Training Details
This comprehensive class will provide attendees with a strong foundation for making AutoCAD® or AutoCAD LT® an effective and valued addition to their professional skill set. Designed for those who need to use AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT as a daily production tool, this class exposes students to the two-dimensional drafting environment and the techniques required for drawing creation and manipulation. This class explains how to take a drawing file from its initial setup, through creating and modifying objects, to formatting for printing.
Continued Learning:
And now when you attend this class in any of our training centers, you’ll receive one year of access to the CADD Community, plus one year of access to the on-demand version of this training course (a $450 value). The CADD Community is an exclusive online portal for CADD Microsystems customers only, and features industry knowledge, valuable applications, how-to videos, and time-saving FAQs. Pre-loaded into your CADD Community account is the online version of this class, including course material, recorded training and self-led training modules through Global eTraining.
Understanding the Interface
Application Menu
Quick Access Toolbar
Ribbon
Application Status Bar
Command Window
Palettes
The Canvas (Drawing Editor)
Basic Drawing Navigation
Panning
Zooming
Windowing
Drawing Setup and Organization
Units and Drawing Limits
Creating and Managing Layers
Managing Linetypes, Lineweights, and Colors
Drawing with Precision
Using the Coordinate System
Object Snaps
Polar Tracking
Orthomode
Creating 2-Dimensional Geometry
Lines, Arcs, and Circles
Rectangles and Polylines
Hatching
Reusable Content (i.e. Blocks and Symbols)
External Referencing
Editing 2-Dimensional Geometry
Copying, Moving, Rotating, Scaling, and Stretching
Offsetting and Arraying
Trimming, Extending, Filleting, and Chamfering
Inquiry Commands
Object Properties
Annotation
Text and Text Styles
Dimensions and Dimension Styles
Plotting
Layouts and Viewports
Inserting Titleblocks
Outputting to Paper and Digital Formats
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