Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to AutoCAD 2D
* Starting AutoCAD and Understanding the Display
* Interacting with AutoCAD
* AutoCAD File Operations
Module 2: AutoCAD Overview and Getting Started
* User interface
* Screen layout
* AutoCAD menu system
* Template drawing concepts
* Create a template drawing
* Use of template drawing
* New and Open a drawing
* Floating Toolbars
Module 3: Basic AutoCAD 2D Drawing Creation
* Cartesian Drawing Workspace
* Drawing Lines
* Drawing Circles
* Drawing Arcs
* Drawing Rectangles
* Drawing Polygons
* Drawing Polylines
* SAVE and SAVEAS commands
Module 4: Precision Drawing Tools
* The Drafting Settings Dialogue Box
* Using ORTHO
* Setup and use of Object Snaps
* Setup and use of Polar Tracking
* Setup and use of Object Tracking
* Use of the Absolute coordinate entry system
* Use of the Relative coordinate entry system
* Use of the Polar coordinate entry system
* One time only Object Snaps and running Object Snaps
Module 5: Editing AutoCAD Objects
* The concepts or creating selection sets of objects
* Using the properties Window
* Double click editing techniques
* Introduction in the use of GRIPS for editing purposes
* Using the MOVE command
* Using the COPY command
* Using the ROTATE command
* Using the OFFSET command
* Using the SCALE command to change the size of an object
* Using the object property painter
* Using the ERASE command
* Editing polylines
* Changing part of an object’s shape using the STRETCH command
* Changing the length of a line or arc using the LENGTHEN command
* Creating new objects in a mirror image using the MIRROR command
* Coping an object to multiple occurrences using the ARRAY command
* Using the TRIM and EXTEND commands to defined boundaries
* Creating two objects from one object by using the BREAK command
* Creating CHAMFERS
* Creating FILLETS
* How to undo commands using the U command
* How to undo commands using the UNDO command
Module 6: Layer Usage
* Using layers to organize the drawing
* Using wildcards to organize the layers
* Layer Previous
* Layer States
* Layer Translator
Module 7: Displaying and Viewing AutoCAD Objects
* Using REGEN
* Real-time PAN and ZOOM
* Using Zoom extents
* Using Zoom scale
* Using Zoom window
* Saving and restoring views
Module 8: Drawing organization and Query
* Layer standards
* Layer states
* Layer previous
* Layer Translator concepts
* How to use the on-line HELP command
* Organizing AutoCAD objects using the LAYER command
* Setting View Scale
* Adjustments
* Hatch Scale
* Text Height
* Dimension Scale
* Multi-drawing environment
* Drag and drop objects from drawing to drawing
* Finding out information about an object using the LIST command
* Getting angles and distances by using the distance command
* Finding the AREA of an object
* Setting drawing UNITS
* Creating a template drawing
Module 9: Annotating AutoCAD Objects
* Creating TEXT styles
* Fonts used by AutoCad
* Using the TEXT command to add text to your drawing
* Cut and Paste text from another document
* Multiline text creation
* MTEXT formatting
* MTEXT editing
* Justify text
* Spell checking
Module 10: Dimensioning
* Dimensioning concepts
* Creating and controlling dimension styles
* Using dimension variables to control dimensions
* Single dimensions
* Creating dimensions using Quick Dimension
* Creating leaders using Quick Leader
* Editing dimensions
* Grips editing for dimensions
* Associative dimensions
* Using the DIMREASSOCIATE command
* Using the DIMDISASSOCIATE command
* Dimension regeneration
Module 11: Hatch Objects
* Boundary hatching
* Hatch pattern editing
Module 12: Plotting
* Plotting concepts
* Establishing scale factors
* Viewports toolbar
* Locking viewpoints
* Plot Settings
* Plot Style tables
* Plot preview
* Page setups
* Plotting a drawing