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Course outline
AUTOCAD 2012 Training Course
A full-featured AutoCAD training course covering beginner to advanced concepts, and everything in between, for Autodesk's AutoCAD 2010.Our expert instructor provides comprehensive coverage of AutoCAD. New users of the software will become familiar with the AutoCAD interface, coordinate system, entry methods, and basic display features. Experienced CAD users will discover commands to increase productivity and streamline your everyday tasks
AUTOCAD
Course objectives
To provide a thorough grounding in AutoCAD, learning how to produce accurate 2D drawings.
Method of delivery
AutoCAD training combines lecture, demonstration and hands-on practice. Class numbers are small (maximum 8 delegates), providing ample opportunity to discuss your specific requirements with the trainer.
Who should attend?
Learning AutoCAD Essentials training is ideal for:
Newcomers to AutoCAD and CAD drawing.
Users with a small amount of AutoCAD experience.
Users who have previously used a different CAD tool and are looking to migrate to AutoCAD.
Prerequisites
Delegates should have a working knowledge of Microsoft® Windows®. No prior CAD knowledge is necessary.
AUTOCAD
Course Outline - AutoCAD 2012 Training Series:
(Total of 514 Individual Topics - Instructor-Led Training)
Getting Started
Starting AutoCAD
Initial Setup
New Features Workshop
Workspaces - Initial Setup
Workspaces - Switching
Workspaces - Settings
Application Menu
Quick Access Toolbar
InfoCenter Toolbar
Ribbon - Overview
Ribbon - Display Properties
Ribbon - Location
Ribbon - Sticky Panels
Status Bar - Drawing Aids
Application Status Bar - Tray Settings
Drawing Window
Drawing Window - Multiple Drawings
Model and Layout Tabs
Command Line
Dialog Box - Fundamentals
Palettes - Fundamentals
Toolbar - Fundamentals
Starting a New Drawing - Template Files
Starting a New Drawing - Template Default
Starting a New Drawing - Startup Wizard
Saving Drawings - SAVE and QSAVE
Saving Drawings - QSAVE and SAVEAS
Saving Drawings - Autosave Options
Saving Drawings - Backup Files
Saving Drawings - Release and Thumbnails
Open Drawings - Edit and Read Only
Open Drawings - Sheet Set Manager
Open Drawings - Import and Export DGN File
Using the Mouse - Fundamentals
Interface Components - UCSICON
Interface Components - ViewCube
Interface Components - SteeringWheels
Interface Components - Pull-Down Menu
Drawing Basics
Drawing Lines - Command Line
Drawing Lines - Dynamic Input
Drawing Lines - Right-Click Menu
Repeating the Last Command
Command Options
Drawing Rectangles
Drawing Rectangles - Area
Drawing Rectangles - Dimensions
Drawing Rectangles - Rotation
Drawing Rectangles - Fillets
Drawing Rectangles - Chamfers
Drawing Rectangles - Width
Drawing Rectangles - Reset/Default Options
Undo and Redo Commands
Drawing Circles - Radius and Diameter
Drawing Circles - 2P and 3P
Drawing Circles - TTT and TTR
Drawing Circles - Defaults
Drawing Arcs - 3-Point Concepts
Drawing Arcs - 3-Point Options
Coordinate Systems - Concepts
Coordinate Systems - Absolute
Coordinate Systems - Relative
Coordinate Systems - Units
Erasing Objects - Picking
Selection Sets - Window and Crossing
Selection Sets - Window Polygon and Crossing Polygon
Selection Sets - Fence and Last
Selection Sets - Undo and Previous
Selection Sets - Box
Selection Sets - Restoring Objects with OOPS
Selection Sets - Deselect Objects
Selection Sets - All
Controlling Selection Settings
Status Bar - Grid
Status Bar - Snap
Status Bar - Ortho
Status Bar - Grid, Snap and Ortho
Status Bar - Direct Distance Entry and Dynamic Input
Polar Tracking - Absolute Angle Measurements
Status Bar - Polar Tracking Absolute
Polar Tracking - Relative Angle Measurements
Status Bar - Polar Tracking Relative
Status Bar - Polar Tracking Incremental Angles vs Additional Angles
Status Bar - Polar Tracking and Polar Snaps
Object Snaps Concepts
Status Bar - Object Snaps Running Mode
Status Bar - Object Snap Parallel
Status Bar - Object Snap Extension
Object Snap Overrides
Status Bar - Object Snap Tracking: One Point - Orthogonally
Status Bar - Object Snap Tracking: Two Points - Orthogonally
Status Bar - Object Snap Tracking: One Point - All Polar Angles
Status Bar - Object Snap Tracking Two Points - All Polar Angles
Object Snap Overrides - Temporary Track Point
Object Snap Overrides - Mid Between 2 Points
Options - Object Snap System Variables
Display Control
Zoom - Wheel Mouse
Zoom Settings - zoomfactor
Zoom Settings - mbuttonpan
Zoom Settings - viewres
Zoom Settings - vtoptions
Zoom - Right-Click Shortcut
Zoom - Ribbon Panel
Status Bar - Zoom and Pan
Pan - Ribbon Panel
SteeringWheel - 2D
Tiled Viewports - Creation
Tiled Viewports - Named
View Manager - Restoring Named Views
View Manager -Editing and Updating Named Views
View Manager - Creating Named Views
Managing Layers
Layer Concepts
Layer - Current
Layer States - On/Off
Layer States - Thaw/Freeze
Layer States - Unlock/Lock
Layer States - Lock Layer Fade
Layer States - Color
Layer Property Manager - Palette
Layer Property Manager - Columns
Layer States - Linetype
Layer States - Plot/No Plot
Layer States - VP Freeze
Layer States - New VP Freeze
Layer - New
Layer - Delete
Layer States - Description
Layer - Make Object's Layer Current
Layer - Match
Layer - Previous
Layer - Isolate
Layer - Unisolate
Layer - Freeze
Layer - Off
Object Properties
ByLayer and Object Property Concepts
ByLayer - Color
ByLayer - Linetype
ByLayer - Lineweight
Object - Color
Object - Linetype
Object - Lineweight
Object Property Creation and Control
Modify Properties - Property Panel and Layer Panel
Modify Properties - Quick Property Panel
Quick Property Panel Display Properties
Modify Properties - Properties Palette
Utility and Inquiry Tools
Measure Tools
Measure Tools - Distance
Measure Tools - Radius
Measure Tools - Angle
Measure Tools - Area Space
Measure Tools - Area Object
Measure Tools - Area Calculations
Measure Tools - Volume
Quick Calculator
Object Selection Filters
Quick Select
Complex Objects
Polylines - Property Concepts
Drawing Polylines - Lines
Drawing Polylines - Arcs
Drawing Polylines - Width
Drawing Polylines - Option Combinations
Drawing Donuts
Drawing Polygons - Inscribed
Drawing Polygons - Circumscribed
Drawing Polygons - Edge
Editing Polylines - Close/Open
Editing Polylines - Join Select
Editing Polylines - Join Multiple
Editing Polylines - Converting Lines into Polylines
Editing Polylines - Fit/Spline/Decurve
Editing Polylines - Edit Vertex
Explode Polylines
Drawing Ellipses - Center
Drawing Ellipse - Axis End
Drawing Ellipse - Isocircles
Drawing Ellipse Arcs
Drawing Points
Point Styles
Annotation Objects
Annotation Objects - Concepts
Annotation Scaling
Creating Single-Line Text
Single-Line Text Justification
Creating and Using Text Styles
Modifying Text Styles
Multiline Text
Multiline Text Justification
Editing Text Objects
Editing Text Objects Using the Properties Palette
Performing a Spell Check
Finding and Replacing Text
Creating Tables
Controlling Table Appearance Using Table Styles
Editing Text Within a Table
Modifying Tables
Linking Data in Tables
Working with Fields
Hatches and Gradient Fills - Concepts
Creating Hatch Objects
Selecting a Hatch Pattern to Apply
Setting the Scale and Angle of Hatch Patterns
Controlling Hatch Pattern Island Detection
Controlling Hatch Pattern Gap Tolerance
Overview of Associative Hatch
Overview of Annotative Hatch
Controlling the Hatch Origin
Creating Separate Hatches
Inheriting the Properties of an Existing Hatch Object
Controlling Hatch Pattern Draw Order
Modifying Existing Hatch Objects
Creating Gradient Fills
Creating Hatch and Gradient Fills Using Tool Palettes
Overview of Multileaders
Creating Multileaders
Creating Multileaders - Changing the Order of Content Creation
Selecting Multileader Options
Creating a Multileader with Block Content
Controlling Multileader Styles
Adding and Removing Leaders
Aligning Multileaders
Collecting Multileaders
Editing Multileaders
Modify Objects - Manipulation Commands
Overview of Manipulation Commands
Using the Move Command
Using the Move Command with Object Snap
Using the Move Command with Object Snap Tracking - One Point
Using the Move Command with Object Snap Tracking - Two Points
Using the Copy Command
Using the Copy Command with Object Snap
Using the Copy Command with Object Snap Tracking
Using the Mirror Command
Controlling Text Display with the Mirror Command
Using the Array Command - Rectangular by Distance Offset
Using the Array Command - Rectangular by Picking Offset
Using the Array Command - Polar
Using the Array Command - Polar Partial
Using the Rotate Command
Using the Rotate Command with Reference
Using the Offset Command
Using the Align Command
Modify Objects - Alteration Commands
Overview of Alteration Commands
Break At One Point
Break Between Two Points
Break - Application Example
Trim - No Extend Pick Selection
Trim - No Extend Fence Selection
Trim - Extend
Extend - No Extend and Extend
Extend and Trim Together
Extend and Trim Together - Application Example
Fillet - Radius
Fillet - Radius with Polylines
Chamfer - Distance and Angle
Chamfer - Distance with Polylines
Stretch
Join
Lengthen
Explode
Scale
Scale - Reference
Modify Objects - Grips
Grip Concepts
Grip Types
Grip Modes - Lines
Grip Modes - Arcs
Grips - Move
Grips - Mirror
Grips - Rotate
Grips - Scale
Grips - Stretch
Grip Arguments - Base Point
Grip Arguments - Copy
Grip Arguments - Reference
Grip - Application Example
Grip Options - Selection Settings Grips
Grip Options - Selection Modes
2D Parametric Drawings
Overview of Parametric Drawings
Display of Geometric Constraints
Applying Geometric Constraints
Applying Geometric Constraints - Coincident
Applying Geometric Constraints - Collinear
Applying Geometric Constraints - Concentric
Applying Geometric Constraints - Fix
Applying Geometric Constraints - Parallel
Applying Geometric Constraints - Perpendicular
Applying Geometric Constraints - Horizontal
Applying Geometric Constraints - Vertical
Applying Geometric Constraints - Tangent
Applying Geometric Constraints - Smooth
Applying Geometric Constraints - Symmetric
Applying Geometric Constraints - Equal
Removing Individual Geometric Constraints
Applying Auto Constrain
Auto Constraint Settings
Applying Dimensional Constraints
Applying Dimensional Constraints - Linear
Applying Dimensional Constraints - Aligned
Applying Dimensional Constraints - Horizontal
Applying Dimensional Constraints - Vertical
Applying Dimensional Constraints - Angular
Applying Dimensional Constraints - Radial
Applying Dimensional Constraints - Diameter
Converting Dimensions into Dimensional Constraints
Dimensional Constraint Settings
Show Dimensional Constraints
Controlling Other Dimensional Constraint Settings
Parameters Manager
Parameters Manager - Changing an Expression
Parameters Manager - Adding User Parameters
Parameters Manager - Deleting Parameters
Parameters Manager - Filtering Parameters
Changing Dimensional Constraints Using Grip Editing
Dimensioning
Dimensioning Concepts
Associative Dimensions
Linear Dimensions - Horizontal and Vertical
Aligned Dimensions
Linear Baseline Dimensions
Linear Continued Dimensions
Angular Dimensions
Angular Baseline Dimensions
Angular Continued Dimensions
Dimensioning Circles and Arcs - Radius and Diameter
Action Recorder - Creating and Editing Complex Action Macros
Action Recorder - Action Macro Dialog Settings
AutoCAD PGP File - Creating Command Aliases
3D Basics
3D Concepts
The 3D Workspace
3D Viewing Tools - The ViewCube
3D Viewing Tools - 3D Orbit
3D Viewing Tools - View Presets
3D Viewing Tools - SteeringWheels
Visual Styles
3D Coordinate Systems
Dynamic UCS
Creating 3D Objects
Creating a Solid Box
Creating a Solid Cylinder
Creating a Solid Cone
Creating a Solid Sphere
Creating a Solid Pyramid
Creating a Solid Wedge
Creating a Solid Torus
Creating 3D Objects by Extruding 2D Objects
Creating 3D Objects by Revolving 2D Objects
Creating 3D Objects by Lofting 2D Objects
Creating 3D Objects by Sweeping 2D Objects
Creating 3D Objects Using Polysolid
Creating 3D Objects Using Press/Pull
Creating a Mesh Box
Creating a Mesh Cone
Creating a Mesh Cylinder
Creating a Mesh Pyramid
Creating a Mesh Sphere
Creating a Mesh Wedge
Creating a Mesh Torus
Creating 3D Revolved Mesh
Creating 3D Edge Mesh
Creating 3D Ruled Mesh
Creating 3D Tabulated Mesh
Creating 3D Objects
Controlling Mesh Primitive Options
Creating a 3D Helix
Modifying 3D Mesh Objects
Introduction to Mesh Editing
Smooth Object - Converting Objects into Meshes
Smooth More
Smooth Less
Refine Mesh
Add Crease
Remove Crease
Mesh Tessellation Options
Split Mesh Face
Extrude Mesh Face
Convert to Solid
Convert to Surface
Deforming a Mesh
Modifying 3D Objects
Using Gizmos
Mirroring Objects in 3D
Moving Objects in 3D
Aligning Objects in 3D
Rotating Objects in 3D
Arraying Objects in 3D
Scaling Objects in 3D
Editing Solid Primitives
Editing 3D Subobjects
Creating Composite Solids - Boolean Operations
Creating a Composite Solid Using Union
Creating a Composite Solid Using Subtract
Creating a Composite Solid Using Intersect
Editing a Solid - Adding a Chamfer
Editing a Solid - Adding a Fillet
Editing a Subobject within Composite Solids
Extracting Edges from 3D Objects
Editing Edges of a Solid - Imprinting onto a Solid
Editing Edges of a Solid - Changing the Edge Color
Editing Edges of a Solid - Copying Edges
Editing Faces of a Solid - Extruding Faces
Editing Faces of a Solid - Tapering Faces
Editing Faces of a Solid - Moving Faces
Editing Faces of a Solid - Copying Faces
Editing Faces of a Solid - Offsetting Faces
Editing Faces of a Solid - Deleting Faces
Editing Faces of a Solid - Rotating Faces
Editing Faces of a Solid - Changing the Color
Editing Entire Solids - Separating Solids
Editing Entire Solids - Cleaning Solids
Editing Entire Solids - Shelling Solids
Editing Entire Solids - Checking Solids
Checking Solids for Interference
Slicing Solids
Creating a Solid by Thickening a Surface
Creating Sections - Section Planes
Creating Sections - Adding Jogs to a Section Plane
Creating Sections - Creating and Updating Cross Sections
Creating Sections - Creating Elevations
Creating Sections - Controlling Section Settings
Creating a 2D Representation of a 3D Object
Solid View
Solid Drawing
Solid Profile
Creating Non-Printed Output
Exporting to PDF
Sending Models to a 3D Print Service
Sending Electronic Transmittal Sets
Exporting to DWF
Exporting a Model to a 3D DWF
Practical Training
Regionalised practical training will be arranged after completion of the theory section of your course. The practical training is optional and is designed to reinforce the syllabus and prepare the student for final examination. The college reserves the right to change the venues and times for practical training sessions.
