Course Description

AutoCAD is powerful software used to draw shapes in 2D and 3D. Design, visualize, and document your ideas clearly and efficiently with AutoCAD software from Autodesk. From conceptual design through drafting and detailing, AutoCAD 2008 enables you to explore ideas like never before. Create, edit, and develop design alternatives using realistic solids and surfaces in an updated design environment. Communicate your ideas with powerful sketch, shadow, and rendering tools, including intuitive walk-through animations. Then turn your concepts into a set of documents with the new section and flatten functionality. During this six week course you will learn the essentials with concise explanations, focused examples, step-by-step instructions, and hands-on projects. This is a 6 week, self-paced, online course. LVS is a Corel Training Partner. LVS students may purchase Corel products at a significant savings. Follow this link for details. LVS students are eligible to receive software and hardware at a discount. Follow this link for details. Students are also eligible take advantage of special offers made available specifically for LVS by famous software developers such as Andromeda, AV Bros, Extensis, Harry Heim, namesuppressed, Nik Multimedia, and Ulead. Details are provided in the classinfo link found in the confirmation of registration. Show off your LVS Online spirit with an item from the LVS Store If you would like to receive more information regarding this course, click on the "Contact Us" link in the Information section and we'll try to answer any of your questions within the day.

Course Requirements

AutoCAD 2008 Students should have working knowledge of their operating system and must understand directories and paths: Free Windows Class Here Directory Structure Tutorial Here Zip files may be necessary to complete the exercises provided each week. WinZip, PKZip, Windows Compression or similar program is required to unzip these files. Winzip Tutorial Here Windows Compression All lessons are available in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view/print the lessons. Plan to devote 3 - 4 hours per week on the lesson and assignment.

Course Prerequisites

None

Course Syllabus

Lesson 1 The construction of 2D drawing in the 2D Drafting & Annotation workspace The drawing of simple outlines using the Line, Circle and Polyline tools from the Draw toolbar or the 2D Draw control panel Drawing to snap points Drawing to absolute coordinate points Drawing to relative coordinate points Drawing using the tracking method The use of the Erase, Undo and Redo tools Lesson 2 Arc, Ellipse, Polygon and Rectangle tools from the Draw toolbar Polyline Edit (pedit) tool AutoSnap system and its uses Object Snap (osnap) system and its uses Dynamic Input (DYN) system and its uses Zoom tools Pan tool Aerial View window in conjunction with the Zoom and Pan tools Update the acadiso.dwt template Construction and saving of drawing templates Lesson 3 Modify tools Dimensioning drawings Adding text to drawings Lesson 4 Orthographic and isometric drawings Hatching Lesson 5 Blocks and wblocks (written blocks) Insertion of blocks and wblocks into other drawings. DesignCenter palette Explode and Purge tools Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) files Data Exchange Format (DXF) files Raster files Xrefs Lesson 6 Sheet sets Sheet Layout and Publishing workspace Example of a sheet set based on the design of a two-storey house Building drawing

Course Excerpt

LESSON 1 Aim of this lesson The contents of this lesson are designed to introduce features of the AutoCAD 2008 window and methods of operating AutoCAD 2008. Opening AutoCAD 2008 AutoCAD 2008 is designed to work in a Windows operating system. In general, to open AutoCAD 2008, either double-click on the AutoCAD 2008 shortcut in the Windows desktop (Fig. 1.1), or right-click on the icon, followed by a left-click on Open in the menu which then appears (Fig. 1.2). When working in education or in industry, computers may be configured to allow other methods of opening AutoCAD, such as a list appearing on the computer in use when the computer is switched on, from which the operator can select the program they wish to use. When AutoCAD 2008 is opened a window appears, depending upon whether a 3D Modeling, Classic AutoCAD or a 2D Drafting & Annotation workspace has been used previously. In this example the 2D Drafting & Annotation workspace is shown and includes the drop-down menu from which a choice of the AutoCAD workspace to be opened can be made (Fig. 1.3). This 2D Drafting & Annotation workspace shows: Standard Annotation toolbar (Fig. 1.4) docked at the top of the Auto-CAD window under the Menu bar. Command palette can be dragged from its position at the bottom of the AutoCAD window into the AutoCAD drawing area, when it can be seen as a palette (Fig. 1.6). As with all palettes, an AutoHide icon and a right-click menu is included: DASHBOARD palette showing a number of Control panels. In Fig. 1.7 the names of the tools in the 2D Draw control panel are included. Menu bar and menus: The menu bar is situated under the title bar and contains names of menus from which commands can be selected. Fig. 1.8 shows the View drop-down menu which appears with a leftclick on the name. Left-click 3D Views in the drop-down menu and a submenu appears, from which other sub-menus can be selected if required. Continued... Please note: Lessons provide step-by-step instructions with detailed screen captures.

Course Goals

This course will provide a working knowledge of the main features of this powerful software. Students will be able to create 2D shapes with AutoCAD2008.