AutoCAD Curriculum

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Join Jeff Bartels as he covers the most important features of this industry-standard drafting and design application in AutoCAD 2011 Essential Training . This course begins with a tour of AutoCAD s interface and the tools used to create basic shapes. It then focuses on the methods used to modify and refine geometry while emphasizing accuracy and good habits to build a solid design foundation. The course covers using layers, line types, and colors to organize a drawing file and explains how to efficiently annotate a design and prepare it for final output. Throughout the title, Jeff shares industry techniques used in production and reinforces concepts using practical examples. Exercise files are included with the course.

1. Touring the Interface 00:23:33

Understanding model space		00:03:44
Accessing AutoCAD's tools		00:03:02
Leveraging dockable palettes		00:03:01
Monitoring the Status bar		00:01:28
Understanding the anatomy of a command		00:02:14
Customizing AutoCAD's preferences		00:03:13
Accessing help		00:03:38
Saving a workspace		00:03:13
Opening an AutoCAD drawing		00:03:02
Understanding mouse functions		00:02:44
Zooming, panning, and regenning		00:04:24
Working in a multiple-document environment		00:02:39
Saving your work		00:02:29
Saving time with templates		00:04:24
Constructing lines		00:02:20
Locking angles with the Ortho and Polar modes		00:04:49
Drawing circles		00:04:10
Activating the Heads-Up Display		00:03:16
Defining a unit of measure		00:06:28
Constructing geometry using architectural measurements		00:04:06
Working with metric units		00:04:14
Understanding the Cartesian coordinate system		00:04:53
Locking to geometry using object snaps		00:07:42
Automating object snap selection		00:07:26
Using temporary tracking to find points in space		00:03:44
Drawing rectangles		00:04:56
Drawing polygons		00:03:04
Creating an ellipse		00:05:09
Organizing with hatch patterns		00:06:21
Making geometric changes using the property changer		00:03:38
Moving and copying elements		00:04:28
Rotating elements		00:03:48
Trimming and extending geometry		00:05:10
Creating offsets		00:06:16
Erasing elements		00:02:46
Undoing and redoing actions		00:03:40
Selecting objects using windows		00:03:46
Adding and removing from selections		00:03:43
Using keyboard shortcuts		00:04:23
Creating fillets		00:03:52
Creating chamfers		00:03:51
Copying objects into a rotated pattern		00:04:20
Copying objects into a rectangular pattern		00:04:58
Stretching elements		00:04:04
Creating mirrored copies		00:02:12
Scaling elements		00:05:00
Leveraging grips		00:07:20
Exploding elements		00:05:47
Joining elements together		00:03:44
Editing hatch patterns		00:06:04
Understanding layers		00:02:43
Creating and adjusting layers		00:07:20
Using layers to organize a drawing		00:09:17
Changing popular settings using the layer control		00:03:30
Understanding the BYLAYER property		00:03:37
Restoring previous layer states		00:03:42
Using existing geometry to set the current layer		00:02:10
Creating single-line text		00:03:11
Justifying text		00:05:18
Controlling appearance using text styles		00:06:10
Annotating with multi-line text		00:05:10
Editing text		00:04:32
Creating bulleted and numbered lists		00:03:29
Incorporating symbols		00:05:28
Correcting spelling errors		00:04:25
Creating general dimensions		00:04:13
Creating continuous and baseline dimensions		00:02:13
Controlling appearance using dimension styles		00:04:57
Modifying dimensions		00:06:06
Creating multileaders		00:02:53
Controlling appearance using multileader styles		00:03:23
Modifying multileaders		00:04:52
Inserting blocks		00:04:34
Creating blocks		00:06:41
Leveraging blocks		00:05:39
Redefining blocks		00:03:01
Building a block library		00:05:24
Querying a drawing using rollover tooltips		00:02:09
Taking measurements using the Distance command		00:03:02
Modifying properties using the Quick Properties tool		00:04:25
Automating calculations using the Quick Calculator feature		00:04:14
Creating quick plots		00:06:04
Selecting a pen table		00:05:48
Choosing line weights		00:04:32
Creating a layout, pt. 1: Choosing a paper size		00:02:42
Creating a layout, pt. 2: Inserting a title block		00:02:29
Creating a layout, pt. 3: Cutting viewports		00:06:09
Reusing layouts		00:04:03
Organizing layouts		00:04:19
Using the Annotative property to automatically size text		00:04:13
Using the Annotative property to automatically size dimensions		00:04:34
Using the Annotative property to automatically size multileaders		00:03:58
Changing the scale assigned to annotations		00:04:04
Saving drawings to other formats		00:02:27
Plotting to PDF		00:02:15
Plotting to the Design Web format		00:01:20
Sending drawings via email		00:00:54