AUTOCAD

Goals


- Carry out or modify a 2D drawing, mechanical or architectural, by developing a drawing strategy according to the tools made available by AutoCAD

- Adapt these jobs to export them as a file or to a plotter

- Customize, automate and optimize production tools in AutoCAD

Program

History
Different uses and functionalities

Use the main Autocad formats: DWG / DWT, DXF, DWS, PNG and PDF

Use the menu bar
Use the ribbon
Work in the drawing area
Use the command line

Create a new document
Configure the workspace
Configure units and conventions
Define the limits of the drawing
Navigate into the drawing
Use the different selection modes
Adjust the grid and display
Use the grid magnetism
Use the markings: orthogonal / polar / object
Use object snaps

Work in abscissa and ordinate
Use the origin
Use absolute coordinates
Use relative coordinates 
Use relative / polar coordinates

Workshop: handling and familiarization exercises

Draw with line and polyline
Use the rectangle tool
Use the arc tool
Use the circle tool
Use the ellipse tool
Use the polygon tool
Use the xline and ray
Use the ring tool

Workshop: make small architectural elements or mechanical parts

Use the move function
Use the copy function
Use the offset function
Use the mirror function
Use the rotation function
Use the stretch function
Use the scale function
Use the trim / extend functions
Use the explode function

Workshop: make small architectural elements or mechanical parts

Understand the layers panel
Manage layer attributes
Use texts and text styles
Use dimensions, dimension styles and measurement tools
Use annotations
Use hatching
Create a .DWT template file

Workshop: carry out the layout plan of a building

Use model / paper space
Configure the page layout
Choose the plotter type and configure
Create rectangular or polygonal layouts
Control the presentation window scales
Create custom scales
Insert a title block

Workshop: layout and export in PDF presentations

Duration

3 days

Price

£ 625

Audience

Everyone

Prerequisites

Mastery of the PC environment
Basic knowledge of technical drawing

Reference

CAO495-F

Sessions

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