AutoCAD is the industry standard Design & Drafting software, you’ll learn how to plan, develop, document, and present a complete AutoCAD project from start to finish.
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing the course the participant will be able to do:
- Draft any type of Technical Drawings
- Add Annotations
- Take Measurements
- Print/ Plot the Drawings
- Work with Layers & Blocks
- Visualize the Drawings with 3D Tools
Introduction to AutoCAD
- Getting familiar with the interface
- Using the Ribbon
- Using application Menu
- Using Drop-Down menus
- Using Tool bars
- Workspace
- Quick tour
2D Modeling
- Understanding Drafting Tools/Methods
- Line, Rectangle, Circle, Ellipse, Arc…
- Coordinates
- Multifunctional Grips
Setting up a drawing
- Drawing Units
- Drawing Size
- Drawing Limits
Drawing Tools/ Modifiers
- Create & Edit Polyline
- Copy
- Mirror
- Scale
- Lengthen
Organizing drawing with layers
- Setting up Layers
- Line types
- Controlling the drawing with Layers
Using Blocks
- Creating Blocks
- Creating Attributes
- Creating Dynamic Blocks
Creating Text
- Single line text.
- Multiline Text
- Making new styles, Effects, Fonts, height.
- Editing existing text
Array
- Path Array
- Rectangular Array
- Polar Array
Tables
- Table styles
Dimensions
- Dimensions for distance
- Horizontal & Vertical Directions
- Rotated option
- Aligned dimensions
- Radial & Diameter dimensions
- Dimension styles
- Editing Dimensions
- Stretching dimensions using grip editing
Hatches
- Creating new hatch objects
- Hatching over view
- Gradients
- Selecting the pattern
- Editing existing HATCH objects
- Parametric Drawing Techniques
Getting Data from Drawings
- Finding Area
- Getting General Information
- Exchanging Data from Drawings
- Using the DXF File Format to Exchange
- Using AutoCAD Drawings in Desktop Publishing
- Combining Data from Different Sources
- Organizing your Work
Working in Viewports
- Using the Layout Tabs and Paper Space
- Working with Paper Space Viewports
Printing your drawing
- Adding an Output Device
- Understanding the Plotter Settings
- Plotting the Plan
- Working with Plot Styles
- Plotting Using Layout Tabs
Managing and Sharing Your Drawings
- Understanding Sheet Sets
- Creating a Sheet Set from an Existing Project
- Sharing Drawing over the Internet
- E-Publishing your Drawings
- Exchanging Data from Drawings
- Output to different file formats
AutoCAD WS
- Uploading Drawings
- Editing Drawings Online
- Sharing Drawings Online
Creating 3D Geometry
- Creating a 3D Drawing
- Viewing a 3D Drawing
- 3D Surfaces
- Using Other Surface Drawing Tools
- Using 3D Features
- User Coordinate System
- Navigating 3D Viewports
- Understanding Solid Modeling
- Creating Solid Forms
- Editing Solids
- Editing Tools for Solids
- Enhancing the 2D Drawing Process
- Finding the Properties of a Solid
- Materials
- Lights
- Camera
- Rendering
