AutoCAD 2023 Essential Training

9h 52mBeginner2022-03-29

Authors

Shaun Bryant

Autodesk Certified Instructor in both AutoCAD and Revit Architecture

Course details

AutoCAD 2023 is a powerful design and drafting software application used to create precise 2D and 3D designs. In this course, Autodesk Certified Instructor Shaun Bryant walks you through the essentials of AutoCAD, showing you how to get the most out of its processes and workflows so you can be a more efficient and productive AutoCAD user.

Discover how to use the ribbon, choose workspaces, and work with built-in tools such as the ViewCube and Navigation Bar to customize your design projects and drawings. Explore practice tips for managing units and options, drawing and modifying objects, working with dimensioning techniques, and utilizing attributes, tables, external references, viewports, annotation, and more. By the end of this course, you'll have the skills you need to share your designs with stakeholders, collaborate, and build consensus with your team.

Skills covered

AutoCAD2D Drafting and DrawingBIMAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeEssential TrainingAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and Illustration

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - The essentials of AutoCAD
02 - The advantages of using AutoCAD
03 - What you should know before watching this course
04 - Using the exercise files
05 - The AutoCAD 2023 user interface

1. The AutoCAD Interface

06 - The application menu
07 - The infobar
08 - The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)
09 - The ribbon and panels
10 - Using workspaces in AutoCAD
11 - Working with palettes and dialog boxes
12 - The command line
13 - Using Dynamic Input (DYNMODE)
14 - The status bar
15 - Using your Autodesk account

2. Using Units and Options

16 - Setting drawing units
17 - Setting the Options dialog box
18 - Drawings using metric units
19 - Drawings using imperial units
20 - Working with templates - DWT

3. Navigating Your Drawings

21 - Working with the ViewCube and the Navigation Bar
22 - Modelspace and Paperspace
23 - Saving and restoring views
24 - The mouse and mouse settings

4. Drawing Accurately

25 - Using Grid and Snap
26 - Working with coordinates
27 - Using Dynamic Input (DYNMODE)
28 - Direct Distance Entry (DDE)

5. Creating Simple Geometry - The Basics

29 - OSNAP and OTRACK
30 - POLAR and ORTHO
31 - Lines, arcs, and circles
32 - Polylines and splines
33 - Using Realtime Zoom and Realtime Pan

6. Other Drafting Tools

34 - Rectangles and polygons
35 - Points and donuts
36 - Ellipses
37 - Isometric drafting (ISODRAFT)

7. Exploring the Interface Further

38 - Working with the file tabs
39 - The shortcut menu

8. Modifying Objects

40 - Selecting objects
41 - Using Move and Copy
42 - Using Rotate and Scale
43 - Using Mirror and Offset
44 - Using Break and Join
45 - Using grips and grip editing
46 - Using Boundaries
47 - Using Fillet and Chamfer
48 - Using Divide and Measure
49 - Editing polylines and splines
50 - Using Trim and Extend
51 - Creating and using arrays
52 - Using Stretch and Lengthen

9. Hatching and Gradients

53 - Using the Hatch command
54 - Using the Gradient command
55 - Using Draw Order to display hatches and gradients
56 - Editing hatches and gradients

10. Annotating Your Designs

57 - Creating and using text styles
58 - Single line text (TEXT) and multiline text (MTEXT)
59 - Creating and using dimension styles
60 - Adding dimensions to your drawings
61 - Using Quick Leader (QLEADER) in your drawings
62 - Creating and using table styles
63 - Adding a table to your drawing
64 - Creating and using multileader styles
65 - Working with multileaders
66 - Aligning text

11. More Dimensioning Techniques

67 - Editing dimensions and dimension overrides
68 - Breaking and spacing dimensions
69 - Using Continue and Baseline
70 - Automatic dimensioning

12. Object and Layer Properties

71 - Working with object properties
72 - Changing the linetype scale
73 - Using Hide and Isolate
74 - New layers and the layer drop-down menu
75 - Using the layer tools
76 - Working with layer states

13. Reusing Content

77 - Using groups
78 - Creating and inserting a block
79 - Redefining block definitions in a drawing
80 - Using the EXPLODE command
81 - Creating a simple dynamic block
82 - Using the WBLOCK command

14. Attributes and Tables

83 - Creating a simple block with attributes
84 - Enhanced Attribute Editor
85 - Working with table styles
86 - Designing a table
87 - Adding fields to a table

15. External References (XREFS)

88 - Attaching and overlaying XREFS
89 - Altering and clipping XREFS
90 - Editing XREFS
91 - Editing XREFS in place

16. Working with Viewports and Annotation

92 - Locking viewports
93 - Freezing viewport layers
94 - Using annotative text styles
95 - Using annotative dimensions
96 - Using revision clouds

17. Communicating Your Design Intent

97 - Creating a simple titleblock
98 - Defining your page setup
99 - Adding new scaled viewports
100 - Using annotative scaling
101 - Printing and plotting

18. Creating Output

102 - Plotting from the Model and Layout tabs
103 - Packaging with eTransmit
104 - Batch Plotting (PUBLISH)
105 - Outputting to different file formats
106 - Using Autodesk Design Review with a DWF file
107 - Checking a reviewed DWF file in AutoCAD

19. Drawing Management Tools

108 - Comparing drawings with DWG Compare
109 - Using the Count functionality to check the number of objects in a drawing

20. Collaboration Tools

110 - Working with cloud-based storage
111 - Saving and opening to and from AutoCAD web and mobile folders
112 - Working with the AutoCAD web app
113 - Using the Traces palette to collaborate in AutoCAD web
114 - Using the Traces palette to collaborate in AutoCAD desktop
115 - Sharing drawings with others from AutoCAD

Conclusion

116 - Next steps