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Question:see this three drawings ( below ) ...
1. http://kakarot.jeeran.com/photos/1518708...
2. http://kakarot.jeeran.com/photos/1518709...
3. http://kakarot.jeeran.com/photos/1518710...
I am asked to draw these and i have to submit it after less that two weeks ... do any body has a web site that helps me to show methods to draw these drawings ... if you have any thing more that helps please do help ..


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: see this three drawings ( below ) ...
1. http://kakarot.jeeran.com/photos/1518708...
2. http://kakarot.jeeran.com/photos/1518709...
3. http://kakarot.jeeran.com/photos/1518710...
I am asked to draw these and i have to submit it after less that two weeks ... do any body has a web site that helps me to show methods to draw these drawings ... if you have any thing more that helps please do help ..

These drawings are not particularly complicated.

In autocad, you will need to use the 'polar array' feature, and setting up a 'layer' for 'construction lines' will help.

The best way to get used to these features of the program, is to 'have a go'. By trying to use the different features, you will find out how they work, and which ones are most suitable for different tasks.

Try to draw the 'flat view' in each drawing first. Then you can use 'construction lines' to transfer measurements to the 'sideways view'. Every time you get some of it to come out 'right', save your work with a slightly different name. That way, you can go back and 'collect' the best bits from each attempt, if your later efforts aren't working.

In two weeks, you have plenty of time to try different ways (there are quite a few) of drawing these components. You will find methods that you like, but which are very time-consuming compared to others. It is these attempts and revisions that build up your understanding of the program, and eventually make you into an expert user of it.

DON'T try to cheat by scanning and tracing it. This technique will leave unmistakable clues, and you won't learn anything about autocad.

they have a machine that will copy it exactly
it's called a scanner
then you could have the scanner change the size then trace it