ENTREPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

(EDP 415)

AutoCAD Learning
Assistance 3D
Produced by
GROUP 1 OF GROUP OF 10

ONADIPE ADESUNKANMI F/HD/07/3510013

.D.
ODUROYE TOLULOPE .O. F/HD/07/3510016
SALAM TAOFEEK F/HD/07/3510029
GABRIEL KEHINDE .O. F/HD/07/3510031
ADEDEJI ADEBINPE .C. F/HD/07/3510032
AITEBHOR LYNUS .E. (L)
F/HD/07/3510036
GARUBA ADEDAMOLA .I. F/HD/07/3510040
EMORDI RICHARD .C. F/HD/07/3510054
ALLI-BALOGUN ADEBOLA .M. F/HD/07/3510059
Welcome to this edition of AutoCAD learning assistance 3D. In this edition, we will be talking strictly 3D (three
dimension).
At the end of this section, you will be able to:
• design right from 2D interphase to 3D interphase
• use the tools that will help you produce a good 3D design
• set 3D work space to suit your design
• describe and recognize all the tool bar
• extrude in all direction
• control the UCS with ease
• better appreciate AutoCAD package.
We will start with the introduction of the tools that is required for the production of a good 3D design.

TOOLS REQUIRED FOR 3D DESIGN

4.Title bar
5.Menu bar
6.Standard tool bar
7.Layer manager
8.Dashboard
9.Modify tool bar
10.Solid editing tool bar
11.UCS tool bar
12.Inquiry tool bar
13.Work space setting bar
14.Drafting settings
15.Command line
The dashboard comprises of tools like:
2.3D make
3.3D Navigate
4.Visual styles
5.Lights
6.Materials
7.Render
8.Layers

The drafting setting comprises of:

•Snap mode
•Grid display
•Ortho mode
•Polar tracking
•Object snap
•Object snap tracking
 DIAGRAMS
Title bar

Menu bar

Standard tool bar

Layer manager

Draw tool bar

 Dashboard

3D Make

3D Navigate

Visual style

Light

Materials

Render

Layer
 Modify tool bar

Solid Editing tool bar

UCS tool bar

Inquiry

Work space setting bar

 The drafting settings

Ortho mode
Object snap

Object snap tracking

Snap mode

Grid display Polar tracking

Command line
 A typical 3D interphase

Cross hair
UCS
 Model space

This is where drawings are made

 Starting a drawing

On the layer manager, click on Layer properties manager. On the layer properties manager’s, click on NEW
LAYER and set the dialog box as shown below
 On the draw tool bar, click on rectangle

Draw a rectangle on the model space

On the dashboard click on extrude, select the rectangle

Selecting the rectangle

(1)
(2)

After selecting the rectangle, right click and enter a

figure (say 200) on the command line and press enter.
 NOTE: all extrusion are in the direction of Z

To create a cylinder on the box

1. On the draw tool bar, select the circle.

2. Draw a circle on the box as shown in fig. I bellow.
3. Click on extrude, select the circle,
4. Right click enter a figure and press enter on the key
board.

Step 4.
Fig I.
 Making the block a solid
2. On the dashboard, on the visual style click on the drop down arrow as shown below, to display the
different types of views available.

1. On the open visual style box, select the one circled.

(on your own, explore the other visual styles)
 Controlling the UCS
Understanding the UCS ( universal coordinate system), is the most important aspect of 3D drafting. It is the
direction of the UCS, that determines the direction of extrusion and your ability to properly control
the UCS is the ultimate advantage and production of good 3D drafting.

UCS icon

UCS tool bar

 Move the UCS

To change the direction of Z, click on x on the UCS tool bar and press enter on the key board, the UCS immediately changes direction
as shown in the fig below.
The idea behind the UCS is that, you click on the one you wouldn’t want to rotate e.g. the illustration below. Click
on Y & press enter to rotate X & Z.

Continue this process till you feel you have properly understood the
whole thing.
Try applying it by drawing different types of blocks and objects.
We hope this product of ours has been able meet some of your needs
in the use of Auto CAD 3D. For better use of this product in your next
study section, it is advisable to have an Autodesk Expert to further
explain areas of difficulties.

From the production team:

Thank for trying our work we appreciate you and do promise to deliver
even better and advanced package in the next edition.

Thanks.
For design/ production team,
EMORDI C. RICHARD (Bldr.)