Complete course in AutoCAD : 2D and 3D

Getting Started

Introduction

Starting a New File and Opening an Existing One

User Interface In AutoCAD

Setting Up Drawing Units

Setting Up Drawing Limits

Using Various Zoom Options

Example – Units, Limits, and Zoom tools

Saving Drawing Files as an AutoCAD Template

Using Drawing Tools

Understanding Coordinate Systems and Line tool

Example – Using Line tool

Example – Using Absolute Coordinate System

Example – Using Relative Rectangular Coordinate System

Example – Using Relative Polar Coordinate System

Drawing Polylines and Splines

Drawing Circles

Example – Using Circle tool

Drawing Arcs

Example – Using Arc tool

Drawing Rectangles

Example – Using Rectangle tool

Drawing Polygons

Example – Using Polygon tool

Drawing Ellipses

Example – Using Ellipse tool

Drawing Construction Lines, Rays, Points, and Multiple Points

Applying Hatches and Gradient Hatches

Creating Revision Clouds

QUIZ – Draw tools

Using Modify Tools

Making Selection Sets

Copying and Moving Objects

Example – Using Copy tool

Example – Using Move tool

Stretching, Scaling, and Offsetting Entities

Example – Using Stretch tool

Example – Using Scale tool

Example – Using Offset tool

Rotating and Mirroring Entities

Example- Using Rotate tool

Example – Using Mirror tool

Trimming and Extending Entities

Example – Using Trim tool

Example – Using Extend tool

Creating Fillets

Creating Chamfers

Creating Blend Curves

Using Erase tool

Using Explode tool

Using Align tool

Example – Using Align tool

Using Break and Break at Point tools

Example – Using Break tool

Example – Using Break at Point tool

Using Join tool

Example – Using Draw and Modify tools

Using Overkill command

Using Array tool

Example – Using Rectangular Array tool

Example – Using Path Array tool

Example – Using Polar Array tool

Using Divide, Measure, and Wipeout tools

Example – Using Divide tool

Example – Using Measure tool

Using Region and Boundary tools

Example – Using Region tool

Quiz – Modify tools

Using Status Bar

Using Various Status Bar Toggles

Using Object Snaps and Object Snap Tracking

Using From Snap and Other Snaps

Using Selection Cycling option

Switching Workspaces

QUIZ – Status Bar Toggles

Working with Layers

Working with Layers

Using Layer States

Using Layer Filters

Using Match Layer and Layer Walk tools

Using Layer Isolate, Unisolate, and Layer Merge tools

Using Layer Translator

Quiz – Layers

Writing Standard and Annotative Texts

Writing Single Line and Multiline Texts

Example – Writing Single Line Text

Example – Writing Multiline Text

Creating Text Styles

Quiz -Writing Texts

Adding Standard and Annotative Dimensions

Using Dimensioning tools – Dimensions Drop-Down

Managing Dimension Styles using Dimension Style Manager

Creating a New Dimension Style

Importing Dimension Styles from a drawing into the other drawing

Using Quick tool

Using Continue and Baseline tools

Using Break and Inspect tools

Using Adjust Space and Update tools

Using Breakline and Dimjogline tools

Associating and Disassociating Dimensions

Using Centermark and Centerline tools

Adding Leaders and Tables

Using Leader tool

Using Multileader tool

Using Multileader Style Manager

Creating a New Multileader Style

Using Multileader Align tool

Using Multileader Collect tool

Adding and Removing Leaders to an Existing Leader

Creating and Inserting Tables

QUIZ- Dimensions

Adding and Managing Constraints

Concept of Constraints

Using Constraint Settings Dialog Box

Using Autoconstrain tool

Using Coincident, Parallel, and Tangent constraint tools

Using Collinear, Perpendicular, and Smooth constraint tools

Using Concentric, Horizontal, and Symmetric constraint tools

Using Fix, Vertical , and Equal constraint tools

Using Show Hide, Show All, and Hide All tools

Using Linear, Horizontal, and Vertical Dimensional constraint tools

Using Aligned Dimensional constraint tool

Using Radius, Angular, Diameter, and Convert Dimensional constraint tools

Adding Equations to Dimensional constraints

Deleting constraints

Using Parameters Manager

QUIZ – Constraints

Working with Views and Viewports

Controlling UCS Icon, Viewcube, and Navigation Bar Display

Creating Custom Views (New View tool)

Using View Manager

Understanding the concept of Model Space and Paper Space

Creating Model Space Viewports

Creating Named Viewports (VPORTS command)

Combining Viewports (Join tool)

Creating Custom Viewports (MVIEW command)

QUIZ – Views and Viewports

Working with Blocks

Concept of Blocks

Creating Blocks

Example – Creating Blocks

Inserting Blocks into the Drawing

Creating Annotative Blocks

Example – Creating Annotative Blocks

Using Write Block tool

Example – Using Write Block tool

Creating Dynamic Blocks

Example – Creating Dynamic Blocks

Accessing Recent Blocks

Importing Blocks from other Drawing into the current Drawing

Using Block Editor tool

Example – Using Block Editor tool

Inserting Blocks using the Design Center

Renaming Blocks

Using PURGE command to delete unused Named Objects

QUIZ – Blocks

Adding and Managing Attributes

Concept of Attributes

Defining Attributes

Example – Defining Attributes

Editing Attributes

Managing Attributes

QUIZ – Attributes

Drawing Utilities

Using Drawing Utility tools

Assigning Drawing Properties to an Object

Using List tool

Using ID Point tool

Using Quick Select tool

Using Select All tool

Using Copyclip, Cutclip, and Pasteclip tools

Using PDFIMPORT and PDFATTACH tools

Using Attach tool

Using Tool Palettes in AutoCAD

Creating Custom Tool Palettes

Creating and Managing Groups

Creating Groups

Editing Groups

Ungrouping Entities

Managing Groups

QUIZ – Groups

Creating Isometric Drawings

Creating an Isometric Drawing

Example – Creating an Isometric Drawing

3D Modeling

Using Primitive tools

Using Extrude tool

Using Loft tool

Using Revolve tool

Using Sweep tool

Using Presspull tool

Using SOLIDUNION and SOLIDSUBTRACT tools

Using SOLIDINTERSECT and INTERFERE tools

Using Slice and Thicken tools

Using 3D Move and 3D Rotate tools

Using 3D Scale tool

Using 3D Mirror tool

Using 3D Align tool

Generating Orthographic Views

Example 1 – 3D Modeling

Example 2 – 3D Modeling

Understanding Pagesetups

Working with Pagesetups

Creating a New Pagesetup

Importing Pagesetups

Layouts, Plotting, and Plot Styles

Plotting Drawings

Adding Plotters

Creating Plot Styles

Creating Color Dependent Plot Styles

Creating Named Plot Styles

Example – Creating Named Plot Style

QUIZ – Layout, Plotting, and Plot Styles

Referencing External Files

Concept Of External References (XREF tool)

Using Bind tool

Collaboration tools

Saving Drawings to Web and Mobile

Comparing Drawings (DWG Compare tool)

Sharing Drawing Views

Customizing AutoCAD

Customizing User Interface

Creating Custom Aliases

Writing and Running Script Files

Using Visual LISP Editor

Adding Title Blocks

Creating a Title Block

Adding Fields to the Title Block and using it in a Drawing

Working with Sheet Sets

Using Sheet Set Manager

Publishing Sheets using the Sheet Set Manager

Using E-Transmit tool

Inserting Drawing Views into a Sheet

Advanced tools

Working with CAD Standards

3D Printing Models

Working with Action Macros

Extracting Data – Data Extraction tool

Practice Test 1

Practice Test 2