2013/07/08

AUTOCOMPLETE command

AUTOCOMPLETE command in AutoCAD 2012

        AutoComplete is a new feature from AutoCAD 2012. The function of AutoComplete command is for showing suggestions of the command that you type. If this feature is active, when you type something automatically AutoCAD 2012 will showing some choice of command that suitable with the first word. You can choice command that suitable from the list which appear.
     
       AUTOCOMPLETE command is a command which used for activate or nonactivate AutoComplete Feature.

Practicing AUTOCOMPLETE command


  1. You erase all object with ERASE command. You type ALL and press Enter. Then you press Enter once again.
  2. You activate AutoComplete feature with running AUTOCOMPLETE command.
          Command : AUTOCOMPLETE
          Current settings : Append=Y, List=Y, Icon=Y, System variables=Y, Delay=0.30
          Enter an automatic completion opyion [Append/List/Icon/System variables/Delay/ON/OFF] <ON>: 
          ON


Picture 1.9 The list of command with RECT as the first word

      3. Look at picture 1.9. You type RECT, and look the list of some recommendation command of 
          AutoCAD which can you choose. You choose a command that you want with clicking there.


2013/07/06

ZOOM and PAN command

ZOOM and PAN command in AutoCAD 2012

     Now, I will explain another command in AutoCAD. What is it ? Yaps, Zoom and PAN command.
Do you know the usefulness of the command in AutoCAD ? Let's check the explaination.


  • ZOOM command
          ZOOM command is a command that used for enlarge or minimize objects on the display screen of 
          AutoCAD.

  • PAN command 
          PAN command is a command for move objects on the screen display of AutoCAD.


Practicing making Arc and Circle object

      Resuming the previous object, now you will try to enlarge a full screen object display using a Zoom-Extents. Then, you enlarge one piece of object using Zoom-Window. Doing PAN command for shift the display. The last one is doing Zoom-All for seeing the overall object.

  1. Resuming the previous example.
  2. You run the ZOOM-Extents command for make objects appear one full screen

Picture 1.8 Previous example before zooming

    3. Look at picture 1.8. That is the previous example object.


Picture 1.8.1 Object after Zoom extents

      4. Look at picture 1.8.1 You run Zoom Extents with follow the picture hint and this step.

          Command : ZOOM
          Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP) , or   
          [All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window/ Object] <real time> : E



Picture 1.8.2 Clicking position for ZOOM-Window

       5. Look at picture 1.8.2. You doing a ZOOM-Window command for enlarge circle area. Follow this 
           instruction.

           Command: ZOOM
           Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP) , or 
           [All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window/ Object] <real time> : W
           Specify first corner : (click P1)
           Specify opposite corner : (click P2)


Picture 1.8.3 Clicking position for PAN command

      6. Look at picture 1.8.3. You run a PAN command. Then you click in P1 and drag (click the left mouse 
          button, hold, and move) to P2 position. 
      7. And the last one is, you run a ZOOM-ALL command for showing all object.

          Command : ZOOM
          Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP) , or 
          [All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window/ Object] <real time> : ALL







2013/07/05

ARC and CIRCLE command

ARC and CIRCLE command in AutoCAD 2012

Do you know what is ARC and CIRCLE command? Do you know what is usefulness in AutoCAD ? This is the explanation :
  • ARC command 
          ARC command is a command which used for making arc object in AutoCAD.


  • CIRCLE command 
          CIRCLE command is a command which used for making circle object in AutoCAD.

Practicing making Arc and Circle object

 a. Making Arc

    In this example, you will make an arc object with three point.

  1. First, you erase all object with ERASE command. After this, type ALL and press enter. And then, press enter once again.
  2. You type ARC command and press Enter.

Picture 1.7 Clicking position for making Arc object 

      3. Look at picture 1.7. You click in P1, P2, P3 position and press enter.



Picture 1.7.1 The result of making Arc object

       4. Look at picture 1.7.1 You make an three point arc object with follow the picture hint and this step.

           Command : ARC
           Specify start point of arc or  [Center] : (click P1)
           Specify second point of arc or [Center/End] : (click P2)
           Specify end point of arc : (click P3) 

b. Making Circle with center point method
    
    The first example for making a circle is make a circle with center point method. In here, you must set center point first, and then you set the radius or diameter from the circle.

 For this example you requested to make a center method circle with radius of the circle 5.

  1. First, you erase all object with ERASE command, and type ALL. And then, you press Enter once again.
  2. You type CIRCLE command and press Enter. Then you click in center of AutoCAD 2012 screen,  and type radius of the circle 5. Below is a complete explanation.
          Command : CIRCLE
          Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)] : (click in clik in center of AutoCAD 
          2012 screen)
          Specify radius of circle or [Diameter] : 5


Picture 1.7.2 The result of making center point method circle with radius 5

c. Making Circle with three point method 
   
    Another method to make a circle is You must set three point for make a circle object.

  1. You erase all object with ERASE command. Type ALL and press Enter. And press Enter once again.
  2. You type CIRCLE command and press Enter.

Picture 1.7.3 Clicking position for making Circle object 
      
      3. Look at picture 1.7.3. You click in P1, P2, P3 position and press enter.
  

Picture 1.7.4 The result of making Circle object

     4. Look at picture 1.7.4 You make an three point circle object with follow the picture hint and this step.

        Command : CIRCLE
        Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)] : 3P
        Specify first point on circle : (click P1)
        Specify second point on circle : (click P2)
        Specify third point on circle : (click P3)

d. Making Circle with two point method 
    
    The next method for making a circle is You must set two point for make a circle object.

  1. You erase all object with ERASE command. Type ALL and press Enter. And press Enter once again.
  2. You type CIRCLE command and press Enter.

Picture 1.7.5 Clicking position for making Circle object

      3. Look at picture 1.7.5. You click in P1, P2 position and press enter.


Picture 1.7.6 The result of making Circle object

   4. Look at picture 1.7.6 You make an three point circle object with follow the picture hint and this step.

        Command : CIRCLE
        Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)] : 2P
        Specify first point of circle's diameter : (click P1)
        Specify second point of circle's diameter : (click P2)

e. Making Circle with TTR method

    TTR is acronym from tangent-tangent radius. The function of this method is that you can make a circle between two objects. For examples you can use to make a circle in a corner of the object.

In this example you create an object using the RECTANG command. You create a circle object in one corner of the square.

  1. You erase all object with ERASE command. Type ALL and press Enter. And press Enter once again.
  2. You make Rectangular object size 10x10 with RECTANG command. 
          Command : RECTANG
          Specify first corner point or [Chamfer/Elevation/Fillet/Thickness/Width] : (click in clik in center of 
          AutoCAD 2012 screen)
          Specify other corner point or [Area/Dimension/Rotation] : @10,10


Picture 1.7.7 Clicking position for making Rectang object


    3. Look at picture 1.7.7. That is clicking position to make circle with TTR method.


Picture 1.7.8 The result of making circle object with TTR method

    4. Look at picture 1.7.8 You make a circle in bottom left corner of rectang with radius 2 using TTR  
         method. Follow the picture hint and this step.

        Command : CIRCLE
        Specify center point for circle or [3P/2P/Ttr (tan tan radius)] : TTR
        Specify point on object for first tangent of circle : (click P1)    
        Specify  point on object for second tangent of circle : (click P2)
        Specify radius of circle <3.3917> : 2

























2013/06/24

Practice the 2D Coordinate

Practice the 2D Coordinate in AutoCAD 2012


a. Cartesius Coordinate
    In this example, You will make a rectangular object with point placement : [5,5] - [20,5] - [20,10] - [5,10]. This is the step :


  1. Open AutoCAD 2012

Picture 1.6 Button location of Dynamic iput

      2. Look at Picture 1.6. You turn off Dynamut input button with clicking one time. 
  • Note: 
          Dynamic input is a features which displays the command that you type in the active cursor. So, 
          everything that you type will be appear in your cursor.
          In my blog, I not used Dynamic input. So, this features is need to disabled.
          Another way to disable or enabling Dynamic input features is with pressing F12 button on 
         keyboard. 

      3. You tipe a LINE command and press Enter for run it.
   
      4. Now, you type you type in a value of 5,5 and press Enter.

      5. Next, you type 20,5 and press Enter on the keyboard.

      6. You type a value of 20,10 and press Enter.

      7. You type a value of 5,10 and press Enter.

     8. And the last one, you press C button on keyboard and press Enter.

     9. The result of making a line will be display like Picture 1.6.1


Picture 1.6.1 The result of making Rectangular object

b. Polar Coordinate

       In this example, you will make a rectangular object with size 10x10 using LINE command with Polar coordinate.

  1. First, you erase all object in AutoCAD with ERASE command. After this, type ALL and press Enter. Press enter once again for excecute erasing. 
  2. You type LINE command and press Enter.

Picture 1.6.2 Clicking position for start making Rectangle

     3. Look at Picture 1.6.2. You click arbitrarily in AutoCAD screen.

     4. Next, you type value @10<0 and press enter.

     5. You type again value @10<90 and press enter.

     6. You type again value @10<180 and press enter.

     7. And the last, you press C button and press enter for closing making line.


Picture 1.6.3 The result of making Rectangular 10x10

c. Relative Coordinate

       In this example, you will make a Rectangular object with size 20x10 using RECTANG command with Relative coordinat.
  • Note :
          RECTANG command is a command which used for making Rectangular object faster.

  1. First, you erase all object with ERASE command. Then type ALL and press enter. Press enter once again for excecute erasing. 
     2. You type RECTANG command and press enter.
 
     3. Now, you click arbitrarily in AutoCAD screen.

     4. Then, you type value of @20,10 and press enter.


Picture 1.6.4 The result of making Rectang size 20x10



     







2013/06/16

2D Coordinate

2D Coordinate in AutoCAD 2012


Picture 1.5 Basic principles of Cartesius coordinat. 

       Cartesius is a coordinat which used X and Y axis as base. X axis lies in the field of horizontal and W axis  lies in the field of vertical. The second meeting of the axis called with the point of origin. The value is 0,0. Look at picture 1.5 for illustration of basic principles in Cartesius coordinat. 


Picture 1.5.1 Basic principles of Polar coordinat

Format from Polar coordinat in AutoCAD is @distance<angle.
@ and < absolute be given as base format use Polar.
Distance is the value which included as placement distance for the next point from current point. 


Picture 1.5.2 Angle values of Polar coordinat (Degrees unit)

Look at picture 1.5.2 for illustration angle values of polar coordinat. 
Angle is direction of the point placement. Standart unit for angle values is degree. 

      Relative is a coordinat system which used principle length (x) and width (y) values as determining the next point. Look at picture 1.5.3.


Picture 1.5.3 Base principal of Relative coordinat 

Format from relative coordinat is @length,width.
@ and , absolute be given as base format using relative.
Length is a point distance for horizontal plane.
Width is a point distance for vertical plane. 










Erase Command

Erase Command in AutoCAD 2012

Erase command is a command that used for erasing object in AutoCAD 2012.

     For example to erasing object, you must erasing two line objects in your AutoCAD 2012 screen. Continue the old example.


  1. Continue the old example.
     2. Type ERASE command and press Enter button in keyboard for executes.


Picture 1.4 Clicking position for erasing two lines

    3. Look at picture 1.4. You erase two lines, with clicking in P1 and P2 position. Press enter for ending 
        erasing. You can see the result. Now, the two lines object erased from screen of AutoCAD.

2013/06/15

Command Input Method

Command Input Method AutoCAD 2012     

      In AutoCAD 2012 there are two method that you can use for make a command AutoCAD. The first method with typing command that you want on command line. And the second method is with clicking toolbar on ribbon bar.    
     That method have an excellence's and weaknesses. The excellence of the first method is that can be faster  than the second method if you know the commands in AutoCAD. The weakness of the first method is that you must know the commands in AutoCAD.     
     The excellence of the second method is that's more easier to use for you who are new to using AutoCAD, because the commands represented by pictorial toolbar. The toolbars have been grouped by category so it is easier to find. But the weakness of the second method is that you will quite troublesome to access commands in AutoCAD, because in delineation process in AutoCAD you will busy to changing one command to another command. This is the review :

a. Typing Command    


     For the first method , here you will make a line using Line command. Line command run with typing in command line. These are the Instruction :

  1.  First, open AutoCAD 2012 Program


Picture 1.3 Command Line Location

     2. Look at picture 1.3. In command line in the bottom of the display area of AutoCAD 2012, you click   
         then type LINE and press Enter button in keyboard for execute this command. 


Picture 1.3.1 Clicking Position

     3. Look at picture 1.3.1. You make a line with size and any position, with clicking P1 position and P2. 
         Press Enter in keyboard for ending making line. 


Picture 1.3.2 Results of Making Line

b. Using Toolbar

    For the second method, you make line object with command LINE from toolbar in the ribbon bar AutoCAD 2012.


Picture 1.3.3 Line button location



  1. Look at picture 1.3.3. You switch 2D Drafting & Annotation Workspace if it not active. After that  make sure the Home tab is active, then click Line toolbar.


Picture 1.3.4 Clicking Position for make the second line

       2.  Look at picture 1.3.4. You make the second line in the first line position. Click in P1 position and
            P2. Press Enter in keyboard for ending making line. 










2013/06/12

Workspace of AutoCAD

Workspace of AutoCAD 2012



Picture 1.2 Location selection of Workspace 

          Workspace is a layout of work in AutoCAD. AutoCAD 2012 serving some Workspace which can be enabled for you and for your job. But AutoCAD also serving a function that can make your own layout. The location of Workspace in the left up of the sceen in AutoCAD. You can open these combo with clicking the mouse, and choose the Workspace. These are some of Workspace in AutoCAD 2012 :

  • 2D Drafting and Annotation

Picture 1.2.1 Workspace of 2D Drafting and Annotation

          Workspace of 2D Drafting and Annotation is a workspace which used to make a two dimention design (2D).

  • 3D Basics

Picture 1.2.2 Workspace of 3D Basics


         Workspace of 3D Basics is  a workspace for make a three dimention design (3D).

  • 3D Modeling

Picture 1.2.3 Workspace of 3D Modeling

         Workspace of 3D Modeling is a workspace for make further of three dimention design (3D).

  • AutoCAD Classic

Picture 1.2.4 Workspace of AutoCAD Classic

          Workspace of AutoCAD Classic is a workspace which showing an old screen from AutoCAD old version. 













The Element's of AutoCAD

The Element's of AutoCAD 2012



Picture 1.1 Element's of AutoCAD 2012

              As I let in the previous page, in my PC I use an AutoCAD 2012. In AutoCAD 2012, consist of many Element's. This is the review.
              
  • Tittle Bar
          Showing tittle design that we want to make.
  • Ribbon Bar

          Contains toolbars that has been grouped by category. With this Ribbon Bar, searching and calling an AutoCAD command be easy. We know that are many command in AutoCAD.

  • Navigation Palette
          You can rapidly access the commands that related with display screen. Like a zoom, pan and orbit in this palette. 

  • Snap
          Snap like a cursor in AutoCAD. Snap showing the laying of object that want be create and be editing. If you moving the mouse, that will be followed by Snap.

  • UCS Icon
          UCS Icon is a symbol which showing drawing direction. In two dimensional image (2D), the horizontal field represented by the x-axis and the vertical field represented by the y-axis.

  • Box of 3D view
          Showing us an direction of vision if we make an 3D object.

  • Command Line       
          Is an input area of command for using AutoCAD. If you like using an AutoCAD with typed commands, so your typing will be displayedin Command Line. Command Line also also serves as media information of result production of a command. 

  • Status Bar
          The line information of activity. Status Bar also contain a setting of special functions like grid, snap, ortho, and others. 


2013/06/08

Reason you choose AutoCAD


  • Why did you choose the AutoCAD program?
  1. AutoCAD has the capabilities, features and facilities that can be relied upon to realize the design work car, plane design, interior and exterior of your building.
  2. Creating house plans, sizes, and so it becomes easier.
  3. This program provides a lot of textures, materials, colors and effects that can be used easily.
  4. Creating objects or building in the form of 1-3 dimensions becomes very easy.
  5. AutoCAD is capable of handling a variety of interior and exterior work from the simple to the very complex nature.
  6. To view objects or buildings from various angles very easy to do.
  7. Be able to export the final results of a design in a variety of formats to suit your needs with quality dependable.
  • What can be produced by the AutoCAD program?
  1. Use easier.
  2. Make a plan / sketch of the house.
  3. Make the building design / building / booth (interior or exterior).
  4. Draw a variety of objects such as lamp design, chairs, tables, pipes and so on.
  5. Makes design of the car, plane, ranging from skeleton until so.
  6. Create images ranging from 1-3 dimensional (3D).
  7. Can zoom in zoom out easier.
  8. And more
  • What autocad software advantages over other software?
  1. Accuracy
Precision up to 13 digits, AutoCAD has perfect accuracy and much more secure than the manual drawing. In manual drawing, image accuracy is determined by the accuracy and precision of hand-eye is very possible occurrence of errors.

    2. Practicality, Ease, and Speed

Depiction and editing facilities are the perfect make AutoCAD is capable of producing much faster than the manual way. Copy command, Array, Block, and so allow us to create and edit images quickly mass and time.

    3. Cleanliness and tidiness


With AutoCAD editing commands possessed, allowing us to revise and examine the results of the image before it - was printed, so that the resulting image is clean and perfect without a trace - trace editing, deletion and sweat or crumpled paper as obtained in
images manually.

    4. Workspace Unlimited

AutoCAD has an infinite workspace. Highest coordinates that can be entered is 1099. So we can make the image as large and as much as anything in the same space. We can print it out piece by piece or all at once with the right scale.

    5. Flexibility Scale

AutoCAD allows one image printed many - times with different scales - different without having to recreate the image. Things that can not be done on the image manually. By setting the appropriate scale when printing, we can also freely choose the units used in the image, whether mm, cm, meters, miles, inches, and so on.

    6. Documentation

With a file storage system, the picture will be stored permanently. We can easily and quickly duplications and revise it later when there are changes to the design without having to create an image from scratch again. With floppy disk storage media or CD we can bring - take pictures easily and edit anywhere.
2013/06/07

System Requirements of AutoCAD

System Requirements for 32-bit

  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium ( compare Windows 7 versions); Microsoft® Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium (SP2 or later) (compare Windows Vista versions); or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP3 or later)
  • For Windows Vista or Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology; for Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 2 GB free disk space for installation
  • 1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
  • Install from download or DVD


System Requirements for 64-bit

  • Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium ( compare Windows 7 versions); Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium (SP2 or later) ( compare Windows Vista versions); or Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later)
  • AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology, AMD Opteron® processor with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon® processor with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 2 GB free space for installation
  • 1,024 x 768 display resolution with true color
  • Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
  • Install from download or DVD


 System Requirements for Mac


  • Mac OS® X 10.6.4 or later; Mac OS X 10.7 or later; OS X 10.8.x; 64-bit Intel® processor
  • Apple® Mac® Pro 4,1 or later; MacBook® Pro 5,1 or later (MacBook Pro 6,1 or later recommended); iMac® 8,1 or later (iMac 11,1 or later recommended); Mac® mini 3,1 or later (Mac mini 4,1 or later recommended); MacBook Air® 2,1 or later; MacBook® 5,1 or later (MacBook 7,1 or later recommended)
  • 3 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • 2.5 GB free disk space for download and installation (3 GB recommended)
  • All graphics cards on supported hardware
  • 1,280 x 800 display with true color (1,600 x 1,200 with true color recommended)
  • All Mac OS X supported language operating systems Apple® Mouse, Apple Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MacBook® Pro trackpad, or Microsoft®-compliant mouse.
  • Mac OS X-compliant printer


Additional Requirements for 3D Modeling (All Configurations)

  • Intel Pentium 4 processor or AMD Athlon, 3 GHz or greater; or Intel or AMD dual-core processor, 2 GHz or greater
  • 2 GB RAM or more
  • 2 GB hard disk space available in addition to free space required for installation
  • 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater, Microsoft® Direct3D®-capable workstation-class graphics card



And this is the an official website from AutoCAD :
In that's web you can know all about development, and you can download AutoCAD too.
This is the web for download AutoCAD : 

Introducing AutoCAD






          AutoCAD is a CAD computer software for drawing 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional which is developed by Autodesk. AutoCAD product family, as a whole, is a CAD software most widely used in the world. AutoCAD is used by civil engineers, land developers, architects, mechanical engineers, interior designers and others. Native data formats AutoCAD, DWG, and more unpopular, the data format that can be exchanged (interchange file format) DXF, became the de facto standard CAD data. Lately supports AutoCAD DWF, a format that is published and promoted by Autodesk for publishing CAD data. AutoCAD currently only running in Microsoft operating sistem.
              In my PC, I still used AutoCAD 2012 version. I think, no problem with the version. All version have a same usabilty, but may just in specification that experiencing improvement. I think thats no problem, which is important how you are using it to create a design. If you are good, then the result will be good. Just it. And this is the an official website from AutoCAD :
In that's web you can know all about development, and you can download AutoCAD too.
This is the web for download AutoCAD : 


Thank's before. I hope the information can add our knowledge. I hope after this, you can make a spectacular design in AutoCAD. Don't forget to follow AutoCAD in twitter @AutoCAD and follow me too @adiet_firman. Thank's for your attention. See you next time.
2013/06/06

Computer Aidded Design

CAD (Computer Aidded Design) is the one of many software that are spesialized for the creative person for make the creative ideas in drawing design. Before useing this application in this time, many times ago all of the drawing creations still use manual. With AutoCAD, The problem can be resolved.
Drawing design used in the many techniques. Like techniqual building, wood construction, and machine technique. All used AutoCAD.
Let's check the reviews about AutoCAD out.☺

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