Templates allow us to get some of the…repetitive tasks out of the way so we can…focus on design and drafting.…Tasks, like setting up layers, title blocks,…text and dimension styles, and other geometry…you typically use.…Some CAD users will simply take the last project…they were working on and save as to get a new…drawing and erase the old geometry.…This is not the best practice, for a few reasons.…Drawings can become cluttered with blocks,…layers, and other entities that are not removed…by simply erasing the geometry.…
This also introduces a risk of accidentally saving…and modifying the source file, leaving you with…more headaches than you had intended.…Lastly, if there are already errors or issues…that existed with the original file, you're simply…perpetuating them into your new drawing.…Instead, you should create a template file…from a clean drawing and import any data…and geometry that you need.…For the purpose of this course, we should consider…this merely an exercise in the work flow.…There are many elements you want to have in…
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2/17/2015- Accessing palettes
- Changing preferences
- Opening and saving files
- Working with views
- Creating basic geometry: lines, ellipses, splines, and more
- Selecting, moving, copying, and scaling geometry
- Working with layers
- Using gradients
- Creating blocks and dynamic blocks
- Working with references
- Creating layouts
- Annotating drawings
- Plotting and sharing
- Starting in 3D
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome50s
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1. The Interface
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Components of the interface1m 21s
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Accessing the palettes3m 8s
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Command-line overview3m 41s
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User preferences2m 59s
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Using the Help menu1m 51s
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The right-click menu1m 57s
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2. File Management
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File-type basics2m 11s
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Opening files1m 21s
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Saving files2m 15s
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Configuring a new drawing1m 10s
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Templates1m 56s
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Drawing units2m 49s
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3. Navigation
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Zoom commands2m 36s
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Panning1m 35s
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Regenerating and redrawing1m 22s
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Views1m 28s
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4. Basic Geometry
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Geometry of your geometry1m 57s
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Absolute-coordinate entry3m 17s
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Relative-coordinate entry2m 25s
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Lines2m 41s
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Circles and arcs3m 24s
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Polylines6m 44s
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Ellipses1m 45s
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Splines1m 54s
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Points1m 16s
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5. Geometry Tools
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Snap & Grid2m 30s
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Ortho and Polar Tracking2m 1s
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Object snaps4m 7s
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Object-snap tracking1m 56s
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Measuring tools3m 14s
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Divide1m 35s
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6. Modifying Geometry
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Selection methods4m 53s
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Quick Select1m 55s
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Move3m
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Copy3m 29s
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Rotate2m 24s
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Scale2m 24s
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Stretch3m 17s
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Trim and Extend3m 6s
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Offset3m 16s
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Mirror2m 23s
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Array3m 44s
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Polyline editing4m 48s
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Join and Break3m 11s
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Fillet and Chamfer3m 53s
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7. Layers
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Object properties2m 1s
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Layer basics2m 56s
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Creating layers5m 34s
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Layer tools2m 43s
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Advanced layer tools2m 31s
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Layer states3m 24s
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8. Advanced Objects
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Hatch basics3m 36s
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Using gradients2m 11s
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Groups1m 54s
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Blocks1m 38s
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Creating blocks2m 22s
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Updating blocks3m 24s
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Dynamic blocks2m 13s
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Dynamic blocks practice5m 41s
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External references3m 56s
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Binding external references2m 47s
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Underlaying images4m 9s
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Underlaying PDFs2m 36s
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9. Layouts
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Creating layouts1m 54s
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Viewport basics3m 33s
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Locking viewports1m 20s
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Viewport layers1m 33s
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10. Annotations
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Text styles1m 42s
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Single-line text2m 14s
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Dimension styles3m 35s
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Linear dimensions2m 53s
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Aligned dimensions2m 14s
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Special dimensions1m 31s
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Leaders1m 33s
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Dimension overrides2m 32s
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Annotation scaling1m 59s
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11. Plotting and Sharing
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Page setups3m 6s
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Plot styles2m 12s
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The Plot dialog1m 34s
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Plot to PDF2m 8s
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Batch publishing2m 8s
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Pack & Go1m 53s
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12. 3D Basics
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Views in 3D2m 50s
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Basic 3D geometry3m 14s
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Modifying 3D objects3m 22s
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Conclusion
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Next steps38s
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