Drawing this shape using union & subtract command

Step 1 Go to top view. Type box in command window

Step 2 Specify the 1st corner

Step 3 Specify the other corner

You will get a box like this

Step 4 Bring the drawing to this position using shift & scroll button of the mouse
Step 5 Specify the corner point of the box

Step 6 Draw another box as shown in the figure

Step 7 Move this drawing or sketch to this position

Step 8 Draw a block

Step 9 Use move command & place it on the existing drawing

Step 10 Initiate union command & select the boxes shown except the moved box.
Step 11 Initiate subtract command. Select the object that has to be subtracted from

Step 12- Select the solid region that has to subtracted. Press enter
Step 1 Go to top view. Select polyline option & draw a square of 5 units.

Step 2 Extrude it to 5 units

Step 3 Move the figure to the position as shown (custom view)

Step 4 Select sphere & specify the centre point on the corner of the cube as shown

Step 5 Give the radius of two units

Step 6 Come to top view. You can see that the sphere overlap with the cube.
You can see the intersection in x ray view clearly. To remove the intersection use union option.

Step 7 Select the solid union

Step 8 Pick two objects cube & sphere. Press enter
Now if you select the entire thing will select. This shows the formation of one continues shape.

Subtract

Lets say i want to retain the cube & cut away the sphere.
Step 1 Select subtract option

Step 2- First select the object that you want to keep i.e cube Press enter
Step 3 Pick the sphere. Press enter.

You will get a sphere like cut at the corner of the cube.
Intersection

Let us apply intersection on this figure

Step 1 Select intersection option from solid editing ribbon

Step 2 Select both the solids. Press enter.

You will get a curved wedge shape like this

You have 2 2D views and the 3D view below. I have tried to provide all information about dimensions.
Step 1
Get the figure below using dimensions stated above. The tricky part may be to get the circle at its exact position. You
might want to check how to use the Quadrant feature of Osnap in AutoCADto be able to draw the circle outside and move
it to its right position or you can simply do the math and find out where the center of the circle is going to be (knowing its
radius and how far it is situated from the base of our main figure)

Step 2
Find the REGION command to transform our lines to a block.
To find the REGION command, Click on the small arrow beside Draw to pull down the menu

Select the REGION command and select the whole figure (every lines should be selected), then press ENTER on your
keyboard. Actually, you just need to select the outer figure without selecting the circle, but it makes no difference if you
decide to select everything.
Step 3
Find the EXTRUDE command and select it.

Select everything, type 40 on your keyboard and press ENTER. You should get the figure below.
Step 4
What we need now is subtracting the volume 2 from the volume 1.

Select the SUBTRACT command, an subtract the cylinder 2 from the figure 1. You might want to check how to use the
SUBTRACT command in AutoCAD if you are not familiar with this command.
To notice the result of the SUBTRACT command and see how it affected your design, change the VISUAL STYLE
from 2D Wireframe to Shades of grey to get the result below.
Step 5

Get on our previous VISUAL STYLE, and draw a Diagonal like shown on the figure below.

Make sure to allow the DYNAMIC UCS

Star a circle at the center of the diagonal and set the radius to 10.

Step 6

Use the EXTRUDE command like in Step 3 to get a cylinder of height 10. (you can extrude with a negative value to see
the difference, try with -10)
In my case the Cylinder grew outward when I wanted it to grow inward. So I will use the MOVE command to change the
position of my cylinder such as having it like this. (To move your cylinder, use the center of the outer base of the cylinder
as the first base point of displacement, and the center of the diagonal as the second point)
Step 7

Draw a line of 25 from the center of the segment A. Make sure ORTHO Mode is allowed to be able to draw a straight line
perpendicular to A.
Step 8
Use the center of our line to draw a circle of radius 3.
Step 9
Use the EXTRUDE command to get a cylinder from the circle we have just drawn, and make sure the cylinder is longer
than the main object like shown on the figure below.
Step 10
Use the SUBTRACT command, and subtract the last two cylinders from the main figure and you should be done with the
exercise.
You should get the figure below while changing the VISUAL STYLE to X-Ray
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How to draw a Simple 2D in AutoCAD

This is a simple exercise for AutoCAD beginners.

In this exercise we will have a step by step demonstration on how to use AutoCAD command to obtain the figure below.

How to draw a Simple 2D

step 1
We will start by drawing a rectangle with the following dimensions.
 Step 2
Obtain the figure below, make sure you have changed your settings as mentioned in Things you should learn on your day
1 using AutoCAD.
You should be able to find the middle of each side, so create a gap of 100 and 60 centered at the middle of each side. And
draw a line perpendicular of 20 of length. The line will help draw arcs since will need 3 points to draw each of our arcs.

You also need to draw a diagonal, this will serve to draw the circle, we need to be able to draw a circle centered right at
the center of our rectangle.
Here we can draw our circle with no hassle using the diagonal of the rectangle, and we are sure the circle is at its right
place.
Step 3
Use the ARC command to draw arcs. In this task you can choose to draw only 2 arcs, and use the MIRROR command to
obtain the 2 others.
Step 4
In this step we are trying to draw those rectangle with rounded corners. There is a trick which allows you to start the
beginning of a line at a specific distance from a point. To use it, you need to activate the LINE command, come near the
end of a line, stay for a second, move now slowly horizontally or vertically, you should notice those green dotted line,
leave now your mouse in that position, and type a digit using your keyboard, if you did it well, you should notice that the
beginning of the line has been created at the distance and toward the direction you specified.
You can try using this technique to find the starting point of the triangle we are trying to draw.

But if you are not able to follow this, you can simply draw lines, use them, and delete them when you are done with them.

It should not be a problem, The end justifies the means

Step 5
Now we need to get those rounded shapes of radius 10 on each edge of the rectangle we have just drawn.

Use the FILLET command.

To use the FILLET command;

1. Click on the icon shown on the figure above

2. Type R on your keyboard and press ENTER
3. Type 10 and press ENTER
4. Select the first side of the corner to round
5. Select the second side of the corner to round
Repeat this for the other 3 corners. Notice You do not have to go through 2 and 3, for the other corners, go from 1 to 4, 5.
AutoCAD have saved the dimension of the radius you specified and will keep it like the default value while using this
command until you decide to change it. By default the value of this radius is set to zero, that is why you changed it.
You should obtain this.
Step 7
Now use the MIRROR command to obtain the rectangle on the right, since it is a symmetry of the figure we have just
drawn. Use the center of the circle as center of the symmetry.
How to Draw a 5 point star in autocad

What makes AutoCAD cool is the fact that you can nearly draw anything starting from scratch, and this is a factor that
allow you to have a very unique design and give you the ability to be in control of every single line in you design.

AutoCAD allows you to create blogs, this will prevent you having to draw something twice for different design over time.
You just have to draw it once, convert it into a bloc and keep it for next use.

Here is a quick tutorial on how to draw a 5 points star in nearly 5 simple clicks.

How to Draw a 5 point star in autocad

Step 1. Draw a polygon

Draw a polygon with 5 sides.
Step 2. Connect edges of the Polygon such as shown on the figure below

Step 3. Use the TRIM command to clean your STAR

Step 4. Use the ERASE command to delete the polygon. You should be left with your star

Here you go. You have just drawn a 5 points star

You can use the same technique to draw a 6 points star in AutoCAD, but in this case you will need to use a polygon with 6
sides.

How to create a pipe in AutoCAD

Here is a simple tutorial to help you know How to create a pipe in AutoCAD.
In this tutorial , we will try getting the very basic peace of pipe it can be, just for the sake of illustration. Then using these
techniques you can go ahead and create the most complicated pipe you need to.

And it is not only about pipes, since this can be useful as well in a multitude of other design issue you will come across in
your projects.

Let get started

We will use the command called SWEEP, we could decide to use the EXTRUDE command too, but the SWEEP
command makes it easier for us.

In order to use the SWEEP command to create a pipe, we need a circle representing the cross section of our pipe, and we
need the path. The path has to be the perfect shape and length of the pipe we are seeking to create. So you want to be
careful here by designing it well.
We will use the POLYLINE command to draw the path.

As randomly as it can be we will create a path, up and down, right and left.

Now what we want to do is have those sharp edges in a rounded shape using the FILLET command.
Yea, you noticed it. I created a circle which eventually represent the cross section of our pipe. Now we are good to go. We
have all our requirement in place to create our pipe. A path and our circle.

You need to make sure that the path is one object, if it is not, you need to unite all those lines together for them to
constitute only an object.

Joining many lines to form a POLYLINE (You should follow this only if your path is formed by many short segments)
1. Write PEDIT and Press ENTER
2. Select Polyline or [Multiple]: write M and press ENTER
3. Select Objects: Select all lines
4. Convert Lines, Arcs and Splines to polylines [Yes/No]? <Y>: Press ENTER
5. Enter an option [Close/Open/Join/Width/Fit/Spline/Decurve/Ltype gen/Reverse/Undo]: write J and press
ENTER
6. Enter Fuzz distance or [Jointype] <0.000>: Press ENTER
7. Press ESC on your keyboard.
The part in bold is the message you are receiving from the command window from AutoCAD.
Use the SWEEP command.

Click on the SWEEP icon, select the circle first (press ENTER on your keyboard) and select the line second. You should
get this.
Seeing it on a different angle we get this

Now we can choose to use the SHELL command to finish up and have a better look.
Learn how to use the SHELL command if you are not familiar with it.
The result