AutoCAD for Design and Drafting Professional Certification Prep - Reusable content and drawing management | Autodesk

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AutoCAD for Design and Drafting Professional Certification Prep

Outline

1

Getting started

Module overview

Course overview

Get the software

Tips for the exam

Exam objectives

Course resources

2

See where you stand

Module overview

3

Advanced drawing objects

Module overview

Polylines: Part 1

Polylines: Part 2

Create and modify arcs

Create and work with polygons

Work with splines: Part 1

Work with splines: Part 2

Create and work with regions

Create and work with rays

Create and work with xlines

Create and work with multilines: Part 1

Create and work with multilines: Part 2

Create 2D isometric drawings

Practice exercise

4

Organize objects

Module overview

Select and organize objects

Manage layers with layer states

Use layer filters

Have You Tried: Creating and Applying a Layer Filter

Apply and remove layer overrides

Merging and removing layers

Practice exercise

5

Draw with accuracy

Module overview

Control the User Coordinate System

Edit with multifunctional grips

Have You Tried: Hatch and Hatch Editing

Practice exercise

Challenge exercise

6

Layouts, printing, and outputs

Module overview

Create and manage layouts and viewports

Define and apply custom scales

Publish drawings

Create a zipped transmittal package

Have You Tried: Create and Import Page Setups

Practice exercise

7

Annotation techniques

Module overview

Create and modify revision clouds

Work with wipeouts

Compare drawings

Format text: Part 1

Format text: Part 2

Use tables in drawings

Create and adjust multileaders and leaders

Have You Tried: Multileaders for Labels and Callouts

Create and edit annotation with advanced dimensioning techniques

Have You Tried: Creating Dimensions Quickly and Efficiently

Apply annotative properties and styles

Practice exercise

8

Reusable content and drawing management

Module overview

Create blocks and apply attributes part 1

Create blocks and apply attributes part 2

Have You Tried: Working with Attributes in Blocks

Control external references and properties of referenced layers

Work with underlays and use hatch options

Create a hyperlink to another file

Work with groups

Practice exercise

9

Productivity tips

Module overview

Work smarter not harder

File maintenance

Have You Tried: Create Tools on Tool Palettes

Challenge exercise

10

Practice test

Module overview

Start your practice test

Professional | ~50 min.

Reusable content and drawing management

Module | Certification prep

Discover some best practices for reusing content such as blocks and working with external reference and underlay files.

After this lesson, you'll learn how to:

Control xrefs and underlays, and add hyperlinks.
Work with groups.
Access and use the Blocks palette, Tool palette, and the Design Center.

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