AutoCAD Level 2: Intermediate November 28, 2011

Course Objectives
• To teach students powerful tools and techniques for drawing, dimensioning, and printing 2D drawings.
• To enable students to reuse content that has been previously created, and extract information from their drawings.
• With an understanding of these tools, students can begin to streamline the design process and become more productive with AutoCAD.

Course Outline
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.
Drawing Objects
* Creating and Editing Multilines
* Creating Revision Clouds
* Wipeout Objects
* Boundaries
* Regions
Manipulating Objects and Data
* Selecting Objects with Quick Select
* Purging Objects
* Working with Point Objects
* Dividing and Measuring Objects
* Using QuickCalc for Performing Calculations
Template Drawing Creation
* Creating Drawing Templates
Dimensioning and Annotation
* Introduction to Annotation Scaling
* Controlling Annotation Scale
* Working with Text
* Using Multileaders
* Dimensioning
* Creating Center Marks
* Creating Ordinate Dimensions
* Creating Geometric Dimensions and Tolerances
* Working with Dimension Substyles and Overrides
Reusable Content
* Using DesignCenter
* Creating Custom Tool Palettes
* Organizing Tool Palettes
* Sharing Tool Palettes
* Using External References
* Managing External References
* Referencing Non-Native File Types
Blocks and Attributes
* Working with Blocks
* Creating Attributes
* Editing Attributes
Dynamic Blocks
* Using Dynamic Blocks
* Adding Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
* Adding Actions to Dynamic Blocks
* Using Parameter Sets
* Creating Dynamic Blocks
Layer Management and Best Practices
* Working with Layer Filters
* Using the Layer States Manager
* Using Layer Standards
Layouts and Views
* Creating Layouts
* Modifying Layouts and Using Page Setups
* Creating Layout Viewports
* Working with Layout Viewports
* Controlling Object Visibility in Layout Viewports
Plotting
* Working with Plotter Configuration Files
* Creating and Applying Plot Style Tables
* Publishing Drawings
Introduction to Sheet Sets
* Creating Sheet Sets
* Working with Sheet Sets
* Setting Sheet Set Properties
* Using Fields in Sheet Sets
* Using Attributes in Sheet Sets
* Publishing, Transmitting, and Archiving Sheet Sets
Working with Tables
* Working with Table Styles
* Creating and Editing Tables
* Creating Advanced Tables
* Extracting Attributes to Tables
* Exporting and Importing Tables
* Creating Tables Linked to External Data
Students should be comfortable with the basics of creating an AutoCAD drawing as taught in AutoCAD 2010 Essentials. Our teaching strategy is to demonstrate the versatility of AutoCAD by showing a range of options to achieve a particular result, and to suggest where one option can be better than another under given circumstances. Students should practice the topics and concepts discussed in this class, and apply them in ways appropriate for their work.

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