
Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Essentials
Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 is the latest release of the world's most widely-used 2D Computer Aided Design (CAD) package. It lets you design, visualize, and communicate your ideas with ease and efficiency. The latest version adds many new features that make designing, plotting, publishing, and scaling so much easier. The new user interface makes commands easier to find and the new cloud collaboration system, Autodesk 360, allows you to utilize the new Autodesk cloud-based technology. In this VTC course, author and expert Shaun Bryant will guide you through all these new features. By the end of the course you will be a competent and confident AutoCAD user impressing customers and colleagues with your ability to plot, publish, and scale with ease. To begin learning today, simply click on the links.
Course content
Introduction2 lessons
New Features Explained8 lessons
Drawing Interface11 lessons
- Drawing Window & Quick Access Toolbar4:021 credit or ad
- Application Menu3:391 credit or ad
- The Ribbon3:431 credit or ad
- Workspaces4:221 credit or ad
- Viewcube3:081 credit or ad
- Navigation Bar5:421 credit or ad
- UCS Icon & 3D Gizmos4:391 credit or ad
- Visual Styles3:321 credit or ad
- Object Visibility2:311 credit or ad
- Object Selection3:341 credit or ad
- Screen Colors4:071 credit or ad
Status Bar: Section 117 lessons
- Icons ON/OFF1:511 credit or ad
- Coordinates3:221 credit or ad
- INFER3:091 credit or ad
- GRID2:401 credit or ad
- SNAP2:461 credit or ad
- ORTHO1:581 credit or ad
- POLAR - Polar Tracking3:111 credit or ad
- OSNAP - Object Snaps3:221 credit or ad
- 3DOSNAP - 3D Object Snaps3:411 credit or ad
- OTRACK - Object Snap Tracking2:281 credit or ad
- DUCS - Dynamic UCS2:211 credit or ad
- DYN - Dynamic Input3:351 credit or ad
- LWT - Lineweight2:111 credit or ad
- TPY - Transparency2:271 credit or ad
- QP - Quick Properties2:381 credit or ad
- SC - Selection Cycling2:031 credit or ad
- AM - Annotation Monitor3:021 credit or ad
Status Bar: Section 26 lessons
Setting Up5 lessons
A Basic Title Block13 lessons
- Setting Up Your Sheet Outline2:111 credit or ad
- Using OFFSET pt. 11:571 credit or ad
- Using EXPLODE2:141 credit or ad
- Using OFFSET pt. 21:361 credit or ad
- Using TRIM1:441 credit or ad
- Setting Text Styles3:541 credit or ad
- Switching on OSNAPs1:431 credit or ad
- Placing Title Block Text - TEXT3:181 credit or ad
- Placing Notes Column Text - MTEXT3:141 credit or ad
- Moving Title Block to LAYOUT - COPYBASE3:281 credit or ad
- Page Setups3:211 credit or ad
- Creating Default Viewports1:521 credit or ad
- Saving as a Template (DWT)2:341 credit or ad
Working in the Model Tab7 lessons
Modifying Your Drawing8 lessons
AutoCAD Blocks9 lessons
- Using Layer Zero3:341 credit or ad
- Block ATTRIBUTES6:231 credit or ad
- Inserting a Block4:121 credit or ad
- Editing a Block In-Place2:111 credit or ad
- Using the Block Editor2:281 credit or ad
- Exploding & Purging5:041 credit or ad
- Using DESIGNCENTER2:341 credit or ad
- Using TOOL PALETTES3:051 credit or ad
- MIRRORing Blocks3:051 credit or ad
Using Text4 lessons
Creating Views in 2D8 lessons
Annotative Dimensioning: Section 115 lessons
- Dimension Styles pt. 15:041 credit or ad
- Dimension Styles pt. 22:251 credit or ad
- Annotation Scale1:551 credit or ad
- LINEAR Dimensions1:511 credit or ad
- ALIGNED Dimensions1:301 credit or ad
- ANGULAR Dimensions1:531 credit or ad
- RADIUS Dimensions1:031 credit or ad
- DIAMETER Dimensions1:111 credit or ad
- Dimension Sub-Families3:241 credit or ad
- CONTINUE Dimensions2:321 credit or ad
- BASELINE Dimensions1:411 credit or ad
- Dimension BREAK2:221 credit or ad
- Dimension SPACE2:141 credit or ad
- Dimension Editing3:291 credit or ad
- Annotation Monitor2:021 credit or ad
Annotative Dimensioning: Section 24 lessons
General Annotation8 lessons
Transitioning to 3D7 lessons
Basic 3D Techniques11 lessons
- DELOBJ1:581 credit or ad
- Polyline Edit pt. 16:001 credit or ad
- Polyline Edit pt. 23:391 credit or ad
- Polyline Edit pt. 32:271 credit or ad
- EXTRUDE pt. 12:251 credit or ad
- EXTRUDE pt. 21:221 credit or ad
- Solid Editing UNION1:471 credit or ad
- Changing Z Values2:501 credit or ad
- Creating Regions1:321 credit or ad
- Solid Editing SUBTRACT pt. 11:241 credit or ad
- EXTRUDE pt. 31:331 credit or ad