AutoCAD Training : AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT 2011 Fundamentals

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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