Sketch geometry

Besides building objects, ATIS.cad has the classic 2D drafting entities. They sit in Home > Draw, and every one of them can also be launched from the command line, including with the AutoCAD short codes.

Tool	Command	How it works
Line	line or L	Click the start, then the end point, or type a length + Enter
Polyline	polyline or PL	Click the vertices, right-click or Esc to finish
Rectangle	rec	Click two opposite corners
Circle	circle	Click the center, then a radius point, or type the radius + Enter
Arc	arc or A	Click the center, the start point (sets the radius), then the end point, counter-clockwise
Ellipse	el	Click the center, the end of the major axis, then a point for the minor axis
Spline	spl	Click the control points, right-click or Esc to finish
Hatch	hatch or H	Click the contour vertices, right-click or Esc to close the filled area

The status bar guides every step. For the multi-point tools it counts your vertices as you go:

A few habits that pay off:

• Keep END and MID snapping on to attach your sketch geometry to the plan precisely.
• ORTHO locks lines to horizontal and vertical.
• These entities land on the current layer (see the selector in Home > Layers), so put construction linework on its own layer and switch it off when you are done.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact the technical team.