Creat Basic 3D Object in Auto Cad 2010

This tutorial outlines the procedures for creating three-dimensional objects by creating basic
3D shapes known as solid primitives. You can also create 3D models by extruding 2D shapes.
Audience: Users new to 3D modeling with AutoCAD 2010
Prerequisites: Working knowledge of 2D drafting
Time to complete: 15 minutes
Objectives
■ Create 3D solid primitives
■ Create 3D objects from 2D objects


Create 3D Solid Primitives

In this lesson, you learn how to create 3D solid primitives in the 3D Modeling
workspace.
You can use standard 3D solid objects known as solid primitives to create a
box, cone, cylinder, sphere, torus, wedge, and pyramid. To create these 3D
solid primitives, switch the workspace to 3D Modeling, where the palettes
and ribbon panel are customized to create and modify 3D solid models.
Switch to the 3D Modeling Workspace
1 On the status bar, at the bottom of the drawing area, click the Workspace
Switching button.
2 On the Workspace menu, click 3D Modeling.

Get Started Auto Cad 2010

In this lesson, you learn how to start AutoCAD. You also learn about the basic
areas of the AutoCAD window.
To download tutorial file
1 Go to http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-tutorials.
2 Unzip getting_started_basics.zip to C:\My Documents\Tutorials.
To start AutoCAD
1 To open AutoCAD, click Start menu (Windows) ➤ (All) Programs ➤
Autodesk ➤ AutoCAD 2010 ➤ AutoCAD 2010 - English.
NOTE If the New Features dialog box appears, select Maybe later and OK
to close it.
The AutoCAD window opens with an empty drawing file named
Drawing1.dwg.
2 Before moving on to the next lesson, become familiar with the areas of
the AutoCAD window labeled below.

Use a Drawing Template

In this lesson, you learn how to start a drawing using a drawing template file.
When you use a template file, new drawings created from the template
automatically use the settings defined in the template. This saves you setup
time and helps to make sure each drawing you create follows your company’s
CAD standards.
Drawing template files have a .dwt file extension
Some of the settings stored in drawing template files include
■ Unit type and scale (precision)
■ Title blocks/borders, blocks, and logos
■ Layer names
■ Snap, grid, and ortho settings
■ Grid limits
■ Annotation styles
■ Linetypes
To start a drawing with a template
1 Click Start menu (Windows) ➤ (All) Programs ➤ Autodesk ➤ AutoCAD
2010 ➤ AutoCAD 2010 - English.
2 NOTE If the New Features dialog box appears, select Maybe later and OK
to close it.
The AutoCAD window opens with an empty drawing file Drawing1.dwg.
3 Click ➤ New.

4 In the Select Template dialog box, select Tutorial-iArch.dwt.

5 Click Open to open the Tutorial-iArch.dwt template.