Price: $895 (32 hours of instruction)

Course Description:

This class is essential for all new AutoCAD users, or as an excellent class for end users of other CAD systems who are migrating to AutoCAD. Upon completion of this course students will be able to create basic 2D drawings using the drawing and editing tools; organize drawing objects on layers; add text and basic dimensions; and prepare to plot the drawing. Students will learn essential skills in addition to more sophisticated techniques for drawing setup and productivity.

Course Length:

32 hours.

Creating A Simple Drawing

• Starting AutoCAD
• Using Your Pointing Device
• Opening an Existing Drawing File
• AutoCAD’s Screen Layout
• Command Line & Using the Keyboard
• What Happens When You Right-Click?
• Working with multiple drawings
• AutoCAD’s Cartesian Workspace
• Drawing lines
• Drawing lines with Direct Distance Entry
• Drawing Rectangles
• Drawing with GRID and SNAP
• Drawing Circles
• Erasing Objects
• Viewing Your Drawing
• Undo
• Saving Your Work
• Exiting AutoCAD

Making Your Drawings More Precise

• Polar Tracking
• Snapping to Geometric Objects
• Object Snap Settings
• Object Snap Tracking
• Selecting Objects for Editing
• Moving Objects
• Copying Objects
• Rotating Objects
• Scaling Objects

Drawing Organization and Information

• Organizing Your Drawing with Layers
• Creating New Drawings with Templates
• What are Layers
• Layer State
• Changing an Object Layer
• Measuring Distance
• Measuring Area
• Getting Information from Your Drawing

Creating More Complex Drawings

• Drawing Arcs & Polylines
• Converting Polylines to Lines & Arcs
• Trim
• Extend
• Fillet
• Chamfer
• Duplication Commands
• Offsetting Objects
• Mirroring Objects
• Array of Objects
• What are Blocks?
• Inserting Blocks

Annotating Your Drawing

• Adding DText
• Adding Multiline Text
• Formatting Multiline Text
• Editing Multiline Text
• Hatching
• Editing Hatching
• Adding Dimensions
• Dimensioning Concept
• Adding Single Dimensions
• Adding Multiple Dimensions
• Other Dimension Tools
• Basic Leaders
• Editing Dimensions
• Selecting a Dimension Style

Advanced Editing Features

• Stretch
• Lengthen
• Using Grips
• Grips with Specific Objects
• Advanced Object Selection

Efficient Construction Techniques

• Coordinate Entry
• Locating Points with Tracking
• Placing Reference Points
• Multiple Points
• Defining Blocks
• Saving Blocks
• Converting Blocks to Components

Drawing Setup and Utilities

• Templates
• Creating New Layers
• Text Styles
• Creating Dimensioning Styles
• Controlling Unit Display
• DesignCenter
• Removing Unused
• Spell Check

Preparing To Plot

• Plot Concepts
• Creating a Layout
• Manipulating Floating Viewports
• Creating Floating Viewports
• Working Inside Floating Viewports
• Guidelines for Layouts
• Plot Command
• Plot Settings
• Plot Preview

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AutoCAD - Update From 2007 to 2008 is for those who have upgraded or plan to upgrade from AutoCAD 2007 to 2008.

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Course Description:

The latest versions of AutoCAD provide a robust set of plotting features that offer almost unlimited plotting capabilities. Upon completion of this class the student will have a thorough understanding of these new and improved plotting features. Students will learn to work more efficiently, improve speed and accuracy, and produce more detailed and visually impressive drawings, become more productive, and save LOTS of money for their employers - they call it ROI (Return On Investment!!!)

Course Length:

3.5 - 4.0 hours - generally scheduled in the morning for a half day, but may soon be offered in the evening.

Preparing to Plot

• Gathering Information
• Installing a Plotter Using a Heidi Plotter Driver
• Installing a Plotter Using an Optimized Plotter Driver

Plotting From Model Space

• Setting up a Plot
• Plotting a Drawing from Model Space (Exercise)

Layouts

• Creating Layouts
• Page Setup
• The Viewports Toolbar
• Non-Rectangular Viewports
• Named Page Setups
• Using AutoCAD DesignCenter and Layouts
• Creating a Viewport in Layout - Exercise
• Creating a Viewport with Non-Rectangular Viewports (Exercise)
• Creating a Layout Template File (Exercise)
• Creating a Layout Using Layout Wizard (Exercise)

Color Dependent Plot Styles

• Plot Styles
• Default Plot Style Behavior
• Creating a Color Dependent Plot Style Table
• Editing a Color Dependent Plot Style Table
• Plotting with Color Dependent Plot Styles
• Selecting the Default Plot Style Behavior for New Drawings (Exercise)
• Creating a Color Dependent Plot Style Table (Exercise)
• Editing a Color Dependent Plot Style Table (Exercise)

Named Plot Styles

• Editing a Named Plot Style Table
• Applying Named Plot Styles to Objects
• Plotting with Named Plot Styles
• Converting a Drawing from Color Dependent Plot Styles to Named Plot Styles
• Converting a Drawing from Named Plot Styles to Color Dependent Plot Styles.

Migrating from AutoCAD Release 14

• Understanding Plot Style Information
• Interpreting the Results
• The Import R14 Plotter Setting Wizard
• Using AutoCAD 2002 Migration Assistant
• Migrating a Plotter Configuration from the ACADR14.CFG (Exercise)
• Migrating a Plotter Configuration from a PC2 File (Exercises)
• Migrating Plotter Settings Using the Import R14 Plot Settings Wizard (Exercise)
• Converting Drawings Using the AutoCAD 2002 Migration Assistant (Exercise)

Electronic Plotting

• Creating and ePlot
• Viewing a DWF File
• Changing DWF File Settings
• Creating and Viewing a DWF File (Exercise)

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