Autodesk AutoCAD Fast Track Silver Training Course - (Beginner + Intermediate)

Docklands Media

AutoCAD Fast Track – Silver is a combination of the Beginner and Intermediate courses. It is a great way to learn the fundamentals of this outstanding software in a short period of time. With hands-on practice, our instructors will take you from knowing nothing or just a little, to a level where you can confidently start producing and working with accurate designs.

Touring The Interface

• Navigating AutoCAD
• Different file types
• Tools and panels

Creating Basic Drawings

• Data input
• Basic objects
• Using object snaps
• Polar Tracking
• Polar Snap
• Working with units

Manipulating Objects

• Selecting objects
• Editing objects
• Creating a mirror image
• Object patterns
• Trimming and extending objects to boundaries
• Working with parallel and offset geometry
• Joining objects
• Radius corner

Organisation

• Working with layers
• Matching object properties
• Using linetypes
• Using inquiry commands

Layout

• Using layouts
• Working with different viewports

Annotation

• Single/multi line text
• Using text styles
• Editing text
• Object hatching

Dimensioning

• Creating dimensions
• Using dimension styles
• Editing dimensions
• Using multileaders

Working with Re-usable Content

• Using blocks
• Design Centre
• Using tool palettes

Additional Drawing Objects

• Working with poly lines
• Splines
• Ellipses
• Using tables

Plotting and Templates

• Using page setups
• Plotting drawings
• Using drawing templates

Drawing Complex Objects

• Creating multi lines
• Editing multi lines
• Using revision clouds
• Wipeout objects
• Boundaries
• Regions

Manipulating Objects and Data

• Using Quick Select
• Purging
• Dividing and measuring
• Point objects
• Understanding QuickCalc

Advanced Dimensioning and Annotation

• Annotation scaling
• Working with text
• Multi leaders
• Creating centre marks
• Geometric dimensions and tolerances
• Substyles and overrides

Re-usable Content

• Using design centre
• Custom tool palettes
• Sharing tool palettes
• Using external references
• Non-native file types

Blocks and Attributes

• Working with blocks
• Creating attributes
• Editing attributes

Layer Management

• Working with layer filters
• Layer States Manager
• Layer standards

Layouts and Views

• Working with layouts
• Working with viewports
• Controlling object visibility

Plotting

• Working with plotter configuration files
• Creating and applying plots
• Style tables
• Publishing drawings

Sheet Sets

• Creating sheet sets
• Properties
• Fields
• Publishing
• Transmitting and archiving

Working with Tables

• Creating and editing tables
• Working with table styles
• Extracting attributes to tables
• Exporting tables
• Importing tables
• Working with tables linked to external data

Those with no or little knowledge of the software and want to get to grips with the foundations of AutoCAD

You do not need any prior knowledge of the software, in order to attend this course. However, you should have a basic understanding of your computer’s operating system – such as launching an application, creating folders, saving files and copying them onto a different drive.