4D AUTOCAD 2010 TUTORIAL SERIES

514 lessons spanning 20 hours of training by Matt Murphy, Certified AutoCAD Instructor.

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A full-featured DVD-ROM covering Autocad 2010 concepts from beginner to advanced, and everything in between. New users of the software will become familiar with the interface, coordinate system, entry methods, and basic display features. Experienced CAD users will discover commands to increase productivity and streamline your everyday tasks.

514 Video lessons, Videos are 1024 x 768 full screen. Windows XP or Vista required, DVD drive and 4 GB of Disk space for program installation.

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Product Description

Getting Started Starting AutoCAD Initial Setup New Features Workshop Workspaces: Initial Setup, Switching Settings Application Menu Quick Access Toolbar InfoCenter Toolbar Ribbon - Overview Ribbon - Display Properties Ribbon - Location Ribbon - Sticky Panels Status Bar - Drawing Aids Application Status Bar - Tray Settings Drawing Window Drawing Window - Multiple Drawings Model and Layout Tabs Command Line Dialog Box - Fundamentals Palettes - Fundamentals Toolbar - Fundamentals Starting a New Drawing - Template Files Starting a New Drawing - Template Default Starting a New Drawing - Startup Wizard Saving Drawings - SAVE and QSAVE Saving Drawings - QSAVE and SAVEAS Saving Drawings - Autosave Options Saving Drawings - Backup Files Saving Drawings - Release and Thumbnails Open Drawings - Edit and Read Only Open Drawings - Sheet Set Manager Open Drawings - Import and Export DGN File Using the Mouse - Fundamentals Interface Components - UCSICON Interface Components - ViewCube Interface Components - SteeringWheels Interface Components - Pull-Down Menu Display Control Zoom - Wheel Mouse Zoom Settings - zoomfactor Zoom Settings - mbuttonpan Zoom Settings - viewres Zoom Settings - vtoptions Zoom - Right-Click Shortcut Zoom - Ribbon Panel Status Bar - Zoom and Pan Pan - Ribbon Panel SteeringWheel - 2D Tiled Viewports - Creation Tiled Viewports - Named View Manager - Restoring Named Views View Manager -Editing and Updating Named Views View Manager - Creating Named Views Managing Layers Layer Concepts Layer - Current Layer States - On/Off Layer States - Thaw/Freeze Layer States - Unlock/Lock Layer States - Lock Layer Fade Layer States - Color Layer Property Manager - Palette Layer Property Manager - Columns Layer States - Linetype Layer States - Plot/No Plot Layer States - VP Freeze Layer States - New VP Freeze Layer - New Layer - Delete Layer States - Description Layer - Make Object's Layer Current Layer - Match Layer - Previous Layer - Isolate Layer - Unisolate Layer - Freeze Layer - Off Object Properties ByLayer and Object Property Concepts ByLayer - Color ByLayer - Linetype ByLayer - Lineweight Object - Color Object - Linetype Object - Lineweight Object Property Creation and Control Modify Properties - Property Panel and Layer Panel Modify Properties - Quick Property Panel Quick Property Panel Display Properties Modify Properties - Properties Palette Utility and Inquiry Tools Measure Tools Measure Tools - Distance Measure Tools - Radius Measure Tools - Angle Measure Tools - Area Space Measure Tools - Area Object Measure Tools - Area Calculations Measure Tools - Volume Quick Calculator Object Selection Filters Quick Select Complex Objects Polylines - Property Concepts Drawing Polylines - Lines Drawing Polylines - Arcs Drawing Polylines - Width Drawing Polylines - Option Combinations Drawing Donuts Drawing Polygons - Inscribed Drawing Polygons - Circumscribed Drawing Polygons - Edge Editing Polylines - Close/Open Editing Polylines - Join Select Editing Polylines - Join Multiple Editing Polylines - Converting Lines into Polylines Editing Polylines - Fit/Spline/Decurve Editing Polylines - Edit Vertex Explode Polylines Drawing Ellipses - Center Drawing Ellipse - Axis End Drawing Ellipse - Isocircles Drawing Ellipse Arcs Drawing Points Point Styles Annotation Objects Annotation Objects - Concepts Annotation Scaling Creating Single-Line Text Single-Line Text Justification Creating and Using Text Styles Modifying Text Styles Multiline Text Multiline Text Justification Editing Text Objects Editing Text Objects Using the Properties Palette Performing a Spell Check Finding and Replacing Text Creating Tables Controlling Table Appearance Using Table Styles Editing Text Within a Table Modifying Tables Linking Data in Tables Working with Fields Hatches and Gradient Fills - Concepts Creating Hatch Objects Selecting a Hatch Pattern to Apply Setting the Scale and Angle of Hatch Patterns Controlling Hatch Pattern Island Detection Controlling Hatch Pattern Gap Tolerance Overview of Associative Hatch Overview of Annotative Hatch Controlling the Hatch Origin Creating Separate Hatches Inheriting the Properties of an Existing Hatch Object Controlling Hatch Pattern Draw Order Modifying Existing Hatch Objects Creating Gradient Fills Creating Hatch and Gradient Fills Using Tool Palettes Overview of Multileaders Creating Multileaders Creating Multileaders - Changing the Order of Content Creation Selecting Multileader Options Creating a Multileader with Block Content Controlling Multileader Styles Adding and Removing Leaders Aligning Multileaders Collecting Multileaders Editing Multileaders Modify Objects - Manipulation Commands Overview of Manipulation Commands Using the Move Command Using the Move Command with Object Snap Using the Move Command with Object Snap Tracking - One Point Using the Move Command with Object Snap Tracking - Two Points Using the Copy Command Using the Copy Command with Object Snap Using the Copy Command with Object Snap Tracking Using the Mirror Command Controlling Text Display with the Mirror Command Using the Array Command - Rectangular by Distance Offset Using the Array Command - Rectangular by Picking Offset Using the Array Command - Polar Using the Array Command - Polar Partial Using the Rotate Command Using the Rotate Command with Reference Using the Offset Command Using the Align Command Modify Objects - Alteration Commands Overview of Alteration Commands Break At One Point Break Between Two Points Break - Application Example Trim - No Extend Pick Selection Trim - No Extend Fence Selection Trim - Extend Extend - No Extend and Extend Extend and Trim Together Extend and Trim Together - Application Example Fillet - Radius Fillet - Radius with Polylines Chamfer - Distance and Angle Chamfer - Distance with Polylines Stretch Join Lengthen Explode Scale Scale - Reference Modify Objects - Grips Grip Concepts Grip Types Grip Modes - Lines Grip Modes - Arcs Grips - Move Grips - Mirror Grips - Rotate Grips - Scale Grips - Stretch Grip Arguments - Base Point Grip Arguments - Copy Grip Arguments - Reference Grip - Application Example Grip Options - Selection Settings Grips Grip Options - Selection Modes 2D Parametric Drawings Overview of Parametric Drawings Display of Geometric Constraints Applying Geometric Constraints Applying Geometric Constraints - Coincident Applying Geometric Constraints - Collinear Applying Geometric Constraints - Concentric Applying Geometric Constraints - Fix Applying Geometric Constraints - Parallel Applying Geometric Constraints - Perpendicular Applying Geometric Constraints - Horizontal Applying Geometric Constraints - Vertical Applying Geometric Constraints - Tangent Applying Geometric Constraints - Smooth Applying Geometric Constraints - Symmetric Applying Geometric Constraints - Equal Removing Individual Geometric Constraints Applying Auto Constrain Auto Constraint Settings Applying Dimensional Constraints Applying Dimensional Constraints - Linear Applying Dimensional Constraints - Aligned Applying Dimensional Constraints - Horizontal Applying Dimensional Constraints - Vertical Applying Dimensional Constraints - Angular Applying Dimensional Constraints - Radial Applying Dimensional Constraints - Diameter Converting Dimensions into Dimensional Constraints Dimensional Constraint Settings Show Dimensional Constraints Controlling Other Dimensional Constraint Settings Parameters Manager Parameters Manager - Changing an Expression Parameters Manager - Adding User Parameters Parameters Manager - Deleting Parameters Parameters Manager - Filtering Parameters Changing Dimensional Constraints Using Grip Editing Creating Non-Printed Output Exporting to PDF Sending Models to a 3D Print Service Sending Electronic Transmittal Sets Exporting to DWF Exporting a Model to a 3D DWF

Drawing Basics Drawing Lines - Command Line Drawing Lines - Dynamic Input Drawing Lines - Right-Click Menu Repeating the Last Command Command Options Drawing Rectangles Drawing Rectangles - Area Drawing Rectangles - Dimensions Drawing Rectangles - Rotation Drawing Rectangles - Fillets Drawing Rectangles - Chamfers Drawing Rectangles - Width Drawing Rectangles - Reset/Default Options Undo and Redo Commands Drawing Circles - Radius and Diameter Drawing Circles - 2P and 3P Drawing Circles - TTT and TTR Drawing Circles - Defaults Drawing Arcs - 3-Point Concepts Drawing Arcs - 3-Point Options Coordinate Systems - Concepts Coordinate Systems - Absolute Coordinate Systems - Relative Coordinate Systems - Units Erasing Objects - Picking Selection Sets - Window and Crossing Selection Sets - Window Polygon and Crossing Polygon Selection Sets - Fence and Last Selection Sets - Undo and Previous Selection Sets - Box Selection Sets - Restoring Objects with OOPS Selection Sets - Deselect Objects Selection Sets - All Controlling Selection Settings Status Bar - Grid Status Bar - Snap Status Bar - Ortho Status Bar - Grid, Snap and Ortho Status Bar - Direct Distance Entry and Dynamic Input Polar Tracking - Absolute Angle Measurements Status Bar - Polar Tracking Absolute Polar Tracking - Relative Angle Measurements Status Bar - Polar Tracking Relative Status Bar - Polar Tracking Incremental Angles vs Additional Angles Status Bar - Polar Tracking and Polar Snaps Object Snaps Concepts Status Bar - Object Snaps Running Mode Status Bar - Object Snap Parallel Status Bar - Object Snap Extension Object Snap Overrides Status Bar - Object Snap Tracking: One Point - Orthogonally Status Bar - Object Snap Tracking: Two Points - Orthogonally Status Bar - Object Snap Tracking: One Point - All Polar Angles Status Bar - Object Snap Tracking Two Points - All Polar Angles Object Snap Overrides - Temporary Track Point Object Snap Overrides - Mid Between 2 Points Options - Object Snap System Variables Dimensioning Dimensioning Concepts Associative Dimensions Linear Dimensions - Horizontal and Vertical Aligned Dimensions Linear Baseline Dimensions Linear Continued Dimensions Angular Dimensions Angular Baseline Dimensions Angular Continued Dimensions Dimensioning Circles and Arcs - Radius and Diameter Arc Length Dimensions Jogged Dimensions Ordinate Dimensions Adding and Modifying Dimension Text Changing the Location of Dimension Components Adjusting Spacing Between Dimensions Breaking Dimension and Extension Lines Jogging Dimension Lines Quick Dimensions - Baseline Quick Dimensions - Ordinate Using Dimension Styles Creating New Dimension Styles Applying a New Dimension Style Updating Dimension Styles Override Dimension Styles Using Properties Interface Customization What are Tool Palettes? Controlling Tool Palette Display Using Palette Tools Creating Palettes Palette Tool Properties Creating Palette Tools - Hatch Creating Palette Tools - Blocks Creating Palette Tools - Objects and Flyouts Creating Palette Tools - DesignCenter Customizing the User Interface Customizing the Ribbon Tabs Customizing the Ribbon Panel Adding a Tab and Panel to Workspaces Customizing the Quick Properties Panel Customizing Rollover Tooltips Customizing Menu Search Tags Customizing Quick Access Toolba Print and Plot Preparation Print and Plot Concepts Drawing Spaces: Model and Paper Choosing a Printer Placing a Title Block on a Layout Creating Viewports Setting a Layout Viewport Scale Controlling Viewports Display Placing Annotation on a Layout Printing the Drawing Plot Options and Orientation Plot Style Tables Blocks and Attributes Block Concepts Creating Blocks from Existing Objects Understanding Block Properties Changing Block Properties Using Blocks within a Drawing Using Multiple Blocks at Once Exploding Blocks into Objects Changing the Insertion/Reference Point Dynamic Blocks Concepts Dynamic Block Examples Creating Dynamic Blocks from Existing Blocks Creating Dynamic Blocks - Adding Parameters Creating Dynamic Blocks - Adding Constraints Editing Dynamic Blocks - Adding Additional Parameter Changing the Properties of Parameters Changing the Properties of Parameters - List Changing the Appearance of Dynamic Blocks Adding Constraints to Dynamic Blocks Controlling Dynamic Blocks Using Block Tables Adding Special Properties to Blocks What are Attributes? Adding Attributes to a Block Adding Additional Attributes to a Block Controlling the Visibility of Attributes Synchronizing Attribute Data Managing Attributes Extracting Attribute Data from a Drawing Divide and Measure Using Blocks External References and Reusable Content Reusable Content Concepts External References - Concepts External References - Application Example External References - Attach and Detach External References - Load and Unload External References - Path External References - Attach and Overlay External References - Clip External References - Bind and Insert External References - Images DesignCenter Attaching a DWF File as an Underlay External References and Reusable Content Attaching a PDF File as an Underlay Autodesk Seek AutoCAD Utilities Removing Unused Items Checking for Drawing Errors Changing the Display Order Importing Files from Other Programs Command Customization Action Recorder - About Action Macros Action Recorder - Using Existing Action Macros Action Recorder - Creating Simple Action Macros Action Recorder - Basic Editing Action Macros Action Recorder - Sharing Action Macros Action Recorder - Creating and Editing Complex Action Macros Action Recorder - Action Macro Dialog Settings AutoCAD PGP File - Creating Command Aliases 3D Basics 3D Concepts The 3D Workspace 3D Viewing Tools - The ViewCube 3D Viewing Tools - 3D Orbit 3D Viewing Tools - View Presets 3D Viewing Tools - SteeringWheels Visual Styles 3D Coordinate Systems Dynamic UCS Creating 3D Objects Creating a Solid Box Creating a Solid Cylinder Creating a Solid Cone Creating a Solid Sphere Creating a Solid Pyramid Creating a Solid Wedge Creating a Solid Torus Creating 3D Objects by Extruding 2D Objects Creating 3D Objects by Revolving 2D Objects Creating 3D Objects by Lofting 2D Objects Creating 3D Objects by Sweeping 2D Objects Creating 3D Objects Using Polysolid Creating 3D Objects Using Press/Pull Creating a Mesh Box Creating a Mesh Cone Creating a Mesh Cylinder Creating a Mesh Pyramid Creating a Mesh Sphere Creating a Mesh Wedge Creating a Mesh Torus Creating 3D Revolved Mesh Creating 3D Edge Mesh Creating 3D Ruled Mesh Creating 3D Tabulated Mesh Creating 3D Objects Controlling Mesh Primitive Options Creating a 3D Helix Modifying 3D Mesh Objects Introduction to Mesh Editing Smooth Object - Converting Objects into Meshes Smooth More Smooth Less Refine Mesh Add Crease Remove Crease Mesh Tessellation Options Split Mesh Face Extrude Mesh Face Convert to Solid Convert to Surface Deforming a Mesh Modifying 3D Objects Using Gizmos Mirroring Objects in 3D Moving Objects in 3D Aligning Objects in 3D Rotating Objects in 3D Arraying Objects in 3D Scaling Objects in 3D Editing Solid Primitives Editing 3D Subobjects Creating Composite Solids - Boolean Operations Creating a Composite Solid Using Union Creating a Composite Solid Using Subtract Creating a Composite Solid Using Intersect Editing a Solid - Adding a Chamfer Editing a Solid - Adding a Fillet Editing a Subobject within Composite Solids Extracting Edges from 3D Objects Editing Edges of a Solid - Imprinting onto a Solid Editing Edges of a Solid - Changing the Edge Color Editing Edges of a Solid - Copying Edges Editing Faces of a Solid - Extruding Faces Editing Faces of a Solid - Tapering Faces Editing Faces of a Solid - Moving Faces Editing Faces of a Solid - Copying Faces Editing Faces of a Solid - Offsetting Faces Editing Faces of a Solid - Deleting Faces Editing Faces of a Solid - Rotating Faces Editing Faces of a Solid - Changing the Color Editing Entire Solids - Separating Solids Editing Entire Solids - Cleaning Solids Editing Entire Solids - Shelling Solids Editing Entire Solids - Checking Solids Checking Solids for Interference Slicing Solids Creating a Solid by Thickening a Surface Creating Sections - Section Planes Creating Sections - Adding Jogs to a Section Plane Creating Sections - Creating and Updating Cross Sections Creating Sections - Creating Elevations Creating Sections - Controlling Section Settings Creating a 2D Representation of a 3D Object Solid View Solid Drawing Solid Profile