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Autodesk AutoCAD 2011 CD Training Course Contents:

Getting Started

• What You Will Learn
• Introduction To AutoCAD
• Installation
• Turning On AutoCAD For The First Time
• Initial Setup
• Quick Run Thru

New Features in AutoCAD 2011

• New Interface Features - Lesson 1
• New Interface Features - Lesson 2
• New Documentation Tools
• Documentation Tool Enhancements
• New 3D Modeling and Rendering Tools

Interfacing With AutoCAD

• AutoCADs Drawing Area - The Crosshairs And Your Mouse
• Using The Application Menu And The QAT
• Interfacing With The Ribbon
• Taking Advantage Of The Command Line And Dynamic Input
• Toolbars And The Menubar
• Pallets And Short Cut Menus
• Using Function Keys And Command Aliases
• Workspaces Set Things The Way You Want Them
• The Status Bar - A Busy Place
• An Introduction To Model Space And Paper Space
• Quickview Layouts And Drawings

Basic Operations

• Start A New File / Open A File
• Quitting CAD And Saving Your Work
• Object Selection
• Advanced Operation Techniques
• How AutoCAD Interprets Units
• Working With Specific Units
• The User Coordinate System
• Working With The Coordinate System - Lesson 1
• Working With The Coordinate System - Lesson 2
• Using The Grid System With The Snap Feature
• Pan
• Zoom
• Chapter Project

Drawing & Drafting Tools

• Lines - You Will Use Them Everywhere
• Polylines And Their Uses
• Circles
• Arcs
• Polygons
• Rectangles And Ellipses
• Points And Their Styles
• Methods To Create Precise Objects
• Chapter Project

Editing Tools

• Erase
• The Move And Copy Commands
• Rotating Objects
• Scaling Objects
• Stretching Objects
• Offset
• Mirror
• Trim / Extend Lines
• Fillet / Chamfer
• Rectangular Array
• Polar Array
• Object Properties
• Chapter Project

Utilities: Tools To Know What's Going On

• Listing Objects
• Measuring Tools
• Purging Unused Items
• Undo - The Most Important Command
• Chapter Project

Precision Tools: Tricks To Help You Draw Accurately

• OSNAP
• ORTHO
• GRIPS

AutoCAD: Using Layers

• Layer Properties
• The Layer Manager
• Freeze/Thaw/On/Off/Lock
• Creating And Editing Layers
• Using Layers To Control
• Chapter Project

Annotations

• Dimensions
• Dimension Styles
• Leaders
• Multileaders
• Single Line Text
• Multi Line Text
• Multi Line Text Techniques
• Text Styles
• Tables
• Hatching
• Chapter Project

Blocks

• What Is A Block
• Creating Blocks
• Inserting Blocks And Using Them
• Editing Blocks
• Attributed Blocks
• The Effect Of Exploding Blocks
• Introduction To Dynamic Blocks
• Chapter Project

Model Space And Paper Space

• What's The Difference
• What Belongs In Where
• Viewports

Plot & Publish

• Plotting
• Page Set Up
• Publish
• Export Your File
• Chapter Project

Final Project

• Chapter Project Draw The Building
• Chapter Project Decoration
• Chapter Project Annotation

About The Tutor

• About The Tutor