Lynda - AutoCAD 2019 Essential Training
AutoCAD 2019 is a powerful designing and drafting software used to create precise 2D and 3D designs. In this beginner's course, learn how to get started with AutoCAD. Shaun Bryant covers the basics of the user interface, showing how to use the ribbon, choose workspaces, and use the ViewCube. Shaun also demonstrates how to manage files and options, navigate your drawings, and draw and modify objects. Plus, he explains how to draw more accurately with Grid and Snap, use text and annotations to help others get a clearer understanding of your designs, and compare drawings and view the results using the DWG Compare command. Upon wrapping up this course, you'll be prepared to use AutoCAD competently in any industry-architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or product design.
Table of Contents
1. Getting Started: The AutoCAD Interface2. Getting Started: Drawing Simple Geometry3. Getting Started: Annotating Simple Designs4. Getting Started: Communicating Your Design Intent5. Exploring the Interface Further6. Using Units and Options7. Navigating Drawings8. Drawing More Objects9. Modifying Objects10. Drawing Accurately11. Hatching and Gradients12. More Text Techniques13. More Dimensioning Techniques14. Object and Layer Properties15. Reusing Content16. Attributes and Tables17. External References (XREFs)18. Working With Layouts and Annotation19. Creating Output20. Other Drawing Management ToolsConclusion