Learning AutoCAD

This course provides the novice AutoCAD user with training to get started with AutoCAD.

Introduction

• Learning AutoCAD 2024
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files
• The new AutoCAD 2024 interface

1. The AutoCAD Interface

• The application menu and Quick Access toolbar (QAT)
• The ribbon and panels
• Dialog boxes and palettes
• The status bar
• Using AutoCAD Web and Mobile

2. Drawing Simple Geometry

• OSNAP and OTRACK
• POLAR and ORTHO
• Lines, arcs, and circles
• Polylines, polygons, and splines
• Using Zoom and Pan

3. Annotating Simple Designs

• Text styles
• Single-line text (TEXT) and multiline text (MTEXT)
• Dimension styles
• Placing dimensions
• Adding a simple table

4. Communicating Your Design Intent

• Creating a simple titleblock
• Defining your page setup
• Adding scaled viewports
• Using annotative scaling
• Printing and plotting

Conclusion

• Apply AutoCAD basics to your drawings