Autocad2009

AutoCAD 3D Tutorial

3D Tutorials AutoCAD 2009

Written by Kristen Kurland Copyright © 2008

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial

AutoCAD 3D – Chapter 1 3D Interface

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial 1.1 Launching AutoCAD 3D
1. 2. Choose Choose Start from the Windows program manager. Programs, Autodesk ,AutoCAD 2009.

Workspaces
AutoCAD workspaces are sets of menus, toolbars and dockable windows(such as the Properties palette, DesignCenter, and the Tool palettes window) that are grouped and organized so that you can work in a custom, task-oriented drawing environment.

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Click

the Workspace Switching icon.

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Click

3D Modeling and OK.

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial 1.2 3D Interface
AutoCAD’s 3D Interface consists of three main areas Panels Anchored palettes A 3Dworkspace

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial 1.3 3D Dashboard
The dashboard consists of a set of control panels organized by function. For example, the top control panel contains commands that create and modify 3D solids; the second control panel contains commands and controls used to navigate 3D models.

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Click on one of the panels to expand the display to show a slide-out panel that hasadditional controls.

Click to expand dashboard panel

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial 1.4 Viewports
1. Choose View, Viewports, 4 Viewports. or 2. Type -VPORTS at the command prompt. Command: -VPORTS Enter an option [Save/Restore/Delete/Join/SIngle/?/2/3/4] 4: enter Enter a configuration option [Horizontal/Vertical/Above/ Below/Left/Right] : enter

Your screen will look something like the figure belowwith four views in one AutoCAD drawing.

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial 1.5 Preset 3D Viewports
1. 2. 3. Choose View, Viewports, New Viewports Click the dropdown option for Setup and click 3D. Choose Four: Right as the viewport option.

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial 1.6 Named Views
1. 2. 3. Choose View, Named Views… Click the plus (+) sign beside Preset Views. Click NE Isometric, Set Current,Apply,and OK.

Tip:
You can also choose View, 3D Views, and any of the preset 3D views.

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial 1.7 Steering Wheel
SteeringWheels are menus that track the cursor over the drawing window, and provide access to 2D and 3D navigation tools from a single interface. SteeringWheels, or “wheels,” are divided into wedges; each wedge contains a single navigation tool. You can start anavigation tool by clicking a wedge or by clicking and dragging the cursor over a wedge.. 2D Navigation Wheel (Zoom & Pan)

View Object Wheel – Center a model and define the pivot point to use with the Orbit tool. Zoom and orbit a model. Center

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial
Orbit

Look

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial
Walk/Up/ Down

Rewind

Shortcuts

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AutoCAD 3D TutorialSteering Wheel Settings

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial 1.8 VPOINT Command (Tripod)
Displays a compass and tripod for defining a view rotation. The compass represents a two dimensional globe. 1. Choose or 2. Type VPOINT at the command prompt. Command: vpoint Rotate/: (enter) a point on the compass to define the viewing angle. View, 3D Views, point

3. Click

Point in the center of thecompass is the north pole Middle ring of the compass is the equator

Entire outer ring is the south pole

Tripod

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial 1.9 VPOINT Command (Rotate)
Enters a rotation angle at the viewpoint prompt.
1. Type VPOINT at the command prompt. Command: vpoint Rotate/ : R (enter) Enter angle in XY plane from X axis : 225 (enter) Enter angle from XY plane : 15 (enter)

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DDVPOINT
Choose View, 3D Views, Viewpoint Preset. or 2. Type DDVPOINT at the command prompt. Command: ddvpoint 3. Set a viewing angle by typing the From X axis and XY Plane angle. or 4. Pick a viewing angle in the 2 graphics Left graphic = From X Axis Right graphic = In XY Plane 5. Click OK.

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorial 1.11 Plan View
1. Choose View, 3D...