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1 Obtaining Information About The Drawing Engineering Design Technology Sacramento City College Obtaining Information About Drawing 1

2 Obtaining Drawing Information Useful Commands: AREA - useful DIST - useful Not as useful ID DBLIST STATUS TIME Obtaining Information About Drawing 2

3 AREA AREA Command Can be used to find the area of any object circle, polyline or spline. Obtaining Information About Drawing 3

4 AREA Command Command: Area Specify first corner point or [Object/Add/Subtract]: Specify next corner point or press ENTER for total: Area = , Perimeter = Command: Obtaining Information About Drawing 4

5 AREA Command Shapes drawn with lines or polylines do not need to be closed for AutoCAD to calculate the area. AutoCAD calculates the area as if a line connects the first and last points. Obtaining Information About Drawing 5

6 AREA Command To calculate Areas Drawn With Lines Select the endpoints of the lines. Use OSNAP Obtaining Information About Drawing 6

7 The ADD Option The ADD option adds areas to calculate a total area. Obtaining Information About Drawing 7

8 The SUBTRACT Option The SUBTRACT option subtracts areas to calculate a total area. Obtaining Information About Drawing 8

9 The LIST Command The LIST Command allows you to display data about any AutoCAD object. Obtaining Information About Drawing 9

10 The LIST Command Information that can be obtained: Line lengths. Coordinates. Circle and arc radii. Polyline widths. Object Layers. Insertion points. Obtaining Information About Drawing 10

11 The LIST Command Select LIST by: Typing LI or LIST Pick the object(s) Press [Enter] Obtaining Information About Drawing 11

12 The LIST Command LIST also gives information about text. Obtaining Information About Drawing 12

13 The DBLIST Command DBLIST gives information about all items in the drawing. The information passes by a screen full at a time. Press [Enter] to see the next screen. Press [F2] to exit the text window. Obtaining Information About Drawing 13

14 The DIST Command DIST gives the distance between two points. Command: DI or DIST Specify first point: (select point) Specify second point: (select second point) Obtaining Information About Drawing 14

15 The ID Command The ID command gives the coordinate location of a single point on the screen. Command: ID Specify point: (select point) Obtaining Information About Drawing 15

16 The ID Command The ID command will also place a blip on the screen at coordinates that you specify. Command: ID Specify point: 8.75,6.44 X=8.5 Y=6.44 Z=0.00 Obtaining Information About Drawing 16

17 The TIME Command The TIME command allows you to: Display the current time. The time related to your drawing. The time related to the current drawing session. Obtaining Information About Drawing 17

18 The TIME Command The drawing creation time starts when You begin a new drawing OR You issue the WBLOCK command. Obtaining Information About Drawing 18

19 The TIME Command A SAVE command affects the Last Updated: time. If QUIT is used to end a drawing session, all time in that drawing session is discarded (not counted). Obtaining Information About Drawing 19

20 The TIME Command You can time a specific drawing task by using the TIME command. Use the Reset Option. Obtaining Information About Drawing 20

21 The TIME Command When the TIME command is issued, the times shown in the text window are static. None of the times are being updated. You can update the time by using the Display Option. Obtaining Information About Drawing 21

22 The TIME Command When you enter the drawing area, the timer is ON by Default. TO stop the time, enter OFF at the Enter option prompt: [Display/ON/OFF/Reset] Enter ON to start the timer again. Obtaining Information About Drawing 22

23 The STATUS Command The STATUS command gives general information about the current drawing, including Current drawing extents. Settings of various drawing modes and parameters. Free physical memory and disk space. Obtaining Information About Drawing 23

24 The STATUS Command STATUS reports the number of objects in the current drawing including: Graphical objects: Arcs Polylines Non-graphical objects Layers Linetypes Block definitions. Obtaining Information About Drawing 24

25 The STATUS Command When used at the DIM prompt, STATUS reports the values and descriptions of all dimensioning system variables. Obtaining Information About Drawing 25

26 The STATUS Command STATUS displays: Model or Paper Space Limits Are. Model or Paper Space Uses. Display Shows. Insertion Base Is. Snap Resolution Is. Grid Spacing Is. Obtaining Information About Drawing 26

27 The STATUS Command STATUS displays: Current Space. Current Layer. Current Color. Current Linetype. Current Lineweight. Current Plot Style. Current Elevation. Thickness. Obtaining Information About Drawing 27

28 The STATUS Command STATUS displays: Fill, Grid, Ortho, Qtext, Snap, Tablet. Object Snap Modes. Free Dwg Disk Space. Free Physical Memory. Free Swap File Space. Obtaining Information About Drawing 28

29 The STATUS Command To display a drawing's status information, from the Tools menu, choose Inquiry Status. AutoCAD displays the report. Obtaining Information About Drawing 29

30 The STATUS Command Model or Paper Space Limits Are Displays the drawing limits defined by LIMITS. The first line shows the XY coordinate of the limit's lower-left corner, stored in the LIMMIN system variable. The second line shows the XY coordinate of the limit's upper-right corner, stored in the LIMMAX system variable. The notation Off to the right of the Y coordinate value indicates that limits checking is set to 0. Obtaining Information About Drawing 30

31 The STATUS Command Model or Paper Space Uses Displays the drawing extents, which includes all objects in the database and can exceed the drawing limits. The first line shows the XY coordinate of the lower-left corner of the extents. The second line shows the XY coordinate of the upper-right corner. Obtaining Information About Drawing 31

32 The STATUS Command Model or Paper Space Uses The notation Over to the right of the Y coordinate value indicates that the drawing extends outside the drawing limits. Obtaining Information About Drawing 32

33 The STATUS Command Display Shows Lists the portion of the drawing extents visible in the current viewport. The first line shows the XY coordinate of the display's lower-left corner. The second line shows the XY coordinate of the upper-right corner. Obtaining Information About Drawing 33

34 The STATUS Command Insertion Base Is Displays the insertion point of the drawing, stored in the INSBASE system variable and expressed as an X,Y,Z coordinate. Snap Resolution Is Displays the snap spacing in the X and Y directions, stored in the SNAPUNIT system variable. Obtaining Information About Drawing 34

35 The STATUS Command Grid Spacing Is Displays the grid spacing in the X and Y directions, stored in the GRIDUNIT system variable. Current Space Shows whether model space or paper space is active. Obtaining Information About Drawing 35

36 The STATUS Command Current Layer Lists the current layer of the drawing, stored by the CLAYER system variable. Current Color Lists the current color, stored by the CECOLOR system variable. Obtaining Information About Drawing 36

37 The STATUS Command Current Linetype Lists the current linetype, stored by the CELTYPE system variable. Current Lineweight Lists the current lineweight, stored by the CELWEIGHT system variable. Obtaining Information About Drawing 37

38 The STATUS Command Current Plot Style Lists the current plot style, stored by the CPLOTSTYLE system variable. Current Elevation Lists the current elevation of the drawing, stored in the ELEVATION system variable. Obtaining Information About Drawing 38

39 The STATUS Command Thickness Lists the current thickness, stored in the THICKNESS system variable. Fill, Grid, Ortho, Qtext, Snap, Tablet Shows whether these modes are on or off. Obtaining Information About Drawing 39

40 The STATUS Command Object Snap Modes Lists the running object snap modes specified by OSNAP. Free Dwg Disk Space Lists the amount of disk space available on the drive specified for AutoCAD temporary files. Obtaining Information About Drawing 40

41 The STATUS Command Free Physical Memory Lists the amount of installed memory free on your system. Free Swap File Space Lists the amount of free space in your swap file. Obtaining Information About Drawing 41

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