- [Instructor] The help menu for AutoCAD for Mac … has two parts. … The Mac OS part, found here, … and then the online web portion … found using this link here. … In the Mac OS site, … it makes it simple to locate tools by typing them in. … So if I type in something like circle, … we can see it shows me all the menu items, … and if I hover over one, … it'll actually show me where in the menu hierarchy … to find that specific command. … I'm going to click X in order to remove everything … in that field, … and then click on AutoCAD Help. … This takes me to the AutoCAD for Mac help website. … From here, I can use quick start guides, … or I can also, again, type in a specific word or command … to locate all of the different webpages that have to do … with that particular command. … If I click on one to find one that I like, … I can read up on it, … I can save it later, … or I can also share it. … Including emailing it, to a colleague or a friend, … or sharing it on another social media website. …
Author
Jim LaPier
Released
3/11/2019- Accessing the palettes
- File type basics
- Editing polylines
- Modifying tools
- Controlling layers
- Creating blocks
- Working with external references
- Creating styles
- Formatting text
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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1. The Interface
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Components of the interface2m 35s
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Accessing the palettes2m 42s
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Working with toolsets1m 22s
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Command Line overview2m 28s
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User preferences2m 17s
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Using the Help menu1m 31s
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Zooming and panning3m 47s
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2. Working with Files
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File type basics2m 23s
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Opening files2m 5s
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Configuring a new drawing1m 44s
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3. Basic Geometry
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Geometry of your geometry4m 13s
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Using lines5m 35s
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Other basic 2D geometry3m 26s
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Understanding polylines5m 49s
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Editing polylines4m 20s
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Modifying objects8m 58s
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Advanced modify tools7m 55s
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4. Layers
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Layer basics2m 56s
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Layer creation5m 28s
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Controlling your layers5m 24s
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5. Advanced Objects
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Hatch basics3m 38s
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Creating Blocks5m 40s
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Working with underlays4m 3s
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6. Layouts
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7. Annotations
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Styles4m 43s
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Formatting text3m 14s
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Dimensioning your drawing3m 50s
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8. Plotting
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Plotting3m 13s
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Page setup2m 35s
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Batch plotting1m 17s
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9. 3D Basics
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Views in 3D2m 57s
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Basic 3D geometry5m 40s
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Conclusion
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Next steps32s
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