AutoCAD: Beginner to Advanced Training Course

Introduction

AutoCAD and AutoCAD UI

• Navigation tools
• Commands
• Limits and display units

AutoCAD and The Cartesian Coordinate System Overview

• Points
• Direction and quadrants
• Dimensions

Preparing the Development Environment

• Installing and configuring AutoCAD

Simple Geometry

• Drawing navigation tools
• Drafting with grids, polar, and snap
• Creating lines and arcs
• Creating polylines and polygons

Commands and Editing

• Using erase, copy, and move commands
• Using rotate, offset, and mirror commands
• Using trim and extend commands
• Using fillet and chamfer commands
• Using measuregeom and inquiry commands

Layers and Annotations

• Creating and applying layers
• Working with colors
• Creating a single-line and multi-line text
• Working with dimension styles
• Adding a table

Drawing Tools

• Working with arrays
• Using construction lines and point tools
• Making isometric drawings

Dimensions

• Drawing dimensions
• Optimizing dimensions

Communicating a Design Intent

• Creating a title block
• Defining a page set up
• Implementing viewports and layers
• Printing and plotting

Summary and Conclusion