Inventions & Innovations Module Guide Edition 2 36311-E0
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction... 1 Equipment and Supplies... 3 Lesson 1: Introduction to CAD... 5 Introduction to AutoSketch... 5 Lesson 2: AutoSketch... 7 Learning AutoSketch... 7 Lesson 3: AutoSketch Features... 11 Using the Features... 11 Lesson 4: Basic Drawing Tools... 13 Your First Drawing... 13 Lesson 5: Creating a Technical Drawing... 17 Drawing the Floppy Disk... 17 Lesson 6: Using CAD... 22 Drawing your Speaker... 22 Lesson 7: Drawing a Floor Plan... 26 Designing a Bedroom Floor Plan... 26 Lesson 8: Finishing the Floor Plan... 30 Adding Furniture... 30 Lesson 9: Perspectives... 32 Drawing the Top View... 32 Lesson 10: Orthographic & Isometric Projections... 34 Making an Orthographic Drawing... 34 Lesson 11: Designing a House... 38 Beginning the House... 38 Module Guide i
Table of Contents Lesson 12: Adding Design Detail... 42 Finishing the House... 42 ii Module Guide
Introduction INTRODUCTION Welcome to Lab-Volt s Inventions and Innovations Series. Each module in this series provides you with the skills and hands-on practice to enhance your success with the Inventions and Innovations Projects. You will work in teams of two or three as you progress through the modules related to your projects. This Module Guide contains the directions that you will use when you are completing lesson activities. The multimedia curriculum will direct you to this guide and a specific activity. The directions are titled and are organized by Lesson. The table of contents will guide you to the appropriate page. Module Guide 1
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Equipment and Supplies EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES The following equipment and supplies are provided with. Multimedia presentation MultiMedia User s Guide Dictionary Module Guide AutoSketch software by AutoDesk, Inc. Drafting kit Graph paper Tracing paper Printer Paper Module Guide 3
Equipment and Supplies 4 Module Guide
LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO CAD Introduction to AutoSketch 1. In the Start Up dialog box, click on the Wizard tab. Then select Start Drawing Immediately. Click on OK. 2. Take a minute or two to move the cursor along the All-In-One toolbar and watch as the tool is identified by name. Notice that a small arrow appears at the top and bottom of the All-In-One toolbar. Clicking on either one of the arrows displays additional tools. 3. Look at the bottom left side of the AutoSketch window as you move the cursor over the buttons. A description of the tool or button appears in the Status Bar message area. To access the AutoSketch tools, you can use the pull-down menus from the Menu Bar, the buttons on the toolbars, or open pop-up toolsets. Clicking on a button on a toolbar is the same as selecting the corresponding menu item. If a button that you want is not visible on the toolbar, click and hold for a moment and a toolset appears. Drag the cursor to the button you want and release. The tools and menus that you will use to draw in this level will be explained in detail throughout the next six lessons. Now that you have explored the All-In-One toolbar, let's preview the drawing power of AutoSketch by looking at a sample drawing. 4. From the File menu, choose Open. AutoSketch displays files in the Open Drawing File dialog box. Make sure the Drawings folder appears in the Look In: pull down menu. (C:\Program Files\AutoDesk\AutoSketch9\Drawings). 5. Double-click on the file labeled Birdhouse. A drawing of a birdhouse appears. 6. Move your cursor anywhere in the drawing area. You'll notice that the dial box, located on the Status Bar, shows the exact location of the cursor at all times. The coordinates on the left display the location of the cursor in relation to the origin. The coordinates on the right display the location of the cursor in relation to the origin. The coordinates on the right display the location of the current in relation to the last point entered. Module Guide 5
Introduction to AutoSketch (continued) You can view a drawing in different ways by using the Zoom tools. 7. To zoom in, click on the View menu then click on Zoom In. (You can also click on the Zoom In button on the All-In-One toolbar.) Now click and hold the mouse, and drag the cursor from one corner of the area you want to enlarge, to the opposite corner. Release the mouse button. 8. To zoom out, click on the View menu and then click on Zoom Out. (You can also click on the Zoom Out button on the All-In-One toolbar.) Click and hold the mouse and drag the cursor to indicate the area the current view should occupy after the zoom. Then release the mouse button. 9. To return to a previous view, click on the View menu and select Last, or you can click on the Last View button on the All-In-One toolbar. 10. Take turns with your partner viewing different parts of the birdhouse in greater detail. NOTE: If at any time you cannot return to the original view of the birdhouse, click on the File menu and select Close. Select No to the Save Changes to Birdhouse? question. Now click on the File menu again and select Open. From the Open Drawing File dialog box, double-click on the filename Birdhouse. 11. If you have extra time, you can look at the other drawings saved in AutoSketch. You must first close the birdhouse drawing by selecting File and then Close. Remember to select No to Save Changes to The Birdhouse. 12. To open another drawing, select File and then Open. 13. From the Open Drawing File dialog box, double-click on a drawing. 14. When you are finished, select File and then Close. (Remember to select No to the save changes question.) 15. When you are done exploring, exit AutoSketch by selecting File and then Exit. Go to the next section in the presentation. 6 Module Guide
LESSON 2: AUTOSKETCH Learning AutoSketch You will now try some basic drawing techniques. Alternate using AutoSketch with your partner. 1. The AutoSketch window appears with the Start Up dialog box displayed. 2. Click on the Wizard tab and then select Start Drawing Immediately. Click on OK. Remember to use the cursor to help you find the buttons and tools. 3. Move your cursor around in the drawing area. Now stop the cursor somewhere on the screen. Look at the numbers in the dial display on the Status bar. These numbers are the coordinates of the cursor. 4. Move the cursor around the screen and notice how the coordinates change. The dial shows the exact location of the cursor at all times. 5. To view the coordinate type, move your cursor over the dial display area and look at the prompt box that appears next to the cursor to see what type of coordinates you are using. It should read Absolute (Grid xy). Coordinates are numbers that specify the location of one point in relation to another. This relation is classified as either absolute or relative. AutoSketch expresses locations in three ways: xy (Cartesian) polar and isometric coordinates. To help you draw objects, AutoSketch provides a grid. It is the on-screen equivalent of graph paper, and like graph paper, it helps you align objects visually. Another useful feature to help you draw is the Gridpoint Snap tool. It restricts cursor movement to specific intervals. The cursor snaps to each gridpoint. 6. Turn the Gridpoint snap feature on by clicking on the Gridpoint button on the All-In- One toolbar. You'll know gridpoint snap is turned on when a red circle attaches to your cursor when you move your cursor to the drawing area when you draw an object. Remember, place your cursor over a button to display its name, then select the one you want. Now you are ready to learn some of the tools that AutoSketch provides for drawing objects. An object is any line, circle, box, or other shape you draw. Take turns with your partner drawing the different objects. Module Guide 7
Learning AutoSketch (continued) 7. Click on the Line Single button on the All-In-One toolbar. You may have to first click and hold on the Line Multiple button to display the Line Single button. 8. Move the cursor into the drawing area. Pick the starting point of your line and click. Then pick the ending point and click. Easy right? Now try the Line Multiple button to draw connecting lines in the drawing area. When you are finished drawing the lines, click on the right mouse button (right-click). The box that appears around the line means that the last line you drew is selected. The Edit bar displays geometric properties for that line. 9. Since the last line you drew is selected (box around it), you can change one of the settings on the Edit bar by selecting the text in it, entering a new value, and pressing Enter. Try it. Change the Line length by first highlighting the value that appears in the box now and entering a new value. Then press Enter. You can experiment with different settings on the Edit bar for that line if you want. 10. Now try drawing double connecting lines using the Line Double tool. End the lines by right-clicking the mouse. 11. Practice drawing some lines. To make more space, you can erase some of your objects by first selecting the objects you want erased. To do this, click on the Select Direct button on the All-In-One toolbar. Then drag the cursor around the objects you want deleted. You'll know the objects are selected when a box surrounds them. Now click on the delete key on the keyboard. You will notice that part of the grid also is deleted. Click on the Redraw button on the All-In-One toolbar to redraw the grid. 12. The next tool you will try is the 3 Point Arc. Click on that button now. 13. You will draw an arc by picking three points. Pick a point to begin the arc and click on the mouse button. 14. Move the mouse and pick your second point on your arc. Click the mouse button. 15. Now when you move your mouse, you are creating the arc. Select an endpoint by clicking the mouse. 8 Module Guide
Learning AutoSketch (continued) 16. Take turns with your partner and practice drawing some of the other arcs available. You may have to right-click to complete some of the other arcs. Remember that to make more room in the drawing area, you click on the Select Direct button on the All-In-One toolbar to select the items to be deleted. Then press the Delete key on the keyboard. 17. Click on the Center, Side Circle button on the All-In-One toolbar. 18. To draw a circle, first pick your center and click the mouse. Then move the mouse to draw the size of your circle. Click the mouse again to complete the circle. 19. To draw a circle by first selecting the side of the circle, select the Side, Side Circle button. Try it. 20. Next try drawing a circle by selecting three points, which is similar to drawing the 3 point arc. Click on the 3 Point Circle button. 21. Experiment with the other types of circles. 22. Now try drawing a Single Polyline. Click on the Single Polyline button on the All-In- One toolbar. 23. Pick a point to begin the polyline and click on the mouse. 24. Move the mouse and pick some more points for your polyline, clicking the mouse button each time. 25. To end your polyline, right-click the mouse. 26. Now let's try using the Sketch Polyline tool. Click on that button now. 27. To use this tool, hold down the left mouse button and move the cursor around in the drawing area. A polyline follows the path of the mouse. When you are finished, release the mouse button. 28. The next tool you want to try is the Rectangle tool. Try this one on your own. (Here's a hint: click the mouse first to pick your first corner, then move the mouse and pick the opposite corner of the box.) 29. Try drawing the different types of rectangles. Keep some of these objects on the screen so you can add color to them. Module Guide 9
Learning AutoSketch (continued) 30. To add an outline color to an object, you must first select the object. Do you remember how to do that? Click on the Select Direct button and click on the object you want selected. (A box will appear around the object when it is selected). Once the object is selected, you can change the outline color of your object by clicking on the down arrow that appears next to the Color button on the Property bar. Select a color from the pull-down color menu that appears. 31. To add a color fill, first click on the Solid Color tab of the Content Librarian (located on the right side of the screen) then click, hold and drag the color you select to the inside of your object. Release your mouse and your object is filled. Click anywhere on the screen to de-select your object so you can see the colors you added. 32. Practice drawing the objects that you have learned so far. Take turns with your partner. 33. When you are finished, select File from the Menu Bar, then Exit. 34. Select No to the question, Save Changes? Go to the next section in the presentation. 10 Module Guide
LESSON 3: AUTOSKETCH FEATURES Using the Features 1. In the Start Up dialog box, click on the Wizard tab. Then select Start Drawing Immediately. Click on OK. Before you try the copy, move, and erase features in AutoSketch, you need to draw some objects on the screen. Make sure some of the objects do not touch each other. Take turns with your partner drawing different objects on the screen. Remember, you must click the button of the object you want to draw first, then move your cursor in the drawing area and draw your object. 2. You will now learn how to copy your objects. First select the object you would like to copy by clicking on the Select Direct button on the All-In-One toolbar. Then click on the object you want selected. 3. When your object is selected, click on the Copy button on the Standard toolbar (which is located directly below the Menu bar.) Now click on the Paste button on the Standard toolbar. Then move the cursor to the new location. Then click the mouse one more time. The object you copied and the original object should appear on your screen. 4. If your screen is too full, select some of your objects and delete them using the Delete key on the keyboard. Click on the Redraw button if needed. The Redraw button is in the All-In-One toolbar. 5. You can change the location of an object. To do this, first select the object. Once the object is selected, move the cursor in the center of the object until the cursor changes into a crosshair. Click, hold, and drag the mouse to the new position. Release the mouse to complete the move. You now know how to draw, move, copy, erase, and color objects. Let's look at some of the other options in AutoSketch. Other features you haven't used are changing the style and width of lines. 6. First select an object by clicking on the Select Direct button on the All-In-One toolbar and then clicking on the object you want to select. 7. Click on the arrow button that appears next to the Style button on the Property bar. Select a line style from the pull-down menu that appears. 8. To change the width of the line, click on the down arrow that appears next to the width button on the Property bar. Select a width from the pull-down menu that appears. Module Guide 11
Using the Features (continued) 9. To select a different color for the line, click on the down arrow that appears next to the Color button. Then select a color from the pull-down menu. 10. Click anywhere on the screen to de-select your object so you can see your new line, line width, and line color. 11. Try drawing other objects with these different line styles, line widths, and line colors. 12. When you are finished, delete your objects from the screen. (You can use the Select All button on the All-In-One toolbar to select all the objects, then press the Delete key.) 13. Click on the Text Point button on the All-In-One toolbar. 14. Move the cursor anywhere in the drawing area and click. The cursor now appears. 15. Type your and your partner's name and press the Enter key on the keyboard. 16. Let's change the text so that you can see your name better. You do this by first selecting your name. Once your name is selected, you can make changes using the Edit bar. 17. Click on the down arrow that appears next to the Font box and select a font. 18. Change the height to 1" by first selecting your text. Now type in the number "1" in the Text Height box on the Edit bar. 19. Take turns with your partner and practice the new tools you have learned. 20. When you are finished, select File and then Exit. 21. Select No to the question, Save changes?. Go to the next section in the presentation. 12 Module Guide
LESSON 4: BASIC DRAWING TOOLS Your First Drawing 1. In the Start Up dialog box, click on the Wizard tab. Then select Start Drawing Immediately. Click on OK. 2. Turn on Grid point Snap. The Gridpoint Snap button is on the All-In-One toolbar. Remember to drag your cursor over the buttons to display their names, then select the one you want. 3. Move the cursor to the bottom left corner of the drawing area until the dial on the Status bar reads 0,0. This is the original point of your drawing. Each grid line represents.25" (lighter grid lines. The darker grid lines represent 1.0"). 4. The first thing you need to draw is a line, so select the Line Single tool from the All- In-One toolbar. 5. Start with your cursor at 0,0, move it to the first major grid line to the right, and then move it up three major grid lines. The dial on the Status bar reads (1.00, 3.00). Click to start the line. 6. Move your cursor (and the line) to the right until the dial (left display) shows (7.50, 3.00) and click. NOTE: Any time you make a mistake, click on Edit and then Undo. After the object is removed, you might notice that the area of the grid where the object was is also removed. You need to click on the Redraw button, which is on the All-In- One toolbar. You may have to click and hold the Zoom In button to display the Redraw button. 7. Before you go any further, you need to save your drawing. Select File and then Save. 8. The Save Drawing File dialog box appears. Make sure you are saving your drawings in the Drawings folder (the word Drawings appears in the Save In: box). If you are not in this folder, click on the down arrow that appears in the Save In: box, and click on the Drawings folder. In the filename: box, enter your initials (or your partner's) followed by the number "1". The Save As Type: is the default AutoSketch (*.SKF). Click on Save. 9. You will now draw a sun. Select the Center, Side Circle tool from the All-In-One toolbar. Module Guide 13
Your First Drawing (continued) 10. Move the mouse to the coordinates (6.00, 6.50) and click. (Make sure you are looking at the left dial display). 11. Now move the mouse to the right to the coordinates (7.00, 6.50) and click. 12. Color the sun by first selecting the circle. To do this, click on the Select Direct button and click on the object you want selected. (A box will appear around the object when it is selected). Now change the outline color of the circle by clicking on the down arrow that appears next to the Color button on the Property bar. Select the color yellow. Then click on the Solid Color tab of the Content Librarian and drag a color yellow to the center of the circle. 13. You will now draw the mountains. Click on the Single Polyline tool in the Draw All-In- One toolbar. 14. You will pick 5 points for your mountain. 15. Point 1: Move the cursor to coordinates (1.00, 3.00) and click. (Make sure you are looking at the left side of the dial display). 16. Point 2: Move the cursor to coordinates (2.00, 5.00) and click. 17. Point 3: Move the cursor to coordinates (4.25, 3.00) and click. 18. Point 4: Move the cursor to coordinates (6.00, 5.00) and click. 19. Point 5: Move the cursor to coordinates (7.50, 3.00) and click. Then keep the cursor at coordinates (7.50, 3.00) and right-click the mouse. 20. Change the color of the mountains to black. Do you remember how to do this? Here's a hint-you must select the mountains first. 21. Select File and then Save to save your drawing. AutoSketch automatically saves your drawing under the filename you gave it earlier. 22. Next you will draw the river. 23. Click on the Ellipse Axes tool in the All-In-One toolbar. 14 Module Guide
Your First Drawing (continued) 24. Your first point will be at coordinates (1.00, 2.00), so move your mouse to those coordinates and click. 25. Your second point will be at coordinates (7.50, 2.00). Move your mouse to those coordinates and click. 26. The third point is at coordinates (7.00, 1.25). Move your mouse to those coordinates and click. Then right-click to end the ellipse. 27. You can fill the color of the river using the Content Librarian. Don t forget to select the river first. 28. Now is a good time to save your work. Select File and then Save. 29. Take turns with your partner adding different objects to your scene. Don't forget to use different colors. Try drawing a tree and some clouds. You can also add a title to your scene by using the Text Point tool. 30. When you are finished, save your work, then exit AutoSketch by selecting File then select Exit. Go to the next section in the presentation. Module Guide 15
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LESSON 5: CREATING A TECHNICAL DRAWING Drawing the Floppy Disk 1. In the Start Up dialog box, click on the Wizard tab. Then select Start Drawing Immediately, click on OK. 2. Turn on Gridpoint Snap. The Gridpoint Snap button is on the All-In-One toolbar. 3. The first thing you need to draw is a box, so click on the Rectangle tool on the All-In- One toolbar. 4. Move the cursor to coordinates (1.00, 1.00) and click. Next move to coordinates (7.00, 7.00) and click. (Remember to look at the left dial display.) 5. Now click on the Line Single tool. You will draw six lines. Before you draw the six lines you need to make sure that only Gridpoint Snap is on. To do this, first select the Snap Off button, which will turn off all the snap tools. Then select the Gridpoint Snap button. The first two buttons should be the only ones depressed. Only these two tools should be depressed. First, select the Snap Off button to turn off the snap tools. Then select the GridPoint Snap button to turn the Gridpoint Snap button on only. Module Guide 17
Drawing the Floppy Disk (continued) 6. Move the cursor to coordinates (2.75, 1.00) and click. 7. Move to coordinates (2.75, 3.00) and click. You have just drawn the first line. 8. Now draw the second line, just as you did the first, at the following coordinates: (2.75, 3.00) and (6.00, 3.00). 9. Draw the third line the same way at coordinates (6.00, 3.00) and (6.00, 1.00). 10. The next three lines are at coordinates (1.50, 7.00) and (1.50, 3.50), (1.50, 3.50) and (6.50, 3.50), and (6.50, 3.50) and (6.50, 7.00). You just completed the label. NOTE: Any time you make a mistake, click on Edit and then on Undo. After the object is removed, you might notice that the area of the grid where the object was is also removed. You need to click on the Redraw button, which is located on the All-In-One toolbar. 11. Before you go any further, you should save your work. Select File and Save. 12. The Save Drawing File dialog box appears. Make sure you are saving your drawing in the Drawings folder. If you are not in this folder, click on the down arrow that appears in the Save In: box and click on the Drawings folder. In the filename: box, enter your initials (or your partner's) followed by the number "2". Click on Save. 13. Some of the edges on a floppy disk are rounded. To do this you need to use the Trim tool in the Edit menu. First you must select the floppy disk (use the Select Direct tool). Select Edit from the Menu bar and select Trim and then click on Round. The cursor changes to a circle. 14. You will "Round" the top left corner of the floppy disk first. Move the cursor, which is now a circle, to the top line of the floppy disk and click. The line is now highlighted in a different color. 15. Move the cursor to the left line of the floppy disk and click. The top left corner is now rounded. 16. You will now round the top right corner of the floppy disk. Move the cursor to the top line of the floppy disk again and click. Now click on the right line of the floppy disk. The right corner is now rounded. 17. Now round the bottom right corner by first clicking on the right line of the floppy disk and then on the bottom line. 18 Module Guide
18. The bottom left corner of a floppy disk is not rounded, but beveled. To do this, you will use the Bevel tool. First select the floppy disk. Then click on Edit and select Trim and then click on Bevel. 19. Move the cursor, which is a circle now, to the left line of the floppy disk and click. Then click on the bottom line of the floppy disk to bevel the corner. 20. Save your drawing by selecting File and then Save. AutoSketch will automatically save your drawing under the filename you gave it earlier. Your drawing is almost complete. You need to add dimensions, which you will learn about next. Follow the instructions, Dimensioning, in this Module Guide. Module Guide 19
Dimensioning Before you can use the tools that AutoSketch provides for dimensioning, you need to scale your drawing. Technical drawings are all drawn to scale and to do that in AutoSketch is very easy. The grid spacing is 1 inch. Right now your disk is 6 inches across because it stretches 6 grid spaces. But, you are supposed to be drawing a 3 1/2-inch floppy disk. You must scale your drawing. 1. To scale your floppy disk, you must first select it. Make sure you select the entire floppy disk. Click on the Select All button. Next, click on Edit and select Transform and then select Scale. 2. Move your cursor to the Scaling Factor box. This is located in the Edit Bar. There should be a check mark in the box and 1.00 is displayed as the scaling factor. Change the scaling factor to.58 by double-clicking on the scaling factor to highlight it and then enter.58. Press the Enter key. 3. Move your cursor on the floppy disk and click once to scale it. Your drawing is now drawn to scale. 4. You are ready to dimension your drawing. Click on Draw from the Menu bar and select Dimension and then Horizontal. 5. Move the cursor to coordinates (1.75, 7.25) and click. Move to coordinates (5.25, 7.25) and click. The horizontal dimensions are complete. 6. You try the vertical dimensions. Select the floppy disk again by using the Select All tool. Click on Draw and select Dimensions and then Vertical. Now pick the coordinates the same way you did for the horizontal dimension. 7. Your floppy disk is dimensioned. Click on the Zoom In tool to see it better. Click on Zoom Out tool to return to the original view. NOTE: Any time you make a mistake, click on the Edit then on the Undo button. After the object is removed, you might notice that the area of the grid where the object was is also removed. You need to click on the Redraw button, which is located on the All-In-One toolbar. You can dimension any part in your drawing in the same way you just did. Try dimensioning any other part of the drawing you feel needs a dimension. 20 Module Guide
Dimensioning (continued) 8. You will now draw a border around your drawing. Click on the Rectangle tool on the All-In-One toolbar. Draw a box around the entire drawing, leaving room between the border and the drawing so that you can add a title box to the bottom right of the border. 9. The lines in your border should be thicker than the ones in your drawing, so you must change the width of the line. First select the line using the Select Direct tool. Click on the down arrow that appears next to the Width button on the Property bar and select the Thicker line. 10. Now draw another box, called the title box, in the right corner. 11. Click on the Line Single tool and draw a horizontal line in your title box so you have a top half and a bottom half, approximately the same size. 12. You are ready to add the title and your name to your drawing. Click on the Text Point tool on the All-In-One toolbar. 13. Move the cursor to where you want the text to appear in the top box and click. Type "DISK" and then press the Enter key on the keyboard. Type your name and your partner's name in the bottom box in the same way. To move the text, select it using the Select Direct tool and drag it to its new location. 14. When you are finished, select File and then Save to save your drawing. 15. Select File and then Exit to exit AutoSketch. Go to the next section in the presentation. Module Guide 21
LESSON 6: USING CAD Drawing your Speaker 1. In the Start Up dialog box, click on the Wizard tab. Then select Start Drawing Immediately. Click on OK. 2. Turn on Gridpoint Snap. (The Gridpoint Snap button is on the All-In-One toolbar). Only these two tools should be depressed. First, select the Snap Off button to turn off the snap tools. Then select the GridPoint Snap button to turn the Gridpoint Snap button on only. 3. Click on the Rectangle tool and draw a box with the first corner coordinates at (1.00, 2.00) and the second corner coordinates at (7.00, 9.00). (Remember to look at the left dial display.) 4. Draw another box with the first corner coordinates at (2.00, 4.00) and the second corner coordinates at (6.00, 8.00). 5. Now click on the Center, Side Circle. Move to coordinates (3.00, 3.00) and click. Then move to coordinates (2.50, 3.00) and click again. 6. Draw another circle at coordinates (5.00, 3.00) and (4.50, 3.00). 22 Module Guide
Drawing your Speaker (continued) 7. Now is a good time to save your drawing. Select File and then Save. The Save Drawing File dialog box appears. In the Filename box, enter your initials (or your partners) followed by number "3". For example, if your initials are GL, you would type "GL3". Make sure you are in the Drawings folder. If you are not, click on the down arrow next to the Save In: box and select the Drawings folder. Then click on Save. 8. Click on the Select Direct tool and select the inside box. 9. Click on the Hatch tab of the Content Librarian. 10. Use the scroll bar in the Content Librarian window to find the hatch style named NetF. When you find it, click, hold, and drag it and fill the inside box. If it is not listed, look for something that is similar to what a speaker would look like. 11. If you want, you can make the speaker a different color. First select the speaker by clicking on the Select Direct tool and then clicking on the inside box. Click on the down arrow that appears next to the Color button and select a color. Click anywhere on the screen to de-select the inside box. The pattern is now the color you have selected. Be sure to click back on the color black before you continue. 12. Click on the Line Single tool. In the left circle, draw a line that has starting coordinates of (3.00, 3.00) and ending coordinates of (2.50, 3.00). 13. In the right circle, draw a line that has starting coordinates of (5.00, 3.00) and ending coordinates of (4.50, 3.00). 14. Click on the Text Point tool. Move to coordinates (2.25, 2.25) and click. Type "ON" and press Enter. (Do not type the quotation marks). Now select the word ON using the Select Direct button and move the word down (click, hold, and drag) so it is not covering the circle. 15. Click on the Text Point tool. Move the cursor to coordinates (4.50, 2.25) and click. 16. Type "VOLUME" and press Enter. Select the word and move it so it is not covering the circle. NOTE: Any time you make a mistake, click on the Edit and then Undo. After the object is removed, you might notice that the area of the grid where the object was is also removed. You need to click on Redraw button, which is on the All-In-One toolbar. 17. Click on the Text Point tool. Move to coordinates (3.25, 8.50) and click. Type "TD COMPUTERS" and press the Enter key. Select the words and move them so they are centered above the smaller box. 18. Save your work by selecting File and then Save. Module Guide 23
19. Now add a border. The following steps will explain how to do this. 20. Click on the down arrow that appears next to the Pattern button on the Property bar and click on None. Then click on the down arrow that appears next to the Width button and Select 3 pixel. 21. Click on the Rectangle tool and draw a box at coordinates (0.50, 10.00) and (7.50, 0.75). 22. Draw another box at coordinates (4.00, 1.75) and (7.50, 0.75). 23. Click on the Line Single tool and draw a line dividing the box so there is a top and bottom. 24. You are ready to add the title and your name to your drawing. Type "SPEAKER" in the top box and your name and your partner's name in the bottom box. Use the Text Point tool. 25. When you are finished, select File and then Save to save your drawing. If you have extra time, you and your partner can design your own speaker. First click on File and then Close to close this drawing, then select File and then New to start all over. Follow the instructions above if you get stuck. Don't forget to save your new speaker. You can use your initials followed by the number 4. You will now print your designs. Follow the instructions, Using the Printer, in this Module Guide. 24 Module Guide
Using the Printer 1. Turn on the printer. You should have your speaker drawing open. 3. Select File and then Print Preview to see how your drawing will look when it's printed. From this screen you can also specify how the printed area fits the printer paper. 4. Select Fitted to Printer Page. To do this, click on the first down arrow and select Fitted to Printer Page. 5. Click on the Page Setup button. Click on the Size tab in the Page Setup dialog box. Change the paper size to 11in. x 17in. by clicking on the down arrow that appears in the first box. You can change the orientation of the paper by clicking on the down arrow that appears in the second box. Click on OK. 6. Click on the Print button. Select your printer by clicking on the down arrow that appears in the Name: box. 7. Click on OK to print your drawing. 8. When you are done printing your speaker drawing, select File and then Close from the Menu bar. 9. Select File and then Open. Locate your floppy disk drawing, click on it, and select Open to open it. 10. Now print your floppy disk drawing the same way you did your speaker. If you have extra time, try changing the drawings you already completed. Use the tools you learned to change your drawing or add features to your drawings. Save your drawings and print them if time permits. 11. When you are done, click on File, then click on Exit to close AutoSketch. Go to the next section in the presentation. Module Guide 25
LESSON 7: DRAWING A FLOOR PLAN Designing a Bedroom Floor Plan 1. In the Start Up dialog box, click on the Wizard tab. Then select Start Drawing Immediately. Click on OK. 2. Turn on Gridpoint Snap only. (The Gridpoint Snap button is on the All-In-One toolbar). Only these two tools should be depressed. First, select the Snap Off button to turn off the snap tools. Then select the GridPoint Snap button to turn the Gridpoint Snap button on only. 3. From the Menu bar, select Tools and then click on Graphic Options. The Graphic Options dialog box appears. 4. Click on the Layer tab. 5. Click under the word Name. In the Layer Name box that is now highlighted, enter "Walls" (do not type quotation marks). Click on OK. 6. You'll notice that "Walls" appears as the current layer on the Property bar. (If it does not, click on the down arrow to view the Layer drop-down list and click on "walls".) 26 Module Guide
Designing a Bedroom Floor Plan (continued) 7. Let's add some more layers. From the Menu bar, select Tools and then click on Graphic Options again. 8. Click on the Layer tab from the Graphic Options dialog box. Click on the New Layer button. New Layer button 9. In the Layer Name box, enter "furniture". Press the Enter key on the keyboard. 10. Now click on the new layer button again and enter "dimensions" in the Layer Name box and press the Enter key again. You now have three layers. Click on OK. 11. You want the word walls to appear as the Current Layer box on the Property bar. Click on the down arrow to view the Layer drop-down list and click on walls if it is not there already. 12. Save your work before you go any further. Click on File and then Save. Make sure you are saving your work in Drawings folder. If you are not in this folder, click on the down arrow that appears in the Save in: box. Click on the Drawing folder. In the Filename box, enter your initials (or your partner's), followed by "FLPLN". For example, if your initials are SB, you would type "SBFLPLN". Do not type the quotation marks. Click on Save. Module Guide 27
Designing a Bedroom Floor Plan (continued) 13. You are ready to start drawing your floor plan. Take turns with your partner drawing the different elements. 14. First you will draw the walls. Click on the Single Polyline tool in the All-In-One toolbar. 15. You will be picking seven points for the polyline. Place your cursor at coordinates (1.00, 3.00) and click, then move to coordinates (1.00, 8.00) and click, move to coordinates (7.00, 8.00) and click, then to coordinates (7.00, 4.00) and click, and move to coordinates (3.00, 4.00) and click, then to coordinates (3.00, 3.00) and click, and finally to (1.00, 3.00) and click. Now right-click to complete the polyline. NOTE: Any time you make a mistake, click on the Undo button (located on the Standard toolbar). After the object is removed, you might notice that the area of the grid where the object was is also removed. You need to click on the Redraw button, which is located on the All-In-One toolbar. 16. Let's change the width of the walls. First select the walls by clicking on the Select Direct button then clicking on one of the lines in the polyline to select the walls. Now click on the down arrow that appears next to the Width button on the Property bar. Click on 3 pixel. 17. Now let's draw the walls for the walk-in closet. Click on the Single Polyline button on the All-In-One toolbar. 18. Move your cursor to coordinates (4.00, 8.00) and click, then move to (4.00, 6.50) and click, then move to (5.50, 6.50) and click. Right-click to complete the polyline. 19. Time to add a bathroom. Make sure the Single Polyline button is still selected. 20. Move to coordinates (4.00, 6.50) and click, move to (1.50, 6.50) and click. Right-click to complete the line. 21. Save your floor plan by selecting File then Save. AutoSketch will save your drawing using the filename you specified earlier. 22. You are ready to dimension your floor plan. You will do that in the dimension layer. Click on the down arrow next to the current layer and select Dimensions. 23. Click on Draw from the Menu bar and select Dimension and then Horizontal. 28 Module Guide
Designing a Bedroom Floor Plan (continued) 24. Move the cursor to coordinates (1.00, 1.50) and click. Then move to coordinates (6.00, 1.50) and click. 25. Click on Draw then Dimension and finally on Vertical. Move to coordinates (6.25, 8.00) and click and then move to (6.25, 3.00) and click. 26. Your dimensions are made. Click on the Zoom In button to see it better. Then click on the Zoom Out button to return to the original view. 27. You will now add text to label the parts of the room. Click on the Text Point tool on the All-In-One toolbar. Place your cursor at coordinates (4.50, 6.75) and click. Type "CLOSET" and then press Enter. 28. Click on the Text Point tool. Move your cursor to coordinates (1.50, 6.75) and click. Type "BATHROOM" and then press Enter. 29. Click on the Text Point tool. Now move to coordinates (2.00, 4.25) and click. Type "MASTER BEDROOM" and press Enter. Horizontal and Vertical dimensions are needed for the closet and the master bathroom. Try to do these dimensions on your own. You'll notice after AutoSketch dimensioned the closet and the master bathroom that your floor plan became more difficult to work in. This is when the Layers feature comes in handy. If you wanted to, you could now view the walls without the dimensions by turning off the dimensions layer. 30. Click on Tools and then Graphic Options. Click on the Layer tab from the Graphic Options dialog box. Click on Walls from the list of layers and then click on the Set Current button. 31. Now click on dimensions from the layers list on the Graphics Options dialog box. Click on the light bulb to turn this layer off. Click OK. The dimensions are gone. Let's put the dimensions back on the drawing. To see the dimensions again, click on Tools and then Graphic Options. Click on the Layer tab. Click on dimensions and then click on the light bulb to turn the layer back on. Click OK and the dimensions are back. 32. Now click on the down arrow next to the current layer and select Furniture. You will add furniture to your floor plan in the next lesson. Save your floor plan by selecting File and then Save. 33. Select File and then Exit to exit AutoSketch.Go to the next section in the presentation. Module Guide 29
LESSON 8: FINISHING THE FLOOR PLAN Adding Furniture You will now add furniture to your floor plan. Take turns with your partner drawing the different pieces of furniture. 1. In the Start Up dialog box, click on the Open tab. From the Select recent file name: list, click on your floor plan then click OK. 2. The furniture layer should appear in the Current Layer box. If it does not, click on the down arrow that appears next to the current layer and click on furniture from the drop-down list. Turn off the dimensions layer by selecting Tools and then Graphic Options. Select the Layer tab and click on the light bulb for the dimensions layer. Click OK. 3. Let's start with the bedroom and draw a bed. You need to change the width of the line, so click on the down arrow that appears next to the Width button on the Property bar and click on Hairline. 4. Click on the Rectangle tool on the All-In-One toolbar. Make sure the Gridpoint Snap button is on. 5. Move to coordinates (3.25, 6.25) and click and then move to (4.75, 5.00) and click. 6. Select the rectangle you just drew by using the Select Direct tool and change the color of it. To do this, first click on the down arrow next to the Pattern button on the Property bar and click on Solid. Now select a color by clicking on the down arrow next to the Color Palette button. 7. Now click on the Rectangle button again and draw two pillows on the bed. Change the color of the pillows too. Remember to select them first before changing the color. 8. Click on the Line Single tool and draw a line below your pillows, from the left side of the bed to the right side, to look like a blanket. 9. Save your drawing by selecting File and then Save. Remember, if you make a mistake click on the Undo button, and then click on the Redraw button. 10. Next you will draw a bathtub, so select the Rectangle tool and draw a box at coordinates (2.25, 7.25) and (3.50, 6.75). 30 Module Guide
Adding Furniture (continued) 11. Now click on the Ellipse Rectangle tool (You may have to click and hold your mouse on the Center, Side Circle button to view this button). Move the cursor to coordinates (2.25, 7.00) and click. Then move to coordinates (3.50, 7.00) and click. Now move to coordinates (3.50, 7.25) and click. 12. Save your drawing by selecting File and then Save. 13. Can you think of any other pieces of furniture that should be in the room? Draw what you want to appear in the floor plan. 14. Together with your partner, try drawing a floor plan of a kitchen. Don't forget to include the kitchen furniture, like the table and chairs, the refrigerator, the cabinets, the stove, and the sink. Be creative. (You must first select File and then Close to close the floorplan drawing and then select File and then New to start a new drawing.) 15. Don't forget to save your kitchen floor plan. Use your initials followed by KITCH. For example, if your initials are SB your filename would be, "SBKITCH". 16. When you are finished, and your work is saved, select File and then Exit to exit AutoSketch. Go to the next section in the presentation. Module Guide 31