|
AutoCAD Training Overview
The AutoCAD®/AutoCAD LT® 2018: Fundamentals student guide is designed for those using AutoCAD® or AutoCAD LT® 2018 with a Windows operating system. This student guide is not designed for the AutoCAD for Mac software.
The objective of AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT 2018: Fundamentals is to enable students to create a basic 2D drawing in the AutoCAD software. Even at this fundamental level, the AutoCAD software is one of the most sophisticated computer applications that you are likely to encounter. Therefore, learning to use it can be challenging. To make the process easier and provide flexibility for instructors and students, the student guide is divided into two parts that can be taken independently.
Part 1 (chapters 1 to 20) covers the essential core topics for working with the AutoCAD software. 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 introduced throughout the student guide. 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 (chapters 21 to 32) continues with more sophisticated techniques that extend your mastery of the software. For example, here you go beyond the basic skill of inserting a block to learning how to create blocks, and beyond the basic skill of using a template to understand the process of setting up a template. You learn skills such as:
- Using more advanced editing and construction techniques
- Adding parametric constraints to objects
- Creating local and global blocks
- Setting up layers, styles, and templates
- Using advanced plotting and publishing options
This student guide refers to both the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT software as the AutoCAD software. All topics, including features and commands, relate to both the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT software unless specifically noted otherwise.
Prerequisites
- A working knowledge of basic design/drafting procedures and terminology.
- A working knowledge of your operating system.
AutoCAD Training Course Duration
40 hours
AutoCAD Training Course outline
Chapter 1 Getting Started with AutoCAD
Chapter 2 Basic Drawing & Editing Commands
Chapter 3 Projects - Creating a Simple Drawing
Chapter 4 Drawing Precision in AutoCAD
Chapter 5 Making Changes in Your Drawing
Chapter 6 Projects - Making Your Drawings More Precise
Chapter 7 Organizing Your Drawing with Layers
Chapter 8 Advanced Object Types
Chapter 9 Analyzing Model and Object Properties
Chapter 10 Projects - Drawing Organization & Information
Chapter 11 Advanced Editing Commands
Chapter 12 Inserting Blocks
Chapter 13 Projects - Creating More Complex Objects
Chapter 14 Setting Up a Layout
Chapter 15 Printing Your Drawing
Chapter 16 Projects - Preparing to Print
Chapter 17 Text
Chapter 18 Hatching
Chapter 19 Adding Dimensions
Chapter 20 Projects - Annotating Your Drawing
Chapter 21 Working Effectively with AutoCAD
Chapter 22 Accurate Positioning
Chapter 23 Projects - Productivity Tools
Chapter 24 Parametric Drawing
Chapter 25 Working with Blocks
Chapter 26 Projects - Creating and Organizing Blocks
Chapter 27 Creating Templates
Chapter 28 Advanced Layouts
Chapter 29 Annotation Styles
Chapter 30 Projects - Drawing Setup and Utilities
Chapter 31 External References
Chapter 32 Projects - Drawing
Appendix A Skills Assessment 1
Appendix B Optional Topics
Appendix C Skills Assessment 2
Appendix D AutoCAD Certified Exam Objectives
|
