AutoCAD 2018/2019 Basic

Module 1: Getting Started: The AutoCAD Interface

• The application menu
• The ribbon and panels
• Dialog boxes
• The status bar
• Logging into A360 Drive

Module 2: Getting Started: Drawing Simple Geometry

• OSNAP and OTRACK
• POLAR and ORTHO
• Lines, arcs, and circles
• Polylines, polygons, and splines
• Using Zoom and Pan

Module 3: Getting Started: Annotating Simple Designs

• Text styles
• Single line text (TEXT) and multiline text (MTEXT)
• Dimension styles
• Dimensioning simple designs
• Adding a simple table

Module 4: Getting Started: Communicating Your Design Intent

• Creating a simple titleblock
• Defining your page setup
• Adding new layouts and scaled viewports
• Using annotative scaling
• Printing and plotting

Module 5: Exploring the Interface Further

• Using workspaces
• Working with the file tabs
• Using the navigation bar
• The shortcut menu

Module 6: Using Units and Options

• Setting drawing units
• Converting drawing units
• Editing and managing options
• Working with templates (DWT)

Module 7: Navigating Drawings

• Working with the ViewCube
• Model space and paper space
• Saving and restoring views
• The mouse and mouse settings

Module 8: Drawing More Objects

• Rectangles and polygons
• Points and donuts
• Ellipses
• Isometric views with elliptical arcs

Module 9: Modifying Objects

• Selecting objects
• Using Move and Copy
• Using Rotate and Scale
• Creating and using arrays
• Using Offset and Mirror
• Using Stretch and Lengthen
• Using Trim and Extend
• Using Break and Join
• Using grips and grip editing
• Using boundaries
• Using Fillet and Chamfer
• Using Divide and Measure
• Editing polylines and splines

Module 10: Drawing Accurately

• Using Grid and Snap
• Working with coordinates
• Using Dynamic Input
• Direct distance entry (DDE)

Module 11: Hatching and Gradients

• Using the Hatch command
• Using the Gradient command
• Editing hatches and gradients

Module 12: More Text Techniques

• Aligning text
• Framing text in a titleblock

Module 13: More Dimensioning Techniques

• Editing dimensions and dimension overrides
• Breaking and spacing dimensions
• Using Continue and Baseline
• Automatic dimensioning
• Using multileaders

Module 14: Object and Layer Properties

• Working with object properties
• Changing the linetype scale
• Using Hide and Isolate
• New layers and the layer dropdown menu
• Using the layer tools
• Working with layer states

Module 15: Reusing Content

• Using groups
• Creating and inserting a block
• Redefining block definitions in a drawing
• Using the EXPLODE command
• Creating a simple dynamic block
• Using WBLOCK

Module 16: Attributes and Tables

• Creating a simple block with attributes
• Enhanced Attribute Editor
• Working with table styles
• Designing a table
• Adding fields to a table

Module 17: External References (XREFs)

• Working with XREFs
• Attaching and overlaying XREFs
• Altering and clipping XREFs
• Editing XREFs
• Editing XREFs in place

Module 18: Working With Layouts and Annotation

• Locking viewports
• Freezing viewport layers
• Adding a titleblock
• Using annotative text styles
• Using annotative dimensions
• Using revision clouds

Module 19: Creating Output

• Plotting from the Model and Layout tabs
• Packaging with eTransmit
• Batch plotting
• Outputting to different file formats
• Autodesk Design Review

Module 20: Other Drawing Management Tools

• Drawing Compare
• Live Worksho