Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
You'll get a lot of practice using the OFFSET and FILLET commands while com-
pleting this drawing. Guidelines will help you, so don't be afraid to use them.
Note the tip at the end of this section. Here's a summary of the steps:
1. Set Linear and Angular units to Decimal, each with a precision of 0.0.
Set the Insertion Scale to Feet. Assume that 1 linear decimal unit
equals 1 . Set Polar Tracking to 90º, and turn it on. Set the Endpoint
and Midpoint osnaps to be running. Set Snap to 10, Grid to 0, and
Drawing Limits to 400, 250. Zoom All.
2. Use Grid and Snap to draw the large 260 ′× 170 rectangle using the
LINE command and relative Cartesian coordinates, as you did in
Chapter 3. Turn off the Grid and Snap. Offset three of the lines 6 to
the outside to make the sidewalk.
3. On two sides, offset the outer sidewalk line 4 to the outside to make
the curb. Then, offset the curb lines 30 and 40 to make the street.
4. Draw extra lines to make the street intersection.
5. Fillet and trim lines to create the curved corners of the intersection
and sidewalks.
When using deci-
mal units as feet,
you don't need to
enter the foot sign
( ) when you enter
distances.
6. Offset the lines of the inner rectangle to the inside to make guide-
lines for the parking strips and islands.
7. Use FILLET and TRIM to finish the drawing.
8. If you choose to save this drawing, name it Parking Lot-05.dwg .
TIP Using the FILLET command on two parallel lines creates a semi-
circle to connect them. try it on the islands in the parking area.
Are You Experienced?
now you can…
E
use the temporary tracking point and Snap From object snaps to
create and use tracking points
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use the perpendicular and Intersection osnaps
 
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