AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT 2011 Fundamentals
AutoCAD Training Overview
The objective of AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT 2011 Fundamentals is to enable students to create a basic 2D drawing in AutoCAD. All topics, including features and commands, relate both to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT unless specifically noted otherwise in the courseware. To make the process easier and provide flexibility for instructors and students, the course is divided into two parts that can be taken independently.
Part 1 (24 hours) covers the essential core topics for working with AutoCAD. The teaching strategy is to start with a few basic tools that enable the student to create and edit a simple drawing, and then continue to develop those tools. More advanced tools are also introduced throughout the course. Not every command or option is covered, because the intent is to show the most essential tools and concepts such as:
Part 2 (16 hours) continues with more sophisticated techniques that extend a student's mastery of the program. For example, users go beyond the basic skill of inserting a block to learn how to create blocks, and beyond the basic skill of using a template to understand the process of setting up a template. The following areas are covered:
AutoCAD Training Prerequisites
AutoCAD Training Course Duration
40 hours
AutoCAD Training Course outline
Part 1
Chapter 1 Getting Started with AutoCAD
Chapter 2 Basic Drawing & Editing Commands
Chapter 3 Projects - Creating a Simple Drawing
Chapter 4 Drawing Precision in AutoCAD
Chapter 5 Making Changes in Your Drawing
Chapter 6 Projects - Making Your Drawings More Precise
Chapter 7 Organizing Your Drawing with Layers
Chapter 8 Advanced Object Types
Chapter 9 Getting Information from Your Drawing
Chapter 10 Projects - Drawing Organization & Information
Chapter 11 Advanced Editing Commands
Chapter 12 Inserting Blocks
Chapter 13 Projects - Creating More Complex Objects
Chapter 14 Setting Up a Layout
Chapter 15 Printing Your Drawing
Chapter 16 Projects - Preparing to Print
Chapter 17 Text
Chapter 18 Hatching
Chapter 19 Adding Dimensions
Chapter 20 Projects - Annotating Your Drawing.
Appendix A Skills Assessment Part 1
Part 2
Chapter 1 Working Effectively with AutoCAD
1.1 Creating a Custom Workspace
Practice 1a Setting Up Workspaces
1.2 Using the Keyboard Effectively
Practice 1b Using the Keyboard Effectively
1.3 Object Creation, Selection, and Visibility
Practice 1c Object Creation, Selection, and Visibility
1.4 Working in Multiple Drawings
>1.5 Copying and Pasting between Drawings
Practice 1d Working in Multiple Drawings
1.6 Using Grips Effectively
Practice 1e Using Grips Effectively
1.7 Additional Layer Tools
Practice 1f Layer Tools
Chapter 2 Accurate Positioning
2.1 Coordinate Entry
Practice 2a Drawing Using Coordinate Entry
2.2 Locating Points with Tracking.
Practice 2b Locating Points with Tracking (Mechanical)
Practice 2c Locating Points with Tracking (Architectural)
2.3 Construction Lines
Practice 2d Construction Lines
2.4 Placing Reference Points
Practice 2e Placing Points
Chapter 3 Projects - Productivity Tools
3.1 Schematic Project - Purifier Unit
3.2 Mechanical Project - 2 Views
3.3 Architectural/Civil Project - Formal Garden
3.4 Mechanical Project - Cover Plate
3.5 Architectural Project - Addition
3.6 Mechanical Project - Block9
3.7 Mechanical Project - Plate
Chapter 4 Parametric Drawing
4.1 Working with Constraints
4.2 Geometric Constraints
4.3 Dimensional Constraints
Practice 4a Working with Constraints
Chapter 5 Working with Blocks
5.1 Creating Blocks
5.2 Editing Blocks
Practice 5a Create and Edit Blocks
5.3 Removing Unused Elements
Practice 5b Purging
5.4 Adding Blocks to Tool Palettes
5.5 Modifying Tool Properties in Tool Palettes
Practice 5c Modifying Tool Properties
Chapter 6 Projects - Creating and Organizing Blocks
6.1 Mechanical Project - Control Panel
6.2 Architectural Project - Furniture Layout
6.3 Civil Project - Utility Layout
Chapter 7 Creating Templates
7.1 Why Use Templates?
7.2 Controlling Units Display
7.3 Creating New Layers
7.4 Adding Standard Layouts to Templates
7.5 Saving Templates
Practice 7a Saving a Template
Chapter 8 Annotation Styles
8.1 Creating Text Styles
Practice 8a Creating and Using Text Styles
8.2 Creating Dimension Styles
Practice 8b Creating Dimension Styles (Architectural)
Practice 8c Dimension Styles (Mechanical)
8.3 Creating Multileader Styles
Practice 8d Creating Multileader Styles
Chapter 9 Projects - Drawing Setup and Utilities
9.1 Interiors Project
9.2 Mechanical/Schematic Project
9.3 Civil/Map Project
9.4 Mechanical Project - Dimension Styles
Chapter 10 Advanced Layouts
10.1 Quick View Layouts
10.2 Creating and Using Named Views
10.3 Creating Additional Viewports
10.4 Layer Overrides in Viewports
Practice 10a Viewports and Named Views
10.5 Additional Annotative Scale Features
Practice 10b Additional Annotative Scale Features
Chapter 11 External References
11.1 Attaching External References
11.2 Modifying External References
11.3 Xref Specific Information
Practice 11a Attaching External References
Chapter 12 Projects - Drawing
12.1 D-sized Title Block (36x24)
12.2 Mechanical Project - Drill Press Base.
12.3 Architectural Project - Office Tower
12.4 P&ID Project - Oil Lubrication System
12.5 Civil Project - Warehouse Site
Appendix A Optional Topics
A.1 Creating Industry-Specific Workspaces
A.2 Using QuickCalc
A.3 Additional Zoom Commands
A.4 Advanced Object Selection
A.5 Additional Text Tools
A.6 Additional Dimensioning Tools
A.7 Creating Boundaries and Regions
A.8 Modifying Length
Appendix B Skills Assessment Part 2
B.1 Skills Assessment Part 2
