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AutoCAD - Update to 2010
Length: 3 Days, Fee per person: $795
Training Calendar • Registration Form (pdf, 38kb)
This course is designed for individuals who are proficient using AutoCAD 2000-2008 and are updating to AutoCAD 2009/2010. It begins with an overview of changes to the user interface and basic drawing/editing commands and techniques. New features are introduced and explored with discussion of how to integrate the enhancements in an established AutoCAD environment.
Topics in this three day course include:
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Interfacing with AutoCAD
- Beginning AutoCAD
- Navigating the User Interface
- Choosing Commands
- Using Menu Search and Help
- Opening Drawings, Beginning New Drawings, Closing Drawings and Exiting AutoCAD
Using Accurate Drawing Techniques
- Using Object Snaps
- Using Dynamic Input
- Aligning Points with Object Snap Tracking
- Locating Points near Known Locations with Snap From
Displaying Areas of a Drawing
- Viewing the Entire Drawing
- Enlarging or Reducing the Image on the Screen
- Viewing Adjacent Areas
Working with Object Properties
- Using the Properties Palette
- Creating and Assigning Layers
- Working with Colors, Linetypes and Lineweights
Using updated drawing and editing features
- Using Quick Select
- Trim and Extend command options
- Offset command options
- Fillet and Chamfer command options
- Filling Areas With A Pattern (Hatch)
Adding Text
- Choosing an Annotation Scale
- Adding a Note using Multiline Text
- Creating Multiline Leaders
Adding fields and tables
- Linking drawing properties with fields
- Organizing information using Tables
Formatting designs using layouts and viewports
- Creating Layouts
- Setting up Viewports
- Controlling Layers in Viewports
- Working with Multiple Layouts
- Working with Page Setups
- Resolving Scale Issues
Working with blocks
- Understanding blocks
- Making a block
- Editing a block
- Organizing a Design Center Library
- Creating Dynamic blocks
- Making a block with attributes
- Adding blocks to a tool palette
- Using the Block Attribute Manager
- Exporting a block
Linking drawings and images
- Using External References (Xrefs)
- Linking Images in AutoCAD Drawings (BMP, JPG, PDF, GIF)
Creating templates
- Basic Settings
- Printing
- Sheet Formats
Topics and duration may be modified by the instructor based on the skill level and knowledge of the participants.