Beginner AutoCAD

1: Getting Started with AutoCAD

• Opening and Creating Drawings
• Exploring the AutoCAD interface
• Zooming and Panning

2: Basic Drawing & Editing Commands

• Using the Mouse, Keyboard, and Enter Key to work quickly and efficiently in AutoCAD
• Lines
• Circles
• Rectangles

3: Projects - Creating a Simple Drawing

• Creating Simple Drawings
• Using Object Snap Tracking to extrapolate a projected top view
• Using Modify tools to arrange an office layout

4: Drawing Precision in AutoCAD

• Polar and Ortho Tracking
• Entering Coordinates and Angles
• Object Snaps and Tracking

5: Making Changes in Your Drawing

• Move
• Copy
• Rotate
• Mirror
• Scale
• Using the reference option with the Scale Tool

6: Drawing Templates

• Using Template Files (.dwt) to Make New Drawing
• Exploring what Settings and Elements are saved with Templates

7: Organizing Your Drawing with Layers

• Layer States
• Properties by Layer
• Layer Tools

8: Advanced Object Types

• Polylines
• Arcs
• Polygons
• Ellipses

9: Analyzing Model and Object Properties

• The Properties Palette
• Quick Select
• Select Similar
• Measure Geometry Tools

10: Projects - Drawing Organization & Information

• Drill Plate
• Furniture Showroom

11: Advanced Editing Commands

• Trim and Extend
• Fillet and Chamfer
• Polyline Edit and Spline
• Offset and Explode
• Join

12: Inserting Blocks

• The Insert Block Command
• Inserting Blocks with Tool Palettes
• Dynamic Blocs
• Migrating Blocks and other Elements between Drawings with Design Center

13: Projects - Creating More Complex Objects

• Starting a Floor Plan

14: Setting Up a Layout

• Using Layouts and Viewports
• Scaling Viewports
• Model Space vs. Paper Space in Layouts

15: Printing Your Drawing

• Printing from Layout Tabs
• Printing from the Model Tab

16: Projects - Preparing to Print

• Making Layouts for a Banquette Hall

17: Text

• The Multiline Text Tool
• The Single Line Text Tool
• Editing Text
• Text in Model Space vs. Paper Space
• The Multileader Tool

18: Hatching

• The Hatch Command
• The Hatch Editor Ribbon Tab
• Saving and Applying Hatches with Tool Palettes

19: Adding Dimensions

• Using Dimensioning Tools
• Dimensioning in a Layout Tab vs. the Model Tab
• Using Dimension Styles
• Editing Dimensions

20: Projects - Annotating Your Drawing

• Dimensioning a Mechanical Drawing

• Students may cancel up to 11 business days before the class/program start date and receive a refund, less the registration fee (10% of the undiscounted course price).
• Cancellations within 11 business days are not permitted, but students may reschedule up to 4 business days before the class start date.

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