Make any other changes you want to any of the interior vertices of the wood grain. Inside the second rectangle, trim or delete all the wood grain from the upper-left and lower-right quadrants.Ĭopy the trimmed wood grain quadrants to their opposite quadrant in the new rectangle (E.G. Inside the first rectangle, trim or delete all the wood grain from the upper-right and lower-left quadrants. Trim the wood grain and copy the quadrants. (This is important, because you will be connecting these endpoints later).Ģ copies of everything (rectangle, quadrant lines and wood grain).ġ copy of just the rectangle and quadrant lines. Draw a rectangle and divide it into quadrants.ĭraw polylines across the rectangle to simulate a wood grain.īe sure that the number of endpoints at the top edge is the same as the number of endpoints at the bottom edge, and the number of endpoints at the left edge is the same as the number of endpoints at the right edge. This AutoCAD tutorial is by Autodesk’s own Cliff Young of the AutoCAD Test Development Team.
You can create a hatch pattern from most anything without having to learn how to write a hatch pattern definition file.
Go ahead and install AutoCAD and we will see each other in future episodes to make good use of this piece of technology.SUPERHATCH is a former AutoCAD Express Tool that is now included in the core AutoCAD product. You now have all the necessary information to run AutoCAD on your computer. Go to your Control Panel and click on System If you are on windows and don’t know if you are using a 32-bit or 64-bit. In order to know the right version, you need to download, check what version of OS you have installed on your computer. Select your operating systemĬhoosing the right Operating System (OS) is crucial, so you have to make sure you get this right. So, if you will have to share your files with someone using previous versions, you might need to check the compatibility factor before choosing the version to download. One of the reasons one can avoid download the latest version is that DWG files generated might not be readable by previous versions of AutoCAD. You can choose to download one of the four latest releases of AutoCAD, and if you see no reasons to download an outdated version, I will advise going with the latest one. When you get to the product page using the link above, you will need to subscribe to AutoDesk, select the version of AutoCAD you want to download, select the operating system you are using on your device and download AutoCAD. Use the following link to download AutoCAD for free. There is a free version waiting for you to download on the AutoDesk website. If you are still looking to get AutoCAD installed in your computer, worry no more!Īutodesk is offering a 3 years free license for students and instructors. But for now, any version will be just right if you are starting. If your aim is to master architectural design, electrical design or others, you will at some point have to switch to a specialized version of AutoCAD to make your professional life easier. You can come back later and download the right version of AutoCAD when you will know better. I will invite you to download the Ordinary Version if you do not know what you want yet.
There are many industries where the software is used and happens to have specialized versions such as AutoCAD Electrical, AutoCAD Mechanical, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Architecture just to name a few.