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AutoCAD Training Overview
The objective of AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT 2011 Fundamentals Part 1 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. This book is the first of two books that make up the AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT 2011 Fundamentals course.
Note: if you have already purchased the AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT 2011 Fundamentals training guide, the content of this book is included in that guide.
This Part 1 training guide 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.
AutoCAD Training Topics
- 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
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
24 hours
AutoCAD Training Course outline
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
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