Inthis Activity Students Will Createa Border with Acompleted Title Block Tobe

DrawYourBorder

Description

Inthis activity students will createa border with acompleted title block tobe usedforallfuturedrawings.Whenfinished,studentswillsavetheborderas a drawingtemplatewithallthesettings necessary savedwithinit(layers,limits,grid,etc.).

LessonObjectives

The student willbeableto:

•Openupadrawing template

•Create a border and title block

•Savea drawing template

•Usecommands frompreviousactivities

Assumptions

The student will:

•Knowhow tologin toa computer and openup thesoftware

•Knowhow touse basic commands

•Knowhowtoinput objects (line)usingvarious entry methods(absolute,relative,polar,andmouse)

•Understandthe importanceof a drawing template and whyyou usethem

Terminology

Absolutecoordinateentry:amethodofspecifyingapositioninthex,y,zaxestoestablishapoint;basedontheCartesian system. Example: If you type4,2(nospaces)foralocation,thepointtheentitywouldstart/endatwouldbe4unitsalongthexaxisand2unitsupontheyaxis.

Applicationmenu:theiconinthetopleftcornerofthescreenthatcontainsNew, Open, Save,etc.

Array:acommandusedtocreatemultiplecopiesofapatternineitherarectangleoracircle.

Commandline: anarea,typicallyatthebottomofthescreen,thatallowsforkeyboard input,orshowsmessagesorpromptsforinformation.InCADsoftware keyboardentryissometimeseasier.

Drawingtemplate:adefault filethatconsistsofthesettings youwouldconsistentlyuse manytimesover.

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Entity:inCADprograms,itistheobject (line, circle,text,etc.).

Grid:apatternofdotsorlineswithintheworkareaofthesoftwarethatcanbeusedtoaidindrawing.

Objectsnap(Osnap):amodethatallowsyouto“snap”toanobject(line)atitsendpoint,midpoint, etc.

Offset:acommandthatcreatesacopyofanentity(line, circle,etc.)aspecifiedparalleldistanceawayfromthecurrentobject(s)selected.

Polarcoordinateentry:allows youtoestablishanx,y,zpositionataspecificlengthandanglerelativetotheLASTpoint you hadspecified. Example: You want a45-degreeanglethatis2unitslong.Thecommandlinewouldbe@2<45.

Relativecoordinateentry:allows youtoestablishanx,y,zpositionrelativetotheLASTpointyou hadspecified. Example: Whendrawinga line, your lastpoint was 4,2(nospaces).Now youwant togo over 2onthexand0ontheyto make aline2unitslongonthexaxis.Thecommandlinewouldbe@2,0.

Scale:acommandusedtoproportionallyresizeobjects;themultiplyingfactor by which you makeanobjectlargerorsmaller.

Snap:usedtolimit yourmovementofthecrosshairsofthecursortoapredeterminedintervaltoaidindrawingtospecific measurements.

Trim:acommandusedto“trim”off excesslengthofanobjectorentitytoendexactly attheendorintersectionofanotherentity.

EstimatedTime

45–60minutes

RecommendedNumberofStudents

20, based onBCTechnology Educators’Best PracticeGuide

Facilities

Computerlabinstalledwith CAD software (GoogleSketchUp,AutoCAD,CADopia,etc.)

Tools

Projectorwithcomputerandspeakers,Internet access

Materials

Handoutfor students withinstructions

Resources

Instructional videos createdusingAutoCAD 2013:

•4.1 Open a DrawingTemplate

•4.2 Draw a BorderandTitle Block

•4.3CompletetheLinesoftheTitle Block

•4.4 Inserting LabelsintoYourTitle Block

•4.5Drawing a LogotoCompletetheTitle Block andBorder

•4.6SaveYourCompletedBorderandTitle Block as a DrawingTemplate

Teacher-ledActivity

Useacomputer with aprojector to demo/cover the following:

•Openingadrawing template from the student’s directory

•Drawingthe basicborder and title block

•Adding the small text titles

•Drawinga custom logo

StudentActivity

StudentswillfollowStudent Activity Sheet “Drawing a BorderandTitleBlock”and/orthevideotutorials to completetheirownborderandtitle block to beused for all future drawings.

Assessment

Students willshowthe teacher their completedassignment.Theteacher canhave theassignment printedout orlook at it onthe computer screen.If the student does notproduceexactlywhatwasshown,thenanassociated mark based on mistakes can be derived.

StudentActivity:DrawingaBorderandTitleBlock

Usingyour software, createthetitle block showninFigure 1 usingthecommandsyouhavelearned watching thevideo.Locatethe videounderResources.

Figure1

CommandstoUse/Learn

COPYEXTENDMOVEOFFSETOSNAP

PolarCoordinateEntryRelativeCoordinateEntrySCALE

TEXT

Procedure

1.OpenaDrawingTemplate(StudentVideo#1)

a.Open uptheimperialtemplate file thatyoucreatedin Activity #3: SetUpYour ModelSpace.

b.Gotothe ribbonlayerpulldownor typeLAYERto access theLayerProperties ManagertochangethecurrentlayertoBorder(Figures 2 and3).

Figure2

Figure3

c.GototheObject SnapSetting. TypeOSNAPinthecommandbar.Orhoveronthebottomtoolbarandrightmouse click on the Object Snap icon. Then, left mouse click on Settings.

Note: Youmayhave tochangethese settings to beableto drawyourborder and textbecausethe lines foryour title blockmaynotstart where you wantthem to if thewrongOsnapisselected(Figure4).

Figure4

2.DrawandCompletetheLinesoftheTitleBlock(StudentVideos#2and#3)

a.Using theBOLDED informationbelow,complete theborderandtitle block drawingasseeninFigure1.UsetheLinecommandandwhichevercoordinate entry method(absolute,relative,polar,mouse)youfeelmost comfortable using.

Border:.5 inchesin from theedge ofthepaper

TitleBlockHeight:.75 inches up from the bottom border line

Name,Date,ScaleDrawing, No.Sections:1.75 incheslong ×.375 high

Titlesection:4.5 inches long ×.75high

Logosection:2 inches long ×.75 inches high

3.InsertingLabelsintoYourTitleBlock(StudentVideo#4)

a.Once youcompletethetitle block, addtextlabelstoeachboxtoindicatewhatshould goinit.Changethesnapto.025and,usingtheTextcommand,addsmalltext(.075")intotheremainingblocksforName,Scale,Date,DrawingNo.,andTitleasshowninFigure5.

Figure5

4.DrawingaLogotoCompletetheTitleBlockandBorder(StudentVideo#5)

a.Whenthetitle block iscomplete,create a personalsymbol(Figure6).Drawthisin arelativelybigsizeandthen scale itdownto fit after.

Figure6

b.To scale the logo downinsize,usethefollowingcommands:Command:SCALE(enter)

Highlight the entire objectRight mouse click

Select basepoint

Scale itto fit thespacebydraggingthemouse(Figure7)

Figure7

5.Saving YourCompletedBorderandTitleBlockasaDrawingTemplate(StudentVideo#6)

a.Whenyouarefinished,savethefileas a drawingtemplate so you can usetheborderagainforfutureassignments.

b.Tosaveas a template, select “SaveAs” from eitherthe Application Menu or the QuickAccess toolbar in theupper-left corner of the program. Call the templateimperial border-name.dwg(Figures 8 and9).

Figure8

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