Eng 202
Eng 202
Eng 202
OR
Select the file pull down menu (2007 version) or the autoCAD icon and click New as shown
below.
OR
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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ENG 202: ENGINEERING DRAWING II LECTURE MATERIAL
PREPARED & DELIVERED BY PASCHAL A. U.; paschalubi@unical.edu.ng
13th and 14th August, 2018.
Type the new in the command window and press the enter button on your keyboard.
OR
Hold down the control key and press N (i.e. ctrl + N)
The dialogue box in below comes up after the above actions.
You can choose to use the acadiso template to set up the drawing using millimeter values
and ISO style dimensions or click on the arrow beside open and select open with no
template-metric for dimensions in mm without template. NB: the format tool on the
standard toolbar (2009 and earlier versions) can help you adjust the drawing units,
drawing limits etc. However, in 2016 version, click on the AutoCAD icon and select
drawing utilities etc.
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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ENG 202: ENGINEERING DRAWING II LECTURE MATERIAL
PREPARED & DELIVERED BY PASCHAL A. U.; paschalubi@unical.edu.ng
13th and 14th August, 2018.
5. Type zoom. You’ll be prompted to specify corner of window, enter scale factor (nX,nXP) or
[All/Centre/Dynamic/Extent/Previous/Scale/Window]<realtime>:
6. Type A; press enter key. The A stands for the zoom all command which will align whatever
drawing limits that have been defined to the drawing screen.
CLASS PRACTICE
Using the suitable set of tools, produce the 2-D drawing of the gaskets below.
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