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AutoCAD LT Introductory Course
Outline
Aims of the 3-Day Course
This course is suitable for architects, engineers, designers, facilities
planners, drafters, technicians, and those from other disciplines who
will be primarily involved in editing drawings created by other people.
After completing this beginner level course the trainee will be familiar
with the basic concepts and techniques of 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
- Basic Drawing and Editing
- Drawing Lines, Rectangles & Circles
- Erasing Objects
- Using Direct Distance Entry & Polar Tracking
- Drawing with Grid & Snap
- Viewing your drawing
- Drawing Precision
- Using Object Snap & Object Snap Overrides
- Polar Tracking Summary
- Changing Your Drawings
- Selecting Objects for Editing
- Moving & Copying Objects
- Rotating & Scaling Objects
- Organising Your Drawings
- Creating New Drawings with Templates
- What are Layers?
- Layer State
- Changing an Object’s Layer
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- 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?
- Using DesignCenter to Insert Blocks
- Printing
- Printing concepts
- Layouts
- Plot Settings & Preview
- Annotation
- Adding, Formatting & Editing Multiline Text
- Spell Checking Text
- Using & Editing Hatch Patterns
- Adding & Editing Dimensions
- Basic Leaders
- Selecting a Dimension Style
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Prerequisites
No previous experience of using AutoCAD LT is necessary, although keyboard
and mouse experience is assumed. Familiarity with the use of Windows software
is essential.
Course Duration
A total of eighteen hours. Times to be 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm
to 4.30pm, six hours, on each day.
Next Course
AutoCAD LT Skills Two
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us for prices for this course
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