How to Create a Slot in AutoCAD

AutoCAD is a handy CAD application that is considered as the must have application for the engineers and architects. AutoCAD has enhanced the productivity of many engineering processes. Lots of your precious time will be saved by using this application. In this tutorial you will learn how to draw a slot. You can also learn about Finding and Replacing Words in MS PowerPoint 2016.

For drawing a slot in AutoCAD you need to follow these steps.

• 1^st of all you need to open a new drawing and for that you need to click New.
• You need to make sure that ORTHO mode is ON. It will be ON when it glow in blue.
• You need to make sure as well that the Object Tracking Snap is also ON and you need to make sure that snap to Quadrant is active as well.
• Now type z [spacebar], e [spacebar]. This will zoom extend your drawing area.
• Now is the time to click on Circle.
• Specify the center of circle at 0,0 and for that you need to type 0,0 and then press Enter.
• Now specify the radius of the circle to 1 and for that you need to type 1 and then press Enter.
• Click on the Copy option for copying this circle 3 units apart.
• Select the circle as object to copy and then press Enter.
• Now specify the base point of the copy and in this tutorial the base point is the center of 1^st circle. Click on the center.
• Now move your cursor to the right side and then type 3 and press Enter.
• Now press Esc few times for ending the copy command.
• Now select the Line tool from the ribbon menu.
• Now snap the 1^st point of the line at the top quadrant of 1^st circle and then 2^nd point of the line at top quadrant of the 2^nd circle.
• Now press Esc few times in order to end the LINE command.
• Select the LINE command once again for drawing the bottom line of the slot.
• Press Esc few times to end LINE command.
• Now click on TRIM tool.
• Now select the horizontal line for trimming edge and press Enter.
• Now select the object to trim and click on both inner circle edge.
• Press Esc button few times in order to end the TRIM command.
• By following these steps you will be able to create a slot.