rubber Band effect   Allows you to see a line as you stretch it on the screen  
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Dynamic Input   Allows you to enter commands at the cursor  
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