Autodesk AutoCAD Essentials

Course Overview

Course Prerequisites

• • No previous CAD experience is necessary. However, drafting, design, or engineering experience is a plus. It is recommended that you have a working knowledge of Microsoft supported systems.

Target Audience for this Course

• • This course is designed for the new user of current AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT.

Included with this course

• • Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venues

Course Content

• DAY 1

  INTRODUCTION TO AUTODESK AUTOCAD • Starting the Software • User Interface • Working with Commands • Cartesian Workspace • Opening an Existing Drawing File • Saving a Drawing File BASIC DRAWING & EDITING COMMANDS • Drawing Lines • Erasing Objects • Drawing Lines with Polar Tracking • Drawing Rectangles • Drawing Circles • Undo and Redo Actions PROJECTS - CREATING A SIMPLE DRAWING • Create a Simple Drawing • Create Simple Shapes DRAWING PRECISION IN AUTOCAD • Using Running Object Snaps • Using Object Snap Overrides • Polar Tracking at Angles • Object Snap Tracking • Drawing with Snap and Grid MAKING CHANGES IN YOUR DRAWING • Selecting Objects for Editing • Moving Objects • Copying Objects • Rotating Objects • Scaling Objects • Mirroring Objects • Editing with Grips PROJECTS - MAKING YOUR DRAWINGS MORE PRECISE • Schematic Project: Electronics Diagram • Architectural Project: Landscape • Mechanical Project (with Polar & Tracking) • Mechanical Project: Surge Protector • Mechanical Project: Satellite

• DAY 2

  ORGANIZING YOUR DRAWING WITH LAYERS • Creating New Drawings With Templates • What are Layers? • Layer States • Changing an Object’s Layer ADVANCED OBJECT TYPES • Drawing Arcs • Drawing Polylines • Editing Polylines • Drawing Polygons • Drawing Ellipses ANALYSING MODEL AND OBJECT PROPERTIES • Working with Object Properties • Measuring Objects PROJECTS - DRAWING ORGANIZATION & INFORMATION • Architectural Project • Mechanical Project • Civil Project ADVANCED EDITING COMMANDS • Trimming and Extending Objects • Stretching Objects • Creating Fillets and Chamfers • Offsetting Objects • Creating Arrays of Objects INSERTING BLOCKS • What are Blocks? • Working with Dynamic Blocks • Inserting Blocks • Inserting Blocks using the Tool Palettes • Inserting Blocks using the DesignCenter • Inserting Blocks using the Content Explorer PROJECTS - CREATING MORE COMPLEX OBJECTS • Mechanical Plate • Architectural Floor Plan SETTING UP A LAYOUT • Printing Concepts • Working in Layouts • Creating Layouts • Creating Layout Viewports • Guidelines for Layouts

• DAY 3

  PRINTING YOUR DRAWING • Printing Layouts • Print and Plot Settings PROJECTS - PREPARING TO PRINT • Mechanical Project • Architectural Project TEXT • Working with Annotations • Adding Text in a Drawing • Modifying Multiline Text • Formatting Multiline Text • Adding Notes with Leaders to Your Drawing • Creating Tables HATCHING • Hatching • Editing Hatches ADDING DIMENSIONS • Dimensioning Concepts • Adding Linear Dimensions • Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions • Editing Dimensions PROJECTS - ANNOTATING YOU’RE DRAWING • Mechanical Project • Architectural Project • Civil Project