Certificate in AutoCAD (CAC)

1. AutoCAD 2006 : An Introduction

• System Requirements, Stand-Alone Installation
• Register and Activate AutoCAD 2006, Launch AutoCAD 2006
• Interface of AutoCAD 2006, Reinstall or Repair AutoCAD
• Uninstall AutoCAD, Customizing the User Interface
• Customization Environment
• Customization Terms
• Customize Toolbars, Create and Edit Toolbars
• Swap and Insert Pull-Down Menus
• Shortcut keys
• ActiveX Automation

2. Working with Drawing Files

• Use the Create New Drawing Dialog Box
• Use the Select Template Dialog Box
• Wizard to Start a Drawing
• Use a Template File to Start a Drawing
• Specify Units and Unit Formats
• Open a Drawing
• Open Part of a Large Drawing
• Save a Drawing
• Repair a Damaged Drawing File, C.AD Standards

3.Working with Drawing View

• Pan a View
• Magnify a View (Zoom)
• Aerial View Window
• Save and Restore Views
• Specify a 3D View, Select Preset 3D Views
• Define a 3D View
• Change to a View of the XY Plane, Change a 3D View Dynamically
• Display a Perspective View
• 3D Orbit
• Adjust Clipping Planes (3D Orbit)

4.Work Process Selection

• Draw, Scale, and Annotate in Model Space
• Create Multiple View Drawing Layouts
• Reuse Layouts and Layout Settings
• Work with Sheets
• Create and Manage a Sheet Set
• Organize a Sheet Set
• Create and Modify Sheets
• Include Information with Sheets and Sheet Sets
• Publish, Transmit, and Archive Sheet Sets

5.Working with Objects

• Display and Change the Properties of Objects
• Copy Properties Between Objects
• Work with Layers
• Change Layer Settings and Layer Properties
• Filter and Sort the List of Layers
• Save and Restore Layer Settings
• Work with Colors, Use Color Books
• Work with Line types
• Control Line weights
• Control the Display Properties of Certain Objects
• Use Precision Tools
• Enter Cartesian Coordinates
• Enter Polar Coordinates
• Enter 3D Cartesian Coordinates
• Enter Cylindrical Coordinates
• Enter Spherical Coordinates
• Use World and User Coordinate Systems in 3D
• Control the User Coordinate System in 3D
• Use Dynamic Input
• Use Object Snaps
• Set Visual Aids for Object Snaps (AutoSnap)
• Override Object Snaps
• Adjust Grid and Grid Snap
• Use Orthogonal Locking (Ortho Mode), Use Polar Tracking and PolarSnap
• Combine Coordinate Values (Coordinate Filters)
• Track to. Points on Objects (Object Snap Tracking)
• Enter Direct Distances, Offset from Temporary Reference Points
• Obtain Distances, Angles, and Point Locations, Obtain Area Information
• Draw Geometric Objects, Draw Lines, Draw Poly-lines
• Draw Rectangles and Polygons
• Draw Multiple-Line Objects
• Draw Freehand Sketches
• Draw Arcs
• Draw Circles
• Draw Donuts, Draw Ellipses
• Draw Splines, Draw Reference Points
• Draw Construction Lines (and Rays), Rays
• Create and Combine Areas (Regions)

6 3D Objects and Bloks

• Add 3D Thickness to Objects
• Create Wireframe Models
• Create Surfaces
• Create 3D Solids
• Create a Solid Cylinder
• Create a Solid Torus, Create a Solid Wedge, Create an Extruded Solid
• Create a Revolved Solid
• Create a Composite Solid
• Create Revision Clouds
• Create and Use Blocks (Symbols)
• Create Block Libraries
• Create Drawing Files for Use as Blocks
• Use Tool Palettes to Organize Blocks, Add Dynamic Behavior to Blocks
• Process for Creating Dynamic Blocks
• The Block Editor
• Use Block Authoring Palettes
• Use Parameters in Dynamic Blocks
• Using Actions in Dynamic Blocks
• Use a Move Action in a Dynamic Block
• Use a Scale Action in a Dynamic Block
• Use a Polar Stretch Action in a Dynamic Block
• Use a Rotate Action in a Dynamic Block
• Use a Flip Action in a Dynamic Block
• Use an Array Action in a Dynamic Block
• Use a Lookup Action in a Dynamic Block
• Use Distance Multiplier and Angle Offset Action Overrides
• Specify Grips for Dynamic Blocks
• Create Visibility States
• Using Lookup Tables to Assign Data to Dynamic Blocks
• Create a Lookup Table
• Specify Values for Lookup Tables, Specifying Custom Properties for Dynamic Blocks
• Specify Value Sets for Dynamic Blocks
• Correct Errors in Dynamic Block Definitions
• Save a Block in the Block Editor, Control the Color and Linetype Properties in Blocks
• Nest Blocks, Insert Blocks
• Block Attributes
• Define Block Attributes
• Extract Data from Block Attributes
• Modify a Block Definition
• Change the Color and Linetype in a Block
• Disassemble a Block Reference (Explode)
• Remove Block Definitions

7. Hatches, Ellis, Wipeouts and Text

• Define the Boundaries of a Hatch
• Add Hatch Patterns and Solid Fills, Control the Hatch Origin
• Choose a Hatch Pattern, Create Associative Hatches
• Assign a Draw Order to a Hatch, Limit Hatch Pattern Density
• Edit Hatch Boundaries, Create Custom Hatch Patterns

• Hatch Boundaries, Control the Hatching in Islands
• Create Gradient-Filled Areas
• Use Predefined Hatch Patterns, Create User-Defined Hatch Patterns
• Justify Multiline Text, Format Characters Within Multiline Text
• Create Lists in Multiline Text
• Indent Multiline Text and Use Tabs
• Specify the Line Spacing Within Multiline Text
• Create Stacked Characters Within Multiline Text
• Text with Leaders, Create a Leader Line
• Add Text to a Leader
• Import Text from External Files
• Use Fields in Text
• Update Fields
• Use TrueType Fonts
• Change Multiline Text
• Change Text Scale and Justification
• Check Spelling

8. Plotting and Publishing

• Page Setup Settings
• Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
• Select a Paper Size for a Layout
• Set the Plot Area of a Layout
• Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
• Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
• Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
• Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout, Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout . 260
• Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
• Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
• Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout, Create and Use Named Page Setups
• Use Named Page Setups with Sheet Sets
• Plot Drawings
• Set Drawing Orientation, Set Plot Scale
• Set Shaded Viewport Options
• Preview a Plot, Plot Files to Other Formats
• Publish Drawings
• Publish a Sheet Set, Republish a Drawing Set
• Creating or Modifying a DWF6 Configuration File
• Set the DWF File Resolution
• Set the DWF File Compression
• Set Font Handling for the DWF File
• Edit Pen Patterns for the DWF File

9. Working with Graphics

• Attach Raster Images
• Show and Hide Raster Image Boundaries
• Clip Raster Images
• Change Raster Image Brightness, Contrast, and Fade
• Load and Unload Raster Images, Improve the Display Speed of Raster Images
• Draw 2D Isometric Views
• Choose a 3D Image Type
• Rendering
• Save a Rendered Image

[AutoCAD 2008]

10. Using New Features

• Aligning Dimensions
• Angular Dimensions
• Crossing Dimensions
• Leader Enhancements
• Align the Arrowheads
• Create Reference Labels (Bubbles)
• Arrange Multileaders
• Table Enhancements and Data Links
• Cell Styles
• Override Layer Properties in Layout Viewports
• Control Layers in DWF Underlays
• Control DWF Fade, Control Layer Fading
• Automatic Annotation Scaling
• Create Annotative Objects
• New Commands in AutoCAD 2008

[AutoCAD 2009]

11. Using New Features

• The Ribbon
• Horizontal Ribbon, Vertical Ribbon
• Menu Access
• Quick Access Toolbar
• Toolbars of AutoCAD 2009, Tool Palettes
• The Status Bars
• Shortcut Menus
• The DesignCenter
• The Command Window
• The ViewCube
• Changethe View of a Model with the ViewCube
• Change the UCS with the ViewCube
• SteeringWheels
• ShowMotion., Create and Modify Animated Views
• Play a Shot in ShowMotion, Customize the Drawing Environment
• Create Task-Based Workspaces
• Action Macros
• Start a Drawing
• Open a Drawing
• Save a Drawing
• Change Views
• 3D Modeling
• Plotting and Publishing