AutoCAD: Effective Annotating
2h 53mBeginner2017-01-17
Authors
Shaun Bryant
Autodesk Certified Instructor in both AutoCAD and Revit Architecture
Course details
Annotations allow you to communicate your design intent. This Windows-specific course outlines how to use AutoCAD, the flagship CAD platform from Autodesk, to effectively annotate your drawings. Starting with the basics, Shaun Bryant walks you through the different types of annotations, covering dimensions, tables, text, and centerlines. He shows you how to use text in your drawings, dimension accurately, set up an AutoCAD table, and mark up an AutoCAD drawing. Shaun's clear, step-by-step instructions help you master this popular platform at your own pace.
Learning objectives
Setting up text, dimensioning, centerlines, leaders, and markup layers
Setting up a multileader style
Aligning multileaders
Collecting multileaders
Setting up the table style
Working with cells in the AutoCAD table
Learning objectives
Setting up text, dimensioning, centerlines, leaders, and markup layers
Setting up a multileader style
Aligning multileaders
Collecting multileaders
Setting up the table style
Working with cells in the AutoCAD table
Skills covered
AutoCAD2D Drafting and DrawingBIMAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know before watching this course
- Using the exercise files
Introduction to Annotation in AutoCAD
- What is annotation in AutoCAD
- Why use annotation
- How do you annotate effectively (layers)
Different Types of Annotation
- Text
- Dimensions
- Centerlines
- Leaders
- Tables
- Markup
Using Text Effectively in Your Drawings
- Setting up a text layer
- Text
- Multiline text
- Text styles
- Spelling
- Text align
- Justify
Dimensioning Accurately in Your Drawings
- Setting up a dimensioning layer
- Setting up a dimension style
- DIM command
- DIM layer override
- Dimension types
- QDIM command
- Continue and baseline
- DIMSPACE and DIMBREAK
Using Centerlines
- Setting up a centerline layer
- Center Mark
- Centerline
Leaders and Multileaders
- Setting up a leader layer
- QLEADER command
- Setting up a multileader style
- Placing a multileader
- Adding and removing a multileader
- Aligning multileaders
- Collecting multileaders
Setting Up an AutoCAD Table
- Setting up a table layer
- Setting up the table style
- Adding a table to the drawing
- Inserting data in to the AutoCAD table
- Using text fields in the AutoCAD table
- Working with cells in the AutoCAD table
Marking Up an AutoCAD Drawing
- Setting up a markup layer
- Using a wipeout effectively
- Using different types of revision cloud
Conclusion
- Next steps