ReMark Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) [ATTACH=CONFIG]30090[/ATTACH]Something like this. Where do you begin if your professor wants you to draw it to the give dimension? Something isn't quite right here at the base of the calipers. Edited September 28, 2011 by ReMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOST NEWBIE Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 I am taking the technical drawing class at tech for my engineering program. 4 weeks in and I have finally got him to do a drawing with the class. The whole class was only able to do about one drawing with him helping all the way through class 3 hours long. We have about 30 plus to due over the next month. I i truly had no idea were to start. I will have to do a lot of playing with it. I don't want anyone to do my drawings I want to see how things are done to apply them to my drawings. How can I show you what i am working on from my autocad program or from my flashdrive. Once again thanks for everyone who helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resullins Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 You can upload dwg files here if you want someone to look at them. Look at the manage attachments button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOST NEWBIE Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 Also we do everyone of our drawings in AutoCAD 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOST NEWBIE Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 Which buttons are those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Start with clicking on the Go Advanced button in the lower right-hand corner of the Quick Reply box. Then look for the Paperclip icon. You'll have to upload your image or dwg file using the Browse button to find it. Attach your file and click OK. There is a Preview button too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOST NEWBIE Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 thanks ReMark also my drawing in my model space is way too big right now how do i change that so i can see the whole caused i am zoomed out a far as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Are you saying you did a Zoom > Extents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOST NEWBIE Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 I am working in the model space and the drawing i am working on is too large to see all of it . How do i fix so i can see the whole drawing a am working on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOST NEWBIE Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 I figured it out type limits specify the first corner as the orgin and specify the next corner larger then the object being drawn and then you should be able to zoom out to the point where you can see the whole drawing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Ahhhhh.....success. Good. What's next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resullins Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Or, type Z then hit enter, E then hit enter. The Z brings up the ZOOM command, the E specifies EXTENTS. It will zoom out to the extents of the drawing. Also, if you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, you can actually double-click the scroll wheel and it will do the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOST NEWBIE Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 I though I had figured it out. Not so much. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOST NEWBIE Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 Thank you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Post the drawing you are having problems with. Someone here will take a look at it and advise you accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOST NEWBIE Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 I really need to find some step by step tutorials on examples like these from start to finish so I can teach myself. I know how to do the basic stuff. I mean basic stuff. I have spent hours reading and trying to find some. My book sucks cause it does not tell you have to put things together. If you know some places i can go to it would be a life saver. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSurgeon Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 http://www.printsasia.com/book/Introduction-to-AutoCAD-2009-A-Modern-Perspective-Autodesk-Jim-Fitzgerald-Paul-F-Richard-0136034543?utm_source=GFeed&utm_medium=GBooks&utm_campaign=GFreeFeeds I used the Intro 2008 book. It was decent giving step by step instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I don't see what the problem is. Take it a step at a time and do it logically. Start with laying out centerlines first then start adding the geometry. If you use circles instead of arcs then trim away what you don't need. Become familiar with the Circle > Tan-Tan-Radius command too. It can be a life-saver. So let's start with the first one. What would you do first? Where do you see yourself having a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 ... My book sucks ... What about your teacher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOST NEWBIE Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 ok i drew my center line for my circle and made my first circle on it ,and on that same center line and spaced my polygon 82 over to the right, i made my polygon(6 sided) on it (centerline/construction=green layer circle and polygon on object layer=white). If that is right I think i should finish the circles? How to do the all at the same time or aleast the bottom three below the center line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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