User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Taking the AutoCAD Tour
- Chapter 2: Creating Basic Drawings
- Chapter 3: Manipulating Objects
- Lesson: Selecting Objects in the Drawing
- Lesson: Changing an Object's Position
- Lesson: Creating New Objects from Existing Objects
- Lesson: Changing the Angle of an Object's Position
- Lesson: Creating a Mirror Image of Existing Objects
- Lesson: Creating Object Patterns
- Lesson: Changing an Object's Size
- Challenge Exercise: Grips
- Challenge Exercise: Architectural
- Challenge Exercise: Mechanical
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 4: Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands
- Chapter 5: Altering Objects
- Lesson: Trimming and Extending Objects to Defined Boundaries
- Lesson: Creating Parallel and Offset Geometry
- Lesson: Joining Objects
- Lesson: Breaking an Object into Two Objects
- Lesson: Applying a Radius Corner to Two Objects
- Lesson: Creating an Angled Corner Between Two Objects
- Lesson: Changing Part of an Object's Shape
- Challenge Exercise: Architectural
- Challenge Exercise: Mechanical
- Chapter Summary
332 ■ Chapter 4: Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands
Lesson: Using Inquiry Commands
This lesson describes how to use the Measuregeom command and other inquiry commands to obtain
geometric information on objects in the drawing.
As you create objects, the defining points and object types are stored in the drawing database. You
can use the commands on the Inquiry toolbar to retrieve this information or to obtain distances,
angles, areas, object types, and other important data for objects.
Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
■ Describe measuring and explain why the data is useful.
■ Describe how to use measure tools including distance, radius, angle, area, and volume.
■ Obtain information about objects, such as type, location, dimensions and properties.