Discover the powerful tools and techniques for drawing, dimensioning, and printing 2D drawings in this course that enables you to reuse content and extract information from your drawings. With an understanding of the tools and concepts you'll learn in class, you can begin to streamline the design process and become more productive with AutoCAD.

What You'll Learn

• Powerful tools and techniques for drawing, dimensioning, and printing 2D drawings
• Use content that has been previously created
• Extract information from your drawings
• Streamline the design process and become more productive with AutoCAD

Who Needs to Attend

Professionals who want unparalleled creative freedom, productivity, and precision for producing superb 3D modeling

Prerequisites

• Basic design/drafting procedures and terminology
• Basics of creating an AutoCAD drawing
• Working knowledge of Windows 9x, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Drawing Objects

• Creating and Editing Multilines
• Creating Revision Clouds
• Wipeout Objects
• Boundaries
• Regions

2. Manipulating Objects and Data

• Selecting Objects with Quick Select
• Purging Objects
• Working with Point Objects
• Dividing and Measuring Objects
• Using QuickCalc for Performing Calculations

3. Template Drawing Creation

• Creating Drawing Templates

4. Dimensioning and Annotation

• Introduction to Annotation Scaling
• Controlling Annotation Scale
• Working with Text
• Using Multileaders
• Dimensioning
• Creating Center Marks
• Creating Ordinate Dimensions
• Creating Geometric Dimensions and Tolerances
• Working with Dimension Substyles and Overrides

5. Reusable Content

• Using Design Center
• Creating Custom Tool Palettes
• Organizing Tool Palettes
• Sharing Tool Palettes
• Using External References
• Managing External References
• Referencing Non-Native File Types

6. Blocks and Attributes

• Working with Blocks
• Creating Attributes
• Editing Attributes

7. Dynamic Blocks

• Using Dynamic Blocks
• Adding Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
• Adding Actions to Dynamic Blocks
• Using Parameter Sets
• Creating Dynamic Blocks

8. Layer Management and Best Practices

• Working with Layer Filters
• Using the Layer States Manager
• Using Layer Standards

9. Layouts and Views

• Creating Layouts
• Modifying Layouts and Using Page Setups
• Creating Layout Viewports
• Working with Layout Viewports
• Controlling Object Visibility in Layout Viewports

10. Plotting

• Working with Plotter Configuration Files
• Creating and Applying Plot Style Tables
• Publishing Drawings

11. Introduction to Sheet Sets

• Creating Sheet Sets
• Working with Sheet Sets
• Setting Sheet Set Properties
• Using Fields in Sheet Sets
• Using Attributes in Sheet Sets
• Publishing, Transmitting, and Archiving Sheet Sets

12. Working with Tables

• Working with Table Styles
• Creating and Editing Tables
• Creating Advanced Tables
• Extracting Attributes to Tables
• Exporting and Importing Tables
• Creating Tables Linked to External Data