| Total number of pages: 180
Total Hours: 8
This course introduces AutoCAD 2008’s new features to those using the two dimensional drawing methods in AutoCAD 2007/2006. The primary method of selecting command tools is now the Dashboard, which provides easy access to the most commonly used tools and can be customized to suit a variety of preferences. There is a new 2D Drafting and Annotation Workspace, changes and enhancements to Customization, References, Tables, and Plotting and Recovery, and for those working with MicroStation DGN files, there are new DGN importing and exporting tools. Layer updates include changes to the Layer Properties Manager and enhancements to Layer States. Annotative objects and styles are another major new feature of AutoCAD 2008. Annotative objects can include Text, Mtext, Hatches, Blocks, Attributes, Dimensions, Leaders, Multileaders, and Tolerances.
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Changes to the Interface |
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Updates for Tool Palettes and Blocks |
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Updates to Layouts |
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Plotting and Recovery Updates |
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Layer Properties Manager, Layer States, and Layer Tools Updates |
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Annotation Enhancements |
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Table Updates |
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External References Updates |
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Importing and Exporting DGN Files (Optional) |
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Customizing the Interface |
Prerequisites: This course assumes familiarity with AutoCAD 2007 or 2006. Many of the changes covered in the class are based on features that have appeared in recent releases of AutoCAD, such as tables, tool palettes, and sheet sets. Students who are not familiar with the existing features in the software could need additional background to get up to speed in AutoCAD 2007. In this case the AutoCAD 2007 Update for 2005 2D Users course could be helpful. |
