Objectives
The primary objective of this course is to teach the student powerful tools and techniques for customizing AutoCAD, file maintenance, collaboration, connecting to external databases, and implementing CAD Standards.
With an understanding of these tools, students can streamline the design process when working with the extended design team, have more control over the consistency of their drawings, and customize AutoCAD for their own needs.
Who Should Attend
Users who have been on the AutoCAD essentials course and want to learn more about AutoCAD.
Prerequisites
The student should have completed the AutoCAD Essentials course or have equivalent experience with AutoCAD.
Course Summary
Customizing AutoCAD
• Customizing Commands, Toolbars, and Tool Palettes
• Customizing Menus
• Creating Macros and Slide Shows
• Creating Linetypes and Hatch Patterns
• Creating Shapes and Fonts
• Workspaces
• Loading Routines and Applications
Drawing Maintenance & Recovery
• Temporary Files
• Repairing Corrupted Drawing Files
• Using Backup Drawings
• Drawing Recovery
• Recovery Manager
• Archiving Drawings
• Finding Drawings
• Purge Command
Migration
• Customize User Interface
• Compatibility with Previous Releases
AutoCAD Options
• Files Tab
• Display Tab
• Open/Save Tab
• Plot/Publish Tab
• Drafting Tab
• Selection Tab
• Profiles Tab
• User Preferences Tab
Collaboration Concepts
• eTransmit
• Publish to Web
• DWF Files
• Markups
• Working with Internet Content
• Object Hyperlinks
• Exporting AutoCAD Data
• Drawing Security
CAD Standards
• Creating a Standards File
• Standards File Checking
• Batch Standards Checking
• Viewing a Batch Standards File
• Layer Translator
Working with External Databases
• Understanding External Database Access
• Preparing for Database Connectivity
• Connecting to Your Database
• Linking Data to Drawing Objects
• Creating Labels
• Querying with the Query Editor
• Working with Query Files
Note
The suggested course duration is a guideline. Course topics and duration may be modified by the instructor based upon the knowledge and skill level of the course participants.
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