Getting to know the AutoCAD User Interface

• Introduction to the AutoCAD User Interface
• The Application Menu
  
• The Quick Access Toolbar
• The Ribbon
• Model & Layout Tabs
• The Command Line Window
• Drawing Aides on the Status Bar
• Quick View Tools on the Status Bar
• Workspaces
• The Options Control Panel

Navigation and View Tools

• Display and View Tools
• Using the ZOOM and PAN Command
• Controlling  ZOOM and PAN with the Wheel Mouse
• Using the REGEN Command

Drawing Setup

• Starting a New Drawing
• Saving a Drawing
• Setting the Drawing UNITS
• Setting the Drawing LIMITS

Draw Tools

• Using the LINE Command
• Using the CIRCLE Command
• Using the RECTANGLE Command
• Using the POLYGON Command
• Using the ARC Command

Drawing Methods

• The Cartesian Coordinate System
• Absolute Coordinate Entry
• Relative Coordinate Entry
• Polar Angles
• Relative Polar Coordinate Entry
• Dynamic Input
• Direct Distance Entry
• WCS (World Coordinate System) and the UCS (User Coordinate System)

Methods for Selecting Objects

•  Using a Window Selection Method (Selection Window or Crossing Window)
• Using Advanced Selection Methods
• Using GRIPS to Select and Edit Objects

Modify Tools

• Using TRIM and EXTEND
• Using the OFFSET Command
• Using the COPY Command
• Using the ROTATE Command
• Using the ARRAY Command
• Using the CHAMFER Command
• Using the FILLET Command
• Using the MIRROR Command

Drawing Aides

• Using Object Snaps (OSNAPS) - Part 1
• Using Object Snaps (OSNAPS) - Part 2
• Running Object Snaps and OSNAP Overrides

Drawing Workflow

• Step 1 - Starting a Drawing from a Template
• Step 2 - Setting the Drawing LIMITS
• Step 3 - Setting the Drawing UNITS
• Step 4 - Drawing the Object
  
• Step 5 - Add Annotations and Diminsions
• Step 6 - Edit the Object
• Step 7 - Setup the Drawing Layout for Printing

Layers & Properties

• Understanding Object Properties
• Understanding the Use of Layers to Organize Drawings
• Using the Layer Properties Manager Dialog Box
  
• The Linetype Manager Dialog Box
  
• Using Linetypes
  
• ByLayer Property
• Changing Object Properties
• Using the Properties Palette
  
• What is the Zero Layer Used for?

Layouts & Viewports

• Working with Layouts - Part 1
• Working with Layouts - Part 2
• Creating New Layouts
• Working with Viewports
• Manipulating Viewports
  

Using Text

• Using the MTEXT Command - Multiline Text
• Using the TEXT Command - Single Line Text
• Creating Text Styles
• Using Text Styles
• Editing Text
• Using Associative Text

Dimensions

• Applying Linear Dimensions
• Applying Non-Linear Dimensions
• Editing Dimensions
• Extra Dimensioning Tools

Leaders

• Creating a Multileader Style
• Using Multileaders

 Using Annotation Scaling

• Understanding Annotation Scaling
• Applying Annotation Scaling to  a New Drawing
• Working with Annotations
• Applying Annotation Scaling to an Existing Drawing