AutoCAD Advanced Outline
Aims of the Four-Day Course
This course has been designed for existing users who wish to learn how
to use the advanced features of AutoCAD. Trainees will also receive an
introduction to AutoCAD’s 3D features. The course is 100% hands-on,
with exercises to help the trainees practice the new skills they learn.
Course Content
- Work Efficiency
- Using Right-Click Shortcut Menus
- Using the Keyboard Effectively
- Controlling the Drafting Settings
- Quick Editing Techniques
- Double-click Editing
- Using Grips Effectively
- Grips with Specific Objects
- Selecting Objects with Quick Select
- Object Selection Tips
- Working in Multiple Drawings
- Polylines and Regions
- Using Complex Polylines
- Polylines with Other Commands
- Editing Polylines
- Creating Complex Boundaries
- Working with Regions
- Multilines
- Drawing & Editing with Multilines
- Multiline Styles
- Advanced Blocks
- Inserting Blocks & Multiple Blocks
- Creating Local & Global Blocks
- Special Block Properties
- Revising Blocks
- Attributes
- What are Attributes
- Inserting, Defining & Extracting
- ttributes
- Editing Attribute Values
- Redefining Blocks with Attributes
- Attribute Strategies
- External References
- Working with External References
- Attachments vs. Overlays
- Working with XREF Layers
- Editing XREF’s in Place
- Binding & Clipping XREF’s
- Working with Images
- Attaching Raster Images
- Editing Raster Images
- Controlling the Display
- Sharing Information
- eTransmit
- Hyperlinks
- Object Linking & Embedding
- Working with Layouts
- Layout Concepts
- Creating a New Layout
- Copying Layouts
- Controlling Viewport Display
- Creating Additional Viewports
- Annotating Layouts
- Plotting a Layout
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- Advanced Plotting Features
- Managing Plotters
- Plotting for the Web
- Publish to Web
- Plot Styles
- Batch Plotting
- Maintaining Drawing Standards
- Drawing Standards
- Managing Layers & Dimension Styles
- CAD Standards
- CAD Standards Concepts
- Configuring & Checking Standards
- Layer Translator
- System Setup
- The Options Dialog
- System Variables
- Setting Up a Design Centre
- Drawing Utilities
- Customisation
- Why Customise?
- What can be customised?
- Saving Setting in a Profile
- Creating Custom Toolbars
- Customise the Keyboard
- Writing Basic Macros
- Running Scripts
- Loading Menus
- Programming for AutoCAD
- Using AutoLISP Routines
- Loading & Running VBA Macros
- Working in 3D
- 3D Concepts
- Types of 3D Objects
- Viewing in 3D
- AutoCAD’s 3D Coordinate System
- Introduction to User Coordinate System
- 3D Modelling
- Solid Concepts
- Solid Primitives
- Creating Complex Solids
- 3D Visualisation Techniques
- Rendering Concepts
- Adding Materials to the Model
- Scenes & Lighting
- Adding Bitmap Image
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Prerequisites
Trainees should have completed the Level Two course or have a very good
working knowledge of AutoCAD.
Course Duration
Twenty-four hours. Times to be 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4.30pm,
6 hours, on each day.
Please contact
us for prices for this course
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