AutoCAD 2D Foundation

This course provides the broad level of understanding required to grasp the essential concepts and principles of AutoCAD in order to confidently produce 2D drawings. The programme concentrates on the basic AutoCAD commands used to effectively create, modify, save, recall, plot and merge drawings.

Course Content

Getting Started
- Introduction to the graphics screen
- Creating new drawing files
- Drawing set-up

Command Selection
- Pull down menus
- Icons and Toolbars
- Typing in

Draw Command
- Lines, Plines
- Circles, Arcs
- Text, Dimensions

Co-Ordinate System
- Using ORTHO and direct input
- Absolute co-ordinates
- Relative co-ordinates
- Polar co-ordinates

Modify Commands
- Erase, undo
- Copy, move
- Mirror
- Offset, Trim
- Fillet, Chamfer

Selecting Objects
- Controlling and using the pick box
- Using Windows and Crossings
- Removing selected objects from the selection set
- Setting the required defaults via OPTIONS

Layers
- Creating and managing layers
- Assigning different linetypes, colours and visibility control

Display Commands
- Zoom options, using viewports and updating the display
- Using the Intellimouse

Object Snaps
- Their importance and use

Inquiry Commands
- Extracting information about selected objects

Crosshatching
- How to crosshatch objects
- Controlling hatch visibility

Drawing Annotation
- Using and creating text styles
- Dtext adding single line text
- Mtext adding multiple lines of text

Dimensioning
- Terminology, creating and editing dimensions

Blocks
- Creating internal and external blocks, Inserting and external references

Template Drawing (DWT)
- Creating a sample template file
- Starting new drawing based on the template file

Automatic Save
- Controlling the time between saves, SAVETIME
- Controlling the location of the auto save files (OPTIONS)

Utility Commands
- The audit, recover and purge commands
- Printing and plotting