AutoCAD 2016 for beginners

A complete course for the beginners of AutoCAD

Created by Jaiprakash Pandey, Last Updated 01-Feb-2020, Language:English

What Will I Get ?

All about making and modifying drawings using AutoCAD
Modify existing drawings and get output in different formats
Print your drawings with proper scale
Autodesk certification exam topics included

Requirements

Access to AutoCAD 2016 or any later version
Windows 7, 8 or 10 operating system

Description

Simple, Concise and Effective AutoCAD course that teaches you right from the very basics to professional level

There were many awesome enhancements and new tools that were added in AutoCAD 2015 and 2016 versions like the DIM tool and Centerline, Centermark tool. There were many display related enhancements too that made the popular AutoCAD software even better then it was before.

So, in this course, you will learn all about the AutoCAD software right from the very basics including the new features and enhancements.

A practical approach to learning AutoCAD

Throughout the course, I have used practical examples and drawings to give you a proper understanding of the real application of tools in actual drawings. A continuous workflow from basics to advance topics is adopted in the course to keep things simple without overwhelming the learner with a lot of information.

Free practice drawing course are included in this package with more than 30 Mechanical, civil and electrical drawings for you to practice the tools and commands learned in this course.

Course Content

Introduction to AutoCAD

3 Lectures 00:10:41
- Introduction to AutoCAD 2016
  
  Preview
  
  00:03:49
- Ribbon, workspace, help and command search
  
  Preview
  
  00:03:57
- Open, save and restore drawing
  
  Preview
  
  00:02:55
Preparing and navigating AutoCAD

5 Lectures 00:16:36
- Specifying drawing units
  
  Preview
  
  00:02:57
- Making and saving drawing template
  
  Preview
  
  00:03:40
- Understanding user interface and drawing area
  
  00:04:28
- Pan and Zoom
  
  00:02:54
- Creating and saving drawing views
  
  00:02:37
Creating drawing

8 Lectures 00:30:00
- Lines
  
  00:03:54
- Circle
  
  00:03:40
- Arcs
  
  00:07:29
- Ellipses
  
  00:02:50
- Introduction to polyline and spline
  
  00:02:51
- Rectangle
  
  00:02:56
- Polygons
  
  00:03:17
- Point and revision cloud
  
  00:03:03
Modifying drawing

15 Lectures 01:06:58
- Making selection sets
  
  Preview
  
  00:02:42
- Move and copy command
  
  00:02:39
- Rotate and Scale
  
  00:06:38
- Offset and Mirror
  
  00:03:50
- Trim and Extend
  
  00:05:17
- Erase, Explode and Overkill
  
  00:02:57
- Stretch and lengthen
  
  00:04:47
- Break and Join
  
  00:04:45
- Fillet and Chamfer
  
  00:07:58
- Rectangular array
  
  00:03:47
- Polar array
  
  00:04:08
- Path array
  
  00:02:35
- Divide and Measure
  
  00:04:10
- Region and boolean operations
  
  00:03:27
- Multifunction grips
  
  00:07:18
Drawing tools

9 Lectures 00:45:51
- Understanding co-ordinate system
  
  00:06:13
- Using grid and snap
  
  00:03:59
- Polar and Ortho mode
  
  00:04:33
- Dynamic input
  
  00:03:34
- Object snap
  
  00:06:32
- From Snap
  
  00:05:26
- Object snap tracking
  
  00:02:05
- Making isometric drawing
  
  00:07:18
- Inquiry commands
  
  00:06:11
Hatch and Gradient

5 Lectures 00:21:11
- Creating hatch
  
  00:05:23
- Using hatch features island detection, set origin and gap tolerance
  
  00:05:20
- Associative and non-associative hatch
  
  00:02:22
- Creating gradients
  
  00:03:36
- Boundary and wipeout features
  
  00:04:30
Dimensioning

7 Lectures 00:36:41
- Creating dimensions
  
  00:03:59
- DIM command
  
  00:03:04
- Modifying dimensions
  
  00:04:48
- Creating dimension style
  
  00:08:39
- Creating dimension style override
  
  00:04:43
- Creating multileader
  
  00:05:46
- Creating multileader style
  
  00:05:42
Working with text and table

7 Lectures 00:38:46
- Creating text style
  
  00:03:12
- Creating single line text
  
  00:03:17
- Creating Multiline text
  
  00:07:14
- Creating table style
  
  00:06:16
- Using and formatting table
  
  00:08:06
- Adding fields and formulas to table
  
  00:05:43
- Exporting and importing table to MS-Excel
  
  00:04:58
Managing drawing

7 Lectures 00:41:35
- Creating layer and assigning objects
  
  00:04:37
- Using layer property manager
  
  00:10:08
- Using layer panel
  
  00:06:03
- Working with layer states
  
  00:04:49
- Working with layer filters
  
  00:07:50
- Hiding and isolating objects
  
  00:02:37
- Editing object properties
  
  00:05:31
Working with blocks, groups and attributes

8 Lectures 00:46:40
- Working with groups
  
  00:08:16
- Creating and inserting blocks
  
  00:05:57
- Inheritance in blocks, using by block and by layer options
  
  00:05:01
- Redefining and exploding blocks
  
  00:03:30
- Write block and global blocks
  
  00:04:22
- Introduction to Dynamic blocks
  
  00:07:32
- Making a dynamic block
  
  00:05:47
- Defining attributed blocks
  
  00:06:15
Working with external references

5 Lectures 00:25:17
- Attaching X-Ref
  
  00:05:16
- Altering x-ref
  
  00:04:16
- Clipping and editing X-Ref
  
  00:04:34
- Removing X-Ref and using them as blocks
  
  00:04:36
- Transmitting X-Ref with etransmit
  
  00:06:35
Working with layouts

3 Lectures 00:12:29
- Introduction to layout
  
  00:03:37
- Creating viewports and setting scale
  
  00:05:36
- Managing objects in viewport
  
  00:03:16
Advance drawing tools

6 Lectures 00:40:53
- Understanding annotative property
  
  00:05:18
- Making and using annotative objects
  
  00:08:48
- Using design centre
  
  00:06:31
- Using content explorer
  
  00:05:31
- Editing curved polylines
  
  00:05:33
- Introduction to sheet sets
  
  00:09:12
Getting output from drawing

4 Lectures 00:20:22
- Preparing layout and adding title block
  
  00:04:17
- Adding details to layout and viewport
  
  00:05:13
- Plotting drawing
  
  00:06:53
- Plotting to PDF, JPG, PNG and DWFx format
  
  00:03:59
Additional information

2 Lectures 00:07:26
- Common AutoCAD troubleshooting
  
  00:05:41
- Summary and thanking message
  
  00:01:45

Jaiprakash Pandey

I am a mechanical engineer and I have worked with Design, Manufacturing and Training industries but now SourceCAD is my full-time work and I use it to train students all over the world. I also train corporate clients and help them develop the skill set of their workforce.

I am Autodesk AutoCAD Certified Professional and an Autodesk expert elite member. I am a regular contributor of AUGI World magazine and apart from Udemy I also develop AutoCAD video courses for Pluralsight, SourceCAD and other E-Learning businesses.