- [Instructor] Not everything that we draw can fit…on our screen at the same time.…So it's important we get comfortable…with the zooming in and out of our workspace,…so that we can get to the work that we need to work on.…Zooming around your drawing is an imperative skill.…Too often I see drafters trying…to select an object in a crowded drawing,…while zoomed out to a ridiculous degree.…I liken this to trying to pick up a cup…with your arms stretched all the way out…holding a chopstick in each hand.…It's needlessly difficult.…Never be afraid of zooming in or out…to find the optimum view.…
AutoCAD for Mac has a number of tools to help us…under the View menu item, under Zoom.…I'm not going to go through every single one of these,…but there are a few I do want to focus on.…Zoom by Scale allows you type in a numeric value…to zoom in or out from.…You can type in something like point five to zoom out,…or something like two to zoom in.…Anything bigger than one will zoom in.…Anything smaller than one will zoom out.…
Another handy tool is Zoom Window.…
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Released
11/20/2017- Navigating the interface
- Accessing the palettes
- Managing files
- Configuring new drawings
- Drawing units
- Regenerating and redrawing
- Working with geometry tools
- Modifying geometry
- Creating layers
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome50s
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AutoCAD versions1m 56s
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1. The Interface
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Components of the interface3m 14s
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Accessing the palettes2m 54s
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Command line overview2m 11s
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Drawing tabs1m 10s
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Layout tabs1m 1s
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Toolbar1m 28s
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Use the Help menu1m 21s
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Right-click menu2m 26s
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2. File Management
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File types basics2m 33s
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Opening files1m 26s
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Saving files2m 31s
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Configuring a new drawing1m 16s
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Templates2m 13s
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Drawing units3m 55s
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3. Navigation
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Zoom commands3m 22s
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Panning1m 43s
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Regenerating and redrawing1m 34s
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Views1m 29s
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4. Basic Geometry
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Geometry of your geometry2m 18s
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Absolute-coordinate entry3m 33s
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Relative-coordinate entry3m 15s
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Polar-coordinate entry3m 22s
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Lines2m 48s
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Circles and arcs4m 1s
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Polylines2m 45s
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Polygons and rectangles3m 38s
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Ellipses2m 25s
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Splines2m 5s
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Points1m 20s
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5. Geometry Tools
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Grid and Snap2m 49s
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Ortho and Polar2m 49s
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Object snap4m 41s
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Object-snap tracking4m 41s
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Measuring tools3m 14s
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Divide3m 14s
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6. Modifying Geometry
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Selection methods5m 10s
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Quick Select2m 4s
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Move3m 41s
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Copy3m 43s
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Rotate2m 54s
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Scale2m 32s
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Stretch3m 34s
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Trim and Extend3m 34s
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Offset3m 13s
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Mirror3m 13s
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Array4m 13s
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Polyline editing4m 25s
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Join and Break4m 25s
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Fillet and Chamfer3m 43s
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7. Layers
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Object properties2m 10s
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Layer basics2m 52s
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Creating layers5m 38s
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Layer tools2m 40s
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Advanced layer tools2m 15s
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Layer states3m 24s
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8. Advanced Objects
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Hatch basics3m 13s
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Using gradients1m 48s
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Groups3m 37s
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Blocks1m 56s
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Creating blocks2m 39s
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Updating blocks3m 37s
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Dynamic blocks2m 7s
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Dynamic blocks practice5m 40s
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External references4m 3s
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Binding external references2m 53s
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Underlaying images4m 16s
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Underlaying PDFs4m 17s
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9. Layouts
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Creating layouts1m 50s
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Viewport basics3m 49s
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Locking viewports1m 27s
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Viewport layers1m 55s
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10. Annotations
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Text styles1m 58s
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Single-line text2m 41s
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Multiline text2m 33s
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Dimension styles4m 9s
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Linear dimensions3m 29s
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Aligned dimensions2m 27s
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Special dimensions1m 46s
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Dimension tool1m 48s
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Leaders2m 29s
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Dimension overrides3m 7s
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Annotation scaling2m 41s
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11. Plotting and Sharing
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Page setups4m 1s
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Plot styles2m 6s
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Plot dialog1m 25s
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Batch publishing2m 4s
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Pack and Go1m 47s
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12. 3D Basics
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Views in 3D2m 47s
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3D basic geometry4m 14s
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Modifying 3D objects5m 3s
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Conclusion
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Next steps36s
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