
Autodesk AutoCAD 2010: Basic 2D Concepts
by Shaun Bryant
Start the free chapterAutodesk AutoCAD is the worldâs most widely used Computer Aided Design (CAD) package. It lets you design, visualize and communicate ideas with ease and efficiency. AutoCAD 2010 has new features that make tasks easier and quicker too. This VTC course provides users with the essentials needed to master AutoCAD 2010 with emphasis on how to create, edit and plot AutoCAD drawings. Use AutoCAD to communicate your ideas, concepts or designs to customers, colleagues and peers! Work files are included. To begin learning, simply click the movie links.rnrn<p><i>* The AutoCAD Work Files used in this course are in the AutoCAD 2007 DWG file format, and cannot be read by versions of AutoCAD before AutoCAD 2007.</i></p>rn
Course content
Introduction2 lessons
User Interface8 lessons
Drafting Settings10 lessons
Modelspace & Paperspace3 lessons
Zooming & Panning10 lessons
Creating a Title Block6 lessons
Title Block - Text & Attributes3 lessons
Converting Title Block4 lessons
Using Viewports in Layouts5 lessons
Converting to a Drawing Template (DWT)4 lessons
Setting Up Model Tab (Modelspace)7 lessons
Drawing in Modelspace10 lessons
- LINE Command3:511 credit or ad
- ARC Command4:201 credit or ad
- CIRCLE Command5:291 credit or ad
- POLYGON Command4:581 credit or ad
- POLYLINE Command4:081 credit or ad
- RECTANGLE Command3:101 credit or ad
- HATCH Command5:091 credit or ad
- Using COPY & OTRACK5:171 credit or ad
- Using COPY & PASTE4:051 credit or ad
- Adding Text in Modelspace5:141 credit or ad
Content Re-use11 lessons
- Utilizing Layer 03:081 credit or ad
- Creating a Block5:011 credit or ad
- Dynamic Blocks3:521 credit or ad
- Inserting a Block3:301 credit or ad
- GRIP Editing2:301 credit or ad
- Tool Palettes5:061 credit or ad
- DesignCenter5:461 credit or ad
- Managing Tool Palettes4:401 credit or ad
- Exporting Tool Palettes5:041 credit or ad
- Making a DWG from a Block3:251 credit or ad
- Redefining a Block4:121 credit or ad