AUTOCAD Flashcards
IS A COMPUTER-AIDED AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY AUTODESK MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR CREATING 2D DRAWINGS AND 3D CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. IT IS USED ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES, BY ARCHITECTS, PROJECT MANAGERS, AND MANY PROFFESSIONAL.
AUTOCAD
IS DISPLAYED BY DEFAULT AT STARTUP. PROVIDING EASY ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF INITIAL ACTIONS, INCLUDING ACCESS TO DRAWING TEMPLATE FILES, RECENTLY OPENED DRAWINGS AND SHEETS SETS, AND ONLINE LEARNING OPTIONS.
START TAB
WHAT YEAR DID AUTOCAD COME OUT?
YEAR 1982
WHO INVENTED AUTOCAD?
JOHN WALKER
STARTUP:
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF STARTUP FOR STARTS A DRAWING WITHOUT DEFINED SETTINGS?
VALUE 0
STARTUP:
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF STARTUP THAT DISPLAYS THE STARTUP OR THE CREATE NEW DRAWING DIALOG BOX?
VALUE 1
STARTUP:
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF STARTUP THAT THE START TAB IS DISPLAYED. IF AVAILABLE IN THE APPLICATION, A CUSTOM DIALOG BOX IS DISPLAY?
VALUE 2
STARTUP:
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF STARTUP THAT THE START TAB IS DISPLAYED AND THE RIBBON IS PRE-LOADED WHEN YOU OPEN OR CREATE NEW DRAWING?
VALUE 3
IT IS A CUSTOM, TASK-ORIENTED DRAWING ENVIRONMENT. IT IS A SET OF MENUS, TOOLBARS, PALETTES, AND RIBBON CONTROL PANELS THAT ARE GROUPED AND ORGANIZED SO THAT YOU CAN WORK IN A SPECIFIC WAY. IT ALLOWS YOU TO CONTROL THE DISPLAY AND POSITION OF MOST UI ELEMENTS WITHIN THE AUTOCAD APPLICATION WINDOW.
WORKSPACE
USING BUTTON FUNCTIONS OF A MOUSE:
BUTTON TO SELECT OBJECTS, AND SPECIFY LOCATIONS
LEFT-CLICK
USING BUTTON FUNCTIONS OF A MOUSE:
BUTTON FOR PAN AND ZOOM AND SHORTCUT MENUS.
SCROLLER
LIST DOWN THE CONTENTS AND FUNCTIONS OF NAVIGATION TOOLBAR.
VIEW CUBE
FULL NAVIGATION WHEEL
PAN
ZOOM EXTENTS
ORBITS
SHOW MOTION
A PANEL FOR REFERRENCE TOOLS ACCORDING TO THEIR TYPES, KINDS AND USE IN ONE LOCATION. IT IS ELABORATED ITS OWN MENU TAB SWITCHING OF WORKSPACE WILL GIVE YOU DIFFERENT RIBBON TOOLBARS APPEARANCE.
RIBBON TOOLBARS
THIS IS AN ELABORATED RIBBON TOOLBARS THAT ONLY APPEARS IN A SPECIFIC DRAWING COMMAND (FOR EX, THE DRAWING COMMAND HATCH).
RIBBON TOOLBARS BY A SPECIFIC COMMAND
IS A NAVIGATION TOOL THAT IS DISPLAYED WHEN YOU ARE WORKING IN 2D MODEL SPACE OR 3D VISUAL STYLE. WITH THIS TOOL, YOU CAN SWITCH BETWEEN STANDARD AND ISOMETRIC VIEWS.
VIEW CUBE
COMBINES THE 2D AND 3D NAVIGATION TOOLS FOUND ON THE 2D NAVIGATION, VIEW OBJECT, AND TOUR BUILDING WHEELS INTO SINGLE WHEEL.
FULL NAVIGATION WHEEL
OR
NAVIGATION BAR
A ONE TIME VIEWING OF ALL LAYOUT MODE DRAWINGS MADE IN LAYOUT SHEETS.
QUICK VIEW LAYOUT
AN ENDLESS DRAWING AREA FOR ANY SCALE RATIO OF OBJECT
MODEL TAB
A SPECIFIED CERTIAN SHEET SIZE OF PAPER FOR PLOTTING PURPOSES. ALL MODEL DRAWINGS WITH A SPECIFIED SCALE FACTOR ARE PLACED HERE.
LAYOUT TAB
INDICATES THE CURRENT VIEWING DIRECTION.
VIEW CUBE
PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED NAVIGATION TOOLS.
FULL NAVIGATION WHEEL
MOVES THE VIEW PLANAR TO THE SCREEN.
PAN
ZOOMS TO DISPLAY THE MAXIMUM EXTENTS OF ALL OBJECTS
ZOOM EXTENTS
ROTATES THE VIEW IN 3D SPACE, BUT CONSTRAINED TO HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ONLY.
ORBITS
PROVIDES AN ON SCREEN DISPLAY FOR CREATING AND PLAYING BACK SCHEMATIC CAMERA ANIMATION FOR DESIGN REVIEW, PRESENTATION AND BOOKMARK-STYLE NAVIGATION.
SHOW MOTION
THE PROPERTIES OF EVERY SINGLE DRAWING OBJECT ARE ENUMERATED HERE.
PROPERTIES DIALOG BOX
LOCATED ON THE LEFT TOP OF THE DRAWING AREA. YOU MAY SET IT TO VISIBLE OR HIDE SETTING.
VISUAL STYLE AND VIEW CONTROL.
ENLARGES OR REDUCES SELECTED OBJECTS. IT KEEPS THE PROPORTION OF THE OBJECT THE SAME AFTER SCALING
SCALE
THESE PALETTES ARE ORGANIZED BLOCKS, HATCHES, AND CUSTOM TOOLS. JUST CLICK AND DRAG SO THAT IT WILL PASTED INTO YOUR DRAWINGS.
TOOL PALETTES
SELECT HERE THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT YOU WISH
WORKSPACE SWITCHING.
THIS IS WHERE THE INPUT FOR COMMAND AND VALUE TYPING THE FIRST LETTER WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHOW ALL COMMANDS.
COMMAND LINE WINDOW.
DISPLAYS A LIST OF THE LAYERS IN THE DRAWING AND THEIR PROPERTIES.
LAYERS PROPERTIES MANAGER.