AutoCAD Level 2 Outline

Lesson 1 –  Review of Blocks

               What are blocks and how are they used

               Insert and Edit blocks

               Using the Insert palette

               Understanding insertion point Presets.

Lesson 2 – Downloading blocks from the Internet

               Tweaking the block to work within AutoCAD

               Adding a Hyperlink to a block

Lesson 3 – Introduction to Attributes

               Assigning Attributes to blocks

               Issuing the Attribute Definition Command

               Understanding the Attribute Definition Dialog

               Adding Information to block after insertion

               Edit Attribute values and display settings.

               Working with the Attribute Manager

               How to edit Attribute settings

Lesson 4 – Creating Schedules (Table Command)

               Creating a Table manually

               Creating a Table using an Excel file.

               Creating Schedules

               Inserting a Table into your drawing

               Updating linked tables

Lesson 5 – Working with Fields

               Creating fields for your Titleblock

               Editing and Updating Fields

Lesson 6 – Working with multiple Layouts (Sheets).

               How to create multiple Layouts

               Rename and Delete Layouts

Lesson 7 – Working with Scaled Viewports

               How to create a viewport

               Scaling viewports for plotting

               Adjusting annotation objs for plotting

               Correctly size dimensions and annotations

               Creating Annotative Styled Settings

Creating Dimension Styles

Creating Leader Styles

Creating Leader Styles

               Using proper procedures to do so

Lesson 8 – Creating a personal/company Drawing Template

               What should be included within a Template

               Creating custom Title block information

               Inserting your Company Logo

Lesson 9 – Working with Design Center to copy standards

               Using Design Center to copy standards

between drawing files.

               Understanding Design Center and its options.

               Browsing the various categories within the

Design Center

               Inserting Blocks from the Design Center

Lesson 10 – How External References can help in a multi-user project.

               What are External References and how are

they used in AutoCAD.

               Understanding the process of inserting an

External Reference.

               The editing process for External References.

               Understanding the differences between

Binding and Inserting and XREFS.

               The XREF Manager and its Settings.

Lesson 11 – Working with Tool Palettes

               Using AutoCAD’s default Tool Palettes.

               Creating custom Tool Palettes

               Adding content to your Tool Palette.

               Exporting and Importing Tool Palettes.

               Creating Palette Groups.