Getting Started with AutoCAD 2006
. How do I start AutoCAD?
. What is the New Features Workshop?
. What is the AutoCAD drawing window?
. What are the different components of the AutoCAD drawing window?
. What are the Layouts Tabs?
. What ins the Command Line or Command Prompt?
. What is the expanded view of the Command Line or Command Prompt?
. What is in the menu bar or pull-down menus?
. What are toolbars and how do I access them?
. How do I open and close Toolbars?
. How do I lock Toolbar positions?
. What is the Status Bar?
. What is the Status Bar tray settings?
. What are the Shortcut and Cursor menus
. What are Palettes?
. How do I use Commands and Options?
. What is Dynamic Input and how do I use it with Commands?
. How do I set the Dynamic Input settings?
. How do I get help with Commands?
. How do I start a new drawing or project?
. How do I set up my drawing space?
. How do I set my grid, snap and adjust my drawing limits?
. How do I open and work with multiple drawings?
. How do I save my work and drawings?
Constructing Geometric Figures in 2006
. How do I draw lines using the Command Line?
. How do I draw lines using the Dynamic Input?
. How do I draw Rectangles with Dimensions?
. How do I draw repeat the Rectangle Command?
. How do I draw Rectangles with Fillets and Chamfers?
. How do I draw a Rectangle with Width?
. What are the 3D Options of Rectangles?
. How do I undo something I have done?
. How do I draw circles with different radius and diameter?
. How do I draw arcs?
Object Selection in 2006
. How do I pick objects to erase them from the drawing?
. How do restore objects that I erased by mistake?
. How do I unselect or deselect objects that I picked by mistake to erase from the drawing?
. How do I unpick objects or deselect objects to erase with window or crossing?
. How do I control the object and selection properties of modify commands?
AutoCAD Drafting Settings
. How do set and use Grid?
. How do I set and use Snap?
. How do I set and use Ortho?
. An example of a schematic diagram to draw accurately with Grid, Snap and Ortho?
. How do I use Direct Distance Entry to draw accurately?
. How do I use Polar Tracking to draw accurately at absolute angles?
. How do I use Polar Tracking to draw accurately at relative angles?
. How do I use Polar Tracking to draw accurately with snap?
. How do I create additional Polar angles and use angle overrides to draw accurately?
. How do I use Object Snaps in a running mode to draw accurately?
. How do I use an Object Snap Override?
. How do I use Object Snap Parallel?
. How do I use Object Snap Extension?
. How do I use Object Snap Tracking to specify a point off an object?
. How do I use Object Snap Tracking to specify a point off multiple objects?
. How do I use System Variables to Control Object Snaps?
AutoCAD Display Control
. How do I magnify into my drawing using Realtime Zoom?
. How do I magnify into my drawing using the cursor menu?
. How do I magnify into my drawing using the Intellimouse?
. How do I control the resolution of circles?
Creating and Modifying Layers
. How do I use layers to organize information in my drawing?
. How do I draw on a specific layer?
. How do I use layers to control the visibility of objects in my drawing?
. How do I prevent objects on layers from being modified in my drawing?
AutoCAD Object Properties
. How do I control the color of objects in my drawing?
. How do I control the linetype of objects in my drawing?
. How do I control the lineweight of objects in my drawing?
. Why would I draw objects with different properties?
. How do I control the properties of objects by layer in my drawing?
. How do I change the properties of objects in my drawing?
. How do I change the scale of linetypes in my drawing?
Drawing Polygons
. How do I draw a multi-sided object?
Drawing Ellipses
. How do I draw an ellipse object?
. How do I draw an ellipse for an isometric drawing?
. Drawing Polylines
. What are the basic properties of polylines?
. How do I set and vary the properties of polylines?
Drawing Text in AutoCAD
. How do I create a single word, number or line of text for annotation?
. How do I justify or place text accurately for annotation?
. How do I create a simple tag for annotation?
. How do I create a paragraph of text for annotation?
. How do I edit or modify existing text?
Creating and Modifying Text Styles
. How do I change and control the appearance of text in the drawing?
. How do edit the appearance of text in the drawing?
Creating and Modifying Tables
. How do create a table in the drawing?
. How do edit text in a table?
. How do change the properties of a table?
. How do change the appearance or style of a table?
Creating Objects From Existing Objects
. How do make a copy or duplicate of existing objects in my drawing?
. How do make a copies of objects in a pattern of rows and columns?
. How do make a copies of objects in a circular pattern?
. How do make a copies of objects in a partial circular pattern?
. How do make parallel and concentric copies of objects?
. How do make flipped or reversed copies of objects?
. How do stop text from being reversed when I use the mirror command?
. How do I place a fillet, radius or round between two objects?
. How do I extend two non-parallel line to their intersection?
. How do I leave the original lines when using the fillet command?
. How do I place an angled line or cut corner between two objects?
. How do I extend two non-parallel line to their intersection?
. How do I leave the original lines when using the chamfer command?
. How does the fillet and chamfer command work with rectangles and polylines?
Modifying Objects
. How do I move objects to new locations?
. How do I move objects accurately to new locations?
. How do I erase a portion of an object?
. How do I break an object into two separate objects?
. How do I erase a portion of an object at an intersection?
. How do I erase a portion of an object at a non-intersection?
Constructing Geometric Figures
. How do I create a filled circle or ring?
. How do I create a filled polygon or rectangle shape?
. How do I draw and add reference points?
. How do I change the way points look?
. How do I divide an object into equal segments?
. How do I measure a segment length on an object?
. How do I measure a segment length along a wall to show electrical outlet locations?
Object Selection
. How to I select objects to modify with a window polygon?
. How to I select objects to modify with a crossing polygon?
. How to I select objects to modify with a fence?
. How to I use fence with extend and trim?
. How to I select objects to modify with a box?
. How to I remove object I've selected if I pick too many?
. How to I add objects into my selection?
Modifying Objects Advanced
. How do I make an object longer if it's drawn too short?
. How do I make a series of objects longer or shorter?
. How do I make rotate objects to a new angle?
. How do I make rotate objects to a known new angle?
. How do I make change the scale of objects?
. How do I scale objects to a known size?
. How do I edit the width of a polyline?
. How do I create a curve or spline from a polyline?
. How do I edit and change the endpoints of a polyline?
. How do I eliminate multiple objects that overlap into one object?
. How do I change the properties of objects to match those of another object?
Editing with Grips
. What are grips and what are they used for?
. What are grips they different types of grips and what are they used for?
. How do I modify object using grips?
. How do I modify object using grips?
. How do I change the color and size of grips?
Grouping Objects
. How do I group individual objects together as one object?
. Selecting and Changing Properties of Objects
. How do I change the color, layer, linetype, linetype scale and/or lineweight f objects?
. How do I select and change the properties of objects?
. How do I save a selection to change the properties of objects?
. Getting Information About Objects
. How do I use the list command to find an object(s) properties?
. How do I list the drawing file database?
. How do I find the area of a closed space?
. How do I find the area of a circle or polyline closed object?
. How do I add and subtract the areas of objects and spaces?
. How do I apply the area command in a practical example?
. How do check the distance and placement of objects?
. How do verify the location of points and objects?
Dimension Terminology
. What are the components that make up an AutoCAD dimension?
. What is an associative dimension?
Dimensioning Commands
. How do I place a linear dimension across mulitple objects?
. How do I place a linear dimension on one object?
. How do I get a dimension to align itself to an object?
. How do I place a linear dimension on multiple objects?
. How do I dimension the Radius or Diameter of Circles and Arcs?
. How do I dimension the Radius or Diameter of Circles and Arcs?
. How do I dimension the true distance along the circumference of an arc?
. How do I dimension the angle between two objects?
. How do I place multiple baseline dimensions?
. How do I place multiple continuous dimensions?
. How do I place multiple baseline dimensions?
. How do I place a series of multiple dimensions?
. How do I place and use leaders?
Editing Dimensions
. How do I change the location and appearance of dimensions already placed?
Dimension Styles
. How do I change the way new dimensions look?
. How do I create new appearances and instances of dimensions?
. How do I update dimensions to new dimension styles?
. How do I change individual dimension properties?
Plotting and Layouts
. How do I get my drawing printed to scale?
. What is the difference between Model Space and Paper Space?
. How do I choose the printer that I want to use?
. How do I choose a printer for my Layout?
. How do I place a title block in my Layout?
. How do I choose what to print in my Layout?
. How do I set my plotting scale?
. How do I control Viewport visibility?
. How do I control the visibility of objects I want to print?
. How do I place text and dimensions on my layout?
. How do I check my layout before I print?
. Can I change the print orientation?
. Can I change the printing line weight, linetype and color of objects without layer control?
Hatching, Gradients and Boundaries
. What is hatch and how is it used?
. What is a gradient fill and how is it used?
. How to make hatch objects update of the boundaries change?
. What is the difference between select objects versus pick points for hatching?
. What is the difference between select objects versus pick points for hatching?
. How do I choose the type of hatch pattern I want to use?
. How do I apply a hatch to the drawing?
. How do I apply more than one hatch to the drawing?
. How do I create multiple single hatch objects in the drawing?
. How do I control the location of multiple hatch objects?
. How do create and use hatch patterns on tool palettes?
. How do edit the properties of a hatch tool on a tool palette?
. How do I edit hatch that's already in the drawing?
. How do I control the visibility of hatch?
. How do I move the orientation of the hatch?
. Can I hatch an open area or space?
. What happens to hatch patterns if I change the objects ot boundaries that define them?
. Can I hatch an area without a visible boundary?
Block References and Attributes
. What is a block and why would I creat one?
. How do make individual objects into a unified object?
. How do I use blocks in my drawing?
. How do I know what layer, color, linetype or line weight a block will be?
. How do I change the properties of a block?
. How do get a block to be the current color, linetype or line weight?
. How do I insert more than one block at once?
. How do I return a block back into individual objects?
. How do I change the insertion point of a block?
. What is the difference between a block and a dynamic block
. How do I take existing blocks and make them dynamic blocks?
. How do I create dynamic blocks?
. How do I add actions to parameters of a dynamic block?
. How do I change the actions associated to parameters of a dynamic block?
. How do I prevent blocks from being edited or exploded?
. How do I make blocks more intelligent?
. How do I add an attribute to a block?
. How do I add multiple attributes to a block?
. How do I control the visibility of attributes?
. How do I manage the attributes on my blocks?
. How do I extract block attribute data out of my drawing and into a table or spreadsheet?
. What special cases are there using blocks?
External References and Images
. What is an external reference file?
. How do I attach and detach external reference files:
. How do I change the path of an xref as well as load and unload xrefs?
. Do I use attach or overlay for my reference type?
. How do I show only part of my external reference file?
. How do I insert a block into my current drawing from my external reference file?
. How do I update or change my external reference file?
. How do I insert a raster image into my drawing?
. How do I adjust the image setting and display quality of attached images?
AutoCAD DesignCenter
. What is DesignCenter?
. How do you resize and position DesignCenter?
. What is in DesignCenter?
. How do you add content from DesignCenter?
. What is i-drop technology?
Utilities
. What are tool palettes?
. What are the properties of a tool palette?
. How do I create my own block tools on a tool palette?
. How do I create hatch tools on a tool palette?
. How do I make my own object tools and flyouts on a tool palette?
. Where do I find autocad content to put on a tool palette?
. How do I control the display of multiple tool palettes
. How do I partially open a drawing to improve the performance of my computer?
. Where can I set up the title, author, and keywords for my drawings?
. Is there an easy way to calculate values in AutoCAD?
. How do you make sure a block from another file does not overwrite a block with the same name in the current drawing?
. How can I reduce my file sizes without compressing my files?
. How can I quickly move from one area of my drawing to another?
. How can I update the display of my drawing to show the correct state?
. How can I have one object show above another object?
. How can I change the color, linetype, or lineweight of objects separate from the layer setting?
. How can I make the computer choose the correct x, y, and z locations without typing in the coordinates
. How can I work within the operating system command without leaving AutoCAD?
. How can I set up my printable area in model space?
. How can I set up my printable area in paper space?
. How can I make my layers take on the same properties of layers in another drawing or a standards file?
. Can I have the computer track how long I spend in a drawing?
. How can I fix a drawing that has errors?
. Can I link other types of files to my drawing file?
. How can I protect my files from unauthorized viewing with a password?
. How can I protect my files from unauthorized viewing with a digital signature?
. Where can I set seach paths, file names, and file locations?
. How do I change what is displayed in the drawing window?
. How do I change open and save options?
. How do I set plot and publish options?
. How do I change different system options?
. Where can I set up user preferences options?
. How can I save the options I set up to share with others?
. Can I export drawing to other file types?
. Can I import other files types into AutoCAD?
. How can I ensure that the correct layers, linetypes, dimension styles, and text styles are used?
Internet Utilities and Drawing Sets
. How can I launch the Internet from within AutoCAD?
. How can I up to date with the latest AutoCAD information?
. How can I open and save drawing to the internet
. How do I set up a hyperlink?
. How do I create and view Design Web Format (DWF) files?
. How do you Publish drawings directly to the web?
. How can I plot a collection of drawings?
. How can I bundle all the related files with my drawing for electronic transmittal?
. How do you create a new sheet set? What is in the Sheet Set Manager?
. How do I view and modify a sheet set?
. How do I place a named view on a sheet?
. How do I create an updatable sheet list table?
. How do I create a transmittal package, archive, DWF, or publish to a plotter, my sheet set?
AutoCAD 2007 Updates focusing on 3D
140 Lessons for AutoCAD 2007
. Conceptual Design - An Overview of AutoCAD 2007
. New Feature Workshop
. Initial or Default Startup Screen
. Opening and Anchoring Palettes
. New Dashboard Palette
. The Seven Control Panels of the Dashboard
. Linking Control Panels to Tool Palette Groups
. Model and Layout Tabs
. Changes to the Grid Display
. Changes to Workspace
. Changes to Background and Interface Colors
. The 3D Modeling Tab
. Performance and Personal Settings
. Dynamic User Coordinate System - DUCS
. Using the New Template Files
. What are the advantages of working in 3D?
. How do I control the visual representation of my 3D models?
. How do I use the constrained orbit navigation tools to control the view of my 3D model?
. How do I use the free orbit navigation tools to control the view of my 3D model?
. How do I use the continuous orbit navigation tools to control the view of my 3D model?
. How do I use the preset views from the navigate panel of the dashboard?
. What are viewports and how do I use them to see multiple views of my model?
. Creating and using named views to display my drawing and 3D model
. What the basic tools and commands to create solid geometry in AutoCAD?
. What are the different methods for creating a 3D boxand editing a box with grips?
. What are the different methods for creating a 3D wedge and editing a wedge with grips?
. What are the different methods for creating a 3D cone, elliptical cone and editing cones with grips?
. What are the different methods for creating a 3D Sphere and editing a sphere with grips?
. What are the different methods for creating a 3D cylinder, elliptical cylinder and editing cylinders with grips?
. What are the different methods for creating a 3D torus and editing a torus with grips?
. What are the different methods for creating a 3D pyramid and editing a pyramid with grips?
. How do I create and edit polysolids?
. How can I convert a open or closed 2D line or 2D polyline to a solid or surface?
. What is the difference in converting an open or closed polyline to a solid or surface?
. How can I determine if an 2D object will convert into a solid or a surface?
. What is the best method to prepare existing 2D geometry into a solid?
. How do I create a 2D Profile for creating a 3D solid?
. How do I use the extrude command to create a 3D solid?
. How do I use the presspull command to create a 3D solid?
. How do I use the revolve command to create a 3D solid or surface?
. How do I use the sweep command to create a 3D solid coil or helix?
. How do I use the loft command to create a 3D solid?
. How do I create a 2D planar surface?
. How do I create a 2D surface from existing 2D objects?
. How do I convert a 2D object into a 3D solid?
. How do I convert a 2D object with thickness into a 3D solid?
. What are the differences between composite solids and unified solids?
. How do I use boolean operations to create a unified solid?
. How do I use the union boolean operation to create a unified solid?
. How do I use the subtract boolean operation to create a unified solid?
. How do I use the intersection boolean operation to create a unified solid?
. Why do we need to use a cartesian coordinate system?
. How do I move the origin or objects within the default coordinate system?
. How do I change the origin of the coordinate system to create a user coordinate system (ucs)?
. How do I change the location, origin and appearance of the user coordinate system icon (ucsicon)?
. How do I set the world coordinate system?
. How do I set and save user coordinate systems with a named ucs?
. How do I set and previous user coordinate systems?
. How do I set a user coordinate system to a face on a solid?
. How do I set a user coordinate system based on an object?
. How do I set a user coodinate system based on the current view?
. How do I set the coordinate system based on the z-axis direction?
. How do I set the coordinate system based on picking the x,y and z axis directions?
. How can I position the location of the ucs by rotating the x,y, or z axis?
. How can I position the location of the ucs to create new 3D geometry?
. How can I set and use a dynamic user coordinate system or ducs?
. How can I locate new 3D geometry using object snap tracking in 3D space?
. How can I locate new 3D geometry using point filters in 3D space?
. What are grips and what are they used for?
. How can I use grips to edit a composite solid?
. How can I use grips to edit a unified solid?
. How can edit the individual faces on a solid?
. How do I constrain the movement of a face on a solid using the move grip tool?
. How do I use the fillet command to place radius corners or rounds on a solid?
. How do I use the chamfer command to place cut corners on a solid?
. How do I use the slice command to create a cutting plane through a solid?
. How do I use the 3D move command to constrain or restrict object movement by axis?
. How do I user the 3D rotate command to contrain the rotate by axis?
. How do I edit, extrude or taper a face on a solid?
. How do I edit or move a face on a solid?
. How do I edit or move a face using the offset face command on a solid?
. How do I edit or remove a face from a solid?
. How can I add or subtract material from a solid using rotate face?
. How can I add or subtract material from a solid using taper face?
. How can I change the color of the individual faces on a solid?
. How can I copy an exist face on a solid to create a new solid?
. How can I hollow out a solid using the shell command?
. How can I create new faces on a solid using the imprint command?
. How can I change a solid into faces using the explode command?
. How can I mirror solids and objects along any plane in 3D space?
. How can I array solids and objects along any plane in 3D space?
. How do I determine that a solid is a true AutoCAD solid?
. How do I determine that multiple solids locations do not interfere with each other?
. How can I query the properties of solids to determine mass and volume of solid objects?
. How can I change the color of the individual faces on a solid?
. How can I change the color of the edges on a solid?
. How do I change the visual presentation of a solid model with visual styles?
. What are the default visual styles and how do I use them?
. How do I change the default setting of visual styles?
. How do I modify an existing visual style to create a custom look of a visual style?
. How do I access the visual style manager?
. How do I create new or modify existing visual styles with the visual style manager?
. How do I save visual style overrides in the dashboard as new visual styles?
. How do I place my visual styles onto a tool palette?
. How do I export my visual styles so they can be used in other drawings?
. How do I use cameras to save and control views of my model?
. How do I create cameras for viewing my model?
. How do I place a camera accurately in my drawing?
. How do I use named views and view manager to control my cameras?
. How do I manage cameras and named views?
. How do I choose the type of hatch pattern I want to use?
. How do I use 3D walk command to create and ad motions to my views?
. How do I use 3D fly command to create and ad motions to my views?
. How do I adjust the movement of 3D walk and 3D fly commands?
. How to record, save and replay 3D walk and 3D fly movements
. How do I create animation paths for camera recordings?
. How do I use lighting to enhance my realistic 3D model?
. How do I access all the different types of lights?
. How do I use sunlight controls?
. How do I access and use different light types?
. How to I create and use point lights in my drawing?
. How to I create and use spot lights in my drawing?
. How do I create and use distant lights?
. How do I edit or modify lights within my drawing?
. How do I add realistic materials to my 3D model?
. How do I access and add materials to my drawing and model?
. How do I apply materials to my 3D model?
. How do I save materials to my 3D model and drawing file?
. How do I create new materials?
. What are tool palettes?
. How do I use the 5 different rendering presets?
. How do I adjust the rendering settings?
. How do I save my rendering to a file?
. How do I flatten my 3D geometry to a 2D flat geometry?
. How do I create a 2D section from my 3D model?
. How do I modify existing section planes on my 3D model?
. How do I change a section plane state or a section plane properties?
. How can I do anaylsis of the mass and volume of my 3D solid model?
. How can I manipulate and modify a section with grips?
. How can I generate block reference from my 2D or 3D section?