This level 2 expands on the essentials portion by discussing the settings defined within a drawing file. Students will learn what drawing files are composed of and be taught how to define and control these settings within the file. They will also learn techniques to help them become more efficient as a user. At the completion of this course the student will be able to complex drawings.
Created by industry experts, students learn by doing actual drawings with our live instructors. Students are taught many commands and tools to create complex drawings fast and easy. Our instructors will make sure no one is left behind.
All courses are live instructor-led. If you have a group of employees looking for AutoCAD training, call us for a customized quote. We offer great discounts and onsite training for groups of two or more.
If your goal is to learn AutoCAD from great instructors without breaking the bank this course is for you.
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| 100% Money Back Guarantee. If you are not happy with the course after the first class. We are the only school that offers this guarantee. | (If you are not happy with the course, you will not get a refund. They claim to have great classes but no guarantees) | |
| Better Business Bureau Accredited Business. | (Not an Accredited Business. No assurance if they are a real company) | |
| Ultra Fast 4/6-Core Desktops with 19'-24' monitors | (old outdated computers) | |
| Autodesk Certified Instructors. | (Non Certified Instructors) | |
| Taught on the latest AutoCAD software | (Old outdated versions of AutoCAD) | |
| All Classes are guaranteed to run or your money back. | (Many keeps postponing classes until they have sufficient students) | |
| Flexible Schedule (Weekday, Evening, and Weekend) | (Just Weekday classes) | |
| Instructor with real world Experience. | (Instructors with no real world Experience) | |
| Live instructor-led training. | ||
| American owned and operated company. | (Non-American company) | |
| Unlimited free retakes of the course for up to one year. | (No retakes allowed) | |
| Flat tuition. No extra fees for books or supplies ($80 value). | (Some providers charge for books or for using a credit card to pay) |
The courses will come with a great textbook, which is yours to keep.
You can get a 100% refund if you cancel up to 2 businesses before the start of your class. You can reschedule a class any time before the class starts.
Yes you can, as long as we have an available seat in our upcoming class. You can come back and retake the course as many times as you like for up to 1 year.
This is a live online course. You attend over the internet from you home or office.
Our tuition is much lower than other training providers because we have optimized our business processes to ensure quality training at a reasonable price. As a smaller school with lower overhead we are able to provide a great class and better value to our students. We believe that education should be affordable and not break your bank account.
We only hire the best instructors. Our instructors are all Autodesk Certified Instructors with over 10 years of experience using and teaching AutoCAD. We guarantee that you will love the instructors or your money back.
Choosing a training provider can be tough choice. We all claim to offer the best value, in terms of price, passing rates, and guarantee. The Technical Institute of America offers the lowest price, one of the best passing rate, and an excellent guarantee. As a Better Business Bureau Accredited business we can honestly say what we offer is the truth and you can verify it. It’s the reason why we offer the money back guarantee.
If unforeseen circumstances arise such as bad weather, instructor health or family problems and we have to cancel a class, we will offer all students a 100% refund or reschedule to another class.
Yes we offer the most flexible schedule of all training centers. If you miss one or more of your classes you can attend a weekend, evening, or weekday class to make up your class.
Lesson 1 – Defining Standard Settings within the Drawing File
Discussion of the importance of Company Standards.
Creating and Editing Text Styles within the drawing.
Creating and Editing MultiLeader Styles.
Creating and editing various Dimension Styles
Lesson 2 – Working with Blocks
Creating Blocks
Inserting Blocks into the drawing
Modifying blocks using the Block Editor
Understanding Insertion point Presets.
Using Otracking to position blocks more accurately
Lesson 3 – Using the Design Center to import settings from drawing to drawing
Understanding Design Center and its options.
Browsing the various categories within the Design Center
How to import Drawing Settings from other files.
Inserting Blocks from the Design Center
Lesson 4 – Methods for downloading Blocks from the Internet
Accessing Manufacturers’ Symbol Libraries.
Practicing efficient techniques in preparing downloaded Blocks for storage.
Adding Hyperlinks to blocks.
Lesson 5 – Applying “Dynamic” Features to blocks to make them more flexible
Understanding the Parameters Palette and how to use it.
Overview of the Actions Palette and how to use it.
Lesson 6 – Adding Attributes to Blocks as to add real world information
Issuing the Attribute Definition Command
Understanding the Attribute Definition Dialog box and it’s settings.
Inserting blocks and adding Attribute Information.
Working with the insert Attribute dialog box.
Editing Attribute values and their display settings.
Lesson 7 – Extracting Attribute Information for creating a Schedule
Using the Table Command to extract attribute information.
Overview of the Table Command Dialog box.
Understanding the Extraction process.
Creating a Data Extraction file.
Inserting a Table into the drawing
Editing Attribute information and updating Tables.
Lesson 8 – Working with Fields
What are Fields and how are they used within AutoCAD.
Understanding the Field Dialog box.
Placing Fields and how to Edit them.
Lesson 9 – How External References can help in a multi-user project.
What are External References and how are they used in AutoCAD.
Understanding the process of inserting an External Reference.
The editing process for External References.
Understanding the differences between Binding and Inserting and External References
The External Reference Manager and its Settings.
Lesson 10 – Creating ETransmittals for emailing AutoCAD files
Using ETransmittals to create zip files for easy emailing.
Understanding the ETransmit dialog box and its settings.
Creating various etransmittals for saving files under different formats.
Lesson 11 – Working with Tool Palettes
What are Tool Palettes and how can they save you time?
Using AutoCAD’s default Tool Palettes.
Creating Tool Palettes
Adding content to your Tool Palette.
Customizing Tool Palettes
Exporting and Importing Tool Palettes.
Creating Palette Groups.
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