AutoCAD 2018 and Inventor 2018 Tutorial By Tutorial Books (www.engbookspdf.com)

Part 1: AutoCAD Basics
Type SU in the command line and press
ENTER; the Subtract tool will be activated.
Select the base object and press ENTER; the
message, “Select solids, surfaces, and
regions to subtract” appears.
All the cylinders and press ENTER; holes
will be created on the model.
Example 2:
Start AutoCAD in 3D Modeling workspace.
Select Front from the 3D Navigation dropdown
in the View panel. Create the solid
object as shown below. The extrusion
distance is 40 mm.
Select Front from the 3D Navigation dropdown
in the View panel. Draw the sketch as
shown below and extrude it up to 12 mm
using the Presspull tool.
Using the 3D Align tool
The 3D Align tool aligns one solid with another. It
translates and rotates the object to align with the
destination object. You need to select three points on
the source object and destination object to align
them together. An example of 3D Align tool is given
next.
Deactivate the 3D Object Snap button on
the status bar.
Type DS in the command line and press
ENTER; the Drafting Settings dialog
appears.
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