AutoCAD 2023 Level 1: Essentials

Course Objectives

• Getting Started with AutoCAD
• Basic Drawing and Editing Commands
• Projects: Creating a Simple Drawing
• Drawing Precision in AutoCAD
• Making Changes in Your Drawing
• Projects: Making Your Drawings More Precise
• Organizing Your Drawing with Layers
• Advanced Object Types
• Analyzing Model and Object Properties
• Projects: Drawing Organization and Information
• Advanced Editing Commands
• Introduction to Blocks
• Projects: Creating More Complex Objects
• Setting Up a Layout
• Printing Your Drawing
• Projects: Preparing to Print
• Text
• Hatching
• Adding Dimensions
• Projects: Annotating Your Drawing

Target Audience

• Drafters
• Mechanical Engineer
• Civil Engineer

Prerequisites Required:

• A working knowledge of basic design/drafting procedures and terminology.
• A working knowledge of your operating system. 

Course Outline

1) Getting Started with AutoCAD

2) Basic Drawing and Editing Commands

• Drawing Lines

• Erasing Objects

• Drawing Vertical and Horizontal Lines

• Drawing Rectangles

• Drawing Circles

• Undo and Redo Actions

3) Projects Creating a Simple Drawing

• Create a Simple Drawing

• Create Simple Shapes

4) Drawing Precision in AutoCAD

• Using Running Object Snaps

• Using Object Snap Overrides

• Polar Tracking at Angles

• Object Snap Tracking

• Drawing with Snap and Grid

5) Making Changes in Your Drawing

• Selecting Objects for Editing

• Moving Objects

• Copying Objects

• Rotating Objects

• Scaling Objects

• Mirroring Objects

• Editing with Grips

6) Projects Making Your Drawings More Precise

• Schematic Project: Electronics Diagram

• Architectural Project: Landscape

• Mechanical Project: Using Polar and Tracking

• Mechanical Project: Surge Protector

• Mechanical Project: Satellite

7) Organizing Your Drawing with Layers

• Creating New Drawings with Templates

• What Are Layers?

• Layer States

• Changing an Object’s Layer

8) Advanced Object Types

• Drawing Arcs

• Drawing Polylines

• Editing Polylines
• Drawing Splines
• Drawing Polygons
• Drawing Ellipses

9) Analyzing Model and Object Properties
• Working with Object Properties
• Measuring Objects

10) Projects Drawing Organization and Information
• Architectural Project
• Mechanical Project
• Civil Project

11) Advanced Editing Commands
• Trimming and Extending Objects
• Stretching Objects
• Creating Fillets and Chamfers
• Offsetting Objects
• Creating Arrays of Objects

12) Introduction to Blocks
• What Are Blocks?
• Inserting Blocks Using the Blocks Palette
• Inserting Blocks Using the Tool Palettes
• Inserting Dynamic Blocks
• Inserting Blocks Using the DesignCenter

13) Projects Creating More Complex Objects
• Mechanical Project 1: Plate
• Mechanical Project 2: Gasket
• Mechanical Project 3: Plate
• Mechanical Project 4: Rocker Arm
• Architectural Project 1: Floor Plan
• Architectural Project 2: Floor Plan
• Civil Project: Parking Lot

14) Setting Up a Layout
• Working in Layouts
• Creating Layouts
• Creating Layout Viewports
• Named Views
• Guidelines for Layouts

15) Printing Your Drawing
• Printing Concepts
• Printing Layouts
• Print and Plot Settings

16) Projects Preparing to Print
• Mechanical Project
• Architectural Project

17) Text
• Working with Annotations
• Adding Text in a Drawing
• Modifying Multiline Text
• Formatting Multiline Text
• Adding Notes with Leaders to Your Drawing
• Creating Tables
• Modifying Tables

18) Hatching
• Hatching
• Editing Hatches

19) Adding Dimensions
• Dimensioning Concepts
• Adding Linear Dimensions
• Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions
• Editing Dimensions

20) Projects Annotating Your Drawing
• Mechanical Project
• Architectural Project 1
• Architectural Project 2
• Civil Project