Course Length: 16-Hours

• 8-Hours – 2 x 4-hour training sessions and basic setup
• Remote training over MS Teams
• Sessions are recorded and download links for each session are provide for future use
• Training for up to 1-3 People
• Sessions can start within 7 days upon ordering
• Flexible sessions (i.e. consecutive or Monday, Wednesday, Friday, etc.)
• Courses are private and topics can be customised to suit
• Includes Certificate of Completion
• Training manuals are additional $159 each for soft copy

The AutoCAD Mechanical Essentials training course teaches students about the indispensable core topics required to use the AutoCAD® Mechanical software. Through a hands-on, practice-intensive curriculum, students acquire the knowledge needed to accelerate the mechanical design process.

With specific tools for creating and manipulating geometry, automatically acquiring bills of materials, generating mechanical components, and performing design calculations, the AutoCAD Mechanical software offers significant productivity gains that the student learns to maximise.

Topics Covered:

• Identify the main interface elements, their setup and what Help information is available, and to create and use drawing template files.
• Describe the object property management system in which layers are configured and the tools for manipulating layers.
• Describe the workflows for organizing drawing geometry and create a Mechanical structure in a drawing by creating components, component views, and folders.
• Describe the core mechanical design tools of rectangle, hatch, fillet, chamfer, holes, slots, and threads and how to use them to create and modify geometry in your drawings.
• Modify and edit drawing objects by creating multiple offset copies, scaling them with separate values for the X and Y direction, or using a power command.
• Insert industry standard parts into your assembly designs.
• Create production-ready drawings in model space and layouts of structured and non-structured geometry and insert title blocks and borders.
• Notate a drawing through the creation and editing of dimensions, hole charts, fits lists, and mechanical symbols.

Explain how to create and edit a bill of materials, parts list, and balloons.

• Describe the tools that you can use to verify whether or not the standard parts or custom parts within your design meet or exceed the requirements for operational use.
• Exchange data between CAD systems in the form of Mechanical DWG™ and IGES files and create Mechanical drawings using Inventor Link.
• Create a custom drafting standard and drawing template that includes the configuration settings for layers, object properties, symbols, text, BOMs, parts list, balloons, and other annotation tools.

Prerequisites:

• This course is designed for users who are new to the AutoCAD Mechanical software.
• A basic understanding of mechanical drafting or design.
• A working knowledge of the AutoCAD® software.
• A working knowledge of the Microsoft® Windows® 10 or 11 operating system.

Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started

• Lesson: Interacting with the User Interface
• Lesson: Common Drawing Setup

Chapter 2: Object Property and Layer Management

• Lesson: Property Management
• Lesson: Layer Control

Chapter 3: Organizing Drawing Geometry

• Lesson: Drawing Creation Workflows and Organization
• Lesson: Structuring Data in Drawings
• Lesson: Reusing and Editing Structured Data

Chapter 4: Tools for Creating Key Geometry

• Lesson: Core Design Tools
• Lesson: Power Snaps
• Lesson: Centerlines
• Lesson: Construction Lines
• Lesson: Designing with Lines
• Lesson: Adding Standard Feature Data for Holes and Slots

Chapter 5: Tools for Manipulating Geometry

• Lesson: Editing Tools
• Lesson: Power Commands
• Lesson: Associative Hide

Chapter 6: Mechanical Part Generators

• Lesson: Standard Parts
• Lesson: Chains and Belts
• Lesson: Shaft Generator
• Lesson: Standard Shaft Parts
• Lesson: Springs

Chapter 7: Creating Drawing Sheets

• Lesson: Model Space Views in Layouts
• Lesson: Creating Drawing Sheets in Model Space
• Lesson: Annotation Views When Using Structure
• Lesson: Title Blocks and Drawing Borders

Chapter 8: Dimensioning and Annotating Drawings

• Lesson: Annotation and Annotation Symbols
• Lesson: Creating Dimensions
• Lesson: Editing Dimensions
• Lesson: Hole Charts and Fits Lists
• Lesson: Revision Lists

Chapter 9: Bill of Materials, Parts Lists, and Balloons

• Lesson: Part References
• Lesson: Bill of Materials
• Lesson: Inserting Parts Lists
• Lesson: Ballooning Parts

Chapter 10: Design Calculations

• Lesson: Design Calculations

Chapter 11: Leveraging Your Existing Data

• Lesson: DWG Files
• Lesson: IGES Files
• Lesson: Model Documentation

Chapter 12: Mechanical Options for the CAD Manager

• Lesson: Standards-Based Design
• Lesson: Configure Layer, Text, and Object Properties
• Lesson: Configure the Annotation Tools
• Lesson: Configure Component Properties, BOMs, Parts Lists, and Balloons

Course Length: 16-Hours

• 8-Hours – 2 x 4-hour training sessions and basic setup
• Remote training over MS Teams
• Sessions are recorded and download links for each session are provide for future use
• Training for up to 1-3 People
• Sessions can start within 7 days upon ordering
• Flexible sessions (i.e. consecutive or Monday, Wednesday, Friday, etc.)
• Courses are private and topics can be customised to suit
• Includes Certificate of Completion
• Training manuals are additional $159 each for soft copy

Training Guide Contents

This AutoCAD: Essentials (Fundamentals – Part 1) training course is designed for those using AutoCAD with a Windows operating system. This guide is not designed for the AutoCAD for Mac software.

The objective of AutoCAD: Essentials (Fundamentals – Part 1) is to enable you to create, modify, and work with a 2D drawing in the AutoCAD software.

This course covers the essential core topics for working with the AutoCAD software. The course begins with learning the basic tools for creating and editing 2D drawings. It then continues to explore the tools used to annotate drawings by adding text, hatching, dimensions, and tables. More advanced tools, such as working with blocks and setting up layouts, are introduced to improve your efficiency with the software. Not every command or option is covered, because the intent is to show the essential tools and concepts, such as:

• Understanding the AutoCAD workspace and user interface
• Using basic drawing, editing, and viewing tools
• Organizing drawing objects on layers
• Using reusable symbols (blocks)
• Preparing a layout to be plotted
• Adding text, hatching, and dimensions

The AutoCAD: Essentials course is not recommended for users that have completed the AutoCAD: Fundamentals course, as the Essentials course makes up Part 1 of the Fundamentals course.

Prerequisites:

• A working knowledge of basic design/drafting procedures and terminology.
• A working knowledge of your operating system.

Contents

Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Getting Started with AutoCAD

• 1.1 Starting the Software
• 1.2 User Interface
• 1.3 Working with Commands
• 1.4 Cartesian Workspace
• 1.5 Opening an Existing Drawing File
• 1.6 Viewing Your Drawing
• 1.7 Saving Your Work

Chapter 2: Basic Drawing and Editing Commands

• 2.1 Drawing Lines
• 2.2 Erasing Objects
• 2.3 Drawing Vertical and Horizontal Lines
• 2.4 Drawing Rectangles
• 2.5 Drawing Circles
• 2.6 Undo and Redo Actions

Chapter 3: Projects: Creating a Simple Drawing

• 3.1 Create a Simple Drawing
• 3.2 Create Simple Shapes

Chapter 4: Drawing Precision in AutoCAD

• 4.1 Using Running Object Snaps
• 4.2 Using Object Snap Overrides
• 4.3 Polar Tracking at Angles
• 4.4 Object Snap Tracking
• 4.5 Drawing with Snap and Grid

Chapter 5: Making Changes in Your Drawing

• 5.1 Selecting Objects for Editing
• 5.2 Moving Objects
• 5.3 Copying Objects
• 5.4 Rotating Objects
• 5.5 Scaling Objects
• 5.6 Mirroring Objects
• 5.7 Editing with Grips

Chapter 6: Projects: Making Your Drawings More Precise

• 6.1 Schematic Project: Electronics Diagram
• 6.2 Architectural Project: Landscape
• 6.3 Mechanical Project: Using Polar and Tracking
• 6.4 Mechanical Project: Surge Protector
• 6.5 Mechanical Project: Satellite

Chapter 7: Organizing Your Drawing with Layers

• 7.1 Creating New Drawings with Templates
• 7.2 What Are Layers?
• 7.3 Layer States
• 7.4 Changing an Object’s Layer

Chapter 8: Advanced Object Types

• 8.1 Drawing Arcs
• 8.2 Drawing Polylines
• 8.3 Editing Polylines
• 8.4 Drawing Splines
• 8.5 Drawing Polygons
• 8.6 Drawing Ellipses

Chapter 9: Analysing Model and Object Properties

• 9.1 Working with Object Properties
• 9.2 Measuring Objects

Chapter 10: Projects: Drawing Organization and Information

• 10.1 Architectural Project
• 10.2 Mechanical Project
• 10.3 Civil Project

Chapter 11: Advanced Editing Commands

• 11.1 Trimming and Extending Objects
• 11.2 Stretching Objects
• 11.3 Creating Fillets and Chamfers
• 11.4 Offsetting Objects
• 11.5 Creating Arrays of Objects

Chapter 12: Introduction to Blocks

• 12.1 What Are Blocks?
• 12.2 Inserting Blocks Using the Blocks Palette
• 12.3 Inserting Blocks Using the Tool Palettes
• 12.4 Inserting Dynamic Blocks
• 12.5 Inserting Blocks Using the DesignCenter

Chapter 13: Projects: Creating More Complex Objects

• 13.1 Mechanical Project 1: Plate
• 13.2 Mechanical Project 2: Gasket
• 13.3 Mechanical Project 3: Plate
• 13.4 Mechanical Project 4: Rocker Arm
• 13.5 Architectural Project 1: Floor Plan
• 13.6 Architectural Project 2: Floor Plan
• 13.7 Civil Project: Parking Lot