Course outline
1: Getting Started with AutoCAD
Opening and Creating Drawings
Exploring the AutoCAD interface
Zooming and Panning
2: Basic Drawing & Editing Commands
Coordinate system in AutoCAD
Using the Mouse, Keyboard, and Enter Key to work quickly and efficiently in AutoCAD
Lines
Circles
Rectangles
Trim
Extend
3: Drawing Precision in AutoCAD
Polar and Ortho Tracking
Entering Coordinates and Angles
Object Snaps and Tracking
Coordinate systems in AutoCAd
4: Exercise - Application of above tools
Creating Simple Drawings using important options such as - object snaps, ortho mode, application of otrack etc
Drawing using absolute coordinate system and relative coordinate system
5: Making Changes in Your Drawing
Move
Copy
Rotate
Mirror
Scale
Offset
Explode
6: Exercise
Application of above tools on real life drawings
7: Advanced Object Types
Polylines
Arcs
Polygons
Ellipses
Region
Divide
Measure
Helix
3D polynine
Donut
Spline
8: Exercise
Application of above tools on real life drawings
9: Advanced Editing Commands
Move
Copy
Stretch
Rotate
Mirror
Fillet and Chamfer
Polyline edit
Spline edit
Offset and Explode
Join
Scale
Array (Rectangular, Polar, Path)
Align
Break
Lengthen
10: Exercise
Creating complex drawings
11: Writing Text in AutoCAD
The Multi line Text Tool
The Single Line Text Tool
Editing Text
The Multi leader Tool
12: Adding Dimensions
Using Dimension Tools
Using Dimension Styles
Editing Dimensions
10: Hatching
The Hatch Command
The Hatch Editor Ribbon Tab
Saving and Applying Hatches with Tool Palettes
11: Exercise
Exercise on complex drawing
12: Organizing Your Drawing with Layers
What is Layer
Layer Tools
Creating new layers
Setting Layer properties
Match tool
13: Exercise
Creating user defined layers
Creating drawing using layers
14: Creating and Inserting Blocks
What is Block
Create Block command
The Insert Block Command
Inserting Blocks with Tool Palettes
Dynamic Blocs
15: Exercise - Creating More Complex drawings
Drawing a Floor Plan
Drawing electrical Harness layout
Drawing an engine component
16: Setting Up a Layout
Using Layouts and Viewports
Scaling Viewports
Model Space vs. Paper Space in Layouts
16: Groups
Creating local groups
Using Groups
Difference between Block and Group
17: Exercise
Exercise on Civil / mechanical / Electrical drawing
18: Parametric design
What is parameter
Different types of constraints
Applying geometrical constraints
Applying dimensional constraints
19: Exercise
Creating drawing using parameters
20: Printing Your Drawing
Setting printer
Setting paper size
Printing from Layout Tabs
Printing from the Model Tab
21: Importing and exporting drawings
22: Project on live objects