Drawing Management for Design and Drafting - The application environment | Autodesk

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

Professional | ~56 min.

The application environment

Module | Skill builder

The drafting environment and drawing files constitute the framework for technical projects in AutoCAD, so managing them correctly is important. This course focuses on various methods of customizing and saving your working environment and the key elements that compose your drawing files, including layers, blocks, and drawing layouts. Being comfortable in your AutoCAD session and having all your favorite tools readily available is essential to your productivity. This module covers the best practices and methods of customizing your work environment to keep you at peak efficiency.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Create and save a workspace.
Manage the display states of the ribbon.
Manage the contents of the Quick Access toolbar.
Understand common palette interface behaviors.
Customize the content visible on the status bar.