AutoCAD 2014 Essential Training: 1 Interface and Drawing Management

In this course, the first installment in the AutoCAD 2014 Essentials series, get a complete tour of the interface and the drawing features.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• Converting units from Imperial to Metric

1. Touring the Interface

• Launching the application
• Understanding model space
• Accessing AutoCAD tools
• Leveraging dockable palettes
• Saving a workspace
• Customizing AutoCAD preferences
• Monitoring the status bar
• Understanding the anatomy of a command
• Accessing help

2. Managing Drawings

• Opening an AutoCAD drawing
• Understanding mouse functions
• Zooming, panning, and regenning
• Working in a multiple-document environment
• Saving your work
• Understanding templates
• Plotting from model space
• Plotting a layout
• Moving forward

Conclusion

• Goodbye