AutoCAD 2006

The AutoCAD® 2006 Series is intended for new AutoCAD users and those upgrading to AutoCAD 2006. The instructors will show you the basics and advanced functionality up to and including a taste of 3D

Course Outline

Constructing Geometric Figures in 2006

Getting Started with AutoCAD 2006• How do I start AutoCAD?
• What is the New Features Workshop?
• What is the AutoCAD drawing window?
• What are the different components of the AutoCAD drawing window?
• What are the Layouts Tabs?
• What ins the Command Line or Command Prompt?
• What is the expanded view of the Command Line or Command Prompt?
• What is in the menu bar or pull-down menus?
• What are toolbars and how do I access them?
• How do I open and close Toolbars?
• How do I lock Toolbar positions?
• What is the Status Bar?
• What is the Status Bar tray settings?
• What are the Shortcut and Cursor menus
• What are Palettes?
• How do I use Commands and Options?
• What is Dynamic Input and how do I use it with Commands?
• How do I set the Dynamic Input settings?
• How do I get help with Commands?
• How do I start a new drawing or project?
• How do I set up my drawing space?
• How do I set my grid, snap and adjust my drawing limits?
• How do I open and work with multiple drawings?
• How do I save my work and drawings?

• How do I draw lines using the Command Line?
• How do I draw lines using the Dynamic Input?
• How do I draw Rectangles with Dimensions?
• How do I draw repeat the Rectangle Command?
• How do I draw Rectangles with Fillets and Chamfers?
• How do I draw a Rectangle with Width?
• What are the 3D Options of Rectangles?
• How do I undo something I have done?
• How do I draw circles with different radius and diameter?
• How do I draw arcs?

Object Selection in 2006

• How do I pick objects to erase them from the drawing?
• How do restore objects that I erased by mistake?
• How do I unselect or deselect objects that I picked by mistake to erase from the drawing?
• How do I unpick objects or deselect objects to erase with window or crossing?
• How do I control the object and selection properties of modify commands?

AutoCAD Drafting Settings

• How do set and use Grid?
• How do I set and use Snap?
• How do I set and use Ortho?
• An example of a schematic diagram to draw accurately with Grid, Snap and Ortho?
• How do I use Direct Distance Entry to draw accurately?
• How do I use Polar Tracking to draw accurately at absolute angles?
• How do I use Polar Tracking to draw accurately at relative angles?
• How do I use Polar Tracking to draw accurately with snap?
• How do I create additional Polar angles and use angle overrides to draw accurately?
• How do I use Object Snaps in a running mode to draw accurately?
• How do I use an Object Snap Override?
• How do I use Object Snap Parallel?
• How do I use Object Snap Extension?
• How do I use Object Snap Tracking to specify a point off an object?
• How do I use Object Snap Tracking to specify a point off multiple objects?
• How do I use System Variables to Control Object Snaps?

AutoCAD Display Control

• How do I magnify into my drawing using Realtime Zoom?
• How do I magnify into my drawing using the cursor menu?
• How do I magnify into my drawing using the Intellimouse?
• How do I control the resolution of circles?

Creating and Modifying Layers

• How do I use layers to organize information in my drawing?
• How do I draw on a specific layer?
• How do I use layers to control the visibility of objects in my drawing?
• How do I prevent objects on layers from being modified in my drawing?

AutoCAD Object Properties

Drawing Polygons

Drawing Ellipses

Drawing Text in AutoCAD

• How do I control the color of objects in my drawing?
• How do I control the linetype of objects in my drawing?
• How do I control the lineweight of objects in my drawing?
• Why would I draw objects with different properties?
• How do I control the properties of objects by layer in my drawing?
• How do I change the properties of objects in my drawing?
• How do I change the scale of linetypes in my drawing?
• How do I draw a multi-sided object? • How do I draw an ellipse object?
• How do I draw an ellipse for an isometric drawing?
• Drawing Polylines
• What are the basic properties of polylines?
• How do I set and vary the properties of polylines?

Drawing Text in AutoCAD
• How do I