• AutoCAD

Drawing Management for Design and Drafting

Outline
1

Getting started

Module overview
Course overview
Get the software
Course resources
2

The application environment

Module overview
Create, save, and restore workspaces
Manage the display state of the ribbon
Manage the contents of the Quick Access toolbar
Apply common interface behaviors in palettes
Customize the content on the status bar
Practice Exercise: Make changes to the UI and save the settings
Challenge Exercise: Change the display of menu elements
3

Layer management

Module overview
Work with the Layer Properties Manager
Create and use filter tools
Manage layer display in layout viewports
Practice exercise
4

The Sheet Set Manager

Module overview
Create and use a sheet set
Manage sheets in a sheet set
Manage and apply project output settings
Manage sheet set properties
Manage named views and their annotations
Practice Exercise: Create sheet set properties and apply them to a title block
Practice Exercise: Create a new sheet list table
Challenge exercise
5

Blocks and block libraries

Module overview
Create and edit a simple block definition
Create external DWG using Write Block
Insert blocks and libraries
Practice Exercise: Create a new block and add it to Favorites
6

File maintenance

Module overview
Purge content from drawings
Review and fix errors in a drawing
Recover files with the Drawing Recovery Manager
Practice Exercise: Purge blocks and layers and fix errors in a drawing
7

Collaboration with other team members

Module overview
Create shared drawings
Deliver files using eTransmit
Collaborate using DWG Compare and Xref Compare
Leverage the Traces palette for digital project collaboration
Practice Exercise: Compare drawing revisions using DWG Compare
Challenge Assignment: Create a new transmittal setup and transmittal
8

Final test

Module overview
Start your final test
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Manage sheet set properties

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The properties you define within your sheet set provide a powerful way to automate your title block information and manage a project’s sheet list table.

After completing this video, you will be able to:

  • Access and set the built-in sheet set properties.
  • Create custom sheet and sheet set properties.
  • Apply properties to automate a title block.
  • Insert and update a sheet list table.

Video quiz

1. During the creation of a custom property, what setting must be set to designate whether the property is for the sheet set or for an individual sheet?

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Step-by-step guide

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