AutoCAD^® Basics Training

A full 2 days are dedicated to this “learn by doing” style of training.

To register for this class click HERE. Training classroom is located in Orlando, FL.

Upon completion of AutoCAD® Basics Training, the student will be able to create a basic 2D drawing using drawing and editing tools, organize drawing objects on layers, add text and basic dimensions, and prepare to plot. The first day focuses on developing essential skills. The second day covers drawing setup, productivity features, and plotting techniques.

The topics in AutoCAD® Basics Training include the following:

USER INTERFACE

COMMAND LINE
DIALOG BOXES
PULL-DOWN MENUS
TOOLBARS
STATUS BAR

VIEW COMMANDS

OPEN AN EXISTING DRAWING
PAN
ZOOM
ZOOM WINDOW
WHEELMOUSE CONTROLS

CREATING A SIMPLE DRAWING

COMMAND LINE
DRAW A LINE
UNDO COMMAND
SELECTING OBJECTS
ERASE
RECTANGLE
CIRCLE
ARC

DRAWING FILES

NEW
SAVE
OPEN
FILE MANAGEMENT
FILE UTILITIES

UNITS AND COORDINATES

COORDINATE SYSTEM
UCS ICON
UNITS
COORDINATE ENTRY

INQUIRY COMMANDS

LIST
DISTANCE

ACCURATE DRAFTING USING OBJECT SNAPS

DRAFTING SETTINGS
OBJECT SNAPS (OSNAP)

OBJECT SNAP TRACKING

FIND MIDPOINT OF A RECTANGLE
EXTEND
PARALLEL
POLAR TRACKING

MODIFY COMMANDS

SELECTING OBJECTS
QUICK SELECT
MOVE
COPY
OFFSET
MIRROR
ROTATE
SCALE
TRIM /EXTEND

OBJECT PROPERTIES

PROPERTIES PALETTE
COLOR CONTROL
LINETYPE CONTROL
LINEWEIGHT CONTROL
LAYER CONTROL
MAKE OBJECT’S LAYER CURRENT
LAYER PROPERTIES MANAGER

ADVANCED COMMANDS

GRIPS
GRIP SETTINGS
FILLET
CHAMFER
POLYLINE
POLYGON
EDIT POLYLINE
BLOCKS
INSERT BLOCK
EXPLODE
HATCH
EDIT HATCH
STRETCH
BREAK

TEXT

SINGLE LINE TEXT
MULTILINE TEXT
TEXT STYLES
EDITING TEXT

DIMENSIONS

DIMENSIONING COMMANDS
DIMENSION STYLE
EDIT DIMENSION LOCATION
EDIT DIMENSION TEXT
EDIT DIMENSION PROPERTIES

DRAWING LAYOUT AND PLOTTING

DRAWING LAYOUT
DRAWING LAYOUT VIEWPORTS
NAMED PAGE SETUPS
PLOT COMMAND