Fundamentals
Approx. 4 hours of training
Overviewing the DesignCAD workspace
The New File Wizard
Changing an entities color
A refresher on X, Y and Z coordinates
How objects progress from 2D to 3D
Toggling between 2D and 3D mode
Lock X or Y
Axis
Drawing to scale
Cursor options
Set the step
Using step
Draw Lines …
Line
Ortho line
Ortho line 2
Ortho Mode
Sketch
Arrow
Curve
Bezier curve
Parallel
Parallel by Distance
Double Line Mode
Introduction to Gravity Snap
Drawing a circle
Drawing a plane
Order Entities
Fill an area with hatch fill
Smoothing a line
Add labels using text
Double Line Mode
Adjusting the Width Setting, Align Setting, Hatch for Double-Lines
Automatic Doors & Windows
Line Connect
Delete parts of a drawing
Regenerate |
2D Drafting &
Design
Approx. 4 hours of training
Display Grid
Snap Grid
Grid Settings
Snap Preview
Infinite Precision
Repeat
Drawing orthogonally
Options
Add a toolbar
Adjust the measurement standard used
Info Box
Measuring distance
Dimensioning
Dimension angles
Customize dimension format
Automatic dimensioning
Units
Scan in an image
Tracing: raster to vector conversion
Labeling with text
Using attributes to make a material list
Import the material list to Instant Estimator or a Spreadsheet program
Use layers
Layer options
Arrays, Circular Arrays and Array along a curve
Point Commands
- Gravity
- Gravity Move
- Line Snap
- Intersect 1 & 2
Set and use Handles
Find the area
Trim Multiple Lines
Group/Group Explode
Draw a land plat
Use Surveyor's format to set a point
Use Line Styles
Draw bearings |
3D Solid Modeling
Approx. 4 hours of training
Differences between 2D and 3D Mode
Move cursor in 3D using the mouse or
keystrokes
3D Select Mode
Primitives
Draw Solid options
Rotate
Move shapes
Group Define
Use different view windows
Set View
Extrude a 2D floor plan into 3D
Draw Primitives:
Box, Sphere, Hemisphere, Cylinder, Cone, Torus, Tube, Truncated Cone,
Pyramid, Rounded Box, Wall
Section Delete in 3D
3D Text
Extrude
Extrude along a curve
Sweep
Surface Patch
Surface Connect
Surface Slice
Slice by Curve
Solid Add
Solid Subtract
Solid Exclusive Or
Solid Intersect
Solid Segregate
Load 3D symbols
Shading, Wireframe, Texture Mapping, and Materials
Light Source
Create a spiral staircase
Create a circular array in 3D
Point Mark
Fillet Corner
Animate a staircase
Export an animation as an AVI movie
Create a bracket
Combine Lines
Aerial View |
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