AutoCAD
About Course
This course contains a detailed explanation of AutoCAD commands and their applications to solve drafting and design problems. Every command is thoroughly explained with the help of examples and illustrations. This makes it easy for users to understand the functions and applications in the drawing. After going through this course, you will be able to use AutoCAD commands to make a drawing, dimension a drawing, applying constraints, insert texts and blocks, create 3D objects, generate drafting views of the model, 3d print a model, use CAD Standards, and advanced applications in AutoCAD software.
This course covers basic drafting and designing concepts such as dimension principles, and assembly drawing that equip the users with the essential drafting skills to solve problems in AutoCAD. While going through this course, the user will learn some advanced tools introduced in the recent versions of AutoCAD such as DWG Compare, Save to Web and Mobile, Shared View, CAD Standards, 3D Print, and more.
In this course, special emphasis has been laid on industrial applications and usage of AutoCAD tools so that it serves beginners as well as professionals to understand the functions of the tools and their applications in the drawing.
Salient Features of this Course:
- A comprehensive course consisting of 202 video lectures that are organized in a pedagogical sequence.
- Detailed explanation of all AutoCAD commands and tools.
- Step-by-step instructions to guide the users through the learning process.
- Tools explained in a manner that you can easily take on the Autodesk Certified Professional exam.
- Quizzes at the end of each section to help the users assess their knowledge.
- Practice Tests
What Will You Learn?
- What you'll learn
- Model and draw an entire piped system in AutoCAD from scratch
- Model all types of fittings and components in a piped system
- Create general assembly drawings
- Create fabrication drawings
- Create piping drawings
Course Content
Getting Started
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Introduction
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Starting a New File and Opening an Existing One
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User Interface in Autocad
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Setting Up Drawing Units
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Setting Up Drawing Limits
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Using Various Zoom Options
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Example – Units, Limits, and Zoom tools
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Saving Drawing Files as an AutoCAD Template
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Using Drawing Tools
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Undustanding Co-ordinate system and line tool
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Example – Using Line tool
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Example – Using Absolute Coordinate System
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Example – Using Relative Rectangular Coordinate System
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Drawing Polylines and Splines
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Drawing Circles
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Example – Using Circle tool
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Drawing Arcs
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Example – Using Arc tool
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Drawing Rectangles
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Example – Using Rectangle tool
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Drawing Polygons
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Example – Using Polygon tool
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Drawing Ellipses
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Example – Using Ellipse tool
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Drawing Construction Lines, Rays, Points, and Multiple Points
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Applying Hatches and Gradient Hatches
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Creating Revision Clouds
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QUIZ – Draw tools
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Using Modify Tools
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Making Selection Sets
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Copying and Moving Objects
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Example – Using Copy tool
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Example – Using Move tool
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Stretching, Scaling, and Offsetting Entities
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Example – Using Stretch tool
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Example – Using Scale tool
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Example – Using Offset tool
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Rotating and Mirroring Entities
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Example- Using Rotate tool
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Example – Using Mirror tool
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Trimming and Extending Entities
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Example – Using Trim tool
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Example – Using Extend tool
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Creating Fillets
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Creating Chamfers
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Creating Blend Curves
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Using Erase tool
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Using Explode tool
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Using Align tool
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Example – Using Align tool
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Using Break and Break at Point tools
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Example – Using Break tool
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Example – Using Break at Point tool
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Using Join tool
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Example – Using Draw and Modify tools
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Using Overkill command
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Using Array tool
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Example – Using Rectangular Array tool
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Example – Using Path Array tool
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Example – Using Polar Array tool
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Using Divide, Measure, and Wipeout tools
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Example – Using Divide tool
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Example – Using Measure tool
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Using Region and Boundary tools
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Example – Using Region tool
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Quiz – Modify tools
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Using Status Bar
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Using Various Status Bar Toggles
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Using Object Snaps and Object Snap Tracking
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Using From Snap and Other Snaps
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Using Selection Cycling option
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Switching Workspaces
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QUIZ – Status Bar Toggles
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Working With Layers
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Working with Layers
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Using Layer States
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Using Layer Filters
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Using Match Layer and Layer Walk tools
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Using Layer Isolate, Unisolate, and Layer Merge tools
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Using Layer Translator
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Quiz – Layers
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Writing Standard and Annotative Texts
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Writing Single Line and Multiline Texts
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Example – Writing Single Line Text
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Example – Writing Multiline Text
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Creating Text Styles
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Quiz -Writing Texts
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Adding Standard and Annotative Dimensions
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Using Dimensioning tools – Dimensions Drop-Down
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Managing Dimension Styles using Dimension Style Manager
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Creating a New Dimension Style
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Importing Dimension Styles from a drawing into the other drawing
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Using Quick tool
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Using Continue and Baseline tools
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Using Break and Inspect tools
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Using Adjust Space and Update tools
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Using Breakline and Dimjogline tools
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Associating and Disassociating Dimensions
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Using Centermark and Centerline tools
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Adding Leaders and Tables
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Using Leader tool
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Using Multileader tool
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Using Multileader Style Manager
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Creating a New Multileader Style
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Using Multileader Align tool
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Using Multileader Collect tool
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Adding and Removing Leaders to an Existing Leader
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Creating and Inserting Tables
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QUIZ- Dimensions
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Adding and Managing Constraints
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Concept of Constraints
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Using Constraint Settings Dialog Box
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Using Autoconstrain tool
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Using Coincident, Parallel, and Tangent constraint tools
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Using Collinear, Perpendicular, and Smooth constraint tools
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Using Concentric, Horizontal, and Symmetric constraint tools
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Using Fix, Vertical , and Equal constraint tools
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Using Show Hide, Show All, and Hide All tools
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Using Linear, Horizontal, and Vertical Dimensional constraint tools
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Using Aligned Dimensional constraint tool
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Using Radius, Angular, Diameter, and Convert Dimensional constraint tools
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Adding Equations to Dimensional constraints
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Deleting constraints
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Using Parameters Manager
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QUIZ – Constraints
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Working with Views and Viewports
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Controlling UCS Icon, Viewcube, and Navigation Bar Display
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Creating Custom Views (New View tool)
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Using View Manager
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Understanding the concept of Model Space and Paper Space
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Creating Model Space Viewports
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Creating Named Viewports (VPORTS command)
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Combining Viewports (Join tool)
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Creating Custom Viewports (MVIEW command)
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QUIZ – Views and Viewports
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Working with Blocks
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Concept of Blocks
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Example – Creating Blocks
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Inserting Blocks into the Drawing
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Creating Annotative Blocks
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Example – Creating Annotative Blocks
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Using Write Block tool
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Example – Using Write Block tool
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Creating Dynamic Blocks
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Example – Creating Dynamic Blocks
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Accessing Recent Blocks
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Importing Blocks from other Drawing into the current Drawing
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Using Block Editor tool
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Example – Using Block Editor tool
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Inserting Blocks using the Design Center
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Renaming Blocks
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Using PURGE command to delete unused Named Objects
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QUIZ – Blocks
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Adding and Managing Attributes
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Concept of Attributes
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Defining Attributes
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Example – Defining Attributes
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Editing Attributes
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Managing Attributes
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QUIZ – Attributes
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Drawing Utility
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Using Drawing Utility tools
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Assigning Drawing Properties to an Object
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Using List tool
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Using ID Point tool
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Using Quick Select tool
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Using Select All tool
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Using Copyclip, Cutclip, and Pasteclip tools
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Using PDFIMPORT and PDFATTACH tools
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Using Attach tool
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Using Tool Palettes in AutoCAD
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Creating Custom Tool Palettes
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Create and Managing Groups
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Creating Groups
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Editing Groups
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Ungrouping Entities
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Managing Groups
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QUIZ – Groups
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Create Isometric Drawings
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Creating an Isometric Drawing
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Example – Creating an Isometric Drawing
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3D Modeling
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Using Primitive tools
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Using Extrude tool
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Using Loft tool
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Using Revolve tool
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Using Sweep tool
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Using Presspull tool
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Using SOLIDUNION and SOLIDSUBTRACT tools
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Using SOLIDINTERSECT and INTERFERE tools
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Using Slice and Thicken tools
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Using 3D Move and 3D Rotate tools
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Using 3D Scale tool
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Using 3D Mirror tool
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Using 3D Align tool
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Generating Orthographic Views
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Example 1 – 3D Modeling
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Example 2 – 3D Modeling
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Understanding Page Setup
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Working with Pagesetups
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Creating a New Pagesetup
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Importing Pagesetups
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Layout, Plotting, and Plot Styles
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Plotting Drawings
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Adding Plotters
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Creating Plot Styles
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Creating Color Dependent Plot Styles
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Creating Named Plot Styles
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Example – Creating Named Plot Style
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QUIZ – Layout, Plotting, and Plot Styles
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Referencing External Files
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Concept Of External References (XREF tool)
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Using Bind tool
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Collaboration Tools
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Saving Drawings to Web and Mobile
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Comparing Drawings (DWG Compare tool)
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Sharing Drawing Views
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Customizing AutoCAD
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Customizing User Interface
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Creating Custom Aliases
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Writing and Running Script Files
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Using Visual LISP Editor
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Adding Title Blocks
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Creating a Title Block
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Adding Fields to the Title Block and using it in a Drawing
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Working with Sheet Sets
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Using Sheet Set Manager
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Publishing Sheets using the Sheet Set Manager
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Using E-Transmit tool
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Inserting Drawing Views into a Sheet
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Advance Tools
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Working with CAD Standards
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3D Printing Models
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Working with Action Macros
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Extracting Data – Data Extraction tool
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Practice Test 1
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Practice Test 2
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