Still Number One!

After all these years AutoCAD Level I, our beginning AutoCAD course is still our most popular class. AutoCAD Level I is offered at least once per month at each of our Training Center locations and may be scheduled on four consecutive days during the week, or in the evening or on weekends, or may be our popular split schedule where it is offered two days per week and spans across two weeks.

 

Course Description:

This class is essential for all new AutoCAD users, or as an excellent class for end users of other CAD systems who are migrating to AutoCAD. Upon completion of this course students will be able to create basic 2D drawings using the drawing and editing tools; organize drawing objects on layers; add text and basic dimensions; and prepare to plot the drawing. Students will learn essential skills in addition to more sophisticated techniques for drawing setup and productivity.

Course Length - 4 days

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Getting Started - AutoCAD Today

• Start Button
• Using a Shortcut
• Initial Default Startup
• Optional Startup Dialog Box
• Startup Buttons

AutoCAD Interface Overview

• AutoCAD Window
• Toolbars
• Layouts
• Tool Palettes

Communicating With AutoCAD

• Starting Commands
• More Ways To Start Commands
• Default Shortcut
• Edit Shortcut
• AutoCAD Text Window

Getting Out of Trouble

• Canceling Commands
• Undoing Commands
• Redo
• Help
• Managing Your Drawing Files

Display Commands

• Drawing Scale & View
• Zoom Window
• Zoom Previous
• Zoom Extents
• Zoom Scale
• Zoom & Pan In Real Time

Coordianates & Basic Drafting Tools

• Absolute Coordinates
• Relative Cartesian Coordinates
• Relative Polar Coordinates
• Relative Polar Coordinates
• Object Snap Overrides
• Running Object Snaps
• POLAR & Direct Distance Entry
• SNAP & GRID
• Intro To OTRACK (not in LT)

Creating 2D Geometry

• Creating LINE Objects
• Creating CIRCLES & ARCS
• Introduction To LWPOLYLINEs
• Creating & Using POINTS

Editing 2D Geometry

• Using Erase To Delete Objects
• Basic Selection Tools
• MOVE & COPY
• SCALE
• ROTATE

Managing Object Properties

• Introduction To Layers
• Managing Properties BYLAYER
• Linetypes & Drawing Scale
• Introduction To Lineweights
• Object Properties
• Overriding BYLAYER Properties

CAD Construction Techniques

• OFFSET
• TRIM
• EXTEND
• FILLET
• CHAMFER
• MIRROR
• STRETCH
• ARRAY

Creating Text & Defining Styles

• Single Line TEXT Objects
• Creating & Modifying Text Styles
• Introduction To MTEXT Objects
• Editing Existing Text

Introduction To Blocks

• Overview
• Making Block Definitions
• Inserting Blocks & Drawing Files
• Introduction To DesignCenter
• Object Properties
• Overriding BYLAYER Properties

Dimensions & Crosshatching

• Dimensions For Distance
• Angular Dimensions
• Radial Dimensions
• Introduction To Dimension Styles
• Using Styles In Others Drawings
• Editing Dimension Text
• Associative Dimensions
• Creating New HATCH Objects
• Editing Existing HATCH Objects

Page Setup & Plotting Overview

• Overview
• Creating Layouts From Scratch
• Creating Rectangular Viewports
• Setting & Locking Viewport Scale
• Managing Layout Tabs
• Freezing Layers In Viewports
• Trans-Spatial Dimensions