AutoCAD 2010 Essential Training covers the most important features of this industry-standard 2D drafting and design application. Professional designer Jeff Bartels begins with a tour of AutoCAD's interface and the tools used to create basic shapes. He then focuses on the methods used to modify and refine geometry while emphasizing accuracy and good habits to build a solid design foundation. Jeff shows how to use layers, line types, and colors to organize a drawing file and explains how to efficiently annotate a design and prepare it for final output. Throughout the course, Jeff shares techniques used in the industry and reinforces the lessons with practical examples. Exercise files accompany this course.
Topics include:
- Working in a multiple-document environment
- Configuring units for architectural, civil, or metric work
- Incorporating blocks (symbols) into a working file
- Creating annotations that automatically size themselves
- Transferring data between drawings
- Preparing standardized layouts with title blocks
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Exercise files are the identical files (documents, photos, and so on) the author uses throughout this course. The files will help you make the most of your learning experience because you open them in your own software and follow along with tutorials. Exercise files are available to Premium members only. Learn more.
