Brief Description about AutoCAD

BRIEF INTRODUCTION ABOUT AUTOCAD CAD enables you to work faster. This is mainly because by a giving command, CAD can do on the screen the geometrical construction you specify. It has features of easy duplication and repetition. It makes the tedious and inevitable task of revising and changing drawings in a more pleasant way. One of the finest features of AutoCAD is providing layers. Layers are like transparent, overlapping sheets. For example you could assign one layer of a house blue print to Architectural wall, another to electrical work, and a third to plumbing details. One drawing can have numerous layers. Such an arrangement, that is having multiple layers, simplifying editing of complex drawings. You can select one layer and edit any entity there without causing any changes in other layers. You can also store drawings or parts of them for future use. AutoCAD allows greater accuracy than traditional hand drafting methods. It has a capability to check the dimensions of the drawings that you create. AutoCAD also provides an automatic dimensioning feature that measures the distance between two points, draws the arrows and writes the dimensions. AutoCAD enables you to get the information from the existing drawings and store it in another software package such as spreadsheet. For example when you complete the 2D and 3D model of a multi-storied building, Quantities such as areas and volumes can directly be copied to the spreadsheet within few seconds. Zooming is another useful feature that enables you to magnify a part of a drawing. Another AutoCAD feature is the ability to attach textural information to an object. For example, Door properties (unit cost, thickness etc..) can be attached to a door symbol. This textural information may be visible or invisible. You can extract the information contained in the attributes and use it to generate reports or to analyze the attribute data in other programs. Doing so is especially useful if you have a project such as a large hotel that contains thousands of doors. Paper-Model space feature, which emerged with release 12, allows you to construct a 2D or 3D model without worrying about the scale or the paper size. You can draw /construct your model independently, and finally prepare the paper layout. Paper space allows you to set the different scales for the different parts of the same drawing. Using pre-set title blocks together with this feature can greatly reduce the time taken to produce a drawing. Course Contents 1). INTRODUCTION TO AutoCAD Evolutions of AutoCAD versions MS Windows Environment Installing and Setting Up AutoCAD New features of AutoCAD 2006-2009 Mouse/Digitizer Templates Advantage of AutoCAD Drawings Working with AutoCAD 2). CREATING THE FIRST DRAWING Getting to know Draw/Modify toolbars Starting your first Drawing Specifying distance with coordinates (Polar/Rectangle) Object snapping to find exact points Interpreting cursor modes Understanding prompts Selecting/Deselecting Objects Editing with grips Getting on-line help Displaying Data in a Text Window 3). LEARNING THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE Setting up a work area Using AutoCAD modes drafting tools Grip mode, Snap mode, Grip and Snap together Polar Tracking Planning and laying out a drawing Exploring the drawing process 4). ORGANIZING YOUR WORK Creating a symbol Inserting a symbol Using attributes for working fast Modifying a block Organizing information with layers Keeping track of blocks and layers Finding files on your hard disk Inserting symbol with drag and drop 5). BUILDING ON THE BASICS Creating and using templates Copying an object multiple times Snap Tracking Drawing Parallel lines Eliminating blocks, Layers ect 6). ENHANCING YOUR DRAWING SKILLS Assembling the parts Taking control of AutoCAD Display Working with polyline and Spline Changing line widths,modes,Survey Plans, Contours ect.., Using Hatch patterns Version Conversion Working with AutoCAD Design Center External Reference 7). DIMENSIONING Creating Dimension Style Drawing Linear, aligned, radius, diameter ECT dimensions Editing Dimension Dimension variables and Overriding 8). ADDING TEXT TO THE DRAWING Creating a text style Text Options (Justifications, width, height ect..) Writing multilane/single line text Editing Text 9). WORK IN 3D Introducing 3D Views,V point and View ports 3D modeling using premititives Using Advanced 3D features Creating complex 3D objects Using revolved /composite/Extrusions ect.. Advanced Surface modeling Applying materials, setting lights, Day and Night scenes Rendering Mastering 3D solids Obtaining Orthogonal Projections(Plan, Elevations) and Auxiliary Projections using 3D model Taking quantities to the BOQs 10). CUSTOMIZATION New Internet features Working with the express toolbars Creating your own toolbar System Variables Creating new line types and hatch patterns Templates with title blocks Managing an AutoCAD project Script Files and Slide Shows Only if the Students are ready to learn Making Application with Auto LISP Visual Basic Applications 11). PRINTING AND PLOTTING Model/Paper Space Plotting and Printing Understanding the importance of paper space and creating floating view ports with different scales in same drawing Creating Plot Style Tables (Setting the plot thickness of different layers Dithering, Joint Condition, Fill Pattern ect..) Setting for the plot while you are sleeping(Batch Plot Utility) 12) PROJECT WORK Civil- Multi-storied building (Both 2D and 3D) Architectural, Structural, Electrical, Plumbing ect..,providing complete details for the building site Constructing 3D model and taking quantities to the BOQ (Combined work with Excel) Mechanical-Complex machine taken from the industry(Both 2D and 3D) Target Group Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, Engineering students, Technical Officers, Those who are following Technical Courses. Those who have been selected to the Engineering faculty are also accepted.