AutoCAD 2013: Customization Techniques

Find out how to become a competent user of the AutoCAD software, no matter which AutoCAD toolkits you will use.

Introduction

• The essentials of AutoCAD
• The advantages of using AutoCAD
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files
• The new AutoCAD 2022 interface

1. Using Units and Options

• Setting drawing units
• Setting options
• Objects using different units
• Working with templates: DWT

2. Drawing More Objects

• Rectangles and polygons
• Points and donuts
• Ellipses
• Isometric views and elliptical arcs

3. Modifying Objects

• Selecting objects
• Using Offset and Mirror
• Using Move and Copy
• Using Rotate and Scale
• Creating and using arrays
• Using Stretch and Lengthen
• Using Trim and Extend
• Using Break and Join
• Using grips and grip editing
• Using Boundaries
• Using Selection Cycling
• Using Fillet and Chamfer
• Using Divide and Measure
• Editing polylines and splines

4. Hatching and Gradients

• Using the Hatch command
• Using the Gradient command
• Editing hatches and gradients

5. More Text Techniques

• Aligning text
• Framing text in a title block

6. More Dimensioning Techniques

• Editing dimensions and dimension overrides
• Using Continue and Baseline
• Breaking and spacing dimensions
• Automatic dimensioning
• Using multileaders

7. Reusing Content

• Using groups
• Creating and inserting a block
• Using the EXPLODE command
• Redefining a block definition
• Using WBLOCK
• Creating a simple dynamic block

8. Attributes and Tables

• Creating a simple block with attributes
• Enhanced Attribute Editor
• Working with table styles
• Designing a table
• Adding fields to a table

9. External References (XRefs)

• Working with XRefs
• Attaching and overlaying XRefs
• Clipping XRefs
• Editing XRefs
• Editing XRefs in-place

Conclusion

• Conclusion and summary
• Where to next?