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In this course you will learn
- How to work with AutoCAD to create construction drawings that accurately communicate your design intent.
- How to use the tools and features within AutoCAD to develop drawings that clearly express the sizes of the objects you want to build.
- How to develop a title block, set up attributes, set up layers to industry standards, develop plans and elevations, set up viewports, and more.
Syllabus :
- Welcome
- What you should know before watching this course
- Using the exercise files
1. Why Construction Drawings?
- Communicating your design intent
- Typical construction drawings
2. Drawing Sizes in AutoCAD
- Metric drawing sizes
- Imperial drawing sizes (USA)
- Deciding on the appropriate drawing size
- The Page Setup Manager
- Using page setups to maintain drawing size
3. Title Blocks and Attributes
- Developing a suitable title block
- Setting up the right layers on the title block
- Drawing a simple title block
- Putting the title block in the Layout tab
- Setting a simple page setup
- Setting up attributes on the title block
- Saving the title block as an AutoCAD block or template (DWT)
4. Setting Up Your Layers to Industry Standards
- Various industry standards for layers in AutoCAD
- Working with the Layer Properties Manager
- Setting layers to an optimum
- Setting up layers that should not be plotted
- The Defpoints layer when annotating
5. Creating Plans and Elevations
- Setting up your units and your limits
- Making sure the WCS and UCS are correct
- Developing plans in the Model tab
- Developing elevations in the Model tab
6. Creating Sections
- Developing sections in the Model tab
- Setting up named views for easy navigation
7. Creating Detail Views
- Developing detail views in the Model tab
- Using multileaders as detail markers
- Adding detail markers to plans, elevations, and sections
- Tabulating details in an AutoCAD table
- Annotating details
8. Setting Up Viewports and Scales
- Checking the viewports layer settings
- Drawing viewports in the layout tab
- Setting up the views in the viewports
- Scaling the viewports with the scale list
- Customizing the scale list
- Using annotative scaling
9. Creating Standard Layouts
- Using standard sheet sizes
- Naming the layout tabs
- Setting up page setups
- Applying the page setups to the layouts
10. Setting Up for Printing and Publishing
- Printing individual layouts
- Publishing and batch plotting
- Using Autodesk Design Review
