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Site Map              Directions Program Summary: This 50 hour hands-on course covers the basic AutoCAD commands necessary to create, edit and plot a drawing. Fundamental concepts of creating, editing, dimensioning, viewing, managing and plotting two-dimensional drawings will be covered. Who Should Attend?: This course is designed to bring the drafter, designer, engineer or new user to a productive level of experience. It is an appropriate course of all design disciplines and for individuals who edit, view or work with others that create design content. Program Prerequisites: No previous CAD experience necessary. However, drafting, design or engineering experience is a plus. A working knowledge of Windows-based operating systems is preferred. Course # Course Name Hours CD070 AutoCAD 2002 Fundamentals 50 Course Content: Launching AutoCAD 2002, AutoCAD menus, user interface, screen layout, drawing setup procedures, function keys, basic 2D drawing creation commands, file management commands, setting drawing precision, coordinate input systems, editing commands and features, setting and using layers, inquiring about drawing information, introduction to block creation, hatching, introduction to dimensioning techniques, drawing template creation, object snaps, display manipulation commands for object viewing, basic editing techniques, text annotation creation and usage, basic plotting techniques in model space and with paperspace layouts, page setups and plot style tables. Objectives: Upon completion of this course, you should be able to confidently create, edit, manipulate, analyze, manage, dimension, and plot production 2D drawings. The calculator for creating and editing geometry Object filters for selecting objects Develop a basic understanding of AutoCAD system usage. Become familiar with the AutoCAD User Interface. Become familiar with AutoCAD menus, toolbars and command line input. Accurately utilize AutoCAD drawing setup techniques. Create 2D drawings using drawing creations tools and techniques. Understand and use the current practices of geometry editing techniques. Manipulate the display commands properly. Properly dimension and annotate drawings. Gather drawing information by using inquiry techniques. Develop an understanding of proper plotting techniques. Develop a level of comfort and confidence with AutoCAD through hands-on experiences. Course Outline: This is a detailed outline for the 50 hour AutoCAD 2002 Fundamentals course. It incorporates the fundamentals commands and features of creating and editing 2D drawings in AutoCAD 2002 and the techniques for using those into one hands-on course. Course Covers: Introductions Personal Introductions Course Outline and Objectives AutoCAD Overview and Getting Started Launching AutoCad 2002 User Interface Screen layout AutoCad Today AutoCad Menu System Template drawing concepts Create a template drawing Use of template drawing New and Open a drawing Floating Toolbars Basic 2D Drawing Creation Cartesian Drawing Workspace Drawing Lines Drawing Circles Drawing Arcs Drawing Rectangles Drawing Polygons Drawing Polylines SAVE and SAVEAS commands Precision Drawing Tools The Drafting Settings Dialogue Box Using ORTHO Setup and use of Object Snaps Setup and use of Polar Tracking Setup and use of Object Tracking Use of the Absolute coordinate entry system Use of the Relative coordinate entry system Use of the Polar coordinate entry system One time only Object Snaps and running Object Snaps Editing AutoCAD Objects The concepts or creating selection sets of objects Using the properties Window Double click editing techniques Introduction in the use of GRIPS for editing purposes Using the MOVE command Using the COPY command Using the ROTATE command Using the OFFSET command Using the SCALE command to change the size of an object Using the object property painter Using the ERASE command Editing polylines Changing part of an object’s shape using the STRETCH command Changing the length of a line or arc using the LENGTHEN command Creating new objects in a mirror image using the MIRROR command Coping an object to multiple occurrences using the ARRAY command Using the TRIM and EXTEND commands to defined boundaries Creating two objects from one object by using the BREAK command Creating CHAMFERS Creating FILLETS How to undo commands using the U command How to undo commands using the UNDO command Layer Usage Using layers to organize the drawing Using wildcards to organize the layers Layer Previous Layer States Layer Translator Displaying and Viewing AutoCAD Objects Using REGEN Real-time PAN and ZOOM Using Zoom extents Using Zoom scale Using Zoom window Saving and restoring views Drawing organization and Query Layer standards Layer states Layer previous Layer Translator concepts How to use the on-line HELP command Organizing AutoCAD objects using the LAYER command Setting View Scale Adjustments Hatch Scale Text Height Dimension Scale Multi-drawing environment Drag and drop objects from drawing to drawing Finding out information about an object using the LIST command Getting angles and distances by using the distance command Finding the AREA of an object Setting drawing UNITS Creating a template drawing Annotating AutoCAD Objects Creating TEXT styles Fonts used by AutoCad Using the TEXT command to add text to your drawing Cut and Paste text from another document Multiline text creation MTEXT formatting MTEXT editing Justify text Spell checking Dimensioning Dimensioning concepts Creating and controlling dimension styles Using dimension variables to control dimensions Single dimensions Creating dimensions using Quick Dimension Creating leaders using Quick Leader Editing dimensions Grips editing for dimensions Associative dimensions Using the DIMREASSOCIATE command Using the DIMDISASSOCIATE command Dimension regeneration Hatch Objects Boundary hatching Hatch pattern editing Creating AutoCAD Objects AutoCAD DesignCenter usage Plotting Plotting concepts Establishing scale factors Viewports toolbar Locking viewpoints Plot Settings Plot Style tables Plot preview Page setups Plotting a drawing Closing Remarks Evaluations Certifications Program Schedule: Day School -  Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, 10:20 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Night School -  Monday & Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Weekends -  Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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