AutoCAD - Terminology 2

Layout Tabs

A space used for plotting your drawings (formerly called Paper Space).

Limits (Grid)

A setting to impose an 'artificial' boundary on your drawing that sets the area of the grid, and when turned on, limits you to drawing in the grid area.

Linetype

All objects are drawn with a particular linetype. Examples would be solid, centre, dashed, etc.

Model space

The drawing space where you 'model' the objects.

Modify

A generic term used for changing your objects

Object

Any item that is in the AutoCAD database. Also known as an entity.

Origin

The (0,0) point of your current coordinate system.

Ortho mode

This is a drawing mode that allows you to draw only perpendicular lines. It is toggled on and off by pressing the F8 key.

Orthographic

Projection

A standard drawing method that shows 2 or more views of the same part.

Osnap – Object Snap

This is a method of 'snapping' to certain, precise points on an object.

Pan

To move around drawing by dragging the drawing area around your screen.

Panel

A grouping of commands on the ribbon

Path

The specific folder where AutoCAD looks for, or saves files.

Pick

To select an object by 'left-clicking' on it.

Plot

Also known as print. To make a hard copy of your drawing.

Polar Coordinates

A way of inputting points based on distance and angle.