Autodesk Autocad - Beginner To An Advanced Level

Includes quizzes, practicals, practice exercises, solutions, main project, final exam. All years covered!

What you'll learn
On completion, you will have gained the skills and knowledge to take a project from start to finish, utilizing all tools and drawing methods.
You will be taught how to create your own types of text, dimensions, layers, and blocks to use in your own working environment.
All tools will be explained in detail by their true definitions, illustrated with easy-to-follow images, and put into practice with guided exercises.
Setting you up to work on your own as well as understand typical office standards.
At the end of the course is an extra section where you can request a video ex-plainer on any issues you are having.
Includes 10 quizzes, 13 practicals with solutions, 7 practice exercises with solutions, 1 main project, 1 practice exam and 1 final ACU exam!
Requirements
No prior knowledge of AutoCAD is required.
Students should have a good working knowledge of how to use a PC.
A working mouse with a scroll wheel is essential.
A second screen is recommended to view the videos while using AutoCAD on the other.
AutoCAD software must be installed, 30-day free trial available from Autodesk. The first section of this course will guide you through the download and install process if you have not done so already.
Description
Whether you are self-taught and want to fill in the gaps to become more efficient and productive, or you have never used the software before, this Autodesk AutoCAD course will give you a solid foundation to become a confident AutoCAD user and develop advanced skills.This comprehensive course is the perfect start to your career in CAD design. This course will give you a competitive edge in your career, making you stand out from all other applicants and employees.As one of the leading course providers and most renowned e-learning specialists, I am committed to providing you with the best educational experience possible. This course is designed by an industry expert to help you learn quickly and efficiently, at your own pace and convenience.Course AspectsI have been teaching this course in person and online since 2017 and have perfected the course material, teaching method, and explanations to ensure all the bases are covered and the student has a full understanding of the software. Your level of experience will develop as we progress through the course, rather than overloading you from the start with unnecessary information that you will not use. We start with the basic features of each tool and then move on to the more advanced features as the course progresses, continually putting these newly acquired skills to practice with multiple exercises. Course TopicsInterface: Start Tab, Templates, Application Menu, Quick Access Toolbar, InfoCentre, Layout Tabs, Status Bar, Options, Mouse controls, Navigation, Object Selection, Drawing Tools: Line, Polyline, Circle, Rectangle, Polygon, Ellipse, Hatch, Gradient, Spline, Object SnapDrawing Methods: Absolute & Relative Coordinates, Orthomode, Grid & Snap, Polar TrackingModification Tools: Move, Copy, Stretch, Rotate, Mirror, Scale, Trim, Extend, Fillet, Chamfer, Array, Erase, Explode, Offset, Align, Join, Annotation: Text, Dimension, Leader, create own stylesLayers: Colour Manager, Linetype Manager, Lineweight Manager, Creation, properties, application, functionsBlocks: Create, Edit, Insert, Design CentrePalettes: Properties, Blocks, Layers, Command-Line, Design CentreLayout: Viewports, Page Setups, PrintingI continually update this course to keep it up to date with the new releases as well as the addition of new videos and practice exercises.I look forward to seeing you in class!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Course information

Lecture 3 How to solve the practical questions in the course

Lecture 4 Fundamentals of a Building

Section 2: [SKIP IF NOT NECESSARY] Download and Install

Lecture 5 System requirements

Lecture 6 Setting up your Autodesk account

Lecture 7 How to download and install the software

Section 3: Touring the Interface

Lecture 8 Course notes

Lecture 9 Templates and file types

Lecture 10 Recent documents, notifications, connect and learn

Lecture 11 Application menu

Lecture 12 Quick access toolbar

Lecture 13 Info centre

Lecture 14 Tabs, Ribbons and Panels

Lecture 15 View controls

Lecture 16 Navigation wheel

Lecture 17 Cross-hair, Drawing Area, Layout Tabs

Lecture 18 Command-line, Status Bar

Lecture 19 Shortcuts and hotkey commands

Lecture 20 Saving the Drawing file

Lecture 21 Using the Mouse

Lecture 22 Understanding the Drawing space capacity

Section 4: Quiz 1

Section 5: Basic Operations

Lecture 23 How to select and Object

Lecture 24 Activating and deactivating tools

Lecture 25 Object Snap-Endpoint, Midpoint

Lecture 26 Object Snap-Centre, Geometric Centre, Node, Quadrant

Lecture 27 Object Snap-Intersection, Extension, Insertion, Perpendicular

Lecture 28 Object Snap-Tangent, Nearest, Apparent Intersection, Parallel

Lecture 29 Polyline

Lecture 30 Erase, Deleting objects

Lecture 31 Options

Section 6: Quiz 2

Section 7: Drawing Methods

Lecture 32 Orthomode, Dynamic input

Lecture 33 Practical 1 and solution

Lecture 34 Absolute Coordinates

Lecture 35 Practical 2.1

Lecture 36 Practical 2.1 solution

Lecture 37 Relative Coordinates

Lecture 38 Selecting the primary coordinate

Lecture 39 Practical 2.2

Lecture 40 Practical 2.2 solution

Lecture 41 Draw by Grid and Grid Snap

Lecture 42 Practical 3

Lecture 43 Practical 3 solution

Lecture 44 Polar tracking basics

Lecture 45 Polar tracking - Additional increments

Lecture 46 Draw by Polar tracking

Lecture 47 Object snap tracking

Lecture 48 Practical 4

Lecture 49 Practical 4 solution

Section 8: Quiz 3

Section 9: Drawing and Modification commands Part 1

Lecture 50 Explode command

Lecture 51 Join command

Lecture 52 Offset command

Lecture 53 Trim command

Lecture 54 Extend command

Lecture 55 Practical 5

Lecture 56 Practical 5 solution

Lecture 57 Move command

Lecture 58 Move by Displacement

Lecture 59 Rotate command

Lecture 60 Rotate copy command

Lecture 61 Rotate by Reference command

Lecture 62 Copy command

Lecture 63 Mirror command

Lecture 64 Practical 6

Lecture 65 Practical 6 solution

Section 10: Quiz 4

Lecture 66 Quiz Resources

Section 11: Drawing and Modification commands Part 2

Lecture 67 Circle command-Radius, Diameter

Lecture 68 Circle command-2P, 3P

Lecture 69 Circle command-TTR,TTT

Lecture 70 Polygon command

Lecture 71 Fillet command

Lecture 72 Fillet command-Polyline

Lecture 73 Fillet command-Trim

Lecture 74 Fillet command-Multiple, Undo

Lecture 75 Fillet command-Circle

Lecture 76 Practical 7

Lecture 77 Practical 7 solution

Lecture 78 Polar array

Lecture 79 Polar array-Items

Lecture 80 Polar array-Rows, Properties

Lecture 81 Polar array-Grips

Lecture 82 Practical 8

Lecture 83 Practical 8 solution

Section 12: Quiz 5

Lecture 84 Resources

Section 13: Practice Exercises Part 1

Lecture 85 Practice exercise 1

Lecture 86 Practice exercise 1 solution

Lecture 87 Practice exercise 2

Lecture 88 Practice exercise 2 solution

Lecture 89 Practice exercise 3

Lecture 90 Practice exercise 3 solution

Section 14: Drawing and Modification commands Part 3

Lecture 91 Rectangle command

Lecture 92 Rectangular array command

Lecture 93 Path array command

Lecture 94 Spline command

Lecture 95 Practical 9

Lecture 96 Practical 9 solution

Lecture 97 Chamfer command-By distance

Lecture 98 Chamfer command-By angle

Lecture 99 Practical 10

Lecture 100 Practical 10 solution

Lecture 101 Ellipse command

Lecture 102 Practical 11

Lecture 103 Practical 11 solution

Section 15: Quiz 6

Lecture 104 Resources

Section 16: Practice exercises Part 2

Lecture 105 Practice exercise 4

Lecture 106 Practice exercise 4 solution

Lecture 107 Practice exercise 5

Lecture 108 Practice exercise 5 solution

Lecture 109 Practice exercise 6

Lecture 110 Practice exercise 6 solution

Lecture 111 Practice exercise 7

Lecture 112 Practice exercise 7 solution

Lecture 113 Resource for the next exam

Section 17: Drawing Organisation Part 1

Lecture 114 Palettes and Properties Palette

Lecture 115 Layers

Lecture 116 Layer Properties-On, Freeze, Lock

Lecture 117 Layer Properties-Plot, Colour

Lecture 118 Layer Properties-Linetype, Lineweight

Lecture 119 Layer Properties-Transparency, New VP Freeze, Description

Lecture 120 Layer Properties-Layer0, New Layer, New Layer Frozen, Delete, Set Current

Lecture 121 Practical 12

Lecture 122 Practical 12 solution

Section 18: Quiz 7

Section 19: Creating the House project

Lecture 123 Creating our first project

Lecture 124 Drawing the Grid System

Lecture 125 Linetype Scale

Lecture 126 Placing columns

Lecture 127 Drawing external walls

Lecture 128 Creating openings in the walls

Lecture 129 Drawing internal walls

Lecture 130 Drawing the fence

Lecture 131 Quick Access Panel-Layer On Off, Isolate Unisolate, Freeze Thaw

Lecture 132 Quick access Layer Panel-Layer lock, Unlock, Make Current, Match Layer

Lecture 133 Drawing a window

Lecture 134 Placing a window

Lecture 135 Drawing a door

Lecture 136 Polyline Context Menu

Lecture 137 Hide, Isolate objects

Section 20: Understanding Blocks

Lecture 138 About Blocks

Lecture 139 Creating a Block

Lecture 140 Inserting a Block

Lecture 141 Editing a Block

Lecture 142 Stretch command

Lecture 143 Editing a Block Continued

Lecture 144 Align command

Lecture 145 Creating a door Block

Lecture 146 Design Centre practical

Lecture 147 Design Centre practical solution

Section 21: Quiz 8

Section 22: Hatching and Gradients

Lecture 148 Hatching Boundaries-Pick points, Select

Lecture 149 Hatching patterns

Lecture 150 Hatch properties and Origin panel

Lecture 151 Hatch options

Lecture 152 Hatch island

Lecture 153 Adding Hatch to the House project

Lecture 154 Gradients

Lecture 155 Gradient practical

Lecture 156 Gradient practical solution

Section 23: Quiz 9

Lecture 157 Resources

Section 24: Annotation

Lecture 158 Annotation-Text

Lecture 159 Text Style manager

Lecture 160 Creating a Text Style

Lecture 161 Placing single-line text

Lecture 162 Placing multi-line text

Lecture 163 Practical-Placing text in the project

Lecture 164 Practical-Placing text in the project solution

Lecture 165 Annotation-Dimensions

Lecture 166 Dimension Style Manager and creating a Dimension style

Lecture 167 Dimension types

Lecture 168 Practical-Applying Dimensions to the project

Lecture 169 Practical-Applying Dimensions to the project solution

Lecture 170 Annotation-Leaders

Lecture 171 Leader style manager

Lecture 172 Placing a Leader

Section 25: Quiz 10

Section 26: Preparing our project print

Lecture 173 Layout-Paper Space

Lecture 174 Page Setup Part 1

Lecture 175 Page Setup Part 2

Lecture 176 Viewports

Lecture 177 Creating a Viewport

Lecture 178 Applying a scale to the viewport

Lecture 179 Viewport lock and unlock

Lecture 180 Viewport freeze

Lecture 181 Printing the project

Section 27: Final Exam

Lecture 182 What is the Autodesk User / Associate exam?

Lecture 183 Resources

Section 28: Autodesk Revit course

Lecture 184 Autodesk Revit Course

Lecture 185 Autodesk Revit Course requirements

Lecture 186 Autodesk Revit Course description

Lecture 187 Autodesk Revit Course who this course is for

This course has been designed for beginners to an advanced level,Existing users looking for a refresher course,Want to improve your drawing skills, find out tips & tricks from an industry professional,AutoCAD is not only used by Architects & Engineers, it suits all types of drafting,Great preparation for the Autodesk Certified User exam (ACU)