AutoCAD Advanced - The Complete Guide

In this course, you will learn from working with attributed blocks to isometric and technical drawing concepts.

Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced

English

Course Length: 40 Hours

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What you'll learn

New For AutoCAD
Block Attributes
Data, Linking and Extraction
Constraints
Dynamic Blocks
Reference External Drawing Files
External References

Data Exchange
AutoCAD Sheet Sets
Drawing Tools
Script Files and Macros
Linetypes
Hatch Patterns
AutoCAD Customization

Course Description

AutoCAD Advanced The Complete Guide course is designed to give you a solid understanding of AutoCAD and its advanced features. In this course, you will learn from working with attributed blocks to isometric and technical drawing concepts.

This course includes text, images, audio, video, quizzes and practical Let Me Try exercises to accommodate all learning styles. Autodesk AutoCAD Advanced is ideal for architects and design engineers looking for advanced design, documentation tools, powerful 3D modeling, collaboration, and workflow customization. This course incorporates features, commands, and techniques for becoming more productive when creating, annotating and printing drawings.

Autodesk Certification Objectives: The “!” Symbol indicates an Autodesk Certification Exam Objective. Focus on these areas to prepare for your certification exam.

Course Outline

AutoCAD Advanced Course Outline

New for AutoCAD 2021

What’s New in AutoCAD 2021?
AutoCAD Including Specialized Toolsets

New for AutoCAD 2020

What’s New in AutoCAD 2020
AutoCAD Including Specialized Toolsets

Block Attributes

Understanding Attributes
Editing Block Attributes
Managing Attributes

Data, Linking, and Extraction

Fields
Data Extraction
Data Linking
Using Hyperlinks with AutoCAD

Constraints

Constraints in a Sketch
Dimensions, Parameters, and Equations

Dynamic Blocks

Building Dynamic Blocks
Dynamic Blocks – Progress Test

Reference External Drawing Files

Utilizing External References
Additional Xref Tools

External References

Underlays
Raster Images
Point Clouds
More External References
Data Exchange in AutoCAD
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
CAD Standards
Drawing Compare
Shared Views

AutoCAD Sheet Sets

An Introduction to Sheet Sets
Build a Sheet Set
Sheet Set Views

Drawing Tools

Multilines
Revision Clouds and Wipeouts
Splines
Grouping Objects

Script Files and Macros

Script Files
Automation

Linetypes

Creating Linetypes
Alternate Linetypes

Hatch Patterns

How Hatch Works?
Hatch Pattern with Dashes and Dots

AutoCAD Customization

Customizing the acad.pgp
Customizing the User Interface

Navigation Strategies

Beginners: Complete the course in order from beginning to end. Once any topic is completed, you will have full access to it at any time for one year after registration, to use as a resource.

Intermediate/Advanced Users: Use the course as a flexible resource tool to find what you need, whenever you need it. Try the assessment tests first, if you get 80%+ you can move to the next level, if you get less than 80% you should complete the lecture. This gives you a pre and post-assessment score, which can be used to track your skills improvements.

Certification Objectives

AutoCAD Certified Professional Roadmap

DRAW OBJECTS

Draw lines and rectangles
Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons
DRAW WITH ACCURACY Use object-snap tracking
Use Coordinate Systems
Make isometric drawings

MODIFY OBJECTS

Move and copy objects
Rotate and scale objects
Create and use arrays
Trim and extend objects
Offset and mirror objects
Use grip editing
Fillet and chamfer objects

USE ADDITIONAL DRAWING TECHNIQUES

Draw and edit polylines
Blend between objects with splines
Apply hatches and gradients

ORGANIZE OBJECTS

Change object properties
Alter layer assignments for objects
Control layer visibility
Assign properties by object or layer
Manage layer properties

REUSE EXISTING CONTENT

Work with blocks
Manage block attributes
Reference external drawings and images

ANNOTATE DRAWINGS

Add and modify text
Use dimensions
Add and modify multileaders
Create and assign annotative styles
Use tables

LAYOUTS AND PRINTING

Create layouts
Use viewports
Set printing and plotting options

About the Author

Mike Thomas spent the first 12-years of his career in the Autodesk channel working for an Autodesk reseller as an Application Specialist. During his travels, he delivered countless hours of training, support, demos, and implementations. He was very fortunate to be able to help solve many issues with Autodesk software. Mike has been using AutoCAD since r13, cut his solid modeling teeth on Mechanical Desktop, and has been using Inventor since before it was known as Inventor. Data Management has always been a big part of his professional life, for the most part with Autodesk Vault.