AutoCAD Intermediate

Course details

This courseware is designed for the AutoCAD® user who requires additional training. It incorporates the features, commands, and techniques for becoming more productive when creating, annotating, and printing drawings with AutoCAD .

This intermediate-level course continues to build on the basic concepts of the AutoCAD Essentials course.

Hands-on exercises are used throughout the courseware to illustrate the concepts that are taught. The exercises are provided in both a printed exercise workbook

OBJECTIVES:

The primary objective of this courseware is to teach the student powerful tools and techniques for drawing, dimensioning, and printing 2D drawings. Students will also learn how to reuse content that has been previously created and extract information from their drawings.

With an understanding of these tools, students can begin to streamline the design process and become more productive with AutoCAD

COURSE CONTENT:

Day 1

Drawing Objects

• Creating and Editing Multilines
• Creating Revision Clouds
• Wipeout Objects
• Boundaries
• Regions

Manipulating Objects and Data

• Selecting Objects with Quick Select
• Selecting Similar Objects
• Selection Cycling
• Isolating and Hiding Objects
• Working with Point Objects
• Dividing and Measuring Objects
• Using QuickCalc for Performing Calculations

Template Drawing Creation

• Creating Drawing Templates

Dimensioning and Annotation

• Introduction to Annotation Scaling
• Controlling Annotation Scale
• Working with Text
• Using Multileaders
• Dimensioning
• Creating Center Marks
• Creating Ordinate Dimensions
• Creating Geometric Dimensions and Tolerances
• Working with Dimension Substyles and Overrides

Day 2

Reusable Content

• Using DesignCenter™
• Creating Custom Tool Palettes
• Organizing Tool Palettes
• Sharing Tool Palettes
• Using External References
• Managing External References
• Referencing Non-Native File Types

Blocks and Attributes

• Working with Blocks
• Creating Attributes
• Editing Attributes

Layer Management and Best Practices

• Working with Layer Filters
• Using the Layer States Manager
• Using Layer Standards

Layouts and Views

• Creating Layouts
• Modifying Layouts and Using Page Setups
• Creating Layout Viewports
• Working with Layout Viewports
• Controlling Object Visibility in Layout Viewports

Day 3

Plotting

• Working with Plotter Configuration Files
• Creating and Applying

Plot Style Tables

• Publishing Drawings

Working with Constraints

• Geometric Constraints
• Dimensional Constraints
• Dynamic Blocks and Constraints

Introduction to Sheet Sets

• Creating Sheet Sets
• Working with Sheet Sets
• Setting Sheet Set Properties
• Using Fields in Sheet Sets
• Using Attributes in Sheet Sets
• Publishing, Transmitting, and Archiving Sheet Sets

Working with Tables

• Working with Table Styles
• Creating and Editing Tables
• Creating Advanced Tables
• Extracting Attributes to Tables
• Exporting and Importing Tables
• Creating Tables Linked to External Data