Autodesk AutoCAD is the world’s most widely used Computer Aided Design (CAD) package. It lets you design, visualize and communicate ideas with ease and efficiency. AutoCAD 2010 has new features that make tasks easier and quicker too. This VTC course provides users with the essentials needed to master AutoCAD 2010 with emphasis on how to create, edit and plot AutoCAD drawings. Use AutoCAD to communicate your ideas, concepts or designs to customers, colleagues and peers! Work files are included. To begin learning, simply click the movie links.
* The AutoCAD Work Files used in this course are in the AutoCAD 2007 DWG file format, and cannot be read by versions of AutoCAD before AutoCAD 2007.
Introduction
New in AutoCAD 2010 pt. 1 New in AutoCAD 2010 pt. 2 User Interface
Application Menu Ribbon Workspaces AutoCAD Classic Command Line Dialog Boxes Shortcut Menu Status Bar Drafting Settings
Using Icons SNAP GRID ORTHO POLAR OSNAP OTRACK DYN LWT Quick Properties (QP)
Modelspace & Paperspace
Model Tab
Layout Tabs
Quick Views
Zooming & Panning
Using Your Mouse Wheel
NAVIGATE Panel
Zoom Window
Zoom Object
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Zoom All
Zoom Extents
Realtime Zoom
Realtime Pan
Creating a Title Block
Modelspace with Limits
Setting Your LAYERS
RECTANGLE Command
EXPLODE & ERASE
TRIM & EXTEND
POINT Styles
Title Block - Text & Attributes
Single Line Text (DTEXT)
Multiline Text (MTEXT)
Defining Attributes
Converting Title Block
Making an AutoCAD Block
Tidying Up in Modelspace
Inserting Title Block
Save as a 2010 DWG File
Using Viewports in Layouts
Layer Management Tools
Creating Viewports
Setting Viewport Scales
Locking Viewport Scales
Rotating Viewports
Converting to a Drawing Template (DWT)
Options Dialog Box
Default Template Folder
Opening a New DWG From DWT File
DWG File Management
Setting Up Model Tab (Modelspace)
Setting Your Units
Setting Your Limits
Layer Properties Manager
Layer Pulldown Menu
Freezing / Thawing Layers
Layers ON/OFF
Locking Layers
Drawing in Modelspace
LINE Command
ARC Command
CIRCLE Command
POLYGON Command
POLYLINE Command
RECTANGLE Command
HATCH Command
Using COPY & OTRACK
Using COPY & PASTE
Adding Text in Modelspace
Content Re-use
Utilizing Layer 0
Creating a Block
Dynamic Blocks
Inserting a Block
GRIP Editing
Tool Palettes
DesignCenter
Managing Tool Palettes
Exporting Tool Palettes
Making a DWG from a Block
Redefining a Block
Dimensioning & Annotation
New Measuring Tools
Using DIMENSION Panel
Using Annotative Scaling
Viewport Scales
More Annotation Scaling
Using Multileaders
Setting Up Viewports
Visible Viewport Layers
Locking Viewport Scales
Layouts & Page Setups
Setting Layout Properties
Page Setups
Plotting your Drawing
Plotting From Model Tab
Plotting - Layouts & Colors
Changing Plotting Settings
Publishing Your Drawing
Using PUBLISH Command
Using eTransmit
Plotting to PDF
Plotting to DWF
DWF Design Review 2010
DWG TrueView 2010
Changing Filetypes
AutoCAD Community
AutoCAD Exchange
AUGI
In Conclusion
Wrap Up
Credits
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