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AutoCAD 2010 For DummiesFrom AutoCAD 2010 For Dummies by David Byrnes

AutoCAD 2010 is both powerful and complex. Setting it up to conform to the standards you want is the first step in using it.

Whether you work in inches and feet or millimeters, you have to know the size limits associated with the scale you’re working

to. And whatever you’re working on, AutoCAD's keyboard shortcuts make accomplishing certain tasks quick and easy.

How to Set Up the AutoCAD 2010 Drawing Functions

Using AutoCAD 2010 enables you to do amazing things if you just set it up right

before you get started. The following table shows AutoCAD commands in both

the ribbon application and classic menus and describes what each does:

Ribbon / Application

Menu

Classic Menu Command Description

Model Space

1. Application

menu→New→Drawing

File→New NEW (Ctrl+N) Specifies a

template

drawing

(DWT file)

2. Application

menu→Drawing

Utilities→Units

Format→Units UNITS Specifies

linear and

angular units

3. None Format→Drawing Limits LIMITS Specifies

working

area

4. View tab→Navigate

panel→Zoom drop-

down flyout→All

View→Zoom→All ZOOM, All Zooms to

limits

5. None Tools→Drafting Settings DSETTINGS Specifies

snap and

grid

spacings

6. None None LTSCALE Sets linetype

scale

7. Home

tab→Annotation

panel→ Dimension

Style

Format→Dimension

Style

DIMSTYLE Sets

dimension

scale (on the

Fit tab)

8. Application

menu→Drawing

Utilities→Drawing

Properties

File→Drawing

Properties

DWGPROPS Enters

drawing

informational

properties

Paper Space

9. None Tools→Wizards→Create

Layout

LAYOUTWIZARD Creates a

paper space

layout

10. Quick Access File→Save QSAVE (Ctrl+S) Saves the

toolbar→Save drawing

Keyboard Shortcuts for AutoCAD 2010

The keyboard shortcuts in AutoCAD 2010 let you accomplish tasks at the press

of a key or two. The following table shows some of the most-used AutoCAD

commands and their shortcut keys:

Keyboard Shortcut Command Purpose

Ctrl+S QSAVE Saves the drawing

Ctrl+O OPEN Displays the Select File dialog box

Ctrl+P PLOT Displays the Plot dialog box

Ctrl+Tab None Switches to the next open drawing

Ctrl+PgUp/Ctrl+PgDn None Switches to the previous/next tab in the

current drawing

F2 TEXTSCR Toggles the AutoCAD Text Window on

and off

F3 OSNAP Toggles running object snap mode on

and off

F8 ORTHO Toggles ortho mode on and off

F9 SNAP Toggles snap mode on and off

F10 POLAR Toggles polar mode on and off

AutoCAD 2010 Drawing Scale and Limits Charts: Feetand Inches

AutoCAD 2010 helps you design nearly anything you can think of, but you do

have to recognize some limits. The following table shows limits for drawing

scales from 1/16 of an inch to 3 inches to a foot:

Drawing

Scale

8-1/2" x 11" 11" x 17" 24" x

36"

30" x

42"

36" x

48"

1/16" = 1'–

0"

136' x 176' 176' x 272' 384' x

576'

480' x

672'

576' x

768'

1/8" = 1'–0" 68' x 88' 88' x 136' 192' x

288'

240' x

336'

288' x

384'

1/4" = 1'–0" 34' x 44' 44' x 68' 96' x

144'

120' x

168'

144' x

192'

1/2" = 1'–0" 17' x 22' 22' x 34' 48' x 72' 60' x 84' 72' x 96'

3/4" = 1'–0" 11'–4" x

14'–8"

14'–8" x

22'–8"

32' x 48' 40' x 56' 48' x 64'

1" = 1'–0" 8'–6" x 11' 11' x 17' 24' x 36' 30' x 42' 36' x 48'

1-1/2" = 1'–

0"

5'–8" x 7'–4" 7'–4" x 11'–

4"

16' x 24' 20' x 28' 24' x 32'

3" = 1'–0" 2'–10" x 3'–

8"

3'–8" x 5'–8" 8' x 12' 10' x 14' 12' x 16'

AutoCAD 2010 Drawing Scale and Limits Charts:Millimeters

You work to scale when you design using AutoCAD 2010. And because you

work to scale, the boundary of a project depends on the scale you’re using and

the size of the paper you’re going to print it on. The following table shows the

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limits for various scales in millimeters:

Drawing

Scale

210 x 297

mm

297 x 420

mm

420 x 594

mm

594 x 841

mm

841 x

1,189 mm

1:200 42,000 x

59,400

mm

59,400 x

84,000

mm

84,000 x

118,800

mm

118,800 x

168,200

mm

168,200 x

237,800

mm

1:100 21,000 x

29,700

mm

29,700 x

42,000

mm

42,000 x

59,400

mm

59,400 x

84,100 mm

84,100 x

118,900

mm

1:50 10,500 x

14,850

mm

14,850 x

21,000

mm

21,000 x

29,700

mm

29,700 x

42,050 mm

42,050 x

59,450 mm

1:20 4,200 x

5,940 mm

5,940 x

8,400 mm

8,400 x

11,880

mm

11,880 x

16,820 mm

16,820 x

23,780 mm

1:10 2,100 x

2,970 mm

2,970 x

4,200 mm

4,200 x

5,940 mm

5,940 x

8,410 mm

8,410 x

11,890 mm

1:5 1,050 x

1,485 mm

1,485 x

2,100 mm

2,100 x

2,970 mm

2,970 x

4,205 mm

4,205 x

5,945 mm

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