Learning Autodesk Autocad 2016

A Beginners Guide to Computer Aided Design (CAD)

What you'll learn

Once you have completed this training course, you will be fully capable of using AutoCAD 2016 to create your own 2D drawings

Become more familiar with AutoCAD 2016

Requirements

Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons.

Ideal for beginners!

Description

In this Learning Autodesk AutoCAD 2016 training course, expert author Brian Benton will teach you how to create 2D drawings using the latest version of this computer aided design software from Autodesk. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no experience with AutoCAD is required.
You will start by learning about the new features in AutoCAD 2016, then jump into learning about the AutoCAD interface. From there, Brian will teach you basic operations, such as how to quit AutoCAD, work with the coordinate system, and use the grid system. This video tutorial will also teach you how to use the drawing and drafting tools, editing tools, and the utilities. You will also cover the precision tools to help you draw accurately. Brian will teach you how to use layers, annotations, blocks, and model and paper space. Finally, you will use your skills to create a drawing of a small movie theatre.
Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will be fully capable of using AutoCAD 2016 to create your own 2D drawings. Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons. 

Overview

Section 1: Getting Started

Lecture 1 Important - Download These First - Working Files

Lecture 2 What You Will Learn

Lecture 3 Introduction To AutoCAD

Lecture 4 Installing AutoCAD

Lecture 5 Turning On AutoCAD For The First Time

Lecture 6 Quick Run-Through

Section 2: New Features In AutoCAD 2016

Lecture 7 The Start Tab And Other Interface Enhancements

Lecture 8 Revision Clouds

Lecture 9 Dimension Creation Improvements

Lecture 10 Operational Improvements

Lecture 11 BIM Coordination Attachement, PDF, And Xref Enhancements

Lecture 12 3D Object Section Tool Improvements

Lecture 13 Reality Computing - Point Cloud Tools Enhancements

Lecture 14 A New Rendering Engine - Rapid RT

Lecture 15 System Variable Monitor And Other System Enhancements

Section 3: Interfacing With AutoCAD

Lecture 16 AutoCAD's Drawing Area - The Crosshairs And Your Mouse

Lecture 17 Using The Application Menu And The QAT

Lecture 18 Interfacing With The Ribbon

Lecture 19 Taking Advantage Of The Command Line, Dynamic Input, And Auto-Complete

Lecture 20 Toolbars And The Menubar

Lecture 21 File Tabs

Lecture 22 Pallets And Shortcut Menus

Lecture 23 Using Function Keys And Command Aliases

Lecture 24 Workspaces

Lecture 25 The Status Bar - A Busy Place

Lecture 26 An Introduction To Model Space And Paper Space

Lecture 27 Quick Access To Your Drawings

Section 4: Basic Operations

Lecture 28 You Have To Start Somewhere

Lecture 29 Quitting AutoCAD

Lecture 30 Object Selection

Lecture 31 Advanced Operation Techniques

Lecture 32 How AutoCAD Interprets Units

Lecture 33 Working With Specific Units

Lecture 34 The User Coordinate System

Lecture 35 Working With The Coordinate System

Lecture 36 Using The Grid System With The Snap Feature

Lecture 37 Pan

Lecture 38 Zoom

Lecture 39 Chapter Project

Section 5: Drawing And Drafting Tools

Lecture 40 Lines

Lecture 41 Polylines And Their Uses

Lecture 42 Circles

Lecture 43 Arcs

Lecture 44 Polygons

Lecture 45 Rectangles And Ellipses

Lecture 46 Points And Their Styles

Lecture 47 Methods To Create Precise Objects

Lecture 48 Chapter Project

Section 6: Editing Tools

Lecture 49 Erase

Lecture 50 Delete Duplicates - OVERKILL

Lecture 51 The Move And Copy Commands

Lecture 52 Rotating Objects

Lecture 53 Scaling Objects

Lecture 54 Stretching Objects

Lecture 55 Offset

Lecture 56 Mirror

Lecture 57 Trim Or Extend Lines

Lecture 58 Fillet Or Chamfer

Lecture 59 Rectangular Array

Lecture 60 Polar Array

Lecture 61 Pathway Array

Lecture 62 Copy Array

Lecture 63 Object Properties

Lecture 64 Chapter Project

Section 7: Utilities: Tools To Know What's Going On

Lecture 65 Listing Objects

Lecture 66 Measuring Tools

Lecture 67 Purging Unused Items

Lecture 68 Undo - The Most Important Command

Lecture 69 Chapter Project

Section 8: Precision Tools: Tricks To Help You Draw Accurately

Lecture 70 OSNAP

Lecture 71 ORTHO

Lecture 72 GRIPS

Section 9: AutoCAD: Using Layers

Lecture 73 Layer Properties

Lecture 74 The Layer Manager

Lecture 75 Freeze/Thaw/On/Off/Lock

Lecture 76 Creating And Editing Layers

Lecture 77 Using Layers To Control

Lecture 78 Chapter Project

Section 10: Annotations

Lecture 79 Dimensions

Lecture 80 Dimension Styles - DIM

Lecture 81 Advanced Dimension Operations

Lecture 82 Advanced Dimensioning Tools And Settings: DIMASSOC

Lecture 83 Multileaders

Lecture 84 Single-Line Text

Lecture 85 Multiline Text

Lecture 86 Multiline Text Techniques

Lecture 87 Wipeouts: Hiding What You Don't Want To See

Lecture 88 Text Styles

Lecture 89 Tables

Lecture 90 Hatching

Lecture 91 Chapter Project

Section 11: Blocks

Lecture 92 What Is A Block

Lecture 93 Creating Blocks

Lecture 94 Inserting Blocks And Using Them

Lecture 95 Editing Blocks

Lecture 96 Attributed Blocks

Lecture 97 The Effect Of Exploding Blocks

Lecture 98 Introduction To Dynamic Blocks

Lecture 99 Chapter Project

Section 12: Model Space And Paper Space

Lecture 100 What's The Difference

Lecture 101 What Belongs In Where

Lecture 102 Viewports

Section 13: Plot And Publish

Lecture 103 Plotting

Lecture 104 Page Set Up

Lecture 105 Publish

Lecture 106 Export Your File

Lecture 107 Chapter Project

Section 14: Final Project

Lecture 108 Draw The Building - Part 1

Lecture 109 Draw The Building - Part 2

Lecture 110 Draw The Building - Part 3

Lecture 111 Decoration - Part 1

Lecture 112 Decoration - Part 2

Lecture 113 Decoration - Part 3

Lecture 114 Annotation - Part 1

Lecture 115 Annotation - Part 2

Section 15: Conclusion

Lecture 116 What We Learned

This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no experience with AutoCAD is required.,This course is geared towards CAD and BIM users