Learn AutoCAD Basics: DAY 11

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Learning AutoCAD Basics

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The two red lines are both axes of symmetry of the object.

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Details about the object inside the ellipse.

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Execution

The ELLIPSE command in AutoCAD

We will need to use the ELLIPSE command in this session.

To use the ELLIPSE command

Click on the ELLIPSE icon
Specify the center of the ellipse
Move the cursor in the direction of the first axis, type its value, and press Enter.
Type the value of the second axis and press Enter

The Polar tracking

For this experiment, we will use POLAR TRACKING. Activating the following mode of POLAR TRACKING will help ease our task.

Creating the Ellipse

The ellipse is bent with an angle of 45 degrees.

Activate the ELLIPSE command.
Specify the center of the Ellipse.
Track 45 degrees
Type 70.5 and press ENTER
Type 52 and press ENTER

You should have the following.

After creating the ellipse, all you need to do is find the centerline of the ellipse, OFFSET the ellipse and the line with an OFFSET value of 15.5. The resulting image should look similar to the following.

Use the TRIM command to obtain the wanted object.

Creating the remaining piece

To create the cross, you need to:

Step 1

Create the following: you can find the length of the red line using the information given earlier.

Step 2

Create a mirrored copy of the current object. The line of symmetry should have an inclination angle of 45 degrees starting from the left end of the drawing.

Step 3

Create a vertical line that will serve as the new line of symmetry. The new line must have an end familiar with the center of the newly created circle.

You don’t have to select the highlighted circle using the MIRROR command.

After obtaining the figure we have just received, you can use the same trick to get the other part of the image. And that will be it. Combining both structures should not be an issue.