Accurate Input

Now it's time to see if you were paying attention in the first lesson. In this lesson you will complete a drawing that will test your knowledge of drawing accurately using different types of precision input. Clients expect 100% accurate drawings from YOU. It is up to the YOU to ensure that YOU have the ability to draw quickly and accurately. There is no room for error when drafting, as you need to read accurately, transfer the numbers to AutoCAD accurately and draw accurately. It is the job of this exercise to help you learn to draw accurately - speed will come only through practice. 

Print the file out and try to reproduce it. Start at the bottom left corner (1,1). Use the drawing tools you have learned in the previous lessons. You will have to use a combination of absolute, relative, and polar coordinate input.

The following is a list of all the commands required to complete Assignment 3. If your results are different than the sample drawing file, check your input against these. Press the F2 key to see your input. (Press F2 to close the text screen).

NOTE: If you are using AutoCAD R14 (or earlier), your command line may look different, but the input will still be the same. Remember to press after entering each co-ordinate point. A video that shows these steps can be played below.

Command: L LINE From point: 1,1
Specify next point or [Undo]: 4.1,1
Specify next point or [Undo]: 4.5,2.2
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @2.3,0
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @1.4<30 ,
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @0,2.1
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @1.6<120
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @-1.3,0
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @0,-1.4
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @2.2<135
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @-1,0
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @1.5<225
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @-1,0
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: @2.3<-60
Specify next point or [Close/Undo]: 1,1