CAD & Engineering Design
AutoCAD Level 1: Essentials
Learn AutoCAD from the ground up.
3 daysFoundation20 modules
About this course
Learn AutoCAD from the ground up. Over three days you will master the interface, draw and edit with precision using object snaps and polar tracking, organise drawings with layers, insert blocks and set up layouts to produce professional technical drawings ready to print.
What you'll learn
- Navigate the AutoCAD user interfaces
- Use the fundamental features of AutoCAD
- Use the precision drafting tools in AutoCAD to develop accurate technical drawings
- Present drawings in a detailed and visually impressive way
Curriculum
20 modules
- Starting the Software
- User Interface
- Working with Commands
- Cartesian Workspace
- Opening an Existing Drawing File
- Viewing Your Drawing
- Saving Your Work
- Drawing Lines
- Erasing Objects
- Drawing Lines with Polar Tracking
- Drawing Rectangles
- Drawing Circles
- Undo and Redo Actions
- Create a Simple Drawing
- Create Simple Shapes
- Using Running Object Snaps
- Using Object Snap Overrides
- Polar Tracking at Angles
- Object Snap Tracking
- Drawing with Snap and Grid (Optional)
- Selecting Objects for Editing
- Moving Objects
- Copying Objects
- Rotating Objects
- Scaling Objects
- Mirroring Objects
- Editing with Grips
- Schematic Project: Electronics Diagram
- Architectural Project: Landscape Mechanical Project (with Polar & Tracking)
- Mechanical Project: Surge Protector
- Mechanical Project: Satellite
- Creating New Drawings With Templates
- What are Layers?
- Layer States
- Changing an Object's Layer
- Drawing Arcs
- Drawing Polylines
- Editing Polylines
- Drawing Polygons
- Drawing Ellipses
- Working with Object Properties
- Measuring Objects
- Architectural Project
- Mechanical Project
- Civil Project
- Trimming and Extending Objects
- Stretching Objects
- Creating Fillets and Chamfers
- Creating Arrays of Objects
- What are Blocks?
- Working with Dynamic Blocks
- Inserting Blocks
- Inserting Blocks using the Tool Palettes
- Inserting Blocks using the DesignCenter
- Inserting Blocks using the Content Explorer
- Mechanical Project 1 - Plate Mechanical Project 2 - Gasket Mechanical Project 3 - Plate Mechanical Project 4 - Rocker Arm Architectural Project 1 - Floor Plan Architectural Project 2 - Floor Plan Civil Project - Parking Lot
- Printing Concepts
- Working in Layouts
- Creating Layouts
- Creating Layout Viewports
- Guidelines for Layouts
- Printing Layouts
- Print and Plot Settings
- Mechanical Project
- Architectural Projects
- Working with Annotations
- Adding Text in a Drawing
- Modifying Multiline Text
- Formatting Multiline Text
- Adding Notes with Leaders to Your Drawing
- Creating Tables
- Modifying Tables
- Hatching
- Editing Hatches
- Dimensioning Concepts
- Adding Linear Dimensions
- Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions
- Editing Dimensions
- Mechanical Project
- Architectural Project 1
- Architectural Project 2
- Civil Project
Who it's for
Engineers, architects, drafters and technicians new to AutoCAD.
Before you start
- Knowledge of basic computer navigation
- Basic design/drafting procedures and terminology
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