AutoCAD LT 2009 DVD-ROM Course

This home learning DVD training course contains 114 video lessons for the new user of Autodesk, AutoCAD LT 2009. Follow along as your instructor performs the various tasks. Repeat as often as you need, come back later after trying the tools in AutoCAD LT or use the system as your own support tool.

The AutoCAD LT Series is a computer program that is installed to your computer hard disk. Requires Windows XP or Vista 32 bit

Course Syllabus

User Interface

Overview of the AutoCAD LT 2009 interface.
Overview of the AutoCAD LT 2009 mouse
Right-Click Menus
Overview of the AutoCAD LT 2009 Toolbars
Overview of the AutoCAD LT 2009 Menu Browser
Overview of the AutoCAD LT 2009 Ribbon utility
Overview of the AutoCAD LT 2009 command line.
Overview of the AutoCAD LT 2009 dialog box interface
New drawing interface and templates
New drawing wizard
Exploring how to open and save drawings
Manoeuvring throughout the drawing

Coordinate Entry

Absolute coordinate data entry method
Relative coordinate data entry method
Polar coordinate data entry method
Direct Distance Entry
Dynamic Input

Drawing Geometry

Drawing Units
The Line Command
The Circle Command
Creating Arcs
Polyline creation
The Polygon Command
Getting to the Point
Double Lines
The Rectangle Command

Advanced Drafting Tools

Revision Cloud
The Ellipse Command

Drawing Aides

Drawing Aide Overview
Snap and Grid Features
Object Snap Overrides
Running Object Snap
Polar Tracking, Polar Snap
Object Tracking

Layer Management

Overview of Layers
Layer Properties Manager
Layer status, naming, and name editing
Layer on/off and freeze/thaw
Layer Colour and Lock Properties
Layer Linetype Property
Layer Lineweight
Layer plottable non-plottable and description
Layer Filters
Layer States

Data Manipulation

Entity Selection, Erase, and OOPS
Advanced Selection Methods
Undo and Redo
The Move Command
The Copy Command
The Scale Command
The Rotate Command

Data Modification

Join, Break, and Lengthen
Join, Break, and Lengthen application
The Offset Command
The Offset Command application
The Mirror Command
The Mirror Command application
The Extend and Mirror Commands
The Extend and Mirror Commands application
The Fillet and Chamfer Commands
The Fillet and Chamfer Commands application
The Polyline Edit Command Part 1
The Polyline Edit Command Part application
The Polyline Edit Command Part 2
The Polyline Edit Command Part 2 application
The Array Command
The Array Command application

Set up and Customisation

Using Palettes
Using the Tool Palette Part 1
Using the Tool Palette Part 2
Using the Tool Palette Part 3
Unlocking the CUI

Annotation

Single Line Text
MultiLine Text Part 1
MultiLine Text Part 2
Using Text Styles
Text Height and Annotation Scale
Editing, Manipulation, and Changing Text Objects Part 1
Editing, Manipulation, and Changing Text Objects Part 2
The Hatch Command Part 1
The Hatch Command Part 2

Presentation

Paper Space and Model Space
More on Layouts
Basic Viewports
Advanced Viewports

Utilities

The Properties Palette
Using the Quick Select
The Quick Calculator
The Design Centre
Field Objects

Dimensioning

Dimension Styles Imperial and Metric
Creating Dimensions
Editing Dimensions Part 1
Dimension and Annotation in Paper Space
Annotative Dimensions

Plot and Publish

An Introduction to the Plotting Process in AutoCAD LT
Plotting in Model Space
Plotting in Paper Space and using the Publish Utility
The Colour Table
PDF and DWF

Basic Blocks

Overview of Block Objects
Creating Blocks
Inserting Blocks
Creating Block Attributes
Editing Block Attributes and Extraction

Dynamic Blocks

An Overview of Dynamic Blocks
Creating a Dynamic Block (Simple)
Creating a Dynamic Block (Advanced) Part 1
Creating a Dynamic Block (Advanced) Part 2
Creating a Dynamic Block (Advanced) Part 3

Tables and Excel Linking

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