Course Description
This 32-hour course covers additional commands, concepts and techniques not covered in the Level I course. The logical progression puts emphasis towards increasing productivity using newly introduced tools and refining current techniques. It is designed for the drafter, designer, engineer, or user who has six months experience using AutoCAD? since taking the Level I course. This hands-on training concentrates on intermediate to advanced AutoCAD concepts and commands designed to increase productivity.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed to bring the drafter, designer, engineer or experienced user to an advanced 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.
Prerequisite
AutoCAD Level I, or six months experience using CAD since completing AutoCAD Level I.
Course Content
Creating and editing Blocks, Attribute Creation, Dimensioning concepts, Multilines, Paper Space, Model Space, Layouts, Block, Wblock, Nested Blocks, Symbol Library, Point Filters, Object tracking, Polar tracking, Plotting/Layout Techniques, External References, Layering, AutoCAD DesignCenter, Geometric calculator, Properties Windows, wildcard characters, Object filtering, Object Linking and Embedding, Internet Tools, Options Dialog Box, Grips, Raster support, Region Modeling,
Objectives
Upon completion, you will be able to improve on editing techniques, dimensioning skills, CAD Standards, symbol library creation, block creation and extraction of attributes, paperspace and model space layout concepts, Object linking and embedding, Internet usage and organization, external referencing of files, raster imaging and plotting techniques.
You should be able to create complex intelligent drawings and increase your productivity using the newly introduced tools. These subjects include:
· Use of point filters, Object tracking and Polar tracking · The calculator for creating and editing geometry · Object filters for selecting objects · Editing techniques · Dimensioning · CAD Standards · Layer Tools · Symbol library creation · Creating blocks · Creating and editing block attributes · Internet Support · Extracting attributes from blocks · Using advanced techniques for manipulating model space, paperspace and layouts · Raster Support · Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) · DesignCenter usage
Course Outline
This is a detailed outline for the 32-hour AutoCAD Professional Level II course. It incorporates additional intermediate and advanced techniques for creating and manipulating geometry and introduces the user to new commands and tools for increasing productivity.
Introductions · Personal Introductions · Course Outline and Objectives
CAD Standards, drawing Organization and Setup · Template drawing creation and organization · Project Naming conventions · Partial Open and Load · The OPTIONS dialog box · CAD standards · Batch standards checking
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