Introduction to AutoCAD 2020: A Modern Perspective

Chapter Five: Drawing Tools and Drafting Settings

Chapter Objectives

• Use the Grid Mode and Snap Mode drawing tools to locate points quickly and precisely

• Draw orthogonally using the Ortho Mode drawing tool

• Draw at angles using the Polar Tracking drawing tool

• Use basic object snaps to locate points precisely relative to existing objects

• Defer object snaps to locate complex points

• Use advanced object snaps to locate points using acquired points and alignment paths

• Locate points relative to multiple objects by using the Object Snap Tracking feature to display multiple intersecting alignment path tracking vectors

• Control dynamic input settings

• Use construction lines to increase productivity and precision when creating multiple-view drawings