AutoCAD 2025 Essential Training
8h 44mBeginner2024-03-29
Authors
Shaun Bryant
Autodesk Certified Instructor in both AutoCAD and Revit Architecture
Course details
AutoCAD 2025 is a powerful designing and drafting software used to create precise 2D and 3D designs. In this course, learn how to go beyond the basics covered in Learning AutoCAD 2025. Shaun Bryant covers how to use the ribbon, choose workspaces, and use the ViewCube. Shaun also demonstrates how to manage units and options, draw and modify objects, work with dimensioning techniques, and use attributes, tables, and external references. Join Shaun in this course to learn how to use AutoCAD competently in any industry, including architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or product design.
Skills covered
AutoCAD2D Drafting and DrawingBIMAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeEssential TrainingAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and Illustration
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - AutoCAD essentials
- 02 - The advantages of using AutoCAD
- 03 - What you should know before watching this course
- 04 - Using the exercise files
- 05 - Further AutoCAD courses in the library
- 06 - The AutoCAD 2025 introduction
1. The AutoCAD Interface
- 07 - Using the AutoCAD application menu
- 08 - Using the AutoCAD infobar
- 09 - Utilizing the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in AutoCAD
- 10 - Using the AutoCAD ribbon and panels
- 11 - Customizing the AutoCAD interface using workspaces
- 12 - Utilizing the palettes and dialog boxes in AutoCAD
- 13 - Working with the AutoCAD command line
- 14 - Using Dynamic Input (DYNMODE) for quicker input in AutoCAD
- 15 - Using the AutoCAD status bar to your advantage
- 16 - Using your Autodesk account
- 17 - Navigating model space and paper space using the tab tools in AutoCAD
2. Using Units and Options
- 18 - Setting units in your AutoCAD drawings
- 19 - Setting AutoCAD options
- 20 - Working with drawings using metric units
- 21 - Working with drawings using imperial units
- 22 - Working with templates using AutoCAD DWT files
3. Navigating Your Drawings
- 23 - Navigating drawings with Zoom and Pan
- 24 - Working in model space and paper space in AutoCAD
- 25 - Navigating easily by saving and restoring views in AutoCAD
- 26 - Working with the mouse and mouse settings
- 27 - Utilizing the ViewCube and the Navigation Bar for easy AutoCAD navigation
4. Drawing Accurately
- 28 - Using Grid and Snap for accurate drafting in AutoCAD
- 29 - Using coordinates in AutoCAD for precise drafting
- 30 - Utilizing Dynamic Input (DYNMODE) in AutoCAD
- 31 - Using Direct Distance Entry (DDE) for quicker data entry
5. Creating Simple Geometry - The Basics
- 32 - Using OSNAP and AUTOSNAP for precise geometry
- 33 - Using POLAR and ORTHO for precise geometry
- 34 - Creating lines, arcs, and circles quickly and effectively
- 35 - Creating polylines and splines quickly and effectively
6. Other Drafting Tools
- 36 - Creating rectangles and polygons quickly and effectively
- 37 - Creating points and donuts as reference points in AutoCAD
- 38 - Creating ellipses quickly and easily in AutoCAD
- 39 - Using isometric drafting (ISODRAFT) effectively in AutoCAD
7. Exploring the Interface Further
- 40 - Working with the AutoCAD file tabs
- 41 - Utilizing the AutoCAD shortcut menu
8. Modifying Objects
- 42 - Selecting objects in your AutoCAD drawings
- 43 - Using Move and Copy in your AutoCAD drawings
- 44 - Using Rotate and Scale in your AutoCAD drawings
- 45 - Using Mirror and Offset in your AutoCAD drawings
- 46 - Using Break and Join in your AutoCAD drawings
- 47 - Using Grips and Grip Editing in your AutoCAD drawings
- 48 - Using Boundaries with your AutoCAD drawings
- 49 - Using Fillet and Chamfer on AutoCAD geometry
- 50 - Using Divide and Measure for accurate drafting in AutoCAD
- 51 - Editing polylines and splines quickly and accurately in AutoCAD
- 52 - Using Trim and Extend for accurate and precise drafting in AutoCAD
- 53 - Creating and using arrays in your AutoCAD drawings
- 54 - Using Stretch and Lengthen to edit AutoCAD geometry
9. Hatching and Gradients
- 55 - Using the Hatch command to highlight areas in AutoCAD drawings
- 56 - Using the Gradient command for enhanced colors in AutoCAD drawings
- 57 - Using Draw Order to display hatches and gradients effectively in AutoCAD
- 58 - Editing hatches and gradients quickly and effectively in AutoCAD
10. Annotating Your Designs
- 59 - Creating and using AutoCAD text styles
- 60 - Working with single line text (TEXT) and multiline text (MTEXT) in AutoCAD
- 61 - Creating and using AutoCAD dimension styles effectively
- 62 - Adding dimensions to your AutoCAD drawings quickly and easily
- 63 - Using Quick Leader (QLEADER) in your AutoCAD drawings
- 64 - Creating and using table styles in AutoCAD
- 65 - Adding a table to your AutoCAD drawing
- 66 - Creating and using multileader styles in your AutoCAD drawings
- 67 - Working with a multileader in your AutoCAD drawings
- 68 - Aligning text precisely and accurately in AutoCAD
11. More Dimensioning Techniques
- 69 - Editing dimensions and dimension overrides in AutoCAD drawings
- 70 - Breaking and spacing AutoCAD dimensions quickly and easily
- 71 - Using Continue and Baseline to enhance your AutoCAD dimension annotation
- 72 - Using automatic dimensioning in your AutoCAD drawings
12. Object and Layer Properties
- 73 - Working with AutoCAD object properties
- 74 - Changing the linetype scale in your AutoCAD drawings
- 75 - Using Hide and Isolate in AutoCAD drawings
- 76 - Creating new layers and working with the layer dropdown menu in AutoCAD
- 77 - Using the layer tools in AutoCAD drawings
- 78 - Working with layer states in AutoCAD drawings
13. Reusing Content
- 79 - Using groups with geometry in AutoCAD
- 80 - Creating and inserting an AutoCAD block into a drawing
- 81 - Redefining block definitions in an AutoCAD drawing
- 82 - Using the EXPLODE command with blocks in your AutoCAD drawings
- 83 - Creating a simple dynamic block in an AutoCAD drawing
- 84 - Using the WBLOCK command to write blocks to AutoCAD drawings
14. Attributes and Tables
- 85 - Creating a simple block with attributes in AutoCAD
- 86 - Working with the Enhanced Attribute Editor in AutoCAD
- 87 - Working with table styles in your AutoCAD drawings
- 88 - Designing a table in your AutoCAD drawing
- 89 - Adding fields to an AutoCAD table in your drawing
15. External References (XREFs)
- 90 - Attaching XREFs to an AutoCAD drawing
- 91 - Altering and clipping XREFs attached to an AutoCAD drawing
- 92 - Editing XREFs in AutoCAD
- 93 - Editing XREFs in place in AutoCAD
16. Working with Viewports and Annotation
- 94 - Locking viewports in your AutoCAD drawings
- 95 - Freezing viewport layers in AutoCAD drawings
- 96 - Using annotative text styles in your AutoCAD drawings
- 97 - Using annotative dimensions in your AutoCAD drawings
- 98 - Using revision clouds in your AutoCAD drawings
17. Communicating Your Design Intent
- 99 - Creating a simple title block for your AutoCAD drawing
- 100 - Defining your page setup in your AutoCAD drawings
- 101 - Adding new scaled viewports in AutoCAD drawings
- 102 - Using annotative scaling in your AutoCAD drawings
- 103 - Printing and plotting your AutoCAD drawings
18. Other Output Methods
- 104 - Plotting AutoCAD drawings from the Model tab
- 105 - Packaging drawings with eTransmit in AutoCAD
- 106 - Batch Plotting (PUBLISH) drawings in AutoCAD
19. Drawing Management Tools
- 107 - Comparing AutoCAD drawings with DWG Compare
- 108 - Using the Count functionality to check the number of objects in an AutoCAD drawing
20. Collaboration Tools
- 109 - Working with cloud-based storage for AutoCAD drawings
- 110 - Saving and opening to and from the AutoCAD Web and Mobile folders
- 111 - Using AutoCAD drawings through AutoCAD Web
- 112 - Using Traces to collaborate on drawings with AutoCAD Web
- 113 - Using the Traces palette on the AutoCAD desktop to collaborate on drawings
- 114 - Sharing AutoCAD drawings with other stakeholders
Conclusion
- 115 - You know AutoCAD - Now what