AutoCAD Tutorial for Beginners: AutoCAD Foundations

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Looking for an AutoCAD tutorial for beginners? We’ve got you covered.

The AutoCAD Foundations learning series takes you step-by-step through AutoCAD basics. In our first article, we shared a video tour of the AutoCAD UI video and additional details on Autodesk Learning videos, AutoCAD online help, and the Autodesk Assistant.

Now, let’s see how you can take your first steps in AutoCAD.

Getting Started with AutoCAD Workflows and Skills

Architectural Design: House Deck

In this exercise, you will create a plan view of a deck, starting with a sample drawing that contains some reference geometry and a set of predefined layers and dimension styles.

After you complete all the exercises, you should have a drawing that looks similar to the following image.

Architecture plan drawing in AutoCAD

Mechanical Design: Square Flange Plate

In this exercise, you will create a top and side section view of a square flange plate. You’ll create a new drawing from a template, adding the necessary layers, linetypes, and dimension styles to complete the design.

After you complete all the exercises, you should have a drawing that looks similar to the following image.

Mechanical design in AutoCAD

More AutoCAD Tutorials for Beginners

Stay tuned for more articles in our blog series or go to the AutoCAD Foundations learning series directly to keep going!



Lee Ambrosius

Lee Ambrosius is a Principal Learning Content Developer at Autodesk, Inc., for the AutoCAD software and AutoCAD LT software products. He works primarily on the CAD administration, customization, and developer documentation. Lee has also worked on the user documentation for AutoCAD on Windows and Mac. He has presented on a wide range of topics at Autodesk University over the past 10 years, from general AutoCAD customization to ObjectARX technology. Lee has authored a number of AutoCAD-related books, with his most recent projects being AutoCAD Platform Customization: User Interface, AutoLISP, VBA, and Beyond and AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Bible. When he’s not writing, you can find him roaming various community forums, posting articles on his blog, or tweeting AutoCAD-related information.

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