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AutoCad Introductory Outline
Aims of the Three-Day Course
After completing this beginner level course the trainee will be able
to create a basic 2D drawing. The course is 100% hands-on, with exercises
to help the trainees practice the new skills they learn.
Course Content
- Getting Started
- Starting a new drawing
- The screen layout
- Command Line & using the keyboard
- Opening an existing drawing
- Using your Pointing Device
- AutoCAD’s Cartesian Workspace
- Basic Drawing and Editing
- Drawing Lines, Rectangles & Circles
- Erasing Objects
- Using Direct Distance Entry & Polar Tracking
- Drawing with Grid & Snap
- Viewing your drawing
- Using Undo
- Saving your Work
- Exiting AutoCAD
- Drawing Precision
- Using Object Snap & Object Snap
- Overrides
- Polar Tracking Summary
- Object Snap Tracking
- Changing Your Drawings
- Selecting Objects for Editing
- Moving & Copying Objects
- Rotating & Scaling Objects
- Setting Up a Layout
- Printing Concepts
- Working in Layouts
- Creating a New Layout
- Guidelines for Layouts
- Printing
- The PLOT Command
- Plot Settings
- Plot Preview
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- Organising Your Drawings
- Creating New Drawings with Templates
- What are Layers?
- Layer State
- Changing an Object’s Layer
- Drawing Information
- Measuring a Distance & Area
- Information about Objects
- More Object Types
- Drawing Arcs & Polylines
- Converting Polylines to Lines & Arcs
- Converting Lines & Arcs to Polylines
- Advanced Editing Commands
- Using Trim, Extend, Fillet & Chamfer
- Offsetting & Mirroring Objects
- Creating Arrays of Objects
- Inserting Blocks
- What are Blocks?
- Inserting Blocks
- Using DesignCenter to Insert Blocks
- Annotation
- Adding, Formatting & Editing Multiline Text
- Other Text Tools
- Spell Checking Text
- Using & Editing Hatch Patterns
- Dimensioning Concepts
- Dimension Tools
- Adding & Editing Dimensions
- Basic Leaders
- Selecting a Dimension Style
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Prerequisites
No previous knowledge of AutoCAD is needed, although keyboard and mouse
experience is assumed. Trainees must be experienced users of Windows software
and operating systems.
Course Duration
18 hours (9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4.30pm on each day).
Next Course
AutoCAD Level Two
Please contact
us for prices for this course.
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