Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 1 - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 164

3. Use OFFSET , EXTEND , and TRIM to create the openings.
4. Use RECTANGLE and ARC to create a swinging door.
5. Use COPY , ROTATE , and MIRROR to put in the rest of the doors.
6. Use OFFSET , LINE , and COPY to draw the storage partitions.
Draw three Views of a Block
Use the tools you have learned in the last few chapters to draw the top, right
side, and front views of the block shown in Figure 4.84.
FiGuRE 4.84 The block
Figure 4.85 gives you a graphic representation of the 12 steps necessary to
complete the exercise.
Here are the 12 steps in summary that correspond to the 12 drawings. Start
with the top view:
1. Start a new drawing. Leave all settings at the defaults. Use relative
polar or relative Cartesian coordinates and the LINE command to
draw a rectangle 17.75 wide and 11.51 high. Zoom out if necessary.
2. Offset the bottom horizontal line up 2.16 and the new line up 4.45.
3. Offset the right vertical line 4.75 to the left and the new line 3.50 to
the left.
4. Use the TRIM command to trim back lines and complete the view.