Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/04/2023
8:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT
Course Details
Course: AutoCAD Fundamentals
Related Product(s): Autodesk® AutoCAD®

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Join us for a 1/2-day AutoCAD Basics LIVE Virtual Public Course

Instructor:
Eva Helps

Topics Covered and agenda:

  • Getting Started with AutoCAD
    • Starting the Software
    • Logging in
    • Opening from template
    • What is a template
    • Pathing the template
    • Loading Tool Pallette
  • User Interface
    • Acad drop down
    • Quick Access
    • Drawing tabs at top of display
    • Status Bar (for commonly used drawing settings)
    • Command Prompt
    • Tool bars
    • Tool pallets
  • How to use AutoCAD
    • Working with Commands
    • Opening an Existing Drawing
    • Viewing Your Drawing
    • Saving Your Work – Autosave
  • AutoCAD Tool Options
    • Mouse settings
    • Command prompt and keyboard shortcuts
  • Organizing Your Drawing with Layers
    • What are Layers?
    • Changing an Object’s Layer
    • Standard Layer overview
  • Setting Up a Layout
    • Working in Layouts
    • Creating Layouts
    • Page Set up
    • Creating Layout Viewports
    • Guidelines for Layouts
    • Setting up Layouts from Template
  • Basic Drawing and Editing Commands
    • Drawing Lines/Arcs
    • Drawing Vertical and Horizontal Lines
    • Drawing Rectangles
    • Drawing Circles/Ellipses
    • Erasing Objects
    • Undo and Redo Actions
    • Hatching
    • Editing Hatches
    • Drawing/Editing Polylines
  • Drawing Precision in AutoCAD
    • Using Running Object Snaps
    • Using Object Snap Overrides
    • Polar Tracking at Angles
    • Object Snap Tracking
    • Drawing with Snap and Grid
  • Making Changes in Your Drawing
    • Selecting Objects for Editing
    • Moving Objects
    • Copying
    • Rotating Objects
    • Scaling Objects
    • Mirroring Objects
    • Editing with Grips
  • Working with Annotations
    • Text Styles
    • Adding Single Line Text
    • Adding Multiline Text
    • Modifying Multiline Text
    • Formatting Multiline Text
    • Annotative Text
  • Adding Leaders and Dimensions
    • Leader Styles
    • Adding Leaders
    • Modifying leaders
    • Dimension Styles
    • Dimensioning Concepts
    • Adding Linear Dimensions
    • Creating/Editing Dimensions
  • Inserting Blocks
    • What are Blocks?
    • Creating New Objects from Existing Objects
  • Printing Your Drawing
    • Printing Concepts-Batch/PDF
    • Printing Layouts
    • Print and Plot Settings

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