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• Getting Started

  Getting Started Course Outline
  (Course Duration: 20 minutes)

  Overview
  The AutoCAD Mechanical tool set is AutoCAD for mechanical engineering design, created to accelerate the mechanical CAD process within the AutoCAD environment.

  Course Objectives
  The material presented in this course teach you how to:
  Learn about AutoCAD Mechanical functionality
  Navigate the User Interface
  Customized the User Interface
  Learn about the Help system
  Learn about AutoCAD Mechanical layers

  Course Prerequisites
  To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
  None

  Comments
  Take AutoCAD to the next level using specialized tool sets.

• Standards & Preferences Course

  Standards & Preferences Course Outline
  (Course Duration: 25 minutes)

  Overview
  To set standards, you create a file that defines properties for layers, dimension styles, line types, and text styles, and you save it as a standards file with the .dws file name extension.

  Course Objectives
  The material presented in this course teach you how to:
  Explain the AutoCAD Mechanical standards
  Understand the different aspects of the standards
  Configure Standards for Structure, Drawings, Content, shaft and Calculations
  Set Preferences

  Course Prerequisites
  To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
  Completion of Getting Started course for AutoCAD Mechanical

  Comments
  It’s a good idea to have your Standards and Preferences defined before starting any drawings.

• Design Tools

  Designs Tools Course Outline
  (Course Duration: 55 minutes)

  Overview
  AutoCAD Mechanical toolset provides several tools to create mechanical-related geometry with purpose-built command make the process od building design and drawings.

  Course Objectives
  The material presented in this course teach you how to:
  Use Rectangle creation tools
  Create Zig-Zag lines
  Create Section lines
  Create Offset Lines
  Rotate Geometry
  Join Geometry
  Understand and Use Construction Lines
  Create Holes
  Create Counter Bore and Counter sink Holes
  Create Slots
  Create Fillets and Chamfers
  Create Center Lines
  Use Power Erase
  Use Power copy
  Apply Drawing Constraints to Geometry
  Add Fill and hatch to a closed profile
  Create and Edit Shaft Geometry
  Create Springs
  Create Chan and Belt Geometry
  Create Structural Steel Shapes
  Manage Content
  Understand Structure
  Create Structure

  Course Prerequisites
  To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
  Completion of Getting Started Course

  Comments
  Using purpose-built command will speed up the process of creating your designs.