About This Training Course

The Learning AutoCAD 2012 Training 2D Drafting Design Training Course is designed to teach you the essential features and functionality of AutoCAD 2012.

ThisLearning AutoCAD 2012 Training 2D Drafting Design Training Course will cover:

Navigating the AutoCAD interface, opening and closing files, and using the Zoom command to adjust the display of objects on the screen. Describing AutoCAD units, function keys, and coordinate systems and creating basic objects in AutoCAD, using different data input techniques, object snaps, object snap tracking, polar tracking, and PolarSnap.

The Learning AutoCAD 2012 Training 2D Drafting Design Training Course will also teach you how to select, modify, and adjust the properties of AutoCAD Objects, create and manage layers and linetypes and obtain geometric information from text. How to enhance the drawing visual appearance with hatch patterns and gradient fills, create, edit and manage dimensions and dimension styles.

Create blocks and reuse them in your drawings using the insert command, AutoCAD DesignCentre, and Tool Palette. Utilize the DesignCentre and Tool Palettes to insert and create other content in your drawings. Create multiple segmented polyline objects, create the smooth curve objects of splines and ellipses, and add tables to your drawings.

Create layouts, create and manipulate view ports on the layouts, save layouts configurations as page setups, and plot design geometry from layouts and model space.

Subjects Covered

This Learning AutoCAD 2012 Training 2D Drafting Design Training Course will cover the following:

Getting Started with AutoCAD 9:00...5:00
• Starting AutoCAD
• AutoCAD’s User Interface
• Working with Commands
• AutoCAD’s Cartesian Workspace
• Opening an Existing Drawing File
• Viewing Your Drawing
• Saving Your Work
• Drawing Lines
• Erasing Objects
• Drawing Lines with Polar Tracking
• Drawing Rectangles
• Drawing Circles
• Undo and Redo Actions
• Create a Simple Drawing
• Create Simple Shapes
• Using Running Object Snaps
• Using Object Snap Overrides
• Polar Tracking at Angles
• Object Snap Tracking
• Selecting Objects for Editing
• Moving Objects
• Copying Objects
• Rotating Objects
• Editing with Grips
• What are Layers?
• Match properties
• Drawing Arcs
• Working with Object Properties
• Measuring Objects
• Trimming and Extending Objects
• Stretching Objects
• Offsetting Objects
• Printing Concepts
• Working in Layouts
• Creating Viewports
• Guidelines for Layouts
• Printing Your Drawing
• Printing Layouts
• Printing from the Model Tab
• Adding Text in a Drawing
• Modifying Multiline Text
• Adding Linear Dimensions
• Adding Radial & Angular Dimensions
• Editing Dimensions
• Viewing Your Drawing
• Saving Your Work

Days 2 and 3 9:00...4:00
All topics covered in Getting Started and revised and expanded upon throughout days 2 and 3.

Making Changes in Your Drawing
• Selecting Objects for Editing
• Moving Objects
• Copying Objects
• Rotating Objects
• Scaling Objects
• Mirroring Objects
• Editing with Grips

Organizing Your Drawing with Layers
• Creating New Drawings With Templates
• What are Layers?
• Layer States
• Changing an Object’s Layer

Advanced Object Types
• Drawing Arcs
• Drawing Polylines
• Editing Polylines
• Drawing Polygons
• Drawing Ellipses

Getting Information from Your Drawing
• Working with Object Properties
• Measuring Objects

Advanced Editing Commands
• Trimming and Extending Objects
• Stretching Objects
• Creating Fillets and Chamfers
• Offsetting Objects
• Creating Arrays of Objects

Inserting Blocks
• What are Blocks?
• Inserting Blocks
• Working with Dynamic Blocks
• Inserting Blocks with DesignCenter

Projects - Creating More Complex Objects
Setting Up a Layout
• Printing Concepts
• Working in Layouts
• Copying Layouts
• Creating Viewports
• Guidelines for Layouts
• Printing Your Drawing
• Printing Layouts
• Printing from the Model Tab

Preparing to Print
• Mechanical Project
• Architectural Project Text
• Working with Annotations
• Adding Text in a Drawing
• Modifying Multiline Text
• Formatting Multiline Text
• Adding Notes with Leaders to Your Drawing
• Creating Tables
• Modifying Tables

Hatching
• Hatching
• Editing Hatches

Adding Dimensions
• Dimensioning Concepts
• Adding Linear Dimensions
• Adding Radial & Angular Dimensions
• Editing Dimensions

- Annotating Your Drawing

Training Course Outcomes

At the end of this Learning AutoCAD 2012 Training 2D Drafting Design Training Course participant will be able to:

• Navigate the AutoCAD interface, open and close files, and use the Zoom command to adjust the display of objects on the screen.
• Describe AutoCAD units, function keys, and coordinate systems and create basic objects in AutoCAD, using different data input techniques, object snaps, object snap tracking, polar tracking, and Polar Snap.
• Select, modify, and adjust the properties of AutoCAD Objects.
• Create and manage layers and line types and obtain geometric information from text.
• Create and edit annotation objects in AutoCAD using multiline and single line text.
• Enhance the drawing visual appearance with hatch patterns and gradient fills.
• Create, edit and manage dimensions and dimension styles.
• Create blocks and reuse them in your drawings using the insert command, AutoCAD Design Centre, and Tool Palette.
• Utilize the Design Centre and Tool Palettes to insert and create other content in your drawings.
• Create multiple segmented polyline objects, create the smooth curve objects of splines and ellipses, and add tables to your drawings.
• Create layouts, create and manipulate viewports on the layouts, save layouts configurations as page setups, and plot design geometry from layouts and model space.

Prerequisites

This Learning AutoCAD 2012 Training 2D Drafting Design Training Course is designed for the new user who needs to know the essential commands necessary for professional 2D drawing, design, and drafting using AutoCAD 2012. No previous computer-aided design (CAD) experience is required but it is recommended that you have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000, or Microsoft XP. Drafting and design experience is a plus.

Other Information

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