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5. General Develop a drawing planning sheet for use in your school or company.
List items you think are important for planning a CAD drawing. Make changes to
this sheet as you learn more about AutoCAD.
6. General Create a freehand sketch of the default AutoCAD window with the
Drafting & Annotation
workspace active and a new drawing started using the
acad.dwt
template. Label each of the screen areas. To the side of the sketch, write a
short description of the function of each screen area.
7. General Create a freehand sketch showing three examples of tooltips displayed
as you hover over an item. To the side of the sketch, write a short description of
each example’s function.
8. General Using the
Application Menu
search tool, type the letter
C
and review
the information provided in the
Application
Menu. Then add the letter L. How
does the information change? Continue typing O, S, and
E
to complete the
CLOSE
command. Write a short paragraph explaining how you might use this search tool
to find a command if you are unsure how the command is spelled or where it is
located.
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9. General Research and write a report of approximately 250 words covering the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standards accredited by the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
10. General Research and write a report of approximately 250 words covering the
International Standards Organization (ISO) drafting standards.
11. General Research and write a report of approximately 250 words covering the
United States National CAD Standard (NCS).
12. General Research and write a report of approximately 250 words covering work-
place ethics, especially as it applies to CADD applications and CADD-related soft-
ware. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of your research and present the slide
show to your class or office.
13. General Research and write a report of approximately 150 words covering an
ergonomically designed CADD workstation. Include a freehand sketch of what
you consider a high-quality design for a workstation and label its characteristics.
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of your research and present the slide show to
your class or office.
14. General Go to the Autodesk Education Community website and register to join
the Autodesk Education Community. After you register, download a student
version of AutoCAD to your home or laptop computer. Use your copy of AutoCAD
to complete assignments and study AutoCAD when you are unable to access a
CADD lab. The Autodesk Education Community website provides complete infor-
mation on the registration and download process.