Getting Started with AutoCAD

• Starting AutoCAD
• AutoCAD’s User Interface
• Working with Commands
• AutoCAD’s Cartesian Workspace
• Opening an Existing Drawing File
• Viewing Your Drawing
• Saving Your Work

Basic Drawing & Editing Commands

• Drawing Lines
• Erasing Objects
• Drawing Lines with Polar Tracking
• Drawing Rectangles
• Drawing Circles
• Undo and Redo Actions

Projects - Creating a Simple Drawing

• Create a Simple Drawing
• Create Simple Shapes

Drawing Precision in AutoCAD

• Using Running Object Snaps
• Using Object Snap Overrides
• Polar Tracking at Angles
• Object Snap Tracking
• Drawing with Snap and Grid (Optional)

Making Changes in Your Drawing

• Selecting Objects for Editing
• Moving Objects
• Copying Objects
• Rotating Objects
• Scaling Objects
• Mirroring Objects
• Editing with Grips

Projects - Making Your Drawings More Precise

• Schematic Project: Electronics Diagram
• Architectural Project: Landscape
• Mechanical Project (with Polar & Tracking)
• Mechanical Project: Surge Protector
• Mechanical Project: Satellite

Organizing Your Drawing with Layers

• Creating New Drawings With Templates
• What are Layers?
• Layer States
• Changing an Object’s Layer

Advanced Object Types

• Drawing Arcs
• Drawing Polylines
• Editing Polylines
• Drawing Polygons
• Drawing Ellipses

Getting Information from Your Drawing

• Working with Object Properties
• Measuring Objects

Projects - Drawing Organization & Information

• Architectural Project
• Mechanical Project
• Civil Project

Advanced Editing Commands

• Trimming and Extending Objects
• Stretching Objects
• Creating Fillets and Chamfers
• Offsetting Objects
• Creating Arrays of Objects

Inserting Blocks

• What are Blocks?
• Inserting Blocks
• Working with Dynamic Blocks
• Inserting Blocks with DesignCenter
• Inserting Blocks with Content Explorer

Projects - Creating More Complex Objects

• Mechanical Project 1 – Plate
• Mechanical Project 2 – Gasket
• Mechanical Project 3 – Plate
• Mechanical Project 4 - Rocker Arm
• Architectural Project 1 - Floor Plan
• Architectural Project 2 - Floor Plan
• Civil Project - Parking Lot

Setting Up a Layout

• Printing Concepts
• Working in Layouts
• Copying Layouts
• Creating Viewports
• Guidelines for Layouts

Printing Your Drawing

• Printing Layouts
• Printing from the Model Tab

Projects - Preparing to Print

• Mechanical Project
• Architectural Project

Text

• Working with Annotations
• Adding Text in a Drawing
• Modifying Multiline Text
• Formatting Multiline Text
• Adding Notes with Leaders to Your Drawing
• Creating Tables
• Modifying Tables

Hatching

• Hatching
• Editing Hatches

Adding Dimensions

• Dimensioning Concepts
• Adding Linear Dimensions
• Adding Radial & Angular Dimensions
• Editing Dimensions

Projects - Annotating your Drawing

• Mechanical Project
• Architectural Project 1
• Architectural Project 2
• Civil Project