AutoCAD Lesson 110 – COMMAND MANIPULATION

To begin, I assumed you were familiar with AutoCAD software. Although the procedure will be different, the end result will be the same.

Watch the video below to get a better understanding of how command manipulation makes drawing simple, accurate, and effortless.

The following is a list of commands used:

• LINE / POLYLINE
• RECTANGLE
• POLYGON
• RAY
• OFFSET
• TRIM
• COPY
• ROTATE

The following is a quick command manipulation example.
From here, you will build your own.

Follow step by step

FIRST METHOD

• Command: L LINE (Enter)
• Specify first point: 0,0 or (Click on the Screen)
• Specify next point or [Undo]: @5<90 (Enter)
• Specify next point or [Undo]: @5<0 (Enter)
• Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @5<-90 (Enter)
• Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: c (Enter)

SECOND METHOD

• Command: L LINE (Enter)
• Specify first point: (Click on the Screen)
• Specify next point or [Undo]: 5 (Enter)
• Specify next point or [Undo]: 5 (Enter)
• Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: 5 (Enter)
• Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: c (Enter)

THIRD METHOD

• Command: REC RECTANG (Enter)
• Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width]: 0,6 (Enter)
• Specify other corner point or [Area/Dimensions/Rotation]: @5,5 (Enter)

FOURTH METHOD

• Command: POL POLYGON Enter number of sides <4>: 4 (Enter)
• Specify center of polygon or [Edge]: E (Enter)
• Specify first endpoint of edge: (Click on the Screen)
• Specify second endpoint of edge: 5 (Enter)

FIFTH METHOD

• Command Combination “Drawing Commands and Modifiying Commands”
  Command: RAY (Enter)
  Specify start point: (Click on the Screen)
  Specify through point: (Click on the Screen)
• Command: O OFFSET (Enter)
  Current settings: Erase source=No Layer=Source OFFSETGAPTYPE=0
  Specify offset distance or [Through/Erase/Layer] <5.0000>: 5 (Enter)
  Select object to offset or [Exit/Undo] :
• Command: TR TRIM (Enter)
  Current settings: Projection=UCS, Edge=None, Mode=Quick
  Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or
  [cuTting edges/Crossing/mOde/Project/eRase]:
• Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or
  [cuTting edges/Crossing/mOde/Project/eRase/Undo]:

SIXTH METHOD

• Command: L LINE (Enter)
  Specify first point: (Click on the Screen)
  Specify next point or [Undo]:
  Specify next point or [Undo]:
• Command: CO COPY (Enter)
  Select objects: 1 found
• Select objects:
  Current settings: Copy mode = Multiple
  Specify base point or [Displacement/mOde] :
  Specify second point or [Array] : 5
• Specify second point or [Array/Exit/Undo] :
• Command: RO ROTATE
  Current positive angle in UCS: ANGDIR=counterclockwise ANGBASE=0
  2 found
• Specify base point:
  Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference] <270>: C
  Rotating a copy of the selected objects.
  Specify rotation angle or [Copy/Reference] <270>:
• Command: TR TRIM
  Current settings: Projection=UCS, Edge=None, Mode=Quick
  Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or
  [cuTting edges/Crossing/mOde/Project/eRase]:
  Select object to trim or shift-select to extend or
  [cuTting edges/Crossing/mOde/Project/eRase/Undo]:
  Specify next fence point or [Undo]:
  Specify next fence point or [Undo]:
  Specify next fence point or [Undo]:
  Specify next fence point or [Undo]:

Command: Z ZOOM (Enter)
Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP), or
[All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window/Object] : e (Enter)

Note to Drafter:

“Learn how to use each command and make your own command sequence.” “Each drafter has a distinct style and approach to drawing in order to make the process faster and easier.”