Building Tomorrow's Architects and Engineers One Drawing at a Time
GETTING STARTED
Starting Autocad pg 5-12
- Start Autocad
- Drawing Editor
- Start a new drawing
- The Workspace tool and menus
- Keyboard Functions
Drawing Aids pg 15-22
- Status Bar
- Function Keys
- Text window
- Model Space/Paper Space
HANDOUTS
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ASSIGNMENTS
- Point out areas of the drawing editor per instructor
TEST
WORKING WITH FILES
Drawing Files pg 28-31
- Naming drawing files
- Starting and opening dwgs
- File Navigation dialog box
File Commands pg 31-43
- New / Open / Save / Saveas
Via: Ribbon
Menu bar
Quick Access Toolbar
Application Menu
Ctrl function
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ASSIGNMENTS
Chapter Exercises 1-8
TEST
DRAW COMMAND CONCEPTS
Coordinate Entry pg 48
- Coordinate Formats
Cartesian
Polar
- Coordinate Types
Absolute
Relative
- Dynamic Input
- Direct Distance Entry
Polar Tracking and Polar Snap
- Polar Tracking
- Polar Snap
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ASSIGNMENTS
Chapter Exercises 1-15
TEST