AutoCAD - Beginning Class San Diego & San Diego

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. 
Price: $495 (21 hours of instruction)

Creating A Simple Drawing

• Starting AutoCAD
• Using Your Pointing Device
• Opening an Existing Drawing File
• AutoCAD’s Screen Layout
• Command Line & Using the Keyboard
• What Happens When You Right-Click?
• Working with multiple drawings
• AutoCAD’s Cartesian Workspace
• Drawing lines
• Drawing lines with Direct Distance Entry
• Drawing Rectangles
• Drawing with GRID and SNAP
• Drawing Circles
• Erasing Objects
• Viewing Your Drawing
• Undo
• Saving Your Work
• Exiting AutoCAD

Making Your Drawings More Precise

• Polar Tracking
• Snapping to Geometric Objects
• Object Snap Settings
• Object Snap Tracking
• Selecting Objects for Editing
• Moving Objects
• Copying Objects
• Rotating Objects
• Scaling Objects

Drawing Organization and Information

• Organizing Your Drawing with Layers
• Creating New Drawings with Templates
• What are Layers
• Layer State
• Changing an Object Layer
• Measuring Distance
• Measuring Area
• Getting Information from Your Drawing

Creating More Complex Drawings

• Drawing Arcs & Polylines
• Converting Polylines to Lines & Arcs
• Trim
• Extend
• Fillet
• Chamfer
• Duplication Commands
• Offsetting Objects
• Mirroring Objects
• Array of Objects
• What are Blocks?
• Inserting Blocks

Annotating Your Drawing

• Adding DText
• Adding Multiline Text
• Formatting Multiline Text
• Editing Multiline Text
• Hatching
• Editing Hatching
• Adding Dimensions
• Dimensioning Concept
• Adding Single Dimensions
• Adding Multiple Dimensions
• Other Dimension Tools
• Basic Leaders
• Editing Dimensions
• Selecting a Dimension Style

Advanced Editing Features

• Stretch
• Lengthen
• Using Grips
• Grips with Specific Objects
• Advanced Object Selection

Efficient Construction Techniques

• Coordinate Entry
• Locating Points with Tracking
• Placing Reference Points
• Multiple Points
• Defining Blocks
• Saving Blocks
• Converting Blocks to Components

Drawing Setup and Utilities

• Templates
• Creating New Layers
• Text Styles
• Creating Dimensioning Styles
• Controlling Unit Display
• DesignCenter
• Removing Unused
• Spell Check

Preparing To Plot

• Plot Concepts
• Creating a Layout
• Manipulating Floating Viewports
• Creating Floating Viewports
• Working Inside Floating Viewports
• Guidelines for Layouts
• Plot Command
• Plot Settings
• Plot Preview