Computer-Aided Drafting - LESSON 3

Engr. Riah Ann DR.
Fermin-Cayanan
HELP files, OSNAP, OTRACK,
BREAK, TRIM, and ERASE
 Object Snaps allow you to specify precise
points on objects in order to create or edit
objects.
 AutoCAD has 16 Object Snap modes that
allow you to specify precise points on
objects. The capitalized letters are those
needed when typing in the option.
Accessing OSNAPs:
OSNAPs can be accessed in one of four ways:

1. There may be a designated button on your mouse.
Often if you hold the Shift button on your
keyboard down and use the right-click button on
your mouse, an OSNAP menu will appear where
your cursor is.
2. Type in the first few letters of the OSNAP mode.
3. Choose Object Snap from the Drafting Settings
under the Tools menu.
4. Use the OSNAP buttons.
Command: CIRCLE or C
Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)]: 0,0
Specify radius of circle or [Diameter] :3
Command: C
Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)): 9,4
Specify radius of circle or [Diameter] :6
Command: C
Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)): 18,0
Specify Radius of Circle or [Diameter]: 3
Command: LINE
Specify first point: TANgent to (pick 1)
Specify next point or [Undo]: TANgent to (pick 2)
Specify next point or [Undo]: (enter)
Comrnand: LINE
Specify next point or [Undo]: TANgent to (pick 4)
Now use the QUADrant option to attach the other
two lines. QUADrant takes the top, the bottom, or
the far right or left of a specified circle or arc.
Type in QUAD for QUADrant.
Command: LINE
Specify next point or [Undo]: QUADrant of (pick 2)
Command: LINE
Specify first point: QUADrant of (pick 3)
Specify next point or [Undo): TANgent to (pick 4)
Specify next point or [Undo]:(enter)
Now use CENter to place a circle concentric with
the first, CENter takes the center of an arc or
circle. Only items with a defined radius can
have a center point.
Command: CIRCLE
Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan
radius)]: CENter of (pick 5)
Specify Radius of Circle or [Diameter]: 3
Now use the TRIM command to trim off the extra
portions of the circle.
The TRIM command will erase a portion of an

object between two edges identified by
intersections with other objects.
Command: TRIM or TR
Current settings: Projection=UCS
Edge=None
Select cutting edges ...
Right-mouse click
(Pick objects to trim)
The TRIM command will not work unless the TANgent

option has been properly used. If the lines don't intersect
the circles, they will not be trimmed.
Command: BREAK or BR
Select object: (pick 1)
Enter second point (or F for first point): F
Enter first point: CENter of (pick 2)
Enter second point: INTersection of (pick 3)
OBJECT SELECTION AND
MODIFY COMMANDS
 Object Selection
 Move
 Copy
 Mirror
 Rotate
 Scale
 Grips
 Change Line types
The COPY command takes an item or
group of items and places a copy at another
location or at multiple locations. The COPY
command assumes the creation of multiple
copies.
Command line equivalent: COPY or CO

Draw a 15 x 20 rectangle using line command
Command: COPY or CO
Select objects: (pick 1, 2)
(enter)
Specify base point or
displacement [Multiple]: END of (pick 3)
Specify second point of displacement or <use first
point as displacement>: END of (pick 4)
Specify second point of displacement or <>: (enter)
Draw a 15 x 20 rectangle using line command,
add 2 concentric circles on 1 corner
Command: COPY or CO
Select objects: (pick 1, 2)
Select objects: (enter)
Specify base point or displacement [Multiple] :END
of (pick 3)
point as displacement>:END of (pick 4, 5, 6)
Specify second point of displacement or <>:
4 5
3
6
2
1
Draw a 15x20 rectangle using line command
Command: MOVE or M
Select objects: (pick 1)
Specify opposite corner: (pick 2)
Specify base point or displacement: (pick 3) (from
where)
point as displacement>: (pick 4) (to where)
***MOVE multiple object, same with COPY
Command: MIRROR
Specify first point of mirroring plane: END of (pick 3)
Specify second point of mirroring plane: END of (pick 4)
Delete source objects? [Yes/No]<N>: (enter)
The ROTATE command rotates an object or series
of objects around a specified base point.
Command Line equivalent: ROTATE or RO

Command: ROTATE or RO
Current positive angle in DCS: ANGDIR=clockwise ANGBASE=0
Specify base point: (pick 3) (use SNAP F11 for accuracy)
Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference] : 45
A very good new feature in ROTATE found
in Releases 2007 and 2008 is the ability to
copy the objects within the command
string.
Command: ROTATE
Current positive angle in DCS: ANGDIR=clockwise
ANGBASE=0
Select objects: all (this will take all your objects)
Select objects: (ENTER)
Specify base point: (pick the middle point)
Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference]: c
Rotating a copy of the selected objects
Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference] : 45
Use the reference option to rotate something when
you are not sure what the angle is, but you know
the desired final angle.
Command: ROTATE
Current positive angle in DCS: ANGDIR=clockwise ANGBASE=0
Specify opposite corner: (pick 2) (enter)
Specify base point: (END of pick 3)
Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference]: r
Specify the reference angle <0>: (END of pick 4)
Specify second point: (END of pick 5)
Specify the new angle: (END of pick 6)
A scale factor more than 1:1 will make the
image bigger. A scale factor less than 1:1
will make it smaller
Command: SCALE
Select objects: (pick1,2)
Specify base point: (pick3)
Specify scale factor or [Reference]: .5
Getting Good Results the First Time!
Always use SNAP, OSNAP, or actual

coordinates to pick base points. If a
reference object is needed to complete an
editing command (for example, a line in the
MIRROR command), insert it, reference it
with OSNAP, then erase it.
The commands demonstrated above were
used before the objects were selected. With
the aid of grips you can select objects, then
use the editing commands to edit them.
Once you select objects using grips, the
commands STRETCH, MOVE, ROTATE,
SCALE, and MIRROR can be invoked. Once
you have identified the selection set, you
identify a base point or hot grip.
STRETCH, TRIM, EXTEND,
OFFSET, and ARRAY
The STRETCH command is used to make
lines, plines, and other linear objects either
shorter or longer. It repositions the selected
side of an existing object or group of objects
relative to a new point or position.
Command: STRETCH
Select objects to stretch by crossing-window or polygon
Select objects: (pick1)
Other corner: (pick2)(crossing the right side)
Specify base point or displacement: (pick3)
Specify second point of displacement: (pick4)(3units)
The TRIM command is used to cut off an
object or a series of objects at their
intersection with a boundary or cutting
edge. While you have already used TRIM
on individual objects, you can also use it on
multiple objects.
The EXTEND command also uses a
boundary (or boundaries), but uses it as the
item to extend objects to.
OFFSET is arguably the most often used
editing command on the system.
OFFSET copies an object parallel to an
existing object at a given distance.
Note that the OFFSET command works
only in the X-Y plane.
The ARRAY command makes circular
(Polar) or rectangular patterns of selected
objects by copying them along or around an
identified point.
The ARRAY command makes circular
(Polar) or rectangular patterns of selected
objects by copying them along or around an
identified point.

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Engr. Riah Ann DR.

OSNAPs can be accessed in one of four ways:

The TRIM command will erase a portion of an

The TRIM command will not work unless the TANgent

Command line equivalent: COPY or CO

Command Line equivalent: ROTATE or RO

Always use SNAP, OSNAP, or actual

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