3 day course
Prerequisite: This intermediate level course continues to build on the basic concepts of the AutoCAD Essentials course.
This course is designed specifically for experienced AutoCAD users looking for additional training to take full advantage of the capabilities in AutoCAD. It incorporates the features, commands, and techniques for becoming more productive when creating, annotating, and printing drawings with AutoCAD.
Objectives
The primary objective of this course is to teach the student powerful tools and techniques for drawing, dimensioning, presenting, 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.
Additional Drawing Objects
- Point Command
- Divide/Measure Command
- Multi-Line
- Wipeout
- Donut
- Boundary
- Revision Cloud
- Region
Dimensioning
- Dimensioning Concepts
- Single Dimensions
- Dimensioning Toolbar
- Controlling Dimension Styles
- Editing Dimensions
- Dimensioning in Paper Space
- Editing Dimensions
- Grips in Dimensions
- Dimension Regen
Reusable Content
- AutoCAD DesignCenter™ Usage
- Tool Palettes
- XREF
- Blocks
- Dynamic Blocks
- Multiple Document Interface
- Working with Raster Images
- Object Selection
- Calculator
Extracting Information
- OLE Object Insertion
- Background Masking
- Tables
- Fields and Field Customization
- Attribute Extraction
- Using Template Files with the Attribute Extract Command
- Microsoft® Excel and OLE Usage
- Block Attribute Manager
- Advanced Attribute Editor
- Attribute Extract
- Synchronize Attributes
- Table Creation from Extracting Attributes
Intermediate Layer Usage
- Layer Groups
- Layer Filters
- Layer State Manager
- Inverting Layers
Layouts
- Introduction to Layouts
- Create a Layout
- Page Setups
- Dimensioning in Paper Space
- Viewports
- Viewports Toolbar
- VPLAYER Command
Plotting
- Plotting from Model Space
- Working with Layouts
- DWF Creation
- Batch Plotting/Publishing
Sheet Sets and Sheet Set Up
- Sheet Set Creation
- Sheet Set Compositions
- Sheet Set Editing
- Using Fields in Sheet Sets
- Attributes in Sheet Sets
- Sheet Set Editing and Properties
- Plotting and Publishing Sheet Sets
Presentation
- Presentation Graphics
- True Color
- Color Books
- Gradient Fills
- Plotting a Viewport in Color
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