AutoCAD

Covers Introduction to AUTOCAD, Using Object Snaps / Working with Units and Manipulating Objects and more.

Engineering · Live online sessions · 13 modules · Certificate

What you will learn

  1. Introduction to AUTOCAD

    • Taking the AutoCAD Tour
    • Working with files
    • Creating basic drawings
    • Creating basic Objects

  2. Using Object Snaps / Working with Units

    • About Object Snap
    • Object Snaps & Using Object Snap
    • Using Polar Tracking and Polar Snap
    • About Object Snap Tracking
    • Using Object Snap Tracking
    • Exercise: Use Object Snap Tracking
    • Working with Units / About Units / Setting Units
    • Exercise: Use Architectural Units
    • Exercise: Use Surveyor's Units

  3. Manipulating Objects

    • Moving Objects
    • Creating New Objects from Existing Objects
    • Rotating Objects
    • Mirroring Objects
    • Creating Object Patterns
    • Creating an Array of Objects
    • Scaling Objects
    • Challenge Exercise: Grips / Challenge Exercise:
    • Architectural / Challenge Exercise: Mechanical

  4. Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands

    • Organizing Objects with Layers
    • Default Layer / Layer Tools
    • Changing Object Properties
    • About Object Properties
    • Matching Object Properties
    • Using the Properties Palette
    • Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands
    • Using Linetypes / About Linetypes
    • Using Inquiry Commands

  5. About Measuring

    • Using Measure Tools
    • Obtaining Object Information
    • Exercise: Obtain Geometric Information
    • Exercise: Measure Objects
    • Challenge Exercise: Architectural
    • Challenge Exercise: Mechanical
    • Altering Objects

  6. Alteration in AUTOCAD

    • Trimming and Extending Objects to Defined
    • Boundaries
    • Joining Objects
    • Breaking an Object into Two Objects
    • Applying a Radius Corner to Two Objects
    • Changing Part of an Object's shape

  7. Working with Layouts

    • Using Layouts
    • About Layouts
    • Creating a New Layout
    • Exercise: Create Layouts
    • Using Viewports
    • Creating Rectangular Viewports
    • Setting Viewport Scale Factor
    • Manipulating Viewports
    • Rotating Viewports

  8. Annotating the Drawing

    • Creating Multiline Text
    • About Multiline Text
    • MText Columns and Grips
    • Creating Single Line Text
    • About Single Line Text
    • Creating Single Line Text
    • Editing Text
    • Using Text Styles

  9. Dimensioning

    • Creating Dimensions
    • Creating Dimensions on Linear Objects
    • Creating Dimensions on Curved Objects
    • Enhancing Dimensions
    • Using Dimension Styles
    • Creating and Modifying Dimension Styles
    • Using Multi leaders
    • Using Multi leaders

  10. Hatching Objects

    • Hatching Objects
    • Introduction to Hatch Patterns and Gradient Fills
    • Associative Hatch Patterns
    • Creating Hatched Objects
    • Editing Hatch Objects
    • Maintaining Associative Properties when Editing
    • Hatches

  11. Working with Reusable Content

    • Using Tool Palette Tools
    • Exercise: Add Content from Tool Palettes
    • Challenge Exercise: Architectural
    • Challenge Exercise: Mechanical

  12. Plotting Your Drawings

    • Using Page Setups
    • Applying Page Setups to Layouts
    • Creating Page Setups
    • Plotting Drawings
    • Plotting from Model Space
    • Plotting from Layouts
    • Plot Command
    • Preview Command

  13. Creating Drawing Templates

    • Creating Drawing Templates
    • About Drawing Templates
    • Drawing Template Options
    • Creating Drawing Templates
    • Exercise: Create a Drawing Template

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