AutoCAD 2D Training Course

AutoCAD 2D Course Contents

Introduction to AutoCAD

• The Basics
• Exploring the AutoCAD Interface
• Working with AutoCAD

Creating Your First Drawing

• Getting to Know the Home Tab's Draw and Modify Panels
• Starting Your First Drawing
• Specifying Exact Distances with Coordinates
• Interpreting the Cursor Modes and Understanding Prompts
• Selecting Objects
• Editing with Grips
• Using Dynamic Input
• Getting Help
• Displaying Data in a Text Window
• Displaying the Properties of an Object

Setting Up and Using AutoCAD's Drafting Tools

• Setting Up a Work Area
• Exploring the Drawing Process
• Planning and Laying Out a Drawing
• Using the AutoCAD Modes as Drafting Tools

Organizing Objects with Blocks and Groups

• Creating a Symbol
• Inserting a Symbol
• Modifying a Block
• Understanding the Annotation Scale
• Grouping Objects
• The Bottom Line

Keeping Track of Layers and Blocks

• Organizing Information with Layers
• Keeping Track of Blocks and Layers

Editing and Reusing Data to Work Efficiently

• Creating and Using Templates
• Copying an Object Multiple Times
• Developing Your Drawing
• Finding an Exact Distance along a Curve
• Changing the Length of Objects
• Creating a New Drawing by Using Parts from Another Drawing

Mastering Viewing Tools, Hatches, and External References

• Assembling the Parts
• Taking Control of the AutoCAD Display
• Using Hatch Patterns in Your Drawings
• Understanding the Boundary Hatch Options
• Using External References
• Editing Xrefs in Place
• Introducing Printing, Plotting, and Layouts
• Plotting the Plan
• Understanding the Plotter Settings
• WYSIWYG Plotting Using Layout Views
• Adding an Output Device
• Storing a Page Setup
• Plotter and Printer Hardware Considerations

 Understanding Plot Styles

• Choosing Between Color-Dependent and Named Plot Style Tables
• Creating a Color Plot Style Table
• Editing and Using Plot Style Tables
• Assigning Named Plot Styles Directly to Layers and Objects

Adding Text to Drawings

• Preparing a Drawing for Text
• Setting the Annotation Scale and Adding Text
• Understanding the Text Style Dialog Box Options
• Exploring Text Formatting in AutoCAD
• What Do the Fonts Look Like?
• Adding Simple Single-Line Text Objects
• Using the Check Spelling Feature
• Substituting Fonts
• Finding and Replacing Text

Using Fields and Tables

• Using Fields to Associate Text with Drawing Properties
• Adding Tables to Your Drawing
• Editing the Table Line Work
• Adding Formulas to Cells
• Importing and Exporting Tables
• Creating Table Styles

Using Dimensions

• Understanding the Components of a Dimension
• Creating a Dimension Style
• Drawing Linear Dimensions
• Editing Dimensions
• Dimensioning Nonorthogonal Objects
• Adding a Note with a Leader Arrow
• Applying Ordinate Dimensions
• Adding Tolerance Notation

Using Attributes

• Creating Attributes
• Editing Attributes
• Extracting and Exporting Attribute Information

Copying Existing Drawings into AutoCAD

• Methods for Converting Paper Drawings to AutoCAD Files
• Importing a Raster Image
• Working with a Raster Image
• Working with PDF Files

Advanced Editing and Organizing

• Using External References
• Managing Layers
• Using Advanced Tools: Filter and Quick Select
• Using the QuickCalc Calculator

Laying Out Your Printer Output

• Understanding Model Space and Paper Space
• Working with Paper Space Viewports
• Creating Odd-Shaped Viewports
• Understanding Lineweights, Linetypes, and Dimensions in Paper Space
• The Bottom Line

Making "Smart" Drawings with Parametric Tools

• Why Use Parametric Drawing Tools
• Connecting Objects with Geometric Constraints
• Controlling Sizes with Dimensional Constraints
• Using Formulas to Control and Link Dimensions
• Editing the Constraint Options
• Putting Constraints to Use
• The Bottom Line

Using Dynamic Blocks

• Exploring the Block Editor
• Creating a Dynamic Block
• Using Constraints in Dynamic Blocks
• Adding a List of Predefined Options
• Creating Multiple Shapes in One Block
• Rotating Objects in Unison
• Filling in a Space Automatically with Objects
• Including Block Information with Data Extraction

Drawing Curves

• Introducing Polylines
• Editing Polylines
• Creating a Polyline Spline Curve
• Using True Spline Curves
• Marking Divisions on Curves

Getting and Exchanging Data from Drawings

• Finding the Area of Closed Boundaries
• Getting General Information
• Using the DXF File Format to Exchange CAD Data with Other Programs
• Using AutoCAD Drawings in Page Layout Programs
• Using OLE to Import Data

Projects in AutoCAD

Project: Create a 3d House modelling