AutoCAD Level 1 Outline
· Lesson 1 – Getting Acquainted with AutoCAD
Exploring the Interface
Working with the Ribbon/Tabs/Panels
Working with the Applications Browser
Understanding AutoCAD’s Help features.
· Lesson 2 – Basic Drawing Commands and Tools
Drawing Lines, Circles, Arcs, and Rectangles
Using Drawing Tools to create accurate geometry.
Working with Object Snaps.
· Lesson 3 – Basic Modification Commands
Move, Copy, Erase, Array, Trim, Extend, Array
· Lesson 4 – Basic Modification Command cont
Mirror, Offset, Rotate, Stretch, Fillet, Scale
Working with Lines vs Polylines
· Lesson 5 – Annotating your drawing
Adding Dimensions to geometry
Adding notes using the Multiline Text command
Working with Multi Leaders.
Editing tools for dimensioning and text.
· Lesson 6 – Applying Hatch Patterns to geometry
Issuing the Hatch Command
Understanding the Hatch Ribbon
How to edit existing Hatch objects.
· Lesson 7 – Working with Layers and their Properties
The Layer Properties Manager
Creating New Layers
Assigning Properties to Layers
· Lesson 8 – Working with Layers cont.
Controlling the status of layers using Freeze,
Working with the Quick Properties tool
· Lesson 9 – Layout Settings and Plotting
Introduction to Sheets / Layouts
Difference between Model Space and Paper Space
Intro to how to set the scale of your model.
Plot command
Saving Plot settings for future use
· Lesson 10 - Introduction to Blocks
Creating Blocks
Inserting Blocks
Modifying Blocks using the Block Editor.