AutoCAD 2010 Beginner Tutorial

AutoCAD 2010 Beginner Tutorial

Welcome to the

Learning AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010

Although this guide is designed for instructor-led courses, you can also use it for self-paced learning.

The guide encourages self-learning through the use of the AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT Help system.

This introduction covers the following topics:

Course objectives

Prerequisites

Using this guide

Default installation

n

CD contents

Completing the exercises

Settings for the exercises

Imperial and metric datasets

Notes, tips, and warnings

Feedback

This guide is complementary to the software documentation. For detailed explanations of features and

functionality, refer to the Help in the software.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Navigate the interface, open and close files, and use the Zoom commands to adjust the display of

objects on the screen.

Describe units, function keys, and coordinate systems and create basic objects, using different data

input techniques, object snaps, object snap tracking, polar tracking, and PolarSnap.

Select, modify, and adjust the properties of objects using object grips and the Move, Copy, Rotate,

Mirror, and Array commands.

Create and manage layers and linetypes and obtain geometric information from objects in the

drawing.

Modify objects by changing their size, shape, orientation, or geometric composition using Trim,

Extend, Offset, Join, and other commands.

Create layouts, and create and manipulate viewports on the layouts.

Create and edit annotation objects using multiline and single line text.

Create, edit, and manage dimensions and dimension styles