AutoCAD Fundamentals

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Getting Started with AutoCAD

Lecture 1: Starting the Software

Lecture 2: User Interface

Lecture 3: Working with Commands

Lecture 4: Cartesian Workspace

Lecture 5: Opening an Existing Drawing File

Lecture 6: Practice: Opening a Drawing

Lecture 7: Viewing Your Drawings

Lecture 8: Practice: Viewing a Drawing

Lecture 9: Saving Your Drawing

Lecture 10: Practice: Saving a Drawing File

Chapter 3: Basic Drawing and Editing Commands

Lecture 1: Drawing Lines

Lecture 2: Erasing Objects

Lecture 3: Drawing Vertical and Horizontal Lines

Lecture 4: Drawing Rectangles

Lecture 5: Drawing Circles

Lecture 6: Undo and Redo Actions

Lecture 7: Practice: Basic Drawing and Editing Commands

Chapter 4: Projects: Creating a Simple Drawing

Lecture 1: Project: Create a Simple Drawing

Lecture 2: Project: Create Simple Shapes

Chapter 5: Drawing Precision in AutoCAD

Lecture 1: Using Running Object Snaps

Lecture 2: Practice: Using Object Snaps

Lecture 3: Using Object Snap Overrides

Lecture 4: Practice: Object Snap Override

Lecture 5: Polar Tracking at Angles

Lecture 6: Practice: Polar Tracking at Angles

Lecture 7: Object Snap Tracking

Lecture 8: Practice: Object Snap Tracking I

Lecture 9: Practice: Object Snap Tracking II

Lecture 10: Drawing with Snap and Grid

Lecture 11: Practice: Placing Objects on a Drawing

Chapter 6: Making Changes in Your Drawing

Lecture 1: Selecting Objects for Editing

Lecture 2: Practice: Selecting Objects

Lecture 3: Moving Objects

Lecture 4: Copying Objects

Lecture 5: Rotating Objects

Lecture 6: Scaling Objects

Lecture 7: Mirroring Objects

Lecture 8: Practice: Modifying Objects

Lecture 9: Editing with Grips

Lecture 10: Practice: Editing with Grips I

Lecture 11: Practice: Editing with Grips II

Chapter 7: Projects: Making Your Drawings More Precise

Lecture 1: Project: Electronics Diagram

Lecture 2: Project: Landscape

Lecture 3: Project: Using Polar and Tracking

Lecture 4: Project: Surge Protector

Lecture 5: Project: Satellite

Chapter 8: Organizing Your Drawing with Layers

Lecture 1: Creating New Drawings with Templates

Lecture 2: Practice: Using a Template to Start a Drawing

Lecture 3: What are Layers

Lecture 4: Layer States

Lecture 5: Practice: Working with Layers and Layer States

Lecture 6: Changing an Object's Layer

Lecture 7: Practice: Changing an Object's Layer

Chapter 9: Advanced Object Types

Lecture 1: Drawing Arcs

Lecture 2: Practice: Drawing an Arc

Lecture 3: Drawing Polylines

Lecture 4: Editing Polylines

Lecture 5: Practice: Drawing and Editing Polylines

Lecture 6: Drawing Polygons

Lecture 7: Practice: Drawing Polygons

Lecture 8: Drawing Ellipses

Lecture 9: Practice: Drawing Ellipses

Chapter 10: Analyzing Model and Object Properties

Lecture 1: Working with Object Properties

Lecture 2: Practice: Working with Object Properties (Mechanical)

Lecture 3: Practice: Working with Object Properties (Architectural)

Lecture 4: Measuring Objects

Lecture 5: Practice: Measuring Objects (Mechanical)

Lecture 6: Practice: Measuring Object (Architectural)

Chapter 11: Projects: Drawing Organization and Information

Lecture 1: Project: Architectural

Lecture 2: Project: Mechanical

Lecture 3: Project: Civil

Chapter 12: Advanced Editing Commands

Lecture 1: Trimming and Extending Objects

Lecture 2: Practice: Extending and Trimming Objects

Lecture 3: Practice: Trimming Objects on a Drawing

Lecture 4: Practice: Break at Point

Lecture 5: Stretching Objects

Lecture 6: Practice: Stretching Objects

Lecture 7: Creating Fillets and Chamfers

Lecture 8: Practice: Filleting Objects

Lecture 9: Practice: Chamfering Objects