Syllabus - Computer Programming (AutoCAD) (FT 506)

STARTING A NEW DRAWING/OPENING AN EXISTING DRAWING

Setting up a drawing starting from scratch, Setting up a drawing using a Wizard, Using and creating a template file, Opening an existing drawing, Screen layout, Pull-down menus, Screen icons, Command line, status bar, Dialogue boxes.

DRAWING COMMANDS

Lines, Ray, Construction Line, Multiline and polylines, Rectangles, Arc, Circle and Ellipse, Polygon, Spline, Co-ordinate input methods, (directive, and absolute, relative and polar)

MODIFY COMMANDS

Erase, Trim, Move, Copy, Mirror, Offset, Fillet and Chamfer, Array, Extend, Stretch, Rotate, Break, Scale and Explode.

CONSTRUCTION OF PLANE AND COMPLEX GEOMETRICAL FIGURES

Angles, Triangles, Rhombus, Quadrilaterals, Polygons, Angle Bisectors, Line divided in equal parts, Construction of Curves and Helix, Principles of Projections, Projections of Straight Lines and Solids, Section of Solids

DRAWING SETTINGS AND AIDS

Layers, Load Line types, Match properties, World UCS and User-defined, UCS, Drawing limits and units, Blocks, Attributes, individual project drawings of Hydrant post, Sprinkler head, Branch pipe, water monitor, fire extinguisher, hose fittings and Breathing Apparatus.