AutoCAD LT 2013 Beginner to Advanced Training DVDs

CADLearning® for AutoCAD LT® 2013 helps any user learn to create and edit 2D drawings and designs. Lessons include concepts and demonstrations that guide you through getting started, drawing basics, utility and inquiry tools, complex objects, managing layers, 2D parametric drawings, annotation objects, and customizing the user interface.

For more than 25 years, David Cohn has been merging architecture and design with computer technology. He is well known in the AutoCAD world as the former senior editor of CADalyst magazine, and the author of more than a dozen books on AutoCAD and web design. A former partner in a commercial architectural firm, he is now an independent consultant specializing in AutoCAD and Revit.

Getting Started
Introduction to CADLearning for AutoCAD LT 2013
Starting AutoCAD LT
Understanding Activation
Introducing the Customer Involvement Program
Introducing the Welcome Screen
Understanding the Performance Tuner
Understanding How Tools are Organized
Switching Workspaces
Adjusting Workspace Settings
Using the Application Menu
Using the Quick Access Toolbar
Using the InfoCenter
Using and Controlling the Help System
Understanding Ribbon Fundamentals
Controlling the Display of the Ribbon
Changing the Location of the Ribbon
Working with Sticky Panels
Introducing the Drawing Aid Tools
Introducing the Drawing Grid
Changing Screen Colors
Controlling the Application Status Bar
Working Within the Drawing Window
Working with Multiple Drawings
Understanding Model and Layout Tabs
Understanding Quick View Drawings and Quick View Layouts
Understanding the Command Line
Understanding Dialog Box Fundamentals
Understanding Palette Fundamentals
Understanding Toolbar Fundamentals
Starting a New Drawing from a Template File
Setting the Default Template
Starting a New Drawing Using the Startup Wizard
Saving Drawings Using SAVE and QSAVE
Saving Drawings Using QSAVE and SAVEAS
Understanding the Autosave Options
Understanding Backup Files
Saving Drawings to Different Versions and Other Save Options
Opening Drawings in Edit and Read-Only Modes
Opening Drawings Using the Sheet Set Manager
Importing and Exporting DGN Files
Using a Mouse in AutoCAD LT
Understanding the Navigation Bar
Understanding the UCS Icon
Understanding the SteeringWheels
Understanding the Pull-Down Menus

2D Drawing Basics
Drawing Lines Using the Command Line
Drawing Lines Using Dynamic Input
Drawing Lines Using the Right-Click Menu
Repeating the Last Command 
Understanding Command Options
Drawing Rectangles
Drawing Rectangles Using the Area Option
Drawing Rectangles Using the Dimensions Option
Drawing Rectangles Using the Rotation Option
Drawing Rectangles with Fillets
Drawing Rectangles with Chamfers
Drawing Rectangles Using the Width Option
Resetting the Rectangle Default Options
Using the Undo and Redo Commands
Drawing Circles Using Radius and Diameter
Drawing 2 Point and 3 Point Circles
Drawing Circles Using the TTR and TTT Options
Drawing Circles Using the Default Method
Drawing Arcs
Drawing Arcs by Specifying 3 Points
Understanding Coordinate System Concepts

Drafting Settings
Using and Adjusting the Grid
Using Snap Mode
Using Ortho Mode
Using Grid and Snap in Combination with Ortho Mode
Using Direct Distance Entry and Dynamic Input
Understanding Absolute Angle Measurements
Using Polar Tracking with Absolute Angles
Understanding Relative Angle Measurements
Using Polar Tracking with Relative Angles
Using Polar Tracking with Incremental and Additional Angles
Using Polar Tracking and Polar Snaps
Understanding Object Snap Concepts
Understanding Running Object Snaps
Understanding Parallel Object Snap
Understanding Extension Object Snap

Display Control
Zooming Using the Wheel Mouse
Adjusting the ZOOMFACTOR Setting
Adjusting the View Transitions
Using Real-Time Pan and Zoom
Zooming Using the Ribbon
Panning Using the Ribbon Panel
Zooming and Panning Using the Navigation Bar
Using the View Back and View Forward Tools
Using the SteeringWheels

Managing Layers
Introducing Layer Concepts
Establishing the Current Layer
Understanding the On and Off Layer States
Understanding the Freeze and Thaw Layer States
Understanding the Unlock and Lock Layer States
Understanding the Lock Layer Fade Control
Controlling the Layer Color
Introducing the Layer Properties Manager
Adjusting Columns in the Layer Properties Manager
Controlling the Linetype of a Layer
Controlling the Transparency of a Layer
Controlling the Plot or No Plot Layer State
Controlling the VP Freeze Layer State
Controlling the New VP Freeze Layer State
Freezing Layers in All But the Current Viewport
Controlling Other Layer States on a Per-Viewport Basis
Creating a New Layer

Object Properties
Understanding ByLayer and Object Property Concepts
Setting the Color ByLayer
Setting the Linetype ByLayer
Setting the Lineweight ByLayer
Setting the Transparency ByLayer
Controlling the Object Color
Controlling the Object Linetype
Controlling the Object Lineweight
Controlling the Object Transparency
Understanding Object Property Creation and Control

Utility and Inquiry Tools
Introducing the Measure Tools
Measuring Distance
Measuring Radius
Measuring Angles
Measuring the Area of a Space
Measuring the Area of an Object
Performing Area Calculations
Measuring Volume
Using the Quick Calculator
Applying Object Selection Filters

Complex Objects
Understanding Polyline Property Concepts
Drawing Polyline Line Segments
Drawing Polyline Arc Segments
Drawing Polylines with Variable Width
Drawing Polylines Using Option Combinations
Drawing Donuts
Drawing Inscribed Polygons
Drawing Circumscribed Polygons
Drawing Polygons Using the Edge Option
Editing Polylines Using the Close and Open Options
Editing Polylines to Join Selected Segments
Editing Polylines to Join Multiple Segments
Converting Lines into Polylines
Converting Polylines into Fit and Spline Curves
Editing Polyline Vertices
Exploding Polylines

Annotation Objects
Understanding Annotation Object Concepts
Understanding Annotation Scaling
Creating Single-Line Text
Controlling Single-Line Text Justification
Creating Text Styles
Modifying Text Styles
Creating Multiline Text
Controlling Multiline Text Justification
Editing Text Objects
Editing Text Objects Using the Properties Palette
Performing a Spell Check
Finding and Replacing Text
Controlling Multiline Text Paragraphs
Combining Multiple Paragraphs
Converting Text to Uppercase or Lowercase
Adding a Background Mask to Multiline Text
Importing Text
Removing Multiline Text Formatting

Modify Objects - Manipulation Commands
Introducing the Manipulation Commands
Using the Move Command
Using the Move Command with Object Snap
Using the Move Command with Object Snap Tracking from One Point
Using the Move Command with Object Snap Tracking from Two Points
Using the Copy Command 
Using the Copy Command with Object Snap
Using the Copy Command with Object Snap Tracking
Using the Copy Command with the Array Option
Using the Mirror Command
Controlling Text Display with the Mirror Command
Controlling Hatch Display with the Mirror Command
Creating a Rectangular Array

Modify Objects - Alteration Commands
Introducing Alteration Commands
Breaking an Object At One Point
Breaking an Object Between Two Points
Understanding Practical Uses for the Break Command
Using the Trim Command with Pick Selection
Using the Trim Command with Fence Selection
Using the Trim Command with Edge Extend Mode
Using the Extend Command
Using Extend and Trim Together
Understanding Practical Uses for the Trim and Extend Commands

Modify Objects - Grips
Introducing Grip Concepts
Understanding Grip Status
Using Grips to Modify Lines
Using Grips to Modify Arcs
Using Grips to Modify Hatch Objects
Using Grips to Modify Polylines
Using Grips to Modify Splines
Using Grips to Move Objects
Using Grips to Mirror Objects

2D Parametric Drawings
Introducing Parametric Drawings
Displaying Geometric Constraints
Removing Individual Geometric Constraints
Controlling Dimensional Constraint Settings
Showing and Hiding Dimensional Constraints
Controlling Other Dimensional Constraint Settings
Understanding the Parameters Manager
Changing an Expression Using the Parameters Manager

Dimensioning
Introducing Dimensioning Object Concepts
Understanding Associative Dimensions
Creating Linear Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions
Creating Linear Aligned Dimensions
Creating Linear Baseline Dimensions
Creating Linear Continued Dimensions

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