AutoCad 2D

Learn Autocad 2D from an expert who uses this software every single day for the past 20 years!!

2 Days training at our facility or you can have iLearn PCB Layout if you do not want to travel.

Course Title: AutoCAD 2D

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to confidently create, edit, manipulate, analyze, manage, dimension, and plot production 2D drawings.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to AutoCAD 2D

• Starting AutoCAD and Understanding the Display Command
• AutoCAD File Operations

Module 2: AutoCAD Overview and Getting Started

• User interface
• Screen layout
• AutoCAD menu system
• Template drawing concepts
• Create a template drawing
• Use of template drawing
• New and Open a drawing
• Floating Toolbars

Module 3: Basic AutoCAD 2D Drawing Creation

• Draw Linear Objects -Lines, Polylines, Polygons, Multi- line Objects
• Draw Curved Objects- Arcs, Circles, Donuts, Ellipses, Splines
• SAVE and SAVEAS commands

Module 4: Precision Drawing Tools

• The Drafting Settings Dialogue Box
• Using ORTHO
• Setup and use of Object Snaps
• Setup and use of Polar Tracking
• Setup and use of Object Tracking
• Use of the Absolute coordinate entry system
• Use of the Relative coordinate entry system
• Use of the Polar coordinate entry system
• One time only Object Snaps and running Object Snaps

Module 5: Editing AutoCAD Objects

• The concepts or creating selection sets of objects
• Using the properties Window
• Double click editing techniques
• Introduction in the use of GRIPS for editing purposes
• Using the MOVE command
• Using the COPY command
• Using the ROTATE command
• Using the OFFSET command
• Using the SCALE command to change the size of an object
• Using the object property painter
• Using the ERASE command
• Editing polylines
• Changing part of an objects shape using the STRETCH command
• Changing the length of a line or arc using the LENGTHEN command
• Creating new objects in a mirror image using the MIRROR command
• Copying an object to multiple occurrences using the ARRAY command
• Using the TRIM and EXTEND commands to defined boundaries
• Creating two objects from one object by using the BREAK command
• Creating CHAMFERS
• Creating FILLETS
• How to undo commands using the U command
• How to undo commands using the UNDO command

Module 6: Layer Usage

• Using layers to organize the drawing
• Using wildcards to organize the layers
• Layer Previous
• Layer States
• Layer Translator

Module 7: Displaying and Viewing AutoCAD Objects

• Using REGEN
• Real-time PAN and ZOOM
• Using Zoom extents
• Using Zoom scale
• Using Zoom window
• Saving and restoring views

Module 8: Drawing organization and Query

• Layer standards
• Layer states
• Layer previous
• Layer Translator concepts
• How to use the on-line HELP command
• Organizing AutoCAD objects using the LAYER command
• Setting View Scale
• Adjustments
• Hatch Scale
• Text Height
• Dimension Scale
• Multi-drawing environment
• Drag and drop objects from drawing to drawing
• Finding out information about an object using the LIST command
• Getting angles and distances by using the distance command
• Finding the AREA of an object
• Setting drawing UNITS
• Creating a template drawing

Module 9: Annotating AutoCAD Objects

• Creating TEXT styles
• Fonts used by AutoCad
• Using the TEXT command to add text to your drawing
• Multiline text creation
• MTEXT formatting
• MTEXT editing
• Justify text

Module 10: Dimensioning

• Dimensioning concepts
• Creating and controlling dimension styles
• Using dimension variables to control dimensions
• Single dimensions
• Creating dimensions using Quick Dimension
• Creating leaders using Quick Leader
• Editing dimensions
• Grips editing for dimensions
• Associative dimensions
• Using the DIMREASSOCIATE command
• Using the DIMDISASSOCIATE command
• Dimension regeneration

Module 11: Hatch Objects

• Boundary hatching
• Hatch pattern editing

Module 12: Plotting

• Plotting concepts
• Establishing scale factors
• Viewports toolbar
• Locking viewpoints
• Plot Settings
• Plot Style tables
• Plot preview
• Page setups
• Plotting a drawing