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Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 is the latest release of the world's most widely-used 2D Computer Aided Design (CAD) package. It lets you design, visualize, and communicate your ideas with ease and efficiency. The latest version adds many new features that make designing, plotting, publishing, and scaling so much easier. The new user interface makes commands easier to find and the new cloud collaboration system, Autodesk 360, allows you to utilize the new Autodesk cloud-based technology. In this VTC course, author and expert Shaun Bryant will guide you through all these new features. By the end of the course you will be a competent and confident AutoCAD user impressing customers and colleagues with your ability to plot, publish, and scale with ease. To begin learning today, simply click on the links.

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Introduction
  Welcome (01:25)
  New Features in AutoCAD 2013 (05:41)
New Features Explained
  Welcome Screen (02:45)
  2D Documents from the Model (04:45)
  Annotation Monitor (02:33)
  Arrays (05:23)
  Point Cloud Support (02:13)
  Command Line Enhancements (02:57)
  Online Help (02:00)
  AutoCAD Design Suite 2013 Apps (02:42)
Drawing Interface
  Drawing Window & Quick Access Toolbar (04:02)
  Application Menu (03:39)
  The Ribbon (03:43)
  Workspaces (04:22)
  Viewcube (03:08)
  Navigation Bar (05:42)
  UCS Icon & 3D Gizmos (04:39)
  Visual Styles (03:32)
  Object Visibility (02:31)
  Object Selection (03:34)
  Screen Colors (04:07)
Status Bar: Section 1
  Icons ON/OFF (01:51)
  Coordinates (03:22)
  INFER (03:09)
  GRID (02:40)
  SNAP (02:46)
  ORTHO (01:58)
  POLAR - Polar Tracking (03:11)
  OSNAP - Object Snaps (03:22)
  3DOSNAP - 3D Object Snaps (03:41)
  OTRACK - Object Snap Tracking (02:28)
  DUCS - Dynamic UCS (02:21)
  DYN - Dynamic Input (03:35)
  LWT - Lineweight (02:11)
  TPY - Transparency (02:27)
  QP - Quick Properties (02:38)
  SC - Selection Cycling (02:03)
  AM - Annotation Monitor (03:02)
Status Bar: Section 2
  MODEL/PAPER Button (01:32)
  Quick View Layouts (01:57)
  Quick View Drawings (01:20)
  Isolate Objects (01:33)
  Application Status Bar Menu (01:22)
  Clean Screen - CTRL+0 (01:41)
Setting Up
  STARTUP Variable (04:27)
  Units (03:49)
  Limits (03:47)
  Layers (04:24)
  MS - Spacing Layer (04:06)
A Basic Title Block
  Setting Up Your Sheet Outline (02:11)
  Using OFFSET pt. 1 (01:57)
  Using EXPLODE (02:14)
  Using OFFSET pt. 2 (01:36)
  Using TRIM (01:44)
  Setting Text Styles (03:54)
  Switching on OSNAPs (01:43)
  Placing Title Block Text - TEXT (03:18)
  Placing Notes Column Text - MTEXT (03:14)
  Moving Title Block to LAYOUT - COPYBASE (03:28)
  Page Setups (03:21)
  Creating Default Viewports (01:52)
  Saving as a Template (DWT) (02:34)
Working in the Model Tab
  RECTANGLE Command (02:46)
  Using OTRACK (02:55)
  ARC Command (01:56)
  OFFSET Command (01:35)
  CIRCLE Command (01:24)
  POLYGON Command (02:45)
  COPY SELECTION Command (02:14)
Modifying Your Drawing
  SCALE Command (02:31)
  MIRROR Command (02:46)
  MIRRTEXT Variable (03:38)
  Rectangular ARRAY (03:25)
  Polar ARRAY (02:45)
  EXPLODE Command (01:45)
  MOVE Command (01:55)
  STRETCH Command (03:04)
AutoCAD Blocks
  Using Layer Zero (03:34)
  Block ATTRIBUTES (06:23)
  Inserting a Block (04:12)
  Editing a Block In-Place (02:11)
  Using the Block Editor (02:28)
  Exploding & Purging (05:04)
  Using DESIGNCENTER (02:34)
  Using TOOL PALETTES (03:05)
  MIRRORing Blocks (03:05)
Using Text
  Setting Text Styles (02:04)
  Single-Line Text - TEXT (03:58)
  Multi-Line Text - MTEXT (03:02)
  Editing MTEXT (02:40)
Creating Views in 2D
  SIDE View pt. 1 (04:30)
  SIDE View pt. 2 (04:18)
  END View pt. 1 (04:15)
  END View pt. 2 (02:32)
  Named Views (02:50)
  Setting Up Layouts (02:41)
  Setting Up Viewports (02:54)
  VP Freeze (02:05)
Annotative Dimensioning: Section 1
  Dimension Styles pt. 1 (05:04)
  Dimension Styles pt. 2 (02:25)
  Annotation Scale (01:55)
  LINEAR Dimensions (01:51)
  ALIGNED Dimensions (01:30)
  ANGULAR Dimensions (01:53)
  RADIUS Dimensions (01:03)
  DIAMETER Dimensions (01:11)
  Dimension Sub-Families (03:24)
  CONTINUE Dimensions (02:32)
  BASELINE Dimensions (01:41)
  Dimension BREAK (02:22)
  Dimension SPACE (02:14)
  Dimension Editing (03:29)
  Annotation Monitor (02:02)
Annotative Dimensioning: Section 2
  Changing Annotation Scale (02:37)
  Setting New Viewport Scales (01:39)
  Setting Multiple Scales (03:01)
  Setting Multiple Viewports (02:30)
General Annotation
  Multileader Styles (04:14)
  Multileaders (04:08)
  Editing Multileaders (02:37)
  QLEADER (02:15)
  Editing Leaders (02:35)
  Table Styles (04:11)
  Inserting Tables (03:01)
  Editing Tables (02:30)
Transitioning to 3D
  Setting Up the Model Space (02:53)
  Workspaces (02:54)
  Using Model Viewports (01:49)
  ViewCube (03:27)
  Navigation Bar (04:23)
  Views (01:45)
  Visual Styles (03:35)
Basic 3D Techniques
  DELOBJ (01:58)
  Polyline Edit pt. 1 (06:00)
  Polyline Edit pt. 2 (03:39)
  Polyline Edit pt. 3 (02:27)
  EXTRUDE pt. 1 (02:25)
  EXTRUDE pt. 2 (01:22)
  Solid Editing UNION (01:47)
  Changing Z Values (02:50)
  Creating Regions (01:32)
  Solid Editing SUBTRACT pt. 1 (01:24)
  EXTRUDE pt. 3 (01:33)
Basic 3D Editing
  PRESSPULL pt. 1 (02:58)
  PRESSPULL pt. 2 (02:42)
  Selection Cycling - SC (02:06)
  CHAMFER 3D (03:17)
  FILLET 3D (02:08)
  EXTRUDE Multiple Objects (02:49)
  Solid Editing SUBTRACT pt. 2 (02:54)
Additional Techniques
  Hatching (03:57)
  Hatch Edit (02:15)
  Gradient Fill (02:49)
  Editing Gradient Fills (01:33)
Final Drawing Setup
  Checking Viewports & Scales (04:42)
  Checking Annotative Objects & Scales (03:24)
  Setting Up 3D Views (02:59)
Plotting & Publishing
  Checking Page Setups (03:09)
  Single Plots from Layouts (02:24)
  Batch Plotting / Publishing (03:51)
  Exporting to DWF (01:58)
  Exporting to PDF (01:29)
  Using Design Review (03:33)
Collaboration
  Autodesk 360 (02:27)
  AutoCAD WS (04:28)
Learning Resources
  Welcome Screen (02:11)
  Online Help System (02:21)
Conclusion
  Course Wrap Up (01:00)
Credits
  About the Author (01:07)

Title Information / Pricing

Title: Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Essentials
Author: Shaun Bryant
SKU: 34351
ISBN: 978-1-61866-053-4
Release Date: 2012-07-11
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Duration: 8 hrs / 169 lessons
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Captions: Available on CD and Online University
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
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