CAD Basics
This is the space where you draw in CAD.
What is model space?
This snap is visually a square.
What is Endpoint?
This fills an area in the drawing with a pattern.
What is Hatch?
This makes a duplicate of an object.
What is Copy?
This deselects or quits a command.
what is Escape Key (ESC)?
This is the box or window that allows you to see your model through it.
What is a viewport?
This object snap allows you to snap to the junction of two objects.
What is Intersection snap?
This creates a rounded corner between two lines/polylines.
What is a fillet?
This will allow a block or polyline to be broken down into it's component pieces.
What is Explode?
This locks your cursor to horizontal or vertical movement.
What is Function 8 key (F8)?
When selecting objects, windowing in this direction will select objects only completely within the window.
What is from left to right?
This snap allows you to snap to 3, 6, 9, or 12 o'clock on a circle.
What is Quadrant snap?
This is the primary way to get key information about objects in the drawing and enables you to change many of them.
What is the Properties palette?
This tool enables objects to be reshaped, moved, or manipulated without the need to enter any editing commands.
What is Grip Editing?
This toggles Object snap on and off.
What is Function 3 key (F3)?
This feature displays a history of commands used.
What is the Command line?
This is the key/mouse sequence needed to run Object Snap Overrides.
What is Shift + Right Click?
These are used to group and manage objects by function and/or visibility.
What are Layers?
This connects separate lines, arcs, and polylines that touch end-to-end.
What is Join?
Three simple ways to repeat the last command.
What are Spacebar, The Enter key or right-click?
This enables you to locate new points in relation to one or two existing points.
What is Object Snap Tracking?
This allows you to control the format and visual appearance of a label or part.
What is a Style?
This gives insight to all things AutoCAD AKA Help.
What is Function 1 key (F1)?