AutoCAD for Beginners
(AutoCAD.AE1) / ISBN : 978-1-64459-515-2This course includes
Lessons
Skills You’ll Get
The AutoCAD for Beginners course is your gateway to the exciting world of Computer-Aided Design (CAD). Whether you're entering fields like architecture, engineering, or design, or if you're simply curious about creating digital drawings, this course is tailored to offer a comprehensive and beginner-friendly introduction to AutoCAD. The AutoCAD for Beginners course will help you acquire skills highly sought after in industries such as architecture, engineering, and interior design.
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Lessons
28+ Lessons | 100+ Quizzes |
1
Introduction
- About This Course
- False Assumptions
- Conventions Used in This Course
- Icons Used in This Course
- Where to Go from Here
2
Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
- Launching AutoCAD
- Drawing in AutoCAD
- Understanding Pixels and Vectors
- The Cartesian Coordinate System
3
The Grand Tour of AutoCAD
- Looking at AutoCAD’s Drawing Screen
- Getting with the Program
- Fun with F1
4
A Lap around the CAD Track
- A Simple Setup
- Drawing a (Base) Plate
- Taking a Closer Look with Zoom and Pan
- Modifying to Make It Merrier
- Following the Plot
5
Setup for Success
- A Setup Roadmap
- A Template for Success
- Making the Most of Model Space
- Making Templates Your Own
6
A Zoom with a View
- Panning and Zooming with Glass and Hand
- Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
- A View by Any Other Name
- Degenerating and Regenerating
7
Along the Straight and Narrow
- Drawing for Success
- Introducing the Straight-Line Drawing Commands
- Drawing Lines and Polylines
- Squaring Off with Rectangles
- Choosing Sides with POLygon
8
Dangerous Curves Ahead
- Throwing Curves
- Going Full Circle
- Arc-y-ology
- Solar Ellipses
- Splines: Sketchy, Sinuous Curves
- Donuts: Circles with a Difference
- Revision Clouds on the Horizon
- Scoring Points
9
Preciseliness Is Next to CADliness
- Controlling Precision
- Understanding the AutoCAD Coordinate Systems
- Grabbing an Object and Making It Snappy
- Other Practical Precision Procedures
10
Manage Your Properties
- Using Properties with Objects
- Working with Layers
- Using Named Objects
- Using AutoCAD DesignCenter
11
Grabbing Onto Object Selection
- Commanding and Selecting
- Selecting Objects
- Perfecting Selecting
- AutoCAD Groupies
- Object Selection: Now You See It …
12
Edit for Credit
- Assembling Your AutoCAD Toolkit
- The Big Three: Move, COpy, and Stretch
- More Manipulations
- Slicing, Dicing, and Splicing
- Getting a Grip
- When Editing Goes Bad
- Dare to Compare
13
Planning for Paper
- Setting Up a Layout in Paper Space
- Any Old Viewport in a Layout
- Practice Makes Perfect
- Clever Paper Space Tricks
14
Text with Character
- Getting Ready to Write
- Creating Simply Stylish Text
- Taking Your Text to New Heights
- Entering Text
- Using the Same Old Line
- Saying More in Multiline Text
- Turning On Annotative Objects
- Gather Round the Tables
- Take Me to Your Leader
15
Entering New Dimensions
- Adding Dimensions to a Drawing
- Dimensioning the Legacy Way
- A Field Guide to Dimensions
- The Latest Styles in Dimensioning
- Scaling Dimensions for Output
- Editing Dimensions
- And the Correct Layer Is …
16
Down the Hatch!
- Creating Hatches
- Hatching Its Own Layer
- Using the Hatches Tab
- Scaling Hatches
- Pushing the Boundaries of Hatch
- Editing Hatch Objects
17
The Plot Thickens
- You Say “Printing,” I Say “Plotting”
- The Plot Quickens
- Plotting the Layout of the Land
- Plotting Lineweights and Colors
- It’s a (Page) Setup!
- Continuing the Plot Dialog
- The Plot Sickens
18
The ABCs of Blocks
- Rocking with Blocks
- Creating Block Definitions
- Inserting Blocks
- Attributes: Fill-in-the-Blank Blocks
- Exploding Blocks
- Purging Unused Block Definitions
19
Everything from Arrays to Xrefs
- Arraying Associatively
- Going External
- Blocks, Xrefs, and Drawing Organization
- Mastering the Raster
- You Say PDF; I Say DWF
- Theme and Variations: Dynamic Blocks
20
Call the Parametrics!
- Maintaining Design Intent
- Understanding Geometric Constraints
- Understanding Dimensional Constraints
- Lunchtime!
21
Drawing on the Internet
- The Internet and AutoCAD: An Overview
- The Drawing Protection Racket
- Outgoing!
- AutoCAD Web and Mobile
22
It’s a 3D World After All
- The 3.5 Kinds of 3D Digital Models
- Tools of the 3D Trade
- Modeling from Above
- Changing Work Planes
- Visualizing 3D Objects
- On a Render Bender
23
From Drawings to Models
- Is 3D for Me?
- Getting Your 3D Bearings
- From Drawing to Modeling in 3D
- Adding the Third Dimension to 2D Objects
- Modifying 3D Objects
24
It’s Showtime!
- Get the 2D Out of Here!
- Visualizing the Digital World
- Adding Lights
- Creating and Applying Materials
- Defining a Background
- Rendering a 3D Model
25
AutoCAD Plays Well with Others
- Get Out of Here!
- Open Up and Let Me In!
- Translation, Please!
- The Importance of Being DWG
26
Ten AutoCAD Resources
- Autodesk Discussion Groups
- Autodesk’s Own Blogs
- Autodesk University
- Autodesk Channel on YouTube
- World Wide (CAD) Web
- Your Local Authorized Training Center
- Your Local User Group
- Autodesk User Groups International
- Books
- Autodesk Feedback Community
27
Ten System Variables to Make Your AutoCAD Life Easier
- APERTURE
- DIMASSOC
- MENUBAR
- MIRRTEXT
- OSNAPZ
- PICKBOX
- REMEMBERFOLDERS
- ROLLOVERTIPS and TOOLTIPS
- TASKBAR
- VISRETAIN
- And the Bonus Round
28
Ten AutoCAD Secrets
- Sheet Sets
- Custom Tool Palettes
- Ribbon Customization
- Toolsets
- Programming Languages
- Vertical Versions
- Language Packs
- Multiple Projects or Clients
- Data Extraction and Linking
- Untying the Ribbon and Drawings
