Item Description

Course Outline 1

Getting Started
Starting AutoCAD LT
Initial Setup
Activation
New Features Workshop
Workspaces - Switching
Workspaces - 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 - Import and Export DGN File
Using the Mouse - Fundamentals
Interface Components - UCSICON
Interface Components - SteeringWheels
Interface Components - Pull-Down Menu

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

Drafting 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 - Running Object Snaps
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

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 - 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 Palette
Quick Property Palette 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 - 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
Adding Hatch 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

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
Removing Individual Geometric Constraints
Dimensional Constraint Settings
Show Dimensional Constraints
Controlling Other Dimensional Constraint Settings
Parameters Manager
Parameters Manager - Changing an Expression
Parameters Manager - Deleting Parameters
Parameters Manager - Filtering Parameters
Changing Dimensional Constraints Using Grip Editing

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
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 Toolbar

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 Actions and Parameters
Editing Dynamic Blocks - Adding Additional Actions
Changing the Properties of Dynamic Block Parameters
Changing the Properties of Dynamic Block Parameters - List
Changing the Appearance of Dynamic Blocks
Editing Dynamic Blocks - Adding Objects to an Action
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
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 - Attachment and Overlay
External References - Clip
External References - Binding an External Reference
External References - Images
DesignCenter
Attaching a DWF File as an Underlay
Attaching a PDF File as an Underlay
Autodesk Seek

AutoCAD LT Utilities
Removing Unused Items
Checking for Drawing Errors
Changing the Display Order
Importing Files from Other Programs

Creating Non-Printed Output
Exporting to PDF
Sending Electronic Transmittal Sets
Exporting to DWF