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AutoSketch Basics

In this chapter, you learn how to start AutoSketch

and

use the Startup dialog box to create or open a drawing.

You also learn about the user interface and the basic

features and functionality of AutoSketch. Once you

have learned these AutoSketch “basics,” you can do the

exercises in this guide’s tutorials and learn to use the

product.

More information about each of these components and

features is available in the Help system.

In this chapter

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Introduction

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Start AutoSketch

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Use the Start Up Dialog Box to
Create or Open a Drawing

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Understand the User Interface

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Basic Features and Functionality

Summary of Contents for 003A1-121111-1001 - AutoSketch v.9.0

Page 1: ...AutoSketch Getting Started 9 June 2004 ...

Page 2: ...esignServer Design Web Format DWF DWFit DWG Linking DXF Extending the Design Team GDX Driver gmax logo gmax ready logo Heads up Design jobnet ObjectDBX onscreen onair online Plans Specs Plasma PolarSnap Productstream Real time Roto Render Queue Visual Bridge Visual Syllabus and Where Design Connects Autodesk Canada Inc Trademarks The following are registered trademarks of Autodesk Canada Inc in th...

Page 3: ...5 Uninstall AutoSketch 5 Chapter 2 Make the Transition from Paper to CAD 7 Draw to Scale 8 Organize Drawing Information 9 Draw Efficiently 10 Draw Accurately 11 View Your Drawing 12 Modify Your Drawing 13 Use Standard Symbols 14 Create Dimensions and Text 15 Chapter 3 AutoSketch Basics 17 Introduction 18 Start AutoSketch 18 Use the Start Up Dialog Box to Create or Open a Drawing 18 ...

Page 4: ...nates 34 Drawing Origin 35 Reference Grid 36 Grid Origin 37 Snap 37 Lock Modifier 38 Tutorial 1 Create and Trim Entities 39 Start AutoSketch 40 Create Simple Entities 41 Create Lines 41 Create Other Simple Entities 43 Trim an Entity 46 Tutorial 2 Create a Birdhouse Drawing 51 Introduction 52 Set Up the Birdhouse Drawing 52 Create the Floor of the Birdhouse 54 Add Dimensions to the Floor of the Bir...

Page 5: ...cale 77 Create Office Partition Walls 79 Add Doors and Windows 81 Add Furniture 86 Create a Round Table and Chairs 88 Tutorial 4 Advanced Exercises 93 Create 3D Effects 94 Use Web Tools 98 Use eTransmit 98 Create a Hyperlink 101 Use the Communication Center 104 Generate a Database Report 105 Appendix Drawings Created with AutoSketch 109 ...

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Page 7: ...is guide was printed For step by step instructions about learning the product read the entire Getting Started guide You can find a PDF version of this guide in the following location C is the installation drive letter C Program Files Autodesk AutoSketch9 In this chapter Contents of the AutoSketch Package System Requirements Install AutoSketch Register AutoSketch Add or Remove Features Repair AutoS...

Page 8: ...Requirement Notes Operating system Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home Windows 2000 Web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 with Service Pack 1 or later Processor Pentium III or later 300 Mhz RAM 128 MB Video 800 x 600 minimum 1024 x 768 with 64K colors recommended Requires a Windows supported display adapter Hard disk 180 MB Pointing device Mouse trackball or other device CD ROM Any speed...

Page 9: ...your CD ROM drive 2 On the Start menu Windows click Run 3 In the Run dialog box enter CD drive letter Setup exe and click OK 4 Follow the installation prompts Congratulations You have successfully installed AutoSketch You are now ready to register your product and start using the program Register AutoSketch Registering AutoSketch makes you eligible for technical support and for early notification ...

Page 10: ...click Next 4 On the Select Features page select the features you want to add or remove and then select one of the following options Will Be Installed on Local Hard Drive Installs a feature or components of a feature on your hard drive Entire Feature Will Be Installed on Local Hard Drive Entire Feature Will Be Unavailable Removes the feature Note To revert to the AutoSketch features selected in you...

Page 11: ...ion and then click Next 4 On the Ready to Repair the Application page click Finish 5 If prompted restart your computer Uninstall AutoSketch When you uninstall AutoSketch all components are removed from the computer Note Uninstalling the application does not automatically delete drawing files you have created You can delete those files manually To uninstall AutoSketch 1 In the Control Panel Windows...

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Page 13: ...es your drawings more precise and you more productive than you have been using paper as your design format This chapter explains how you can take your drafting knowledge and apply it to CAD In this chapter Draw to Scale Organize Drawing Information Draw Efficiently Draw Accurately View Your Drawing Modify Your Drawing Create Dimensions and Text 2 ...

Page 14: ...caling the draw ing to fit on paper For example you can use feet and inches or meters and kilometers and so on You might draw a motor part with millime ters as the unit of length so that entering 25 means 25 millimeters When you draw a map you might select kilometers so that entering 25 means 25 kilometers Although you can easily change scaling at any point while drawing it is useful at the start ...

Page 15: ... are equivalent to trans parent overlays As with overlays you can display edit and print layers separately or in combination You can name layers to help track content and lock layers so they can t be altered Assigning settings such as color pen style or pen width to layers helps you comply with industry standards You can also use layers to organize drawing objects called entities in AutoSketch for...

Page 16: ...u can choose from a variety of drawing tools that create lines rectangles cir cles curves and more With AutoSketch you can easily copy scale rotate and mirror entities You can move or copy entities between open drawings or within the same drawing Editing is easy with tools such as stretch align and offset To add hatching simply insert a hatch pattern from the AutoSketch Content Librarian into the ...

Page 17: ...ods The simplest method is to locate points by snapping to some interval of a grid Another method is to specify exact coordinates Coordinates specify a draw ing location by indicating a point along an X and Y axis or a distance and angle from another point You can specify coordinates that are relative to other points or to the drawing s coordinate system You can also snap to locations on exist ing...

Page 18: ...zoom out to display more of the drawing To move to another section of a drawing you pan the drawing without changing magnification You can view several areas of your drawing simultaneously by creating addi tional windows Windows can be arranged automatically or manually They let you work easily on different parts of your drawing Changes in one window are reflected in the others With detail views y...

Page 19: ...ll or part of an entity you don t have to redraw it If you need to remove an entity you can erase it with a few clicks of the mouse And if you make an error you can quickly undo your actions Once you draw an entity you never need to redraw it You can modify existing entities by mirroring rotating scaling stretching trim ming and more At any time you can change entity properties such as pen style p...

Page 20: ...ons of a symbol In AutoSketch you can save time by inserting symbols from the Content Librarian anywhere in your drawing at any rotation or scale You can then add a symbol as many times as needed by simply clicking to place the symbol Should a standard symbol change be redefined all instances of the symbol in your drawing will automatically be replaced In AutoSketch you can also create your own sy...

Page 21: ... resize any part of the drawing you must erase and then redraw the dimensions Changing text can often involve relettering the whole drawing AutoSketch automates the process of creating and changing dimensions and text In AutoSketch you can customize individual dimensions and when information changes you can easily revise text including its content font height angle and justification Virtually all ...

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Page 23: ...nality of AutoSketch Once you have learned these AutoSketch basics you can do the exercises in this guide s tutorials and learn to use the product More information about each of these components and features is available in the Help system In this chapter Introduction Start AutoSketch Use the Start Up Dialog Box to Create or Open a Drawing Understand the User Interface Basic Features and Functiona...

Page 24: ...wing and you get familiar with the user interface components Start AutoSketch When you start AutoSketch you can begin a new drawing start with a template or open existing drawings Simply click a selection and begin To start AutoSketch for the first time On the Start menu Windows click All Programs or Programs Autodesk AutoSketch 9 The AutoSketch Start Up dialog box is displayed Use the Start Up Di...

Page 25: ...rough the steps to accomplish a task The AutoSketch Start Up wizards help you make drawing decisions to set up a drawing If you are drawing a workbench project for example the wizard steps you through logical workbench decisions for that drawing Example of a page in the Workbench wizard Tip During an AutoSketch work session you can access wizards by clicking File New The illustration shows the Wiz...

Page 26: ...ilding home or exterior site layout You choose the building shell dimensions wall thickness roof generation database report types and fields layers page orientation and useful toolbars You can add symbols such as telephone poles trees and hydrants Office Layout Sets up a drawing of a single office or an entire floor of offices You choose the office shell dimensions wall thickness database report t...

Page 27: ...n add sym bols such as nuts bolts screws brackets washers and so on Choose a Template Template Tab In the Start Up dialog box Template tab you can choose a template file to start a drawing AutoSketch includes dozens of drawing template files A template is a draw ing file that has settings such as borders title blocks grid spacing drawing scale and page size already selected for you When you select...

Page 28: ...templates by clicking File New Open an Existing Drawing Open Tab In the Start Up dialog box Open tab you can open an existing drawing file You can adjust how files are displayed in the list browse for more files and preview a selected file The following illustration shows the Open tab ...

Page 29: ...to create AutoSketch opens a drawing window The drawing window in AutoSketch is the space where you work Many drawing windows can be open at one time Clicking a drawing window makes it active so that you can work in it You can make changes in the active window only You can resize minimize maximize and close each drawing window independently The following illustration shows the AutoSketch user inte...

Page 30: ...ketch Basics Edit Bar Property Bar Relative Coordinates Dial Absolute Coordinates Dial Communication Center Reference Grid Status Bar Drawing Origin Menu Bar All In One Toolbar Drawing Window Title Bar Content Librarian ...

Page 31: ...guide you are instructed to use the Draw menu the All In One toolbar and other toolbars to complete the tasks You may find that many of the same tasks can be performed by using different toolbars included in AutoSketch You can learn more about those toolbars in the Help system Note The following table shows the buttons that are displayed on the All In One toolbar when you first use AutoSketch When...

Page 32: ...as these buttons Rectangle Rotated Rectangle Regular Center Edge Regular Edge Opposite Regular Edge Adjacent Regular Center Radius Irregular Polygon Irregular Cloud Curve Draws fitted and spline curves The Curve toolset has these buttons Fitted Curve Spline Curve Marker Marks points in your drawing The Marker toolset has these buttons Marker Point Marker Align Entity Marker Align Endpoint Text Ent...

Page 33: ...sform Moves scales rubber stamps or rotates entities The Transform toolset has these buttons Rubber Stamp Rubber Stamp Array Translate Scale Rotate Align Mirror Stretch Rectangular Array Circular Array Trim Edits the geometry of entities The Trim toolset has these buttons Trim Corner Trim Round Trim Bevel Trim Edge Trim Break Trim Channel Trim Divide Trim Subdivide Trim Join Trim Alcove Trim Union...

Page 34: ... drawing If a wizard was used to create a drawing the Content Librarian provides symbol libraries specific to that wizard The Content Librarian with the _DoorOffice symbol library displayed Edit Bar When active allows you to edit geometric properties of an entity The func tion of the edit bar changes depending on the task you are doing For example if you select text in the drawing the controls on ...

Page 35: ...perties and make a new selection To apply a new setting to an entity select the entity you want to change and then click the property set ting on the property bar Status Bar Displays a message area on the left side and the coordinates dials on the right The message area displays prompts messages and step by step instructions for most procedures The status bar Two dials occupy the right side of the...

Page 36: ...er you can click and hold the button to access additional items called toolsets The All In One toolbar with the Circle toolset displayed You can move a toolbar by clicking near its left edge and dragging it to its new location You can also place toolbars next to one another and dock them in the drawing window Tooltips Display the name or the function of toolbar buttons Hold your pointer over a too...

Page 37: ...inch long in its scaled output represents a real world object that is 1 foot long the drawing scale is 1 4 1 0 Coordinates A pair of numbers that together specify the location of a point in your drawing Drawing Origin The point that serves as a location reference for all entities in the drawing The x and y axes cross at the drawing origin The coordinates of the drawing origin are 0 0 Reference Gri...

Page 38: ...A polyline that is rendered onscreen and on printed output in a special way Use curves to create free form shapes such as curved sidewalks and car fenders Detail view A rectangular area that displays another portion of the drawing defined by a previously saved view Dimension A predefined collection of lines arcs markers and text that display a measurement in the drawing The text label is updated a...

Page 39: ...en you double click a linked OLE object Windows opens the source application that created it and loads the associated file Picture A picture or bitmap that can be imported and placed in the drawing AutoSketch treats the raster image like most other entities allowing you to move scale or duplicate the image as needed Polygon A closed polyline that can contain a fill pattern Use a polygon when you n...

Page 40: ...rtion of the drawing The scale used when printing is the current drawing scale Coordinates Coordinates are numbers that specify the location of one point in relation to another This relationship is classified as either absolute or relative Absolute coordinates reference the origin of whatever coordinate system is currently being used for example the drawing origin or the grid origin Relative coord...

Page 41: ...ng origin The drawing origin is shown on screen as colored arrows Example of the drawing origin arrows in the lower left corner of a drawing If you move the drawing origin the entire drawing shifts to reflect that change The drawing origin does not appear when you print the drawing Normally the drawing origin is located at the lower left corner of a drawing If you need to move it you can center th...

Page 42: ...require alignment of points along an arc or circle such as a mechanical drawing of a gear Isometric grids align along three major axes instead of two This allows you to create two dimensional drawings of three dimensional objects You can modify the settings for each of the reference grids The following table lists the Grid tools you can use in AutoSketch These buttons are located on the Grid toolb...

Page 43: ...y identifying exact points such as an entity s midpoint endpoint or centerpoint These points are called snap points because when you click near one the point is snapped to the exact point shown There are 15 ways to snap to a point in AutoSketch These correspond with the 15 snaps you can choose by clicking their buttons on the All In One tool bar Snap toolbar or by typing the letter shown on the bu...

Page 44: ...e endpoint nearest the pointer but a dotted line extends to the potential snap point based on the current snap and lock modifier Example of a line drawn with endpoint snap and y axis lock modifier turned on There are four automatic modifications you can have AutoSketch make to the point you enter These lock modifiers force the point you enter into hor izontal vertical orthogonal or normal alignmen...

Page 45: ...e a drawing and create entities You also learn how to trim entities using several methods More information about each of the concepts in this tutorial is available in the Help system In this tutorial Start AutoSketch Create Simple Entities Create Lines Create Other Simple Entities Trim an Entity ...

Page 46: ...he next exercise Be sure to save your work at the end of each exercise because each sub sequent exercise builds on the one before it To start AutoSketch 1 On the Start menu Windows click All Programs or Programs Autodesk AutoSketch 9 2 In the Tip of the Day dialog box read the tip and click Close To start a drawing 1 In the Start Up dialog box Wizard tab select Start Drawing Immediately 2 Click OK...

Page 47: ...he Draw menu and the All In One toolbar Right click a toolbar button to access related buttons on a toolset Right click a command to end it Use the SHIFT key to select multiple entities Delete entities A line is an entity that connects two points You can use a line to represent any straight object To create a line 1 In AutoSketch on the File menu click New 2 In the New dialog box click Start Drawi...

Page 48: ...ld the Line button on the All In One toolbar you see additional buttons called toolsets Hovering over a button displays a tooltip with the name of the button When you end the command the new button is shown on the toolbar The last button used is what appears on the toolbar until a new button is used 7 On the All In One toolbar click and hold the Line button 8 On the toolset drag the pointer until ...

Page 49: ...of an arc a circle a polyline and a polygon Arc A segment of a circle defined by a centerpoint radius starting angle and included angle Circle An entity with a centerpoint and a radius Polyline A multi segmented line the segments can be straight or curved Use a polyline to determine the total length of a series of connected sgments Polygon A polyline whose startpoints and endpoints are connected c...

Page 50: ...left corner of the drawing window displays prompts that describe the next step in a procedure If you re unsure what the next step is look at the status bar for prompts 6 When you finish working with arcs delete the entities To create a circle 1 On the Draw menu click Circle Center Side 2 In the drawing window click a point to set the center of the circle and then drag the pointer out from the cent...

Page 51: ...have created your polyline right click twice to complete the line and end the polyline command Try this a few times to get familiar with it Example of a polyline produced with the Single Polyline option 4 On the All In One toolbar click and hold the Polyline button and on the toolset click any of the Polyline buttons Experiment with the different kinds of polylines you can create 5 When you finish...

Page 52: ... learn to Shorten and lengthen an entity Create rounded and beveled corners Break apart and divide an entity Trimming allows you to shorten and lengthen entities so they can meet at a specific point to create rounded and beveled corners or to break apart and divide entities To trim an entity 1 In AutoSketch on the File menu click Open 2 In the Open Drawing File dialog box navigate to the following...

Page 53: ... end the command Example of two perpendicular lines joining to form a corner Next use the same Trim Corner button to remove excess lines and form a corner 6 On the All In One toolbar click Trim Corner 7 In the Trim Corner 2 section of the drawing click the left side of the hor izontal line Then click the lower part of the vertical line Right click to end the command Trim Corner 1 Trim Corner 2 Tri...

Page 54: ...ight of that horizontal line Right click to end the command Example of two perpendicular lines joining to form a rounded corner Next create a beveled corner 12 On the All In One toolbar click and hold the Trim Round button 13 On the toolset drag the pointer to select Trim Bevel 14 In the Trim Bevel section of the drawing click the horizontal line Then click the vertical line to the right of that h...

Page 55: ...rder Click the left part of the horizontal line Click the left vertical line Click the right vertical line just below the diagonal line Click the diagonal line just to the right of the vertical line that you just selected Your drawing should match the last picture in the following sequence of illustrations Example of two divided perpendicular lines joined and extraneous lines trimmed click horizon...

Page 56: ...e Then move the pointer to the center of the line and click to create the break point Right click to end the command Example of a line broken into two equal sections 21 On the File menu click Close 22 In the Save Changes to Drawing message click No Now that you understand how to create different kinds of entities using the Draw menu and the All In One toolbar and how to trim entities you can move ...

Page 57: ... them on the appropriate layers Finally you print the drawing More information about each of the concepts in this tutorial is available in the Help system In this tutorial Introduction Set Up the Birdhouse Drawing Create the Floor of the Birdhouse Add Dimensions to the Floor of the Birdhouse Add a Title to the Floor of the Birdhouse Create the Back of the Birdhouse by Grouping and Rubber Stamping ...

Page 58: ...irdhouse Note At the end of each exercise you can take a break or move to the next exercise Be sure to save your work at the end of each exercise because each sub sequent exercise builds on the one before it Set Up the Birdhouse Drawing Before you create the birdhouse make sure your drawing is properly set up You can set up the Birdhouse drawing by resetting the interface to its original state In ...

Page 59: ...interface to make sure your settings match the tutorial s instructions 3 In AutoSketch on the View menu click Toolbars 4 In the Toolbars dialog box in the lower right corner click Reset Interface 5 In the warning message that is displayed click Yes Your drawing window is now opened and set up for this tutorial ...

Page 60: ...s the floor of the birdhouse To create the birdhouse floor 1 In AutoSketch on the File menu click Save As 2 In the Save Drawing File dialog box in the File Name box type My_Birdhouse and then click Save 3 On the Standard toolbar click the Zoom In button Now use absolute coordinates to zoom in to a precise location in the drawing The Absolute Coordinates dial the first set of coordinates dis played...

Page 61: ...st set the first point From the point of origin the first point is located 6 inches along the x axis and 12 inches along the y axis 8 Drag your pointer to the right and down until the Absolute Coordinates dial displays the second point at 13 00 6 50 Click to place the second point Then right click to end the command Now set the line width of the rectangle to match the line widths of the other enti...

Page 62: ...n the Dimensions layer You have just created the first entity for the birdhouse Next add dimensions to the drawing To add dimensions to the birdhouse floor 1 On the All In One toolbar click and hold the Dimension button 2 On the toolset drag the pointer to select Horizontal Dimension 3 Click the upper left corner of the floor the rectangle you just created and click again when the pointer snaps to...

Page 63: ... to end the command You can now place the dimension on the Dimensions layer 6 On the property bar locate the Layer button Click the arrow to the right of the current layer and then select Dimensions 7 Click to the right of the dimension to deselect it Notice that the dimension is now red the same color as the other dimen sions in this drawing Note Now that the Dimensions layer is active any entiti...

Page 64: ...d hold the arrow to the left of the dimension and drag the pointer to the right until you can place the dimension closer to the line you just dimensioned Your drawing should look similar to the following illustration 12 Release the mouse button The dimension location should look similar to the following illustration Because you selected the Dimensions layer in step 6 the vertical dimen sion you ju...

Page 65: ...current command 4 Just below the floor entity click to place the text at the absolute coordi nates 6 00 5 00 and then type Bottom 1 required 5 On the property bar locate the Width button Click the arrow to the right of the button and from the list of line widths select Hairline Now place a line just below the text you created 6 On the All In One toolbar click and hold the Line button 7 On the tool...

Page 66: ...section in the drawing Select individual entities Select multiple entities using the SHIFT key Group an entity Use the Absolute Coordinates dial to place an entity Rubber stamp an entity Add an entity to the Geometry layer Explode an entity You are ready to create the back of the birdhouse by grouping the front entity and then rubber stamping the entity The entity you create in this exercise is th...

Page 67: ... click and click Cancel to end the Pan command 2 On the front of the birdhouse click the left vertical line and while press ing the SHIFT key click the following items The remaining four lines that make up the front entity The vertical line that runs through the middle of the entity The title Front 1 Required The line below the title Note Do not click any dimensions or circles The entities you sel...

Page 68: ...n the All In One toolbar click the Rubber Stamp button 5 Move the pointer to the left of the entity you just selected Click when 9 00 22 00 is displayed in the Absolute Coordinates dial and then right click to end the Rubber Stamp command You have just created a new entity that has the same properties as the orig inal entity Place the entity on the Geometry layer 6 Click the grouped entity 7 On th...

Page 69: ... entity is added to the Geometry layer and is no longer selected it becomes black the same color as the other entities in this drawing 8 Click the entity you just added to the Geometry layer Right click and then click Explode The selection is now ungrouped or exploded 9 Save your work ...

Page 70: ...use roof To add dimensions to the back 1 On the All In One toolbar click and hold the Dimension button 2 On the toolset drag the pointer to select Horizontal Dimension 3 Click the lower left corner of the entity 4 Press and hold the CTRL key and then move the pointer until it snaps to the lower right corner 5 Right click to end the command 6 Click the horizontal dimension you just created Then cli...

Page 71: ... the left of the dimension and drag the dimension to the right until it is close to the vertical line you just dimensioned Right click to end the command Your drawing should look similar to the following illustration Next create the angular dimension 11 On the All In One toolbar click and hold the Dimension button 12 On the toolset drag the pointer to select Angular Dimension 13 Click anywhere on ...

Page 72: ...ick all three dimensions 15 On the property bar locate the Layer button Click the arrow to the right of the current layer and then select Dimensions 16 Click to the right of the entity Once the dimensions are added to the Dimensions layer they are red the same color as the other dimensions in this drawing 17 Save your work ...

Page 73: ...ng an existing title Add the new title to the Notes layer Add a title to the back 1 Below the entity that you just added dimensions to click the title Front 1 Required Right click and then click Edit Text 2 In the title select the word Front and type the word Back Now add the new text and the text line to the Notes layer ...

Page 74: ...ted Birdhouse Drawing In this exercise you learn to Set up the drawing for printing Print the drawing In the final exercise of this tutorial you can print the completed birdhouse drawing to see all the work that you ve done To print a drawing 1 On the File menu click Print 2 In the Print dialog box change the following settings In the View to Print drop down list click Page View In the Sizing Meth...

Page 75: ...the drawing 4 If the following message is displayed click Yes to change the orientation of the page or click No to retain the page orientation Congratulations You have finished the second tutorial where you learned how to complete and print the birdhouse drawing ...

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Page 77: ...e symbols to represent the interior components of your drawing replace symbols and create a circular array More information about each of the concepts in this tutorial is available in the Help system In this tutorial Start a Drawing Using the Office Layout Wizard Set Units Reference Grid and Scale Create Office Partition Walls Add Doors and Windows Add Furniture Create a Round Table and Chairs ...

Page 78: ...s you through predefined options to create a drawing that will best suit your project You can always change the options after you ve completed the wizard This tutorial guides you through using the wizard To start a drawing using the Office Layout wizard 1 In the Start Up dialog box Wizard tab select Office Layout 2 Click OK On the next page of the wizard you set the size of the building that con t...

Page 79: ...he row of office shell buttons click the square shape the first shape In the A box enter 25 for the length In the B box enter 15 for the width In the Wall Thickness box enter 0 6 4 Click Next The next page of the wizard lists database reports that you can add to your drawing ...

Page 80: ...wing and the fields in the database Note Because you did not select any database reports on the previous wizard page AutoSketch will ignore the Fields settings So you can leave the database fields as they are preset on this page 6 In the Layers list clear the check boxes next to Electrical Cable Equip ment Panel and Personnel Then click Next Now choose the page orientation that best displays the o...

Page 81: ...c grid setting in the next exercise you can accept the pre selected setting Paneling on this page 8 Click Next Now choose a toolbar to display in the drawing window 9 In the Toolbars box click the check box next to Symbol Library You will use that toolbar later 10 Below the Toolbars box clear the check box next to the Help icon Then click Finish You have just completed the Office Layout wizard ...

Page 82: ...wing drawing is displayed 11 On the File menu click Save 12 In the Save Drawing File dialog box navigate to the following location C Program Files Autodesk AutoSketch9 Drawings 13 In the File Name box enter My_Office and then click Save Next set units a reference grid and the scale ...

Page 83: ...nd scale settings You can adjust all of these settings in the Drawing Options dialog box To set units reference grid and scale 1 In a blank area of the drawing right click and then click Drawing Options 2 In the Drawing Options dialog box Units tab under Length click the arrow to the right of the Decimal Precision box and select 1 from the list 3 On the Grid tab select the Rectangular subtab as sh...

Page 84: ...ffice Layout Drawing 4 On the Scale tab select the Architectural subtab as shown in the follow ing illustration In the list of scale settings select 1 4 1 5 Click OK to close the Drawing Options dialog box and save your changes ...

Page 85: ...ay all entities in the drawing using the Extent command Choose a corner polyline using the Wizard Tools toolbar Set the width and lengths of the walls using the edit bar To create office partition walls 1 On All In One toolbar click and hold the Zoom button 2 On the Zoom toolset drag the pointer to select View Extent The drawing window now includes the entire office shell 3 On the Wizard Tools too...

Page 86: ...it bar in the Corner Length 1 box enter 10 8 Then set the length of the second wall 6 On the edit bar in the Corner Length 2 box enter 14 0 7 In the drawing click the wall on the left side and then click the wall at the top to place the wall 8 Right click to end the command The interior walls you defined using the edit bar are now displayed in the drawing 9 Save your work Now it s time to create t...

Page 87: ...n entities called symbols that are available to you in AutoSketch You can see how powerful this feature is by using symbols in your office layout To add doors and windows 1 On the Snap toolbar click the Snap button to turn off Snap settings Note When Snap settings are turned off all of the buttons in the toolbar are deselected as shown in the following illustration You won t need to use precision ...

Page 88: ...n the symbol is close to the bottom left corner of the drawing release the mouse button Then move the pointer up slightly and click to place the door so that it opens into the office space Tip You can always undo an action like the placement of the door by pressing CTRL Z on the keyboard 5 Right click to end the command Your drawing should match the following illustration ...

Page 89: ... of the symbol is close to the bottom right corner of the interior office release the mouse button Then move the pointer up and to the left slightly and click to place the door so that it opens into the interior office space 7 Right click to end the command Your drawing should match the following illustration 8 Save your work Now add some windows to the office space ...

Page 90: ... Windows On the right side of the AutoSketch window the Content Librarian dis plays thumbnail images of different office window sizes and types 3 In the Content Librarian locate SingleFixWin60 You add this window type to two locations in your drawing 4 Click and hold SingleFixWin60 and drag it on the side wall at the upper left as shown in the following illustration ...

Page 91: ...the command Next add a slightly larger window to two locations outside the internal office 6 In the Content Librarian click and hold SingleFixWin72 and drag it to the top wall close to the right side Click again to place the symbol 7 Click the vertical wall close to the top Then right click to end the command Your drawing should look similar to the following illustration 8 Save your work ...

Page 92: ...d rotate a symbol Place symbols in precise locations using the Absolute Coordinates dial Once the interior walls doors and windows are in the drawing you can add a workstation and other furniture to the office 1 On the Wizard Tools toolbar click the Private Offices button On the right side of the AutoSketch window the Content Librarian dis plays thumbnail images of different private offices 2 In t...

Page 93: ...orkstation clockwise Tip You can also use the numeric keypad on the right side of the keyboard to rotate entities To rotate entities clockwise press the minus sign To rotate entities counter clockwise press the plus sign 5 Click to place the workstation and then right click to end the command Your drawing should look similar to the following illustration You have rotated and placed the workstation...

Page 94: ...le To create a round table and chairs 1 On the Snap toolbar click Snap to turn on snap settings you turned them off earlier when you placed the doors and windows 2 On the All In One toolbar click and hold the Circle button 3 On the toolset drag the pointer to select Center Radius Circle The edit bar displays tools related to editing a center radius circle The pointer becomes a hollow circle with f...

Page 95: ...rs arranging them around the table 6 In the interior office space on the left side of the drawing click the chair that faces the other two chairs 7 On the All In One toolbar click Rubber Stamp Then drag the rubber stamped chair and when the Absolute Coordinates dial reads 16 6 9 6 click to place the chair next to the round table Then right click to end the command Your drawing should match the fol...

Page 96: ...e toolbar click and hold the Rubber Stamp button 10 On the toolset drag the pointer to select Circular Array 11 In the Circular Array dialog box in the Angular Duplication area select the Regular option and enter 4 in the first box and 72 in the second Then click OK ...

Page 97: ...third tutorial You should now be able to create entities place symbols set dimensions add layers use wizards and create arrays You can finish this drawing by setting dimensions adding a title to the draw ing and placing the entities on appropriate layers Use what you learned in the second tutorial Create a Birdhouse Drawing to complete this drawing Remember that you can always get detailed informa...

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Page 99: ...ts use the Web tools called eTransmit hyperlinks and Communication Center and generate a database report More information about each of the concepts in this tutorial is available in the AutoSketch Help system In this tutorial Create 3D Effects Use Web Tools Generate a Database Report ...

Page 100: ...sion creates a copy of the selection set that you place in the drawing AutoSketch connects corresponding edges with lines or poly gons You learn how to create a 3D parallel extrusion in this exercise 3D perspective extrusion creates a scaled copy of the selection set You place the copy anywhere in the drawing and AutoSketch connects the corresponding edges using lines or polygons To apply parallel...

Page 101: ...ick Yes Your drawing window is now opened and set up for this tutorial 5 On the Snap toolbar click the Centerpoint Snap button to turn it on 6 On the All In One toolbar click the Circle button 7 On the toolset drag the pointer to select Center Side Circle 8 In the drawing create two circles of roughly the same size Your drawing should look similar to the following illustration ...

Page 102: ... closer to the bottom of the drawing 11 On the 3D Effects toolbar click the 3D Parallel Extrusion button 12 In the drawing click the bottom circle again This is the first of two points that define the distance and direction that the selection set will be extruded A rubber band extrusion appears and moves the same distance and direction as the pointer ...

Page 103: ...dge of the second circle The selection set is extruded 14 Right click to end the command Your drawing should look similar to the following illustration 15 On the File menu click Close 16 In the Save Changes to Drawing dialog box click No ...

Page 104: ...nsmittal set of an AutoSketch drawing that automatically includes all related files You then publish the transmittal set as an email attachment When you use eTransmit a report file is automatically generated that includes instructions detailing what files are included in the transmittal set and what must be done with them so that they are usable by the original drawing You can also do the followin...

Page 105: ... Open Drawing File dialog box in the Drawings folder click Birdhouse_final skf Then click Open This drawing is the completed drawing that you worked on in Tutorial 1 Create a Birdhouse Drawing 3 On the File menu click eTransmit ...

Page 106: ...5 In the Type list select Set of Files 6 Clear the check box next to Make Web Page Files You don t make a Web page in this exercise 7 Click OK 8 If the Choose Profile dialog box is displayed click OK Your default email program opens with an email that contains the files as shown in the following illustration ...

Page 107: ...enu click Close Do not save your work Create a Hyperlink In this exercise you learn to Assign a hyperlink to a Web site Open the Web site an Internet connection is required You can assign hyperlinks to entities in your drawings that point to Web pages or to other files stored on local servers or on the Internet To assign a hyperlink to a Web site 1 On the File menu click Open ...

Page 108: ...skf Then click Open The drawing you opened should match the following illustration 3 Click and drag your pointer from the top left portion of the illustration on the left to the lower right corner of that illustration When all of the enti ties in the illustration on the left are selected release the mouse ...

Page 109: ...ause you want the entity to remain selected The individual entities are now grouped into a single entity Now assign a hyperlink to this grouped entity 5 On the Database menu click Edit 6 In the Edit Hyperlink dialog box in the Hyperlink File or URL text box enter www autodesk com and then click OK The entity you grouped is now hyperlinked to the Autodesk Web site ...

Page 110: ...wing kinds of announcements General Product Information Stay informed about Autodesk company news and product announcements give your feedback directly to Autodesk Product Support Information Get breaking news from the Product Support team at Autodesk Articles and Tips Be notified when new articles and tips are available on Autodesk Web pages To set up the Communication Center 1 If AutoSketch is n...

Page 111: ...ter icon and then clicking the Settings button Generate a Database Report In this exercise you learn to View a symbol s properties Select a database report Run a report Print a report The office plan you use for this exercise is a simple office plan much like the office layout you created in an earlier tutorial This drawing contains several symbols each of which represents individual office items ...

Page 112: ...106 Tutorial 4 Advanced Exercises 2 In the Open Drawing Files dialog box in the Drawings folder click Office_db skf Then click Open The drawing you opened should match the following illustration ...

Page 113: ...es dialog box you can find out this symbol s properties and values such as its basepoint scale factor color width layer name and manufac turer This information can be extracted to a database report 4 In the Symbol Properties dialog box click Close 5 In the drawing press CTRL A to select all entities 6 On the Database menu click Report In the Database Report dialog box you can see that one report E...

Page 114: ... the Report Print Options dialog box click Print to print the Employee Inventory report Nice work You have completed all of the tutorials offered in Getting Started Now you can become more proficient with CAD explore AutoSketch and use the program for your drawing needs To find out how to perform tasks not highlighted in these tutorials or to learn more conceptual information see the AutoSketch He...

Page 115: ...endix Drawings Created with AutoSketch This appendix contains several drawings that were created with AutoSketch Study these drawings to get ideas for your own drawings or just to see the power of the product ...

Page 116: ...Office created using the Office Layout wizard ...

Page 117: ...Jig created using the Mechanical Part wizard ...

Page 118: ...Test Site created using the Diagram wizard ...

Page 119: ...Tuner Diagram created using the Diagram wizard ...

Page 120: ...Utopia Created using the Building wizard ...

Page 121: ...Birdhouse created using the Workbench wizard ...

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Page 123: ...cale 77 arcs 32 43 arrays 89 articles about products 104 attachments emailing 98 Autodesk Communication Center information 28 104 Web site 103 AutoPoint Indicator 38 Autorun feature 3 AutoSketch adding or removing features 4 Communication Center information 28 104 features and functionality 31 installation 3 overview 18 registering 3 repairing installation 5 starting 18 40 system requirements 2 un...

Page 124: ...serting symbols 14 content units measurement systems 4 coordinates absolute coordinates 34 Absolute Coordinates dial 29 54 defined 11 34 drawing origin and 35 grid origin and 37 illustration 35 isometric coordinates 34 polar coordinates 34 relative coordinates 29 34 Relative Coordinates dial 29 xy Cartesian coordinates 34 copying groups of entities 62 office chairs 89 Corner Polyline toolset 79 co...

Page 125: ...wings 13 edit bar 28 efficiency and 10 templates 21 text in titles 67 width of lines 80 electronic schematic wizards 21 ellipses 32 email opening programs 100 sending attachments 98 Endpoint snap symbol 38 entities 3D effects 94 base 32 compound 32 creating 41 defined 9 deleting 13 43 edit bar 28 grouping 61 102 hyperlinking 101 overview 32 parallel extrusions 94 properties 33 107 rotating 87 snap...

Page 126: ...l 38 intersections joining lines at 47 snapping to 38 intervals for snap 77 isometric coordinates 34 Isometric Left button Grid toolbar 37 isometric reference grid 36 Isometric Right button Grid toolbar 37 Isometric Top button Grid toolbar 36 J jig drawing 111 joining lines at intersections 47 L landscape orientation 75 layers active layers 57 Dimensions layer 57 Geometry layer 62 Notes layer 59 6...

Page 127: ... 100 templates 18 22 toolsets 30 Web sites 104 wizards 19 operating system requirements 2 organization chart wizards 21 orientation of drawings 74 orthogonal alignment 38 output drawing scale and 34 P page orientation of drawings 74 panning drawings defined 12 to specific areas 61 parallel extrusion 94 partition walls in offices 79 passwords for transmittal files 98 paths for transmittal files 98 ...

Page 128: ...ngs printing 68 schedule wizards 21 schematic wizards 21 Select toolset 25 selecting entities to group 102 self extracting executable files 98 Setup wizard 4 single lines adding below text 59 drawing 41 site map wizards 21 size drawing scale and 34 office space layouts 72 printed output 68 text 59 snap feature defined 11 37 grid alignment features 36 lock modifier and 38 setting intervals 77 snap ...

Page 129: ...repair 5 tuner diagram drawing 113 two dimensional drawings 94 U undoing actions 82 ungrouping groups 63 uninstalling AutoSketch 5 units of measurement setting 77 updates changed symbols 14 frequency of product announcements 105 user interface All In One toolbar 25 42 Communication Center 28 104 Content Librarian 28 81 84 86 drawing windows 23 edit bar 28 elements illustrated 23 menu bar 29 proper...

Page 130: ...19 Diagram wizard 21 112 113 Mechanical Part wizard 21 111 Setup wizard 4 Start Up wizards 19 Workbench wizard 20 115 woodworking projects 20 Workbench wizard 20 115 X xy Cartesian coordinates 34 Z zipping transmittal files 98 Zoom toolset 25 79 zooming in or out with Absolute Coordinates dial 54 defined 12 viewing extents 79 ...

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