The AutoCAD® 2019: Fundamentals learning guide is designed for those using AutoCAD® 2019 with a Windows operating system. This learning guide is not designed for the AutoCAD for Mac software.
The objective of AutoCAD 2019: Fundamentals is to enable you to create, modify, and work with a 2D drawing in the AutoCAD software.
Part 1 (chapters 1 to 20) covers the essential core topics for working with the AutoCAD software. The guide begins with learning the basic tools for creating and editing 2D drawings. It then continues to explore the tools used to annotate drawings by adding text, hatching, dimensions, and tables. More advanced tools, such as working with blocks and setting up layouts, are introduced to improve your efficiency with the software.
Not every command or option is covered, because the intent is to show the 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.
- Using 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 using a template to understand the process of setting up a template, creating annotation styles, and how to work with external references. You learn such skills as:
- Using more advanced editing and construction techniques.
- Adding parametric constraints to objects.
- Creating local and global blocks.
- Setting up layers, styles, and templates.
- Attaching External References.
Prerequisites:
- Access to the 2019 version of the software. The practices and files included with this guide might not be compatible with prior versions.
- 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
Part 1
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 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
Appendix A Skills Assessment 1
Part 2
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 Working with Layouts
Chapter 29 Annotation Styles
Chapter 30 Projects - Drawing Setup and Utilities
Chapter 31 External References
Chapter 32 Projects - Drawing
Appendix B Optional Topics
Appendix C Skills Assessment 2
Appendix D AutoCAD Certification Exam Objectives
