AutoCAD 2017 Essential Training

Learn how to create 2D and 3D drawings using AutoCAD 2017. This course can help both AutoCAD beginners and pros use AutoCAD 2017 effectively in any industry.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Exploring the User Interface

• Exploring the user interface
• Using the ribbon
• Changing workspaces
• Using the status bar
• Using the drawing tabs
• Using the navigation bar
• Using the ViewCube
• The shortcut menu

2. Managing Files and Options

• Opening, saving, and closing files
• Setting drawing units
• Converting drawing units
• Editing and managing options
• Using template files—DWT

3. Navigating Drawings

• Using Zoom commands
• Using pan
• Using the mouse
• Using the ViewCube
• Using the navigation bar
• Model and layout
• Saving and restoring views

4. Drawing Objects

• Lines
• Circles
• Arcs
• Ellipses
• Polylines and splines
• Rectangles and polygons
• Points and donuts

5. Modifying Objects

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

6. Drawing Accurately

• Using Grid and Snap
• Working with coordinates
• Using Polar Tracking
• Using Dynamic Input
• Using object snaps
• Using object-snap tracking
• Using ISODRAFT with isometric drawings

7. Hatching and Gradients

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

8. Using Text

• Working with text styles
• Single-line text
• Multiline text (MTEXT)
• Aligning text
• Framing text in a title block

9. Dimensioning

• Working with dimension styles
• Using dimensions
• Editing dimensions and dimension overrides
• Breaking dimensions
• Spacing dimensions
• Continue dimensions
• Baseline dimensions
• Automatic dimensioning
• Using multileaders

10. Object and Layer Properties

• Working with object properties
• Changing the linetype scale
• Using Hide and Isolate
• New layers and the Layer dropdown menu
• Using the layer tools
• Other layer tools

11. Reusing Content

• Grouping objects
• Creating and using blocks
• Redefining block definitions
• Using the Explode command
• Creating a simple dynamic block
• Using WBLOCK
• Accessing external blocks from the Internet

12. Attributes and Tables

• Working with attribute definitions
• Creating a block with attributes
• Working with table styles
• Designing a table
• Adding fields to a table

13. External References

• Working with XREFs
• Attaching and overlaying XREFs
• Clipping XREFs
• Editing XREFs
• Editing XREFs in place

14. Layouts and Annotation

• Creating a layout and adding a viewport
• Locking viewports
• Freezing viewport layers
• Adding a title block: Part 1
• Adding a title block: Part 2
• Using annotative text styles
• Using annotative dimensions
• Using revision clouds

15. Creating Output

• Page setups
• Plotting from Model and Layout tabs
• Packaging with eTransmit
• Batch plotting
• Outputting to different file formats

Conclusion

• Next steps