AutoCAD 2010

Create and Perfect Your Own Drafting Projects

Course Description: This course introduces students to the most popular computer aided design software for two-dimensional and three-dimensional drafting. With step-by-step guidance in drawing concepts, this course is a smooth introduction for beginning drafters to learn the techniques to create accurate drawings, precisely and quickly modify objects, and extract information from drawings.

Author: Kevin McWhirter

Runtime: 11hrs. 50min.

Lessons: 107

Lessons	Time (Min:Sec)
Introduction PREVIEW, CLICK HERE	05:43
Chapter 1
The Interface PREVIEW, CLICK HERE	08:18
The Command Window PREVIEW, CLICK HERE	02:16
Status Bar	03:55
The 'Classic' Help Menu	05:16
Getting Help	03:06
Chapter 2
Creating a New Drawing File	03:38
Save and close Drawing Files	02:57
Opening Existing Drawing Files	04:41
Editing Existing Drawing Files	02:16
Save As Existing Files	02:35
AutoCad's AutoSave Features	03:52
Chapter 3
Command Input Options	08:38
The Cartesian Coordinate System	12:31
Drawing Accurately	02:09
Direct Distance Entry	04:58
Polar Tracking	05:18
Exercise: Objective 1	06:19
Exercise: Objective 2	01:45
Exercise: Ortho Command	05:54
Exercise: Objective 4	03:20
Exercise: Typing Commands	02:58
Exercise: Objective 6	03:13
Exercise: Objective 7	02:58
Repeating Commands	02:24
Chapter 4
Drawing Setup	02:04
Units	02:17
The Grid	12:02
Properties	14:10
Text and Dimension Styles	02:17
Sheet Sizes	06:05
Chapter 5
Drawing Commands	06:29
Lines	02:07
Rectangles	07:20
Circles	04:05
Arcs	02:34
Combination Drawing and Modifying Commands	03:01
Offsetting	01:41
Trim	07:14
Copy	01:41
Fillet	05:49
Drawing Techniques 1	08:44
Drawing Techniques 2	10:35
Polylines	06:17
Ellipses	04:02
Polygons	06:04
Donuts	03:20
Object Snaps	05:51
Floorplan Exercise 1	10:05
Floorplan Exercise 2	11:59
Hatch	11:24
Chapter 6
Selecting Objects	07:50
Erase	02:02
Move	00:47
Object Snaps	03:00
Rotate	06:43
Centering Objects	03:00
Scale	07:14
Mirror	07:36
Stretch	06:29
Copy	07:14
Arrays 1	12:46
Arrays 2	12:52
Break, Trim, Expand, and Explode	12:03
Fillet and Chamfer	04:48
Chamfer	05:17
Offset, Divide, and Measure 1	09:49
Offset, Divide, and Measure 2	10:03
Lengthen	02:18
Chapter 7
Text in Drawings	01:05
Mtext Command	12:13
Text Formatting	14:07
Text Styles	11:48
Spell Check	02:17
Chapter 8
Display Commands	10:29
Viewports	07:40
Chapter 9
Blocks 1	12:16
Blocks 2	09:21
Blocks from Exisiting Objects	07:11
Block Example 1	07:32
Block Example 2	10:00
Managing Blocks with Design Center 1	10:12
Managing Blocks with Design Center 2	09:20
Chapter 10
Inquiry Commands	00:46
Lists	05:50
Distance	03:12
Area	07:29
Properties	05:59
Chapter 11
Placing Dimensions 1	02:06
Dimensions Setup 1	11:17
Dimensions Setup 2	12:30
Dimensions Setup 3	11:49
PLACING DIMENSIONS 2	07:52
Adjusting Placement of Dimensions	03:51
Angular Dimensions	03:59
Radius	03:53
Arcs	01:11
Leaders and Notes	02:56
Chapter 12
Customizing Drawings for Plot	05:40
Title Blocks and Borders	07:41
Plotting	09:04
Plotting for a printer	06:53
Chapter 13
Paper Space Layout 1	09:29
Paper Space Layout 2	07:50
Creating Viewports	05:41
ModelSpace	12:31
In Closing	02:29