CIV 104 COMPUTER AIDED

TECHNICAL DRAWING

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

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Course Information

Instructor : Asst.Prof.Dr. Mert Yücel YARDIMCI E-mail : mert.yardimci@gediz.edu.tr Office : D 226

CIV104 COMPUTER AIDED TECHNICAL DRAWING (2 + 2 5 ECTS)

Web-Site : myyardimci.weebly.com All lecture notes and related documents

including assignments and homeworks can be downloaded from there!

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Grading Policy

Assessment Tool Quantity Percentage

Class Exercises 14 *

Homework 7 15

Quiz 5 15

Midterm Exam 1 30

Final Exam 1 50

Students are asked to prepare a given drawing using AutoCAD in class exercises, homeworks, quizzes and all exams.

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Practice Hours (Class exercises)

Last two hours of the class are appointed to practice of the subjects covered during the first two hours. The students will work on examples during the recitations to be equipped for preparing engineering drawings by computer means. The students are expected to complete the exercises during the recitation period. Completion of the exercises is to be checked and this will add points to the overall grade of the student.

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Attendance and General Rules

According to the university regulations, students must attend at least 70 % of the lecture hours and 80 % of the laboratory hours. Apart from the university regulations, it is of student’s benefit to attend all of the lecture and laboratory hours.

No cell-phone during class.

Do not be late for the class!

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Textbooks and Recommended Books

Alf Yarwood (2009), Introduction to AutoCAD 2010, 2D and 3D Design. Elsevier Inc.

Autodesk Official Training Guide (2009), Essentials, Learning AutoCAD 2010, Autodesk.

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Default AutoCAD Interface

Application menu Quick acces toolbar Info center

Title bar

Ribbons

Drawing area

Crosshair

Layout tabs Command window

Status bar

Application status bar

Drawing status bar

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AutoCAD Workspaces

Application menu Quick acces

toolbar Info center Title bar

Ribbons

Drawing area

Crosshair

Layout tabs Command window

Status bar

Application status bar Drawing

status bar

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Setting the Workspace

2D Drafting & Annotation Workspace 3D Modelling Workspace

AutoCAD Classic Workspace

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Setting the Workspace

AutoCAD Classic It uses toolbars instead of ribbon control panels.

2D Drafting & Annotation It is the default workspace in AutoCAD 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012. It uses a series of 2D control panels available throıgh dock able palette called as Ribbon.

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Setting the Workspace

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Setting the Workspace

Panels: AutoCAD uses ribbon panels as one means to access commands and settings. Similar tools commands are grouped together in panels and can be accessed by clicking the button or icon that indicates the tool's purpose. Each panel consists of a collection of tools that performs related or similar tasks.

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Setting the Workspace

Application status bar

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Drawing status bar

Setting the Workspace

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Setting the Workspace

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Setting the Workspace

1- Search for information or help in the configured search locations by entering search keywords, or enter a question in the Help field. 2- Search icon. 3- Drop-down list to configure InfoCenter. 4- Subscription Center. 5- Icon to open Communication Center. 6- access a list of favorites 7- access the Help Dialog box

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Setting the Workspace

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Setting the Workspace

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Setting the Workspace

Press F1 to open Help!

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Working with Files

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Working with Files

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Working with Files

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Pan and Zoom

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Pan and Zoom

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Pan and Zoom

Wheel Mouse Features