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AutoCAD Training Overview
The objective of AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT 2011 Fundamentals is to enable students to create a basic 2D drawing in AutoCAD. All topics, including features and commands, relate both to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT unless specifically noted otherwise in the courseware. To make the process easier and provide flexibility for instructors and students, the course is divided into two parts that can be taken independently.
Part 1 (24 hours) covers the essential core topics for working with AutoCAD. The teaching strategy is to start with a few basic tools that enable the student to create and edit a simple drawing, and then continue to develop those tools. More advanced tools are also introduced throughout the course. Not every command or option is covered, because the intent is to show the most essential tools and concepts such as:
- Understanding the AutoCAD workspace and 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
Part 2 (16 hours) continues with more sophisticated techniques that extend a student's mastery of the program. For example, users go beyond the basic skill of inserting a block to learn how to create blocks, and beyond the basic skill of using a template to understand the process of setting up a template. The following areas are covered:
- Using more advanced editing and construction techniques
- Adding parametric constraints to objects
- Creating local and global blocks
- Setting up layers, styles, and templates
- Learning advanced plotting and publishing options
AutoCAD Training Prerequisites
- A working knowledge of basic design/drafting procedures and terminology
- A working knowledge of Windows 9x, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, or 7
AutoCAD Training Course Duration
40 hours
AutoCAD Training Course outline
Part 1
Chapter 1 Getting Started with AutoCAD
- 1.1 Starting AutoCAD 1-3
- 1.2 AutoCAD’s User Interface
- 1.3 Working with Commands
- 1.4 AutoCAD’s Cartesian Workspace
- 1.5 Opening an Existing Drawing File
- Practice 1a Opening a Drawing
- 1.6 Viewing Your Drawing
- Practice 1b Viewing a Drawing
- 1.7 Saving Your Work
- Practice 1c Saving a Drawing File
Chapter 2 Basic Drawing & Editing Commands
- 2.1 Drawing Lines
- 2.2 Erasing Objects
- 2.3 Drawing Lines with Polar Tracking
- 2.4 Drawing Rectangles
- 2.5 Drawing Circles
- 2.6 Undo and Redo Actions
- Practice 2a Basic Drawing and Editing Commands
Chapter 3 Projects - Creating a Simple Drawing
- 3.1 Create a Simple Drawing
- 3.2 Create Simple Shapes
Chapter 4 Drawing Precision in AutoCAD
- 4.1 Using Running Object Snaps
- Practice 4a Using Object Snaps
- 4.2 Using Object Snap Overrides
- Practice 4b Object Snap Overrides
- 4.3 Polar Tracking at Angles.
- Practice 4c Polar Tracking
- 4.4 Object Snap Tracking
- Practice 4d Object Snap Tracking I
- Practice 4e Object Snap Tracking II
- 4.5 Drawing with Snap and Grid (Optional)
- Practice 4f Placing Objects on a Drawing
Chapter 5 Making Changes in Your Drawing
- 5.1 Selecting Objects for Editing
- Practice 5a Selecting Objects
- 5.2 Moving Objects
- 5.3 Copying Objects
- 5.4 Rotating Objects
- 5.5 Scaling Objects
- 5.6 Mirroring Objects.
- Practice 5b Modifying Objects
- 5.7 Editing with Grips
- Practice 5c Editing with Grips (Basic)
- Practice 5d Editing with Grips (Advanced)
Chapter 6 Projects - Making Your Drawings More Precise
- 6.1 Schematic Project: Electronics Diagram
- 6.2 Architectural Project: Landscape
- 6.3 Mechanical Project (with Polar & Tracking)
- 6.4 Mechanical Project: Surge Protector
- 6.5 Mechanical Project: Satellite
Chapter 7 Organizing Your Drawing with Layers
- 7.1 Creating New Drawings With Templates
- Practice 7a Using a Template to Start a Drawing
- 7.2 What are Layers?
- 7.3 Layer States
- Practice 7b Working with Layers and Layer States
- 7.4 Changing an Object’s Layer
- Practice 7c Changing an Object’s Layer
Chapter 8 Advanced Object Types
- 8.1 Drawing Arcs
- Practice 8a Drawing an Arc
- 8.2 Drawing Polylines
- 8.3 Editing Polylines
- Practice 8b Drawing and Editing Polylines
- 8.4 Drawing Polygons
- Practice 8c Drawing Polygons
- 8.5 Drawing Ellipses.
- Practice 8d Drawing Ellipses
Chapter 9 Getting Information from Your Drawing
- 9.1 Working with Object Properties
- Practice 9a Mechanical - Working with Object Properties
- Practice 9b Architectural - Working with Object Properties
- 9.2 Measuring Objects
- Practice 9c Architectural - Measuring Objects
- Practice 9d Mechanical - Measuring Objects
Chapter 10 Projects - Drawing Organization & Information
- 10.1 Architectural Project
- 10.2 Mechanical Project
- 10.3 Civil Project
Chapter 11 Advanced Editing Commands
- 11.1 Trimming and Extending Objects
- Practice 11a Extending and Trimming Objects
- Practice 11b Trimming Objects on a Drawing
- Practice 11c Break at Point
- 11.2 Stretching Objects.
- Practice 11d Stretching Objects
- 11.3 Creating Fillets and Chamfers
- Practice 11e Filleting Objects
- Practice 11f Chamfering Objects
- 11.4 Offsetting Objects
- Practice 11g Offsetting Objects
- 11.5 Creating Arrays of Objects
- Practice 11h Rectangular Array
- Practice 11i Polar Array
Chapter 12 Inserting Blocks
- 12.1 What are Blocks?
- 12.2 Inserting Blocks
- 12.3 Working with Dynamic Blocks
- 12.4 Inserting Blocks with DesignCenter
- Practice 12a Working with Blocks
Chapter 13 Projects - Creating More Complex Objects
- 13.1 Mechanical Project 1 - Plate
- 13.2 Mechanical Project 2 - Gasket
- 13.3 Mechanical Project 3 - Plate
- 13.4 Mechanical Project 4 - Rocker Arm
- 13.5 Architectural Project 1 - Floor Plan
- 13.6 Architectural Project 2 - Floor Plan
- 13.7 Civil Project - Parking Lot
Chapter 14 Setting Up a Layout
- 14.1 Printing Concepts.
- 14.2 Working in Layouts
- 14.3 Copying Layouts
- 14.4 Creating Viewports.
- 14.5 Guidelines for Layouts
- Practice 14a Working With Layouts
Chapter 15 Printing Your Drawing
- 15.1 Printing Layouts
- 15.2 Printing from the Model Tab
- Practice 15a Printing Layouts and Check Plots
Chapter 16 Projects - Preparing to Print
- 16.1 Mechanical Project
- 16.2 Architectural Project
Chapter 17 Text
- 17.1 Working with Annotations
- 17.2 Adding Text in a Drawing
- Practice 17a Adding Text in a Drawing
- 17.3 Modifying Multiline Text
- Practice 17b Modifying Multiline Text
- 17.4 Formatting Multiline Text
- Practice 17c Formatting Multiline Text in a Drawing
- 17.5 Adding Notes with Leaders to Your Drawing.
- Practice 17d Adding Notes to Your Drawing
- 17.6 Creating Tables
- Practice 17e Creating Tables
- 17.7 Modifying Tables
- Practice 17f Modifying Tables
Chapter 18 Hatching
- 18.1 Hatching
- 18.2 Editing Hatches.
- Practice 18a Hatching Using the Tool Palettes
- Practice 18b Hatching (Mechanical)
- Practice 18c Hatching (Architectural)
Chapter 19 Adding Dimensions
- 19.1 Dimensioning Concepts
- 19.2 Adding Linear Dimensions
- Practice 19a Adding Linear Dimensions (Architectural)
- Practice 19b Adding Linear Dimensions (Mechanical)
- 19.3 Adding Radial & Angular Dimensions.
- Practice 19c Adding Radial & Angular Dimensions
(Architectural)
- Practice 19d Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions
(Mechanical)
- 19.4 Editing Dimensions
- Practice 19e Editing Dimensions (Architectural)
- Practice 19f Editing Dimensions (Mechanical)
Chapter 20 Projects - Annotating Your Drawing.
- 20.1 Mechanical Project
- 20.2 Architectural Project 1
- 20.3 Architectural Project 2
- 20.4 Civil Project
Appendix A Skills Assessment Part 1
- A.1 Skills Assessment Part 1
Part 2
Chapter 1 Working Effectively with AutoCAD
1.1 Creating a Custom Workspace
Practice 1a Setting Up Workspaces
1.2 Using the Keyboard Effectively
Practice 1b Using the Keyboard Effectively
1.3 Object Creation, Selection, and Visibility
Practice 1c Object Creation, Selection, and Visibility
1.4 Working in Multiple Drawings
>1.5 Copying and Pasting between Drawings
Practice 1d Working in Multiple Drawings
1.6 Using Grips Effectively
Practice 1e Using Grips Effectively
1.7 Additional Layer Tools
Practice 1f Layer Tools
Chapter 2 Accurate Positioning
2.1 Coordinate Entry
Practice 2a Drawing Using Coordinate Entry
2.2 Locating Points with Tracking.
Practice 2b Locating Points with Tracking (Mechanical)
Practice 2c Locating Points with Tracking (Architectural)
2.3 Construction Lines
Practice 2d Construction Lines
2.4 Placing Reference Points
Practice 2e Placing Points
Chapter 3 Projects - Productivity Tools
3.1 Schematic Project - Purifier Unit
3.2 Mechanical Project - 2 Views
3.3 Architectural/Civil Project - Formal Garden
3.4 Mechanical Project - Cover Plate
3.5 Architectural Project - Addition
3.6 Mechanical Project - Block9
3.7 Mechanical Project - Plate
Chapter 4 Parametric Drawing
4.1 Working with Constraints
4.2 Geometric Constraints
4.3 Dimensional Constraints
Practice 4a Working with Constraints
Chapter 5 Working with Blocks
5.1 Creating Blocks
5.2 Editing Blocks
Practice 5a Create and Edit Blocks
5.3 Removing Unused Elements
Practice 5b Purging
5.4 Adding Blocks to Tool Palettes
5.5 Modifying Tool Properties in Tool Palettes
Practice 5c Modifying Tool Properties
Chapter 6 Projects - Creating and Organizing Blocks
6.1 Mechanical Project - Control Panel
6.2 Architectural Project - Furniture Layout
6.3 Civil Project - Utility Layout
Chapter 7 Creating Templates
7.1 Why Use Templates?
7.2 Controlling Units Display
7.3 Creating New Layers
7.4 Adding Standard Layouts to Templates
7.5 Saving Templates
Practice 7a Saving a Template
Chapter 8 Annotation Styles
8.1 Creating Text Styles
Practice 8a Creating and Using Text Styles
8.2 Creating Dimension Styles
Practice 8b Creating Dimension Styles (Architectural)
Practice 8c Dimension Styles (Mechanical)
8.3 Creating Multileader Styles
Practice 8d Creating Multileader Styles
Chapter 9 Projects - Drawing Setup and Utilities
9.1 Interiors Project
9.2 Mechanical/Schematic Project
9.3 Civil/Map Project
9.4 Mechanical Project - Dimension Styles
Chapter 10 Advanced Layouts
10.1 Quick View Layouts
10.2 Creating and Using Named Views
10.3 Creating Additional Viewports
10.4 Layer Overrides in Viewports
Practice 10a Viewports and Named Views
10.5 Additional Annotative Scale Features
Practice 10b Additional Annotative Scale Features
Chapter 11 External References
11.1 Attaching External References
11.2 Modifying External References
11.3 Xref Specific Information
Practice 11a Attaching External References
Chapter 12 Projects - Drawing
12.1 D-sized Title Block (36x24)
12.2 Mechanical Project - Drill Press Base.
12.3 Architectural Project - Office Tower
12.4 P&ID Project - Oil Lubrication System
12.5 Civil Project - Warehouse Site
Appendix A Optional Topics
A.1 Creating Industry-Specific Workspaces
A.2 Using QuickCalc
A.3 Additional Zoom Commands
A.4 Advanced Object Selection
A.5 Additional Text Tools
A.6 Additional Dimensioning Tools
A.7 Creating Boundaries and Regions
A.8 Modifying Length
Appendix B Skills Assessment Part 2
B.1 Skills Assessment Part 2
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