ARUSHA TECHNICAL

COLLEGE
AutoCAD For Civil Engineers Training
MAGEMBE, ARUSHA (January, 2014)

AutoCAD 2014 Window

CONTENTS
1. Part One: The Basics
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The Interface
Creating Drawings
Setting Up and the Drafting Tools
Blocks and Groups
Layers and Blocks

2. Part Two: Mastering Intermediate Skills

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xii.

Editing and Reusing Data

Viewing Tools, Hatches, and External References
Printing, Plotting, and Layouts
Plot Styles
Adding Text to Drawings
Fields and Tables
Dimensions

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3. Part Three: Mastering Advanced Skills
xiii. Attributes
xiv. Copying Existing Drawings from Other Sources
xv. Advanced Editing and Organizing
xvi. Laying Out Printer Output
xvii. Making Smart Drawings with Parametric Tools
xviii. Dynamic Blocks
xix. Drawing Curves
xx. Getting and Exchanging Data from Drawing

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4. 3D Modeling and Imaging
xxi. Creating 3D Drawings
xxii. Using Advanced 3D Features
xxiii. Rendering 3D Drawings
xxiv. Editing and Visualizing 3D Solids
xxv. Exploring 3D Mesh and Surface Modeling

5. Customization and Integration

xxvi. Customizing Toolbars, Menus, Linetypes, and Hatch Patterns
xxvii. Managing and Sharing Drawings

Part One: The Basics

User Interface.

User Interface
Launching AutoCAD
3 ways of Launching AutoCAD.
1. Start>All Programs>Autodesk>AutoCAD 2014
2. Double Click the AutoCAD Icon on the Desktop(if enabled during
Installation)
3. Select the AutoCAD Icon on the Taskbar (If enabled)

The AutoCAD window displays a blank default document named

Drawing1.dwg. Users may see the Sheet Set Manager palette to the left of the
AutoCAD window. LT users may see the Info palette to the left of the AutoCAD
window.

AutoCAD 2014 Window

AutoCAD 2014 Window

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Workspaces (3D)

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Quick Access Toolbar

The Command
window and the
status bar

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The Application Menu

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The Ribbon

Expanding Hidden Panels

User Interface

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Small Screen or Lower Resolution

Flyouts

User Interface

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The tool with a flyout will change to the last tool used.

User Interface
General Tool Names vs. Tool Tip Names

Picking Points in the Drawing Area

The Dynamic Input display cursor

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UCS Icon - User Coordinate System (UCS)
tells you your orientation in the drawing
Useful when you work with complex 2D drawings and 3D models

Command Window

Working With AutoCAD

Opening an Existing File
Quick Access Toolbar
Application Menu

Application Menu Opening Documents

User Interface
Zooming
1. In the Navigation bar.
2. View tabs Navigate
2D panel

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