This course contains a detailed explanation of AutoCAD commands and their applications to solve drafting and design problems. Every command is thoroughly explained with the help of examples and illustrations. This makes it easy for users to understand the functions and applications in the drawing. After going through this course, you will be able to use AutoCAD commands to make a drawing, dimension a drawing, applying constraints, insert texts and blocks, create 3D objects, generate drafting views of the model, 3d print a model, use CAD Standards, and advanced applications in AutoCAD software.
This course contains a detailed explanation of AutoCAD commands and their applications to solve drafting and design problems. Every command is thoroughly explained with the help of examples and illustrations. This makes it easy for users to understand the functions and applications in the drawing. After going through this course, you will be able to use AutoCAD commands to make a drawing, dimension a drawing, applying constraints, insert texts and blocks, create 3D objects, generate drafting views of the model, 3d print a model, use CAD Standards, and advanced applications in AutoCAD software.
This course covers basic drafting and designing concepts such as dimension principles, and assembly drawing that equip the users with the essential drafting skills to solve problems in AutoCAD. While going through this course, the user will learn some advanced tools introduced in the recent versions of AutoCAD such as DWG Compare, Save to Web and Mobile, Shared View, CAD Standards, 3D Print, and more.
In this course, special emphasis has been laid on industrial applications and usage of AutoCAD tools so that it serves beginners as well as professionals to understand the functions of the tools and their applications in the drawing.
Salient Features of this Course:
A comprehensive course consisting of 202 video lectures that are organized in a pedagogical sequence.
Detailed explanation of all AutoCAD commands and tools.
Step-by-step instructions to guide the users through the learning process.
Tools explained in a manner that you can easily take on the Autodesk Certified Professional exam.
Quizzes at the end of each section to help the users assess their knowledge.
Practice Tests
This lecture introduces you to the instructor who will be taking you through this course. Also, you will come to know about the application areas of AutoCAD and why you should go for this course.
This lecture will help you to understand how to start new drawing files and open already created files in AutoCAD.
This lecture makes you get familiar with user interface in AutoCAD.
This lecture will help you to set up drawing units before you start working on a project.
This lecture will help you set the drawing limits to enhance the drawing abilities.
This lecture will help you to work with various zooming options in AutoCAD.
This example will help you gain hands on experience in setting up drawing units, limits and using zoom options.
This lecture explains the procedure to save AutoCAD (.dwg) files as AutoCAD template files (.dwt).
This lecture explains the concept of coordinate systems in AutoCAD along with working of Line tool.
This example will help you to create lines in AutoCAD.
This example will help you to create sketches using Absolute Coordinate System.
This example will help you to create sketches using Relative Rectangular Coordinate System.
This example will help you to create sketches using Relative Polar Coordinate System.
This lecture will help you in creating Polylines and Splines.
This lecture will help you in creating circles using different Circle tools.
This example gives you hands on experience in creating circles by using different circle tools.
This lecture will help you in creating Arcs using various Arc tools.
This example gives you hands on experience in creating arcs by using different arc tools.
This lecture will help you in creating Rectangles using the Rectangle tool.
This example gives you hands on experience in creating rectangles.
This lecture will help you in creating different types of Polygons using the Polygon tool.
This example gives you hands on experience in creating polygons.
This lecture will help you in creating Ellipses using various Ellipse tools.
This example gives you hands on experience in creating Ellipses.
This lecture will help you in creating Construction lines, Rays, Point, and Multiple Points.
This lecture will help you to apply Hatches and Gradients to your sketches.
This lecture will help you in marking up areas of your drawing by creating Revision clouds around them.
After taking on this quiz you will gain confidence in working with Draw tools.
This lecture helps you to create selection sets by using window selection methods.
This lecture helps you in creating copies of objects and moving objects from one location to other.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Copy tool.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Move tool.
This lecture will help you in stretching, scaling and offsetting entities as per your requirements.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Stretch tool.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Scale tool.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Offset tool.
This lecture will help you in rotating and Mirroring entities as per your requirements.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Rotate tool.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Mirror tool.
This lecture will help you in trimming and extending entities as per your requirements.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Trim tool.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Extend tool.
This lecture will help you in creating fillets at the corners of the entities.
This lecture will help you in creating chamfers at the corners of the entities.
This lecture will help you in creating a smooth continuous curve between two curves using the Blend Curves tool.
This lecture will help you in erasing entities from the screen using various erase options.
This lecture will help you in exploding entities so that you can select and use individual parts of the entities after exploding them.
This lecture will help you in aligning 2D entities to each other.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Align tool.
This lecture will help you in using the Break and Break at point tools.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Break tool.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Break at Point tool.
This lecture will help you in joining various entities and convert them into a single polyline entity.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Draw and Modify tools.
This lecture will help you in deleting overriding entities in a sketch using the OVERKILL command.
This lecture will help you in creating arrays of the entities.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Rectangular Array tool.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Path Array tool.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Polar Array tool.
This lecture will help you in creating divisions on the entities and wiping out the selected part of the sketch.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Divide tool.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Measure tool.
This lecture will help you in creating regions and boundaries which can be used for various purposes.
This example gives you hands on experience in using the Region tool.
After taking on this quiz you will gain confidence in working with Modify tools.
This lecture will help you in using various toggle buttons available in the Status Bar.
This lecture will help you in using object snaps and track geometries using object snap tracking.
This lecture will help you in placing objects using the From snap and other snaps.
This lecture will help you in cycling your selection when large number of entities are present in a confined space.
This lecture will help you in switching to different workspaces in AutoCAD.
After taking on this quiz you will gain confidence in working with Status Bar Options.
This lecture will help you in understanding the concept of layers and working with the Layer Properties palette.
This lecture will help you in creating layer states which you can save for future use.
This lecture will help you in creating layer filters that enable you to work effectively with layers.
This lecture will help you in using the Match Layer and Layer Walk tools.
This lecture will help you in isolating, unisolating, and merging layers.
This lecture will help you in translating layers using the Layer Translator tool.
After taking on this quiz you will gain confidence in working with Layer tools.
This lecture will help you in writing standard as well as annotative single line and multiline texts.
This example gives you hands on experience in writing the Single Line text.
This example gives you hands on experience in writing the Multi Line text.
This lecture will help you in creating Text Styles for writing the text.
After taking this quiz you will be able to gain confidence in writing texts.
This lecture will help you to add dimensions to your sketches using various dimensioning tools available in dimension drop-down.
This lecture will help you in working with Dimension Style Manager and manage dimension styles.
This lecture will help you in creating a new dimension style.
This lecture will help you to import dimension styles into your drawing from other drawings.
This lecture will help you in adding quick dimensions to your sketch using the Quick tool.
This lecture will help you in creating continuous and baseline dimensions which save time while dimensioning.
This lecture will help you in using Break and Inspect tools along with their applications.
This lecture will help you in maintaining proper spacing between dimensions and updating them.
This lecture will help you in adding Breaklines and Joglines to the dimensions.
This lecture will help you making dimensions associative or non associative as per your requirements.
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