Autodesk AutoCAD Questions & Answers

To add line weight in Auto CAD, follow the steps given below:

• Go the Home section and open the Property panel
• Choose Lineweight
• Open the Lineweight setting and then alter its properties as per your requirement.

To print actual size using AutoCAD, follow the steps given below:

• Open your model in AutoCAD
• Set the scale to 1:1
• Open the Print page by pressing Ctrl + P
• Choose your printer from the device type
• Again, choose the aspect ratio to 1:1
• Select window and choose your model
• Now just press the Print model.

To determine the scale of a drawing in AutoCAD, follow the steps given below:

• Tap on View from the menu bar
• Select the Viewports panel > Scale Monitor
• The drawing's scale can be viewed in the Scale Monitor dialog box.

To find the vanishing points in AutoCAD, follow the steps given below:

• Import your perspective artwork onto the AutoCAD
• Make a horizontal line
• Extract a line that is in the same direction as the horizon
• Now just find the point of intersection. That is your vanishing point.

To copy and paste elements in AutoCAD, follow the stops given below:

• Select the object that you want to copy
• Press Ctrl + C and the element gets copied to the clipboard
• Now just toggle to the area where you want to paste the object and then press Ctrl + V.

To scale a drawing in AutoCAD, follow the steps given below:

• Select the object that you want to scale
• Type SCALE using keyboard
• Enter the value between 0 to 1 to scale down or a value greater than 1 to scale up
• Finally, press Enter.

To draw a horizontal line in AutoCAD, follow the steps given below:

• Click on Home > Draw Panel > Line
• Now go to drawing area and then select the starting and the end point
• Make any other changes, if necessary
• Once you are happy with the result, press Enter to come out of the selection mode.

To find the scale of a drawing using AutoCAD, follow the steps given below:

• Click on View from the menu bar
• Select the Viewports panel > Scale Monitor
• Scale Monitor dialog box appears where you can view the scale of drawing
• Now, just hover on the viewpoint to check the scales.

To scale an object in a drawing using AutoCAD, follow the steps given below:

• Select the object that you want to scale
• Type SCALE using keyboard
• Enter the value between 0 to 1 to scale down or a value greater than 1 to scale up
• Finally, press Enter.

To find a vanishing point in perspective drawing using AutoCAD, follow the steps given below:

• Import your perspective artwork onto the AutoCAD
• Make a horizontal line
• Extract a line that is in the same direction as the horizon
• Now just find the point of intersection. That is your vanishing point.