AutoCAD Lab 1 – Essential Commands

This lab is designed to familiarize you with the basic viewing and drawing commands in AutoCAD.

Commands to know

  • F1 and HELP
  • ID
  • OPEN
  • PAN
  • PLOT
  • REGEN
  • “Spacebar”
  • ZOOM  –   ALL; EXTENTS; WINDOW; .5X; PREVIOUS
    • Know mouse movements to zoom and pan.
  • LINE (L)
  • Spacebar key
  • Escape key
  • CIRCLE (C)
  • ERASE (E) or Delete key
  • OFFSET (O)
  • TRIM (TR)
  • MIRROR (MI)
  • OSNAP
    • MID
    • CEN
    • QUA
  • ROTATE (RO)

Assignment: Draw the figure below. You do not need to dimension the drawing or include the border.