AutoCAD 2015 Essential Training

Contents

• Introduction Introduction

  • Welcome

    49s
  • Using the exercise files

    55s
• 1. Exploring the User Interface 1. Exploring the User Interface

  • Exploring the user interface

    4m 2s
  • Using the ribbon

    1m 20s
  • Changing workspaces

    4m 3s
  • Customizing the user interface

    2m 37s
  • Editing command aliases

    3m 1s
  • Accessing help

    1m 40s
• 2. Managing Files and Options 2. Managing Files and Options

  • Opening, saving, and closing files

    4m 32s
  • Selecting drawing units

    4m 11s
  • Converting drawings to new units

    5m 49s
  • Editing program and drawing options

    2m 10s
  • Using and creating templates

    3m 30s
• 3. Navigating Drawings 3. Navigating Drawings

  • Using commands and panning a drawing

    6m 2s
  • Using the Zoom command to navigate

    8m
  • Understanding model and paper spaces

    4m 50s
  • Saving and restoring views

    3m 10s
• 4. Drawing Objects 4. Drawing Objects

  • Lines

    7m 53s
  • Circles

    6m 51s
  • Arcs

    7m 22s
  • Ellipses

    4m 15s
  • Splines

    6m 54s
  • Polylines

    6m 25s
  • Rectangles and polygons

    6m 8s
  • Points and donuts

    4m 35s
• 5. Modifying Objects 5. Modifying Objects

  • Selecting objects

    10m 12s
  • Moving and copying

    8m 22s
  • Rotating and scaling

    8m 11s
  • Arraying objects

    8m 46s
  • Offsetting and mirroring

    6m 48s
  • Stretching and lengthening

    2m 40s
  • Trimming and extending

    4m 38s
  • Breaking and joining

    5m 10s
  • Editing with grips

    4m 21s
  • Creating boundaries and cleaning up

    4m 42s
  • Performing Boolean operations on regions

    3m 49s
  • Using the fillet, chamfer, and blend commands

    4m 41s
  • Dividing and measuring

    6m 2s
  • Editing polylines and splines

    6m 51s
• 6. Drawing Accurately 6. Drawing Accurately

  • Using Grid and Snap

    4m 6s
  • Making isometric drawings

    3m 54s
  • Understanding coordinate systems

    5m 48s
  • Using polar tracking

    3m 29s
  • Enabling the heads-up display

    4m 13s
  • Working with object snaps

    9m 47s
  • Using the From command

    6m 43s
  • Employing object-snap tracking

    2m 26s
  • Creating coordinate systems of your own

    6m 38s
• 7. Practice Drawing Projects 7. Practice Drawing Projects

  • Engineering project: Part drawing

    7m 37s
  • Architectural project: Attaching a sketch

    4m 44s
  • Architectural project: Drawing walls

    8m 52s
  • Architectural project: Cutting openings

    8m 4s
  • Architectural project: Drawing doors

    6m 54s
  • Architectural project: Adding details

    8m 41s
• 8. Hatching and Creating Gradients 8. Hatching and Creating Gradients

  • Using the Hatch command

    6m 53s
  • Creating hatch patterns by selecting objects

    2m 47s
  • Creating gradients

    5m 5s
  • Editing hatch boundaries

    2m 36s
• 9. Writing 9. Writing

  • Creating text styles

    2m 27s
  • Writing single-line text

    7m 48s
  • Writing multiline text

    4m 19s
  • Aligning text objects

    2m 59s
• 10. Dimensioning 10. Dimensioning

  • Measuring distances and areas

    5m 18s
  • Making dimension objects

    7m 6s
  • Editing existing dimensions

    7m 3s
  • Editing a dimension style

    7m 3s
  • Creating dimension substyles

    3m 6s
  • Making dimension overrides

    5m 5s
  • Creating multileaders

    4m 32s
• 11. Managing Object and Layer Properties 11. Managing Object and Layer Properties

  • Hiding and isolating objects

    2m 45s
  • Editing object properties

    6m 38s
  • Changing linetype scale

    2m 7s
  • Creating layers

    6m 4s
  • Using the Layer dropdown menu

    5m 55s
  • Accessing specialized layer tools

    6m 32s
  • Saving and restoring layer states

    2m 14s
  • Altering object display order

    3m 10s
• 12. Reusing Content 12. Reusing Content

  • Working with groups

    4m 22s
  • Creating and inserting blocks

    4m 10s
  • Using ByLayer and ByBlock object properties

    4m 42s
  • Redefining blocks

    2m 54s
  • Exploding objects with Explode and Xplode

    5m 12s
  • Designing a dynamic block

    6m 15s
  • Accessing external block content

    5m 4s
  • Redefining local blocks with global blocks

    2m 59s
• 13. Defining Attributes and Configuring Tables 13. Defining Attributes and Configuring Tables

  • Designing a symbol with text placeholders

    3m 27s
  • Designing attribute definitions

    4m 46s
  • Defining a block with attributes

    3m 32s
  • Creating a table

    3m 13s
  • Styling a table's title text

    1m 51s
  • Adding fields to tables

    4m 20s
• 14. Making External References 14. Making External References

  • Exporting objects to a file

    3m 45s
  • Attaching and overlaying xrefs

    5m 39s
  • Altering xrefs

    2m 16s
  • Clipping xrefs

    2m 18s
  • Editing xrefs in place

    2m 49s
  • Removing xrefs

    3m 38s
• 15. Working with Layouts and Annotation 15. Working with Layouts and Annotation

  • Creating a layout

    4m 29s
  • Configuring a viewport

    2m 56s
  • Locking viewports

    1m 58s
  • Freezing viewport layers

    3m 33s
  • Drawing a title block

    5m 40s
  • Creating annotative text styles

    3m 30s
  • Creating annotative dimension styles and objects

    3m 19s
• 16. Creating Output 16. Creating Output

  • Plotting from a layout and from model space

    6m 41s
  • Packaging your data with eTransmit

    2m 24s
  • Outputting DWFx files for sharing online

    3m 4s
  • Publishing multiple sheets

    2m 28s
• Conclusion Conclusion

  • Next steps

    20s