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Course Aim
This easy-to-follow course is part of a series which form a perfect hands-on accompaniment to learning, aimed at helping novices and all practitioners, whatever their role or skill levels, to quickly become proficient with 2D and 3D computer-aided design (CAD) using the world's leading product, Autodesk AutoCAD. Individual modules contain clear learning objectives and practical, task-based step-by-step examples, covering the software's core features and functionality, ensures you are productive from the very start of your learning. Either work through every lesson to complete the full course or individual lessons on the specific skills you need. The course contains helpful tips and tricks and will be an invaluable reminder of the topics covered in your learning and a source of reference for years to come.
AutoCAD – Intermediate (3 days)
| Module 01 Efficient Use of AutoCAD Create a custom workspace Effective use of the keyboard Working with objects Working in multiple drawings Advanced use of grips Efficient use of layer tools The exercise looks at workspace creation, switching between multiple drawings, keyboard shortcuts, how objects are displayed in a drawing and using the layer tools | ||
| Module 02 Accurate Positioning Co-ordinate entry Cartesian and polar co-ordinates Enter co-ordinates using dynamic Input Display co-ordinates on the status bar How to draw using relative co-ordinates Locating points with tracking Temporary track point Construction lines and rays The exercise uses typed co-ordinates, object snap tracking, temporary track point and construction lines to draw various shapes | ||
| Module 03 Practical Productivity Examples This module comprises of several exercises in various disciplines, two for mechanical, a civil/landscape exercise to create a garden plan, and an architectural exercise to create a house extension. To reinforce the basics covered so far, these include: Using various drafting tools and settings Place components using tracking Polar tracking, direct distance entry and dynamic input | ||
| Module 04 Working with Parameters Use constraints with blocks and Xrefs Remove or relax constraints Geometric constraints Dimensional constraints Dynamic blocks This exercise explores the various constraint tools | ||
| Module 05 Blocks Creating blocks Blocks and layers Wblocks Editing block in place Editing blocks using the block editor Editing block names This exercise explores block creation and modification, using the purge command to remove unused block definitions, empty layers from a drawing, add blocks to a custom tool palette and modify their properties | ||
| Module 06 Practical Blocks Examples This module comprises of three discipline-specific exercises that reinforce the basics covered so far. Mechanical part Architectural layout Civil - Utility layout | ||
| Module 07 Template Creation Drawing standards Drawing units Drawing limits Creating new layers The Layer Properties Manager Linetypes Saving templates The exercise creates a drawing, sets the units, and tests them, uses the layer property manager to create and modify layers, creates a page setup, and applies it to a layout, then saves the drawing as a template. | ||
| Module 08 Advanced Layouts Creating and using named view Advanced viewport options Viewport clipping Viewport layer overrides Modify layer properties in a viewport Additional annotative scale options Modifying annotative object scales The exercise provides practical examples in the use of viewport manager and the viewports command to set up named views, create a viewport clip, freeze layers in a single viewport, apply layer overrides to the colour settings, create multiple viewports based on named views, clip a viewport using the polygonal tool, create viewports at different scales and add annotative objects to them | ||
| Module 09 Creating New Styles Creating new text styles Creating new dimension styles Creating dimension sub-styles Creating new multileader styles This exercise comprises of creating new dimension text multileader styles | ||
| Module 10 Practical Examples - Drawing Setup This module comprises of creating a various drawing template containing layers, limits, text, dimension, and multileader styles reinforce the basics covered so far. Create a schematic drawing template Create templates for an interior project and a civil/map project Create dimension styles and add dimensions to a part | ||
| Module 11 Working with External References Working with references Change reference paths in multiple drawings Manipulating references Edit Xref in-place Clip Xref In the first part of the exercise, references are attached to a file and in the second part of the exercise they are edited to demonstrate the functionality and processes behind manipulating information | ||
| Module 12 Practical Examples-Drawings This module comprises of creating various drawings to gain more hands-on experience of the topics already covered. Create a drawing border and title block containing a company logo Create a mechanical part using fillet, trim, offset, hatching and viewports Create an architectural room layout Create a schematic project |