C222-AutoCAD Level 2 Advanced

Description:

This advanced course is designed for the experienced AutoCAD® user who requires additional training to enhance their productivity. It incorporates the features, commands, and techniques for managing files, creating consistent drawings, connecting to external databases, and customizing AutoCAD®. 

A prerequisite for this course is our AutoCAD® Level 1 course or equivalent experience. Students must also have a general knowledge of operating standard applications under the Windows® NT Workstation, 2000, or XP Home or PRO operating systems. 

Topics Covered:
Productivity Tools: Drafting Settings, Quick Select, Multiple Drawings, Multiple Viewports, Named Views, Partial Open, and Partial Load 
Advanced Object Types: Polylines, Regions, Boundaries, Editing Polylines 
Advanced Blocks and Attributes: Inserting, Creating and Revising local and global Blocks, Defining, Inserting, Extracting, and editing Attributes 
Referencing and Sharing Information: Working with External References, Working with Raster Images, eTransmit, Hyperlinks, Object Linking
Layouts and Plotting: Creating and copying Layouts, Annotating Layouts, Plotting a Layout, Controlling Viewport Display in a Layout
Drawing Standards and System Setup: Maintaining Office Standards, Managing Layers and Dimension Styles, Using CAD Standards, Layer Translator
Introduction to Customization: Save settings in a Profile, Custom Toolbars, Customizing the Keyboard, Writing Macros, Running Scripts, Loading Menus, Using AutoLISP Routines, Running VBA Macros 
Introduction to 3D: Working in 3D, User Coordinate System, Solid Modeling, Creating Solids, Rendering in AutoCAD, Adding Materials to the Model, Scenes and Lighting, Bitmap Images

Optional Topics: Meet Now, Volo View Express, Object Grouping, Multi-Lines