Introduction
The essentials of AutoCAD
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The advantages of using AutoCAD
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What you should know before watching this course
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Using the exercise files
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The AutoCAD 2023 user interface
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1. The AutoCAD Interface
The application menu
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The infobar
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The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)
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The ribbon and panels
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Using workspaces in AutoCAD
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Working with palettes and dialog boxes
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The command line
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Using Dynamic Input (DYNMODE)
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The status bar
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Using your Autodesk account
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2. Using Units and Options
Setting drawing units
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Setting the Options dialog box
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Drawings using metric units
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Drawings using imperial units
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Working with templates: DWT
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3. Navigating Your Drawings
Working with the ViewCube and the Navigation Bar
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Modelspace and Paperspace
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Saving and restoring views
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The mouse and mouse settings
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4. Drawing Accurately
Using Grid and Snap
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Working with coordinates
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Using Dynamic Input (DYNMODE)
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Direct Distance Entry (DDE)
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5. Creating Simple Geometry: The Basics
OSNAP and OTRACK
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POLAR and ORTHO
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Lines, arcs, and circles
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Polylines and splines
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Using Realtime Zoom and Realtime Pan
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6. Other Drafting Tools
Rectangles and polygons
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Points and donuts
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Ellipses
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Isometric drafting (ISODRAFT)
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7. Exploring the Interface Further
Working with the file tabs
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The shortcut menu
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8. Modifying Objects
Selecting objects
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Using Move and Copy
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Using Rotate and Scale
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Using Mirror and Offset
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Using Break and Join
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Using grips and grip editing
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Using Boundaries
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Using Fillet and Chamfer
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Using Divide and Measure
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Editing polylines and splines
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Using Trim and Extend
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Creating and using arrays
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Using Stretch and Lengthen
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9. Hatching and Gradients
Using the Hatch command
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Using the Gradient command
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Using Draw Order to display hatches and gradients
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Editing hatches and gradients
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10. Annotating Your Designs
Creating and using text styles
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Single line text (TEXT) and multiline text (MTEXT)
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Creating and using dimension styles
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Adding dimensions to your drawings
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Using Quick Leader (QLEADER) in your drawings
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Creating and using table styles
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Adding a table to your drawing
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Creating and using multileader styles
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Working with multileaders
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Aligning text
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11. More Dimensioning Techniques
Editing dimensions and dimension overrides
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Breaking and spacing dimensions
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Using Continue and Baseline
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Automatic dimensioning
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12. Object and Layer Properties
Working with object properties
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Changing the linetype scale
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Using Hide and Isolate
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New layers and the layer drop-down menu
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Using the layer tools
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Working with layer states
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13. Reusing Content
Using groups
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Creating and inserting a block
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Redefining block definitions in a drawing
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Using the EXPLODE command
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Creating a simple dynamic block
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Using the WBLOCK command
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14. Attributes and Tables
Creating a simple block with attributes
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Enhanced Attribute Editor
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Working with table styles
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Designing a table
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Adding fields to a table
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15. External References (XREFS)
Attaching and overlaying XREFS
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Altering and clipping XREFS
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Editing XREFS
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Editing XREFS in place
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16. Working with Viewports and Annotation
Locking viewports
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Freezing viewport layers
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Using annotative text styles
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Using annotative dimensions
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Using revision clouds
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17. Communicating Your Design Intent
Creating a simple titleblock
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Defining your page setup
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Adding new scaled viewports
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Using annotative scaling
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Printing and plotting
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18. Creating Output
Plotting from the Model and Layout tabs
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Packaging with eTransmit
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Batch Plotting (PUBLISH)
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Outputting to different file formats
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Using Autodesk Design Review with a DWF file
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Checking a reviewed DWF file in AutoCAD
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19. Drawing Management Tools
Comparing drawings with DWG Compare
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Using the Count functionality to check the number of objects in a drawing
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20. Collaboration Tools
Working with cloud-based storage
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Saving and opening to and from AutoCAD web and mobile folders
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Working with the AutoCAD web app
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Using the Traces palette to collaborate in AutoCAD web
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Using the Traces palette to collaborate in AutoCAD desktop
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Sharing drawings with others from AutoCAD
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Ex_Files_AutoCAD_2023_EssT.zip
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