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AutoCAD Mechanical 2010

AutoCAD Mechanical 2010

184 Video Lessons @ 1024 x 768 Resolution


Requirements:

  • Windows XP or Vista
  • DVD-ROM Drive
  • 3 GB of Disk Space for Installation.

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  • Our instructor, Jim Swain, is a Solutions Engineer with Synergis Technologies in Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Synergis in 1997, he worked in the automotive and consumer electronics industries as a design engineer, and CAD administrator.  Jim has over 25 years of CAD experience, including 15 years with AutoCAD.

    Course Outline

    AutoCAD Mechanical Environment

    Getting Started
    AutoCAD Mechanical's Default User Interface
    AutoCAD Mechanical's Alternate User Interfaces
    AutoCAD Mechanical Help
    AutoCAD Mechanical's Layer Management: Basic Concepts
    AutoCAD Mechanical Layer Management
    AutoCAD Mechanical Layer Management Tools

    Creating Designs

    Geometry Creation and Manipulation
    Drawing Rectangles and Squares
    Drawing Centerlines
    Drawing More Centerlines
    Drawing Zig Zag and Symmetrical Lines
    Drawing Section Lines
    Construction Line Tools
    Basic Construction Lines
    Construction Line Circles
    Projecting Construction Lines
    Contour Tracing
    Hatch Commands
    Adding Fillets
    Adding Chamfers
    Offset Command
    Move, Copy and Rotate Command
    Join and 2D Hide Commands
    Adding Standard Holes
    Adding Counterbored and Countersunk Holes
    Adding Slots
    Editing and Erasing Mechanical Objects
    Shaft Generator - Part 1
    Shaft Generator - Part 2
    Shaft Side Views and Section Views
    Shaft Parts
    Spring Utilities
    Chain and Belt Design Tools
    Chain and Belt Design - Length
    Inserting Structural Steel Shapes
    Power Copy
    Power View

    Managing and Using Content Libraries

    Content Libraries
    Inserting Objects from Content Libraries
    Content Manager
    Creating Custom Content Libraries
    Adding Content to Custom Libraries

    Annotations and Documentation

    Annotation and Documentation Overview
    Power Dimensioning
    Power Dimensioning: Radial and Diametrical Dimensions
    Power Dimensioning: Angle and Chamfer Dimensions
    Power Dimensioning Dialog Box
    Power Dimensioning: Fits and Tolerances
    Power Dimensioning Settings
    Power Dimensioning: Multiple Dimensions
    Editing Automatic Dimensions
    Editing Power Dimensions
    Editing Dimensions: Joining, Inserting and Checking Dimensions
    Editing Dimensions: Breaking Dimensions
    Weld Representations
    Leader Notes
    Surface Texture Symbols
    Weld Symbols
    Creating Hole Charts
    Hole Chart Settings
    Title Blocks and Borders
    Dimension and Symbol Scale Factor
    Detail View
    Viewport Creation and Editing
    Scale Area Creation and Editing
    Creating Simple Hide Situations
    Editing a Simple Hide Situation

    Designing Assemblies with Layer Groups

    Layer Group Overview
    Layer Group Concepts
    Creating Layer Groups
    Layer Group Tools
    Additional Layer Group Tools and Techniques
     

    Designing Assemblies with Structure

    Structure Overview
    Structure Concepts
    Structure Bill of Material Tools
    Creating Folders
    Creating an Assembly with Structure
    Creating Additional Structure Views
    Structure Annotation Views
    Browser Structure Tools

    Documenting Parts and Assemblies

    BOM Concepts
    Creating and Editing Part References
    Working with the Bill of Material Database
    Bill of Material Database Settings
    Creating and Editing Parts Lists
    Parts List Filters and Groups
    Parts List Settings
    Adding Balloons
    Balloon Settings

    Analysis and Validation

    Analysis Overview
    Deflection Line Calculations
    Shaft Calculations
    Finite Element Analysis
    Finite Element Analysis Meshing and Results
    Cam Profile Generator
    Cam Profile and Analysis

    Interoperability with AutoCAD

    Interoperability of AutoCAD and Mechanical
    AutoCAD to Mechanical
    Mapping AutoCAD Layers
    Removing Mechanical Structure
    Migrating Title Blocks and Parts Lists

    Interoperability with Inventor

    Documenting Inventor Models with Mechanical
    Creating Inventor Links
    Creating Projected Views
    Creating Section and Broken Views
    Creating Multiple Views and Detail Views
    Updating Inventor Link Drawings
    Drawing View Settings
    Documenting Inventor Assemblies

    Implementing Preferences and Standards

    Mechanical Preferences and Standards
    AM:Standards Settings
    AM:Structure Settings
    AM:Drawing Settings
    AM:Content Settings
    AM:Shaft Settings
    AM:Calculation Settings
    AM:Preferences Settings
    Associative Hide Settings
    Power Snap Settings
    Object Property Settings