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AutoCAD 2011 Tutorial Series

CourseDetails

Over35hoursoftraining 597videotutorials Exercisefilesincluded Instructor:DavidCohn

CourseDescription:
TheAutoCAD2011TutorialSeriesisacomprehensivelearningtoolforAutoCAD2011.Theseriescoversseveralbasic andadvancedconcepts,fromcreatingsimpledrawingstomodifyingcomplex2Dand3Dobjects.Learntomanagepro jects,customizeyouruserinterface,prepareyourdrawingsforprintorfinaloutput,andmore.

LessonOutline:
GettingStarted

OverviewoftheAutoCAD2011 TutorialSeries StartingAutoCAD UnderstandingActivation IntroducingtheCustomer InvolvementProgram UnderstandingInitialSetup IntroducingtheWelcomeScreen UsingtheNewFeaturesWork shop UnderstandingWorkspaces InitialSetup SwitchingWorkspaces AdjustingWorkspaceSettings UsingtheApplicationMenu UsingtheQuickAccessToolbar UsingtheInfoCenterToolbar UnderstandingRibbon Fundamentals ControllingtheDisplayofthe Ribbon ChangingtheLocationofthe Ribbon WorkingwithStickyPanels

IntroducingtheDrawingAid Tools IntroducingtheDrawingGrid ChangingScreenColors WorkingwithUserProfiles ControllingtheApplication StatusBar WorkingWithintheDrawing Window WorkingwithMultipleDrawings UnderstandingModeland LayoutTabs UnderstandingtheCommand Line UnderstandingDialogBox Fundamentals UnderstandingPalette Fundamentals UnderstandingToolbar Fundamentals StartingaNewDrawing TemplateFiles SettingtheDefaultTemplate StartingaNewDrawingUsing theStartupWizard

SavingDrawingsSAVEand QSAVE SavingDrawingsQSAVEand SAVEAS SavingDrawingsAutosave Options SavingDrawingsBackupFiles SavingDrawingsRelease VersionandOtherOptions OpeningDrawingsPartialOpen andReadOnly OpeningDrawingsSheetSet Manager OpeningDrawingsImportand ExportDGNFiles UsingtheMouseFundamentals UnderstandingInterface ComponentsNavigationBar UnderstandingInterface ComponentsUCSIcon UnderstandingInterface ComponentsViewCube UnderstandingInterface ComponentsSteeringWheels

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InterfaceComponentsPullDown Menu UnderstandingInterface Components3DMouse

DrawingBasics

DrawingLinesCommandLine DrawingLinesDynamicInput DrawingLinesRightClickMenu RepeatingtheLastCommand UnderstandingCommandOptions DrawingRectangles DrawingRectanglesArea DrawingRectanglesDimensions DrawingRectanglesRotation DrawingRectanglesFillets DrawingRectanglesChamfers DrawingRectanglesWidth DrawingRectanglesReset/ DefaultOptions UsingtheUndoandRedo Commands DrawingCirclesRadiusand Diameter DrawingCircles2Pand3P DrawingCirclesTTTandTTR DrawingCirclesDefaults DrawingArcs3PointConcepts DrawingArcs3PointOptions UnderstandingCoordinate SystemsConcepts UnderstandingCoordinate SystemsAbsolute UnderstandingCoordinate SystemsRelative UnderstandingCoordinate SystemsUnits ErasingObjectsPicking SelectingObjectsWindowand Crossing SelectingObjectsWindow PolygonandCrossingPolygon SelectingObjectsFenceandLast SelectingObjectsUndoand Previous

SelectingObjectsBox SelectingObjectsSelectSimilar SelectingObjectsAddSelected HidingandIsolatingObjects SelectingObjectsRestoring ObjectswithOOPS SelectingObjectsDeselecting Objects SelectingAllObjects ControllingSelectionSettings UsingSelectionCycling

UsingObjectSnapTracking:One PointAllPolarAngles UsingObjectSnapTrackingTwo PointsAllPolarAngles UsingObjectSnapOverrides TemporaryTrackPoint UsingObjectSnapOverridesMid Between2Points UsingOptionsObjectSnap SystemVariables

DisplayControl

DraftingSettings

UsingtheStatusBarGrid UsingtheStatusBarSnap UsingtheStatusBarOrtho UsingGrid,SnapandOrthoin Combination UsingDirectDistanceEntryand DynamicInput UnderstandingAbsoluteAngle Measurements UsingPolarTrackingwith AbsoluteAngles UnderstandingRelativeAngle Measurements UsingPolarTrackingwithRelative Angles UsingPolarTracking:Incremental AnglesvsAdditionalAngles UsingPolarTrackingandPolar Snaps UnderstandingObjectSnaps Concepts UnderstandingRunningObject Snaps UnderstandingParallelObject Snap UnderstandingExtensionObject Snap UsingObjectSnapOverrides UsingObjectSnapTracking:One PointOrthogonally UsingObjectSnapTracking:Two PointsOrthogonally

ZoomingUsingtheWheelMouse AdjustingZoomSettingszoom factor AdjustingZoomSettings mbuttonpan AdjustingZoomSettingsviewres AdjustingZoomSettings vtoptions UsingRealTimePanandZoom ZoomingUsingtheRibbonPanel PanningUsingtheRibbonPanel ZoomingandPanningUsingthe NavigationBar UsingtheSteeringWheel CreatingTiledViewports NamingTiledViewports UsingViewManagerRestoring NamedViews UsingViewManagerEditingand UpdatingNamedViews UsingViewManagerCreating NamedViews

ManagingLayers

IntroducingLayerConcepts EstablishingtheCurrentLayer UnderstandingLayerStatesOn/ Off UnderstandingLayerStates Thaw/Freeze UnderstandingLayerStates Unlock/Lock

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UnderstandingLayerStatesLock LayerFade ControllingLayerStatesColor IntroducingtheLayerProperty ManagerPalette UsingtheLayerPropertyManager Columns ControllingLayerStatesLinetype ControllingLayerStatesTrans parency ControllingLayerStatesPlot/No Plot ControllingLayerStatesVP Freeze ControllingLayerStatesNewVP Freeze ControllingLayerStatesVP Color,VPLinetype,VPLineweight, andVPTransparency CreatingaNewLayer DeletingaLayer AddingaLayerDescription MakinganObject'sLayerCurrent MatchingLayers RestoringthePreviousLayerState IsolatingLayers Unisolatinglayers FreezingLayers TurningLayersOff TurningAllLayersOn ThawingAllLayers LockingaLayer UnlockingaLayer ChanginganObjecttotheCurrent Layer CopyingObjectstoaNewLayer ViewingIndividualLayers IsolatingLayersintheCurrent Viewport MergingLayers DeletingaLayerandItsContents

ObjectProperties

ComplexObjects

UnderstandingByLayerand ObjectPropertyConcepts SettingtheColorByLayer SettingtheLinetypeByLayer SettingtheLineweightByLayer SettingtheTransparencyByLayer ControllingtheObjectColor ControllingtheObjectLinetype ControllingtheObjectLineweight ControllingtheObject Transparency UnderstandingObjectProperty CreationandControl ModifyingPropertiesUsingthe PropertyPanelandLayerPanel ModifyingPropertiesUsingthe QuickPropertyPanel ControllingtheQuickProperty PanelDisplayProperties ModifyingPropertiesUsingthe PropertiesPalette SettingObjectPropertiesto ByLayer

UtilityandInquiryTools

IntroducingtheMeasureTools MeasuringDistance MeasuringRadius MeasuringAngles MeasuringtheAreaofaSpace MeasuringtheAreaofanObject PerformingAreaCalculations MeasuringVolume UsingtheQuickCalculator ApplyingObjectSelectionFilters UsingQuickSelect ListingSelectedObjects DisplayingtheCoordinatesofa Point

UnderstandingPolylineProperty Concepts DrawingPolylinesLineSegments DrawingPolylinesArcSegments DrawingPolylinesWidth DrawingPolylinesOption Combinations DrawingDonuts DrawingPolygonsInscribed DrawingPolygonsCircumscribed DrawingPolygonsEdge EditingPolylinesClose/Open EditingPolylinesJoinSelect EditingPolylinesJoinMultiple EditingPolylinesConverting LinesintoPolylines EditingPolylinesFit/Spline/ Decurve EditingPolylinesEditVertex ExplodingPolylines DrawingEllipsesCenter DrawingEllipseAxisEnd DrawingEllipseIsocircles DrawingEllipseArcs DrawingPoints UnderstandingPointStyles DrawingSplines EditingSplines DrawingConstructionLines DrawingRays CreatingRegions CreatingBoundaries CreatingRevisionClouds CreatingWipeouts

AnnotationObjects

UnderstandingAnnotationObject Concepts UnderstandingAnnotationScaling CreatingSingleLineText

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ControllingSingleLineText Justification CreatingTextStyles ModifyingTextStyles CreatingMultilineText ControllingMultilineText Justification EditingTextObjects EditingTextObjectsUsingthe PropertiesPalette PerformingaSpellCheck FindingandReplacingText CreatingTables ControllingTableAppearance UsingTableStyles EditingTextWithinaTable ModifyingTables LinkingDatainTables WorkingwithFields IntroducingHatchesandGradient Fills AddingHatchObjects SelectingtheHatchPatternto Apply SelectingtheHatchPatternLayer SettingtheHatchColor,Back groundColor,andTransparency SettingtheScaleandAngleofthe HatchPattern ControllingHatchPatternIsland Detection SelectingandRetainingHatch BoundaryObjects ControllingHatchPatternGap Tolerance UnderstandingAssociativeHatch UnderstandingAnnotativeHatch ControllingtheHatchOrigin CreatingSeparateHatches MatchingthePropertiesofan ExistingHatch ControllingHatchPatternDraw Order ControllingHatchSettings ModifyingExistingHatchObjects

AddingGradientFills AddingHatchPatternsandGradi entFillsUsingtheToolPalette IntroducingMultileaders CreatingMultileaders CreatingMultileadersChanging theOrderofContentCreation SelectingMultileaderOptions AddingaMultileaderwithBlock Content ControllingtheMultileaderStyle AddingandRemovingLeaders AligningMultileaders CollectingMultileaders EditingMultileaders

UsingtheRotateCommandwith Reference UsingtheOffsetCommand UsingtheAlignCommand UsingtheReverseCommand

ModifyObjects AlterationCommands

ModifyObjects ManipulationCommands

IntroducingtheManipulation Commands UsingtheMoveCommand UsingtheMoveCommandwith ObjectSnap UsingtheMoveCommandwith ObjectSnapTrackingOnePoint UsingtheMoveCommandwith ObjectSnapTrackingTwoPoints UsingtheCopyCommand UsingtheCopyCommandwith ObjectSnap UsingtheCopyCommandwith ObjectSnapTracking UsingtheMirrorCommand ControllingTextDisplaywiththe MirrorCommand ControllingHatchDisplaywiththe MirrorCommand UsingtheArrayCommand RectangularbyDistanceOffset UsingtheArrayCommand RectangularbyPickingOffset UsingtheArrayCommandPolar UsingtheArrayCommandPolar Partial UsingtheRotateCommand

IntroducingAlterationCommands BreakinganObjectAtOnePoint BreakinganObjectBetweenTwo Points BreakingObjectsApplication Example UsingtheTrimCommandPick Selections UsingtheTrimCommandFence Selection UsingtheTrimCommandEdge ExtendMode UsingtheExtendCommand UsingExtendandTrimTogether ExtendingandTrimmingTogether AnApplicationExample UsingtheFilletCommandFillet Radius UsingtheFilletCommand MultipleandPolylines UsingtheChamferCommand DistanceandAngle UsingtheChamferCommand MultipleandPolylines UsingtheStretchCommand UsingtheJoinCommand UsingtheLengthenCommand UsingtheExplodeCommand UsingtheScaleCommand UsingtheScaleCommandScale Reference ModifyObjectsGrips IntroducingGripConcepts UnderstandingGripStatus UsingGripstoModifyLines UsingGripstoModifyArcs

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UsingGripstoModifyHatch Objects UsingGripstoModifyPolylines UsingGripstoModifySplines UsingGripstoMoveObjects UsingGripstoMirrorObjects UsingGripstoRotateObjects UsingGripstoScaleObjects UsingGripstoStretchObjects ChangingtheBasePointWhile GripEditing CopyingObjectsWhileGrip Editing ChangingtheReferenceAngle WhileGripEditing UsingGripsApplicationExample UsingGripOptionsChanging GripSettings UsingGripOptionsChanging SelectionModes

2DParametricDrawings

OverviewofParametricDrawings DisplayingGeometricConstraints ApplyingGeometricConstraints ApplyingGeometricConstraints Coincident ApplyingGeometricConstraints Collinear ApplyingGeometricConstraints Concentric ApplyingGeometricConstraints Fix ApplyingGeometricConstraints Parallel ApplyingGeometricConstraints Perpendicular ApplyingGeometricConstraints Horizontal ApplyingGeometricConstraints Vertical ApplyingGeometricConstraints Tangent ApplyingGeometricConstraints Smooth

ApplyingGeometricConstraints Symmetric ApplyingGeometricConstraints Equal RemovingIndividualGeometric Constraints ApplyingAutoConstrain ControllingAutoConstraint Settings ApplyingGeometricConstraints UsingInferredConstraints ApplyingDimensionalConstraints ApplyingDimensionalConstraints Linear ApplyingDimensionalConstraints Aligned ApplyingDimensionalConstraints Horizontal ApplyingDimensionalConstraints Vertical ApplyingDimensionalConstraints Angular ApplyingDimensionalConstraints Radius ApplyingDimensionalConstraints Diameter CreatingDynamicorAnnotational DimensionalConstraints ConvertingDimensionsinto DimensionalConstraints ControllingDimensional ConstraintSettings ShowingandHidingDimensional Constraints ControllingOtherDimensional ConstraintSettings AvoidingOverConstrained Geometry UnderstandingtheParameters Manager UsingtheParametersManager ChanginganExpression UsingtheParametersManager AddingUserVariables

UsingtheParametersManager DeletingParameters ChangingDimensionalConstraints UsingGripEditing

Dimensioning

DimensioningConcepts AssociativeDimensions LinearDimensionsHorizontal andVertical AlignedDimensions LinearBaselineDimensions LinearContinuedDimensions AngularDimensions AngularBaselineDimensions AngularContinuedDimensions DimensioningCirclesandArcs RadiusandDiameter ArcLengthDimensions JoggedDimensions OrdinateDimensions AddingandModifyingDimension Text ChangingtheLocationof DimensionComponents AdjustingSpacingBetween Dimensions BreakingDimensionand ExtensionLines JoggingDimensionLines QuickDimensionsBaseline QuickDimensionsOrdinate UsingDimensionStyles CreatingNewDimensionStyles ApplyingaNewDimensionStyle UpdatingDimensionStyles OverrideDimensionStylesUsing Properties

InterfaceCustomization

WhatareToolPalettes? ControllingToolPaletteDisplay UsingPaletteTools CreatingPalettes PaletteToolProperties

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CreatingPaletteToolsHatch CreatingPaletteToolsBlocks CreatingPaletteToolsObjects andFlyouts CreatingPaletteTools DesignCenter CustomizingtheUserInterface CustomizingtheRibbonTabs CustomizingtheRibbonPanel AddingaTabandPanelto Workspaces CustomizingtheQuickProperties Panel CustomizingRolloverTooltips CustomizingMenuSearchTags CustomizingQuickAccessToolbar

PrintandPlotPreparation

PrintandPlotConcepts DrawingSpaces:ModelandPaper ChoosingaPrinter PlacingaTitleBlockonaLayout CreatingViewports SettingaLayoutViewportScale ControllingViewportsDisplay PlacingAnnotationonaLayout PrintingtheDrawing PlotOptionsandOrientation PlotStyleTables

CreatingDynamicBlocksAdding Parameters CreatingDynamicBlocksAdding Constraints EditingDynamicBlocksAdding AdditionalParameter ChangingthePropertiesof Parameters ChangingthePropertiesof ParametersList ChangingtheAppearanceof DynamicBlocks AddingConstraintstoDynamic Blocks ControllingDynamicBlocksUsing BlockTables AddingSpecialPropertiesto Blocks WhatareAttributes? AddingAttributestoaBlock AddingAdditionalAttributestoa Block ControllingtheVisibilityof Attributes SynchronizingAttributeData ManagingAttributes ExtractingAttributeDatafroma Drawing DivideandMeasureUsingBlocks

ExternalReferencesBindand Insert ExternalReferencesImages DesignCenter AttachingaDWFFileasan Underlay AttachingaPDFFileasan Underlay AutodeskSeek

AutoCADUtilities

RemovingUnusedItems CheckingforDrawingErrors ChangingtheDisplayOrder ImportingFilesfromOther Programs UsingtheDrawingRecovery Manager RecoveringDamagedDrawings

CommandCustomization

BlockConcepts CreatingBlocksfromExisting Objects UnderstandingBlockProperties ChangingBlockProperties UsingBlockswithinaDrawing UsingMultipleBlocksatOnce ExplodingBlocksintoObjects ChangingtheInsertion/Reference Point DynamicBlocksConcepts DynamicBlockExamples CreatingDynamicBlocksfrom ExistingBlocks

BlocksandAttributes

ExternalReferences andReusableContent

ReusableContentConcepts ExternalReferencesConcepts ExternalReferencesApplication Example ExternalReferencesAttachand Detach ExternalReferencesLoadand Unload ExternalReferencesPath ExternalReferencesAttachand Overlay ExternalReferencesClip

ActionRecorderAboutAction Macros ActionRecorderUsingExisting ActionMacros ActionRecorderCreatingSimple ActionMacros ActionRecorderBasicEditing ActionMacros ActionRecorderSharingAction Macros ActionRecorderCreatingand EditingComplexActionMacros ActionRecorderActionMacro DialogSettings AutoCADPGPFileCreating CommandAliases

3DBasics

Introducing3DConcepts Introducingthe3DWorkspace Introducing3DViewingTools TheViewCube

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Introducing3DViewingTools 3DOrbit Introducing3DViewingTools ViewPresets Introducing3DViewingTools SteeringWheels Using3DObjectSnap UnderstandingVisualStyles Understanding3DCoordinate Systems UnderstandingDynamicUCS

ControllingMeshPrimitive Options Creatinga3DHelix

Modifying3DMeshObjects

Creating3DObjects

CreatingaSolidBox CreatingaSolidCylinder CreatingaSolidCone CreatingaSolidSphere CreatingaSolidPyramid CreatingaSolidWedge CreatingaSolidTorus Creating3DObjectsbyExtruding 2DObjects Creating3DObjectsbyRevolving 2DObjects Creating3DObjectsbyLofting2D Objects Creating3DObjectsbySweeping 2DObjects Creating3DObjectsUsing Polysolid Creating3DObjectsUsing Press/Pull Creatinga3DMeshBox Creatinga3DMeshCone Creatinga3DMeshCylinder Creatinga3DMeshPyramid Creatinga3DMeshSphere Creatinga3DMeshWedge Creatinga3DMeshTorus Creatinga3DRevolvedMesh Creatinga3DEdgeMesh Creatinga3DRuledMesh Creatinga3DTabulatedMesh

IntroductiontoMeshEditing SmoothingObjectsConverting ObjectsintoMeshes SmoothingMore SmoothingLess RefiningaMesh AddingaCrease RemovingaCrease ControllingMeshTessellation Options SplittingaMeshFace ExtrudingaMeshFace MergingMeshFaces CreatingaHoleinaMesh ClosingaHoleinaMesh CollapsingaFaceorEdge SpinningaTriangleFace ConvertingaMeshtoaSolid ConvertingaMeshtoaSurface DeformingaMesh

DisplayingandHidingControl VerticesonNURBSSurfaces RebuildingControlVertices AddingControlVertices RemovingControlVertices ProjectingCurvesontoaSurface PerformingSurfaceContinuity Analysis PerformingSurfaceCurvature Analysis PerformingDraftAnalysis

WorkingwithPointClouds

IntroductiontoPointClouds AttachingaPointCloud ControllingPointCloudDensity CreatingGeometryUsingPoint Clouds

Modifying3DObjects

WorkingwithSurfaceObjects

IntroductiontoSurfaceModeling CreatingaNetworkSurface CreatingaPlanarSurface CreatingaBlendSurface CreatingaPatchSurface CreatinganOffsetSurface FilletingaSurface TrimmingaSurface UntrimmingaSurface ExtendingaSurface SculptingaSurface ConvertingaSurfacetoaNURBS Surface EditingControlVerticesona NURBSSurface

UsingGizmos UsingObjectCulling MirroringObjectsin3D MovingObjectsin3D AligningObjectsin3D RotatingObjectsin3D ArrayingObjectsin3D ScalingObjectsin3D EditingSolidPrimitives Editing3DSubobjects CreatingCompositeSolids BooleanOperations CreatingaCompositeSolidUsing Union CreatingaCompositeSolidUsing Subtract CreatingaCompositeSolidUsing Intersect EditingaSolidAddingaChamfer EditingaSolidAddingaFillet EditingaSubobjectwithin CompositeSolids

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ExtractingEdgesfrom3DObjects EditingEdgesofaSolid ImprintingontoaSolid EditingEdgesofaSolidChanging theEdgeColor EditingEdgesofaSolidCopying Edges EditingFacesofaSolidExtruding Faces EditingFacesofaSolidTapering Faces EditingFacesofaSolidMoving Faces EditingFacesofaSolidCopying Faces EditingFacesofaSolid OffsettingFaces EditingFacesofaSolidDeleting Faces EditingFacesofaSolidRotating Faces

EditingFacesofaSolidChanging theColor EditingEntireSolidsSeparating Solids EditingEntireSolidsCleaning Solids EditingEntireSolidsShelling Solids EditingEntireSolidsChecking Solids CheckingSolidsforInterference SlicingSolids CreatingaSolidbyThickeninga Surface CreatingSectionsSectionPlanes CreatingSectionsAddingJogsto aSectionPlane CreatingSectionsCreatingand UpdatingCrossSections CreatingSectionsCreating Elevations

CreatingSectionsControlling SectionSettings Creatinga2DRepresentationofa 3DObject CreatingOrthographicViewswith SolidView AdjustingOrthographicViews withSolidDrawing Adding2DProfileViewswithSolid Profile

CreatingNonPrintedOutput

ExportingtoPDF SendingModelstoa3DPrint Service SendingElectronicTransmittal Sets ExportingtoDWF ExportingaModeltoa3DDWF

SystemRequirements
CDDVD/ROMVersionrequires: MicrosoftWindowsXP(32),Vista,7 InternetExplorer6.0+ AdobeFlashPlugin 512MBRAM 1GBProcessororfaster 1024x768colordisplay 5.5GBharddiskspacerequiredforinstallation DVDROMdriveforinstallonly Mouse(orpointingdevice)neededfornavigation SoundCardandSpeakers OnlineVersionrequires: InternetBrowser AdobeFlashPlugin InternetConnection (HighSpeedRecommended)

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