QCad/C2/Drawing-Methods-in-QCAD/English-timed

Time	Narration
00:00	Hello and welcome back to another QCAD tutorial
00:04	Drawing methods in QCAD and knowing coordinate system.
00:09	QCAD uses Cartesian co-ordinate system which consists of two numbered scales, called as x-axis, y-axis.
00:17	These are perpendicular to each other. These axes divide coordinate system into 4 quadrants.
00:24	Your work in QCAD will mostly be in quadrant I.
00:27	The point where these axes meet is called as absolute origin or the origin point.
00:34	For this tutorial, I am using the GNU Linux operating system Ubuntu Version 10.04 LTS
00:40	and QCAD Community Edition Version 2.0.5.0
00:46	In this tutorial, we will see:
00:48	* Cartesian coordinate system
00:51	* How to use command line to draw objects and
00:53	* different drawing methods available in QCAD.
00:56	Let's first see how to use command line, to put in co-ordinates, to draw points and draw objects of required measurements
01:06	using the Cartesian coordinate system.
01:08	Please have the QCAD application open in your system.
01:11	If you want to know how to install QCAD, please refer to the earlier tutorial called as 'Introduction to QCAD'
01:18	which is available on spoken-tutorial website.
01:22	Once the application is open, from the tool bar on left choose Line tool- Line with two points.
01:28	Now focus on the command prompt because we are going to use command line to put in exact coordinates.
01:35	It is asking to 'specify first point'. Let's enter 10 comma 10.
01:41	We always add X-axis value first and then Y-axis value.
01:45	What it is going to do is, it will add a point, 10 units away from x and from y axis.
01:53	Hit enter. See the point is entered in relation to this origin or absolute 0, 0
02:00	which is 10 units away from x and 10 units away from y axis.
02:05	Now, suppose I want to draw a horizontal line in this direction, going away from this point, say 10 units.
02:13	For the next point, I will add 20, 10.
02:18	X-axis value is 20 because this point the new point will always be in relation to this absolute zero.
02:27	So to meet this distance of 10 I will have to add 10 units to the earlier point's X-value.
02:35	And Y value will not change so it will be 10 here.
02:40	Now if I want to go vertical line downwards again of 10 units
02:46	for the next point at the command prompt I will put then say 20,0
02:56	X-axis value won't change, Y-axis will be 20 units -ve from the earlier value. So it will be 0.
03:05	Now again to go horizontal in 9 O'clock direction for the next point I will put (showing on application so pause for 4 sec. 3:11-3:15) 10,0
03:20	Here Y-axis won't change and X-axis will be -10.
03:26	In relation to the previously drawn point.
03:29	Now to close my drawing I can always put 'c' and hit enter or
03:35	I can go back to my original point which was 10,10.
03:39	and it will close the drawing. This is how you draw using the command line input.
03:45	You can draw any drawing by using this coordinate system by adding, subtracting absolute co-ordinates for any point or vertex between two segments.
03:56	Like I did to draw this 10 units.
04:00	But this is going to be little complicated.
04:03	Rather QCAD offers three easy methods to draw objects with.
04:09	First is Relative co-ordinates System,
04:12	It uses coordinates that are relative to the last point designated, rather than a 0,0 point of the drawing area.
04:19	@ symbol is used to enter data using this system.
04:26	Lets try drawing this previously drawn square using relative coordinate method.
04:30	Let me clear the drawing area
04:35	Go to back line tool- Line with two points.
04:38	To specify first point at the command prompt enter 10,10- again x and y axis.
04:46	It is going to put point at 10,10 distance. For the next point now that we are using relative system we have to put '@' symbol.
04:57	Whenever we want to use relative system @ symbol is a must.
05:01	After that, I want to draw horizontal line in 3 O'clock direction of 10 units.
05:08	So X value is 10 so I put @10,0 because Y value is zero here.
05:16	Now for the vertical line going in downward direction, again for relative I use @
05:24	Then X value is zero but Y becomes -10 because it is going in opposite direction that is why value is -ve here.
05:36	For the next horizontal line in 9 O'clock direction, I say @
05:43	Now X axis is -ve, it is going in opposite direction in relation to the previously drawn point. -10,0
05:53	Now to close the drawing I can put 'C' and enter.
05:57	Or to go back to that original point. This case I say @ 0- X-axis is zero and Y is going in +ve direction so +10.
06:11	This is how you draw using relative coordinate method.
06:16	Next is Relative Polar co-ordinate system
06:20	It relies on distance and angle relative to the last specified point.
06:24	Always it is +ve and represents distance away from the first point.
06:30	Let's try and draw the Previously drawn square using this relative polar coordinate system.
06:36	In polar coordinate, right towards towards 3 O'clock is always default zero angle.
06:42	All other angles are calculated in anti-clockwise direction related to default zero.
06:48	So let's go to line tool – again line with two points
06:52	at the command prompt specify first point as 10,10 -Enter. Point is drawn.
07:00	Now to draw horizontal line of 10 units using relative polar coordinates. I first put @ symbol because it is relative method.
07:10	Then I say distance, I know which is 10
07:14	I use this symbol (<)less than symbol “<”for angle
07:23	I know angle is in 3 O'clock direction, which is zero. (@10<0)
07:28	so my horizontal line of 10 units is drawn.
07:30	For the vertical line in downward direction I again put @10<270
07:37	and 270 as angle this time because anti-clockwise downward is 270
07:50	for the next point horizontal line in 9 O'clock direction
07:54	I say @10<180, angle will be 180, as it is exactly opposite to the default zero position.
08:05	Lastly I can always put 'c' to close or else enter the point as @10<90, because it is going in upward direction.
08:16	This completes our drawing in Polar coordinate method.
08:19	Third is the Direct distance method
08:22	Which can be used to draw lines by specifying first point in relation to already drawn object using snapping tools.
08:30	By placing a cursor at that point and entering a distance value.
08:35	Let's say in this drawing, if I want to put a horizontal line going in 3 O'clock direction exactly from this point.
08:43	I can do so by using this direct method.
08:50	I choose line- line with two points. Now I know exactly at what point I want line ahead
08:57	so from snapping options on the left tool bar I choose 'snap to endpoint' and then go on that point and left click to select the first point.
09:09	Now in relation to this I want to draw horizontal line of 20 units.
09:15	So I use command line to specify my next point.
09:20	I can use relative polar coordinate system here.
09:24	Since it is relative I say @ now distance is 20 and in 3O'clock direction, which is default zero angle so I say @20<0
09:36	and Enter. The line is drawn.
09:39	Now say I want vertical line of say 7 units going in 90 degrees direction.
09:46	I can use now relative coordinate method here.
09:52	and say @ (I know 7 is Y direction and X is zero)so 0,7
10:01	and I can use relative coordinate method to draw this vertical line.
10:07	Again if I want horizontal line going in 9 O'clock direction say 5 units away.
10:12	I can again use relative coordinate method.
10:12	At the command prompt I say @ -5 now because X value will be -ve comma 0, Y is zero.
10:18	Now I can close down this line, because I know the distance is 7
10:33	I can draw vertical line going towards 6 O'clock directions
10:39	Once I know all the different methods I can draw objects with. I can use combination of any to draw objects.
10:46	Now to draw that vertical line, I can use relative polar coordinate.
10:51	So I say @I know distance is 7, I use '<' symbol, since it is 6 O'clock direction it is going to be 270
11:00	This completes our drawing.
11.06	This is how you use different methods in QCAD.
11.10	Now that you are familiar with drawing methods and the coordinates system in QCAD.
11:15	Lets come to the to the ASSIGNMENT.
11:17	i would like you to draw diagram as shown in the figure.
11:20	You can either use relative coordinate, relative polar, direct method or combination of any method to draw this.
11:29	I would like to acknowledge the spoken tutorial project which is part of the talk to a teacher project.
11:33	It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD government of India.
11:40	For more information on this please visit following website.
11:46	Thank you.
11:47	Hope you are enjoying exploring QCAD
11:50	This is Leena signing off.

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