Information Technologies

Autocad Part 1

hours

18

language

English

Target Audience

New users who want to know how to create and edit Autocad drawings

prerequisites

Windows

Skills Gained

  • Understand the AutoCAD workspace ad user interface
  • Using basic drawing, editing, and viewing tools
  • Organizing drawing objects on layers
  • Inserting reusable symbols (blocks)
  • Preparing a layout to be plotted
  • Adding text, hatching, and dimensions

Topics Covered

  • Starting the Software
  • User Interface
  • Working with Commnads
  • Cartesian Workspace
  • Opening an Existing Drawing File
  • Viewing Your Drawing
  • Saving Your Work

  • Drawing Lines
  • Erasing Objects
  • Drawing Lines with Polar Tracking
  • Drawing Rectangles
  • Drawing Circles
  • Undo and Redo Actions

  • Create a Simple Drawing
  • Create a Simple Shapes

  • Using Running Object Snaps
  • Using Object Snap Overrides
  • Polar Tracking at Angles
  • Object Snap Tracking
  • Drawing with Snap and Grid

  • Selecting Objects for Editing
  • Moving Objects
  • Copying Objects
  • Rotating Objects
  • Scaling Objects
  • Mirroring Objects
  • Editing with Grips

  • Schematic Project : Electronics Diagram
  • Architectural Project: Landscape
  • Mechanical Project (with Polar and Tracking)
  • Mechanical Project: Surge Protector
  • Mechanical Project: Satellite

  • Creating New Drawings With Templates
  • What are Layers
  • Layer States
  • Changing an Object’s Layer

  • Drawing Arcs
  • Drawing Polylines
  • Editing Polylines
  • Drawing Polygons
  • Drawing Ellipses

  • Working with Object Properties
  • Measuring Objects

  • Architectural Project
  • Mechanical Project
  • Civil Project

  • Trimming and Extending Objects
  • Stretching Objects
  • Creating Fillets and Chamfers
  • Offsetting Objects
  • Creating Arrays of Objects

  • What are Blocks?
  • Inserting Blocks
  • Working with Dynamic Blocks
  • Inserting Clocks with DesignCenter
  • Inserting Blocks with Content Explorer

  • Printing Concepts
  • Working in Layouts
  • Copying Layouts
  • Creating Layout Viewports
  • Guidelines for Layouts

  • Printing Layouts
  • Printing from the Model Tab

  • Dimensioning Concepts
  • Adding Linear Dimensions
  • Adding Radial ad Angular Dimensions
  • Editing Dimensions

  • Creating a Custom Workspace
  • Using the Keyboard Effectively
  • Object Creation, Selection, and Visibility
  • Working in Multiple Drawings
  • Copying and Pasting Between Drawings
  • Using Grips Effectively
  • Additional Layer Tools

  • Working with Constraints
  • Geometric Constraints
  • Dimensional Constraints

  • Why Use Templates?
  • Controlling Units Display
  • Creating New Layers
  • Adding Standard Layouts to Templates
  • Saving Templates

  • Creating and Using Named Views
  • Advanced Viewport Options
  • Layer Overrides in View Ports
  • Additional Annotative Scale Features

  • Creating Text Styles
  • Creating Dimension Styles
  • Creating Multileader Styles

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