Tools
Vocabulary
How To
Tools II
Tools III
100
A pattern of lines that appears on-screen for reference; looks like graph paper.
What is a grid
100
a reference line that extends from the crosshairs with certain drawing tools after you make the first selection.
What is a rubberband line
100
Access the LINE tool and specify a start point, which is the first line endpoint.
What is the manual way to draw a line
100
Change the drawing display so that different portions of the drawing are visible on-screen
What is Pan
100
The point to show you where you are in the drawing. Also called cursor.
What is Crosshairs
200
A drawing editing tool which moves objects or selection sets to a new drawing location by changing all definition points by a given distance
What is Move
200
coordinate distances measured from the origin
What is Absolute Coordinates
200
Input the first set of coordinate points, press ENTER, then input the next set of coordinate points.
What is entry using Absolute Coordinates
200
From orthogonal, which means "at right angles."
What is Ortho
200
A way to edit a drawing by removing a part or the whole object.
What is ERASE TOOL
300
A way to determine the increments that the crosshairs move when working.
What is Snap
300
coordinates specified from, or relative to, the previous position, rather than from the origin
What is Relative Coordinates
300
Input @2,2, then for the second point input @2,2 to draw a line from 2,2 to 4,4.
What is the procedure for Relative Coordinates
300
A tool that provides horizontal and vertical alignment paths for locating points after a point is acquired with object snap.
What is Object Snap Tracking
300
Displays a command interface near the cursor, which you can use to enter commands and specify options and values
What is Dynamic Input
400
The line that tells what functions or operations that you are doing.
What is the Command Line
400
A line which intersects a circle, ellipse or arc at only one point
What is Tangent
400
Where to go to change Dimension styles or create new Dimension styles
What is Dimension Style Manager
400
Picking a point near the intended position to have the crosshairs "snap" exactly to the specific point.
What is Snapping
400
A tool that snaps to exact points, such as endpoints or midpoint, on or in relation to existing objects.
What is Object Snap
500
Makes objects appear bigger or smaller on the screen without affecting their actual size.
What is Zoom
500
An invisible grid that allows the crosshairs to move in, or snap to, specified increments.
What is Snap Grid
500
Right click the Grid button, then go to Settings, then change the Grid X and Grid Y spacing
What is the way to change the grid
500
A Fill of a repeating pattern or lines
What is Hatch
500
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