AutoCAD 2011 Training DVD - UK Delivery Only

Learn how to take your skills to the next level. This AutoCAD 2011 training Video on DVD is the ultimate in comprehensive learning for the discerning professional.

The training uses broadcast quality audio and video to deliver concise and informative training right to your desktop. The Tutorial comes complete with practical working files and presented via an intuitive, easy-to-use interface.

These AutoCAD 2011 tutorials make learning simple, quick and enjoyable. All training courses are authored by professional instructors who have a passion for teaching.

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01 Getting Started

• What You Will Learn
• Introduction To AutoCAD
• Installation
• Turning On AutoCAD For The First Time
• Initial Setup
• Quick Run Thru

02 New Features in AutoCAD 2011

• New Interface Features Part 1
• New Interface Features Part 2
• New Documentation Tools
• Documentation Tool Enhancements
• New 3D Modeling and Rendering Tools

03 Interfacing With AutoCAD

• AutoCADs Drawing Area - The Crosshairs And Your Mouse
• Using The Application Menu And The QAT
• Interfacing With The Ribbon
• Taking Advantage Of The Command Line And Dynamic Input
• Toolbars And The Menubar
• Pallets And Short Cut Menus
• Using Function Keys And Command Aliases
• Workspaces Set Things The Way You Want Them
• The Status Bar - A Busy Place
• An Introduction To Model Space And Paper Space
• Quickview Layouts And Drawings

04 Basic Operations

• Start A New File / Open A File
• Quitting CAD And Saving Your Work
• Object Selection
• Advanced Operation Techniques
• How AutoCAD Interprets Units
• Working With Specific Units
• The User Coordinate System
• Working With The Coordinate System - Part 1
• Working With The Coordinate System - Part 2
• Using The Grid System With The Snap Feature
• Pan
• Zoom
• Chapter Project

05 Drawing & Drafting Tools

• Lines - You Will Use Them Everywhere
• Polylines And Their Uses
• Circles
• Arcs
• Polygons
• Rectangles And Ellipses
• Points And Their Styles
• Methods To Create Precise Objects
• Chapter Project

06 Editing Tools

• Erase
• The Move And Copy Commands
• Rotating Objects
• Scaling Objects
• Stretching Objects
• Offset
• Mirror
• Trim / Extend Lines
• Fillet / Chamfer
• Rectangular Array
• Polar Array
• Object Properties
• Chapter Project

07 Utilities: Tools To Know What's Going On

• Listing Objects
• Measuring Tools
• Purging Unused Items
• Undo - The Most Important Command
• Chapter Project

08 Precision Tools: Tricks To Help You Draw Accurately

• OSNAP
• ORTHO
• GRIPS

09 AutoCAD: Using Layers

• Layer Properties
• The Layer Manager
• Freeze/Thaw/On/Off/Lock
• Creating And Editing Layers
• Using Layers To Control
• Chapter Project

10 Annotations

• Dimensions
• Dimension Styles
• Leaders
• Multileaders
• Single Line Text
• Multi Line Text
• Multi Line Text Techniques
• Text Styles
• Tables
• Hatching
• Chapter Project

11 Blocks

• What Is A Block
• Creating Blocks
• Inserting Blocks And Using Them
• Editing Blocks
• Attributed Blocks
• The Effect Of Exploding Blocks
• Introduction To Dynamic Blocks
• Chapter Project

12 Model Space And Paper Space

• What's The Difference
• What Belongs In Where
• Viewports

13 Plot & Publish

• Plotting
• Page Set Up
• Publish
• Export Your File
• Chapter Project

14 Final Project

• Chapter Project Draw The Building
• Chapter Project Decoration
• Chapter Project Annotation

15 About The Author

• About The Author

AutoCAD is an industry standard design and documentation software program that is easy to learn, but complex to master. In this video training CD, expert author Brian Benton guides you through the fundamentals of AutoCAD 2011 and teaches you everything you need to know to be on your way to becoming an fully functioning AutoCAD user.Starting with the basics what AutoCAD can do, Brian quickly brings you up to speed on the interface, and then dives right into applying the basics, and ends each important chapter with a project that reviews everything you have learned in each section. Using this hands on approach allows you to more quickly absorb and apply the material being communicated, increasing your retention and understanding of AutoCAD 2011.By the completion of this 10 hour tutorial, you will be familiar and comfortable with AutoCAD, and capable of drawing, decorating and annotating an AutoCAD project. Also included are work files to allow you to work along side the author, and further understand what he is showing you, step by step.