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Drawing Objects

Getting to grips with AutoCAD's basic drawing tools. This is an ideal start for the AutoCAD beginner.

Popularity: 249.07 visits per day | Last visit: Today | Total visits: 1,618,854

Units and Scales

If you're asking yourself "what scale do I draw in?" or "what units should I use?", you need this tutorial.

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Modifying Objects

This tutorial runs through all of the modify tools, demonstrating practical examples in each case.

Popularity: 114.33 visits per day | Last visit: Today | Total visits: 743,110

Dimensioning

This tutorial describes the options and commands available for dimensioning drawings and how to use them. The correct use of AutoCADs dimension tools is the key to producing clear and concise measured drawings.

Popularity: 113.67 visits per day | Last visit: Today | Total visits: 738,828

Basic 3D and Surface Modelling

Although AutoCAD has a number of commands for creating special 3D objects, a lot can be achieved by changing the properties of basic 2D objects like polylines. This tutorial provides a basic introduction to creating and viewing 3D objects.

Popularity: 103.5 visits per day | Last visit: Today | Total visits: 672,683

Object Snap

A tutorial giving an overview of all the AutoCAD object snaps (osnaps) with some worked examples. The tutorial also covers the use of temporary tracking points and object snap tracking.

Popularity: 97.8 visits per day | Last visit: Today | Total visits: 635,685

Entering Survey Data using AutoCAD

These techniques apply to basic CAD programs such as AutoCAD, IntelliCAD, etc. If you have a civil/survey program or add-on, such as Land Desktop, SurvCADD, Eagle Point, etc., then there are built-in tools for entering lines and curves.

Popularity: 94.49 visits per day | Last visit: Today | Total visits: 598,073

User Co-ordinate Systems

This tutorial describes what UCSs are, why we need them and how to use them. The correct use of UCSs with AutoCAD is the key to producing good 3D models and they can also help with 2D work.

Popularity: 68.54 visits per day | Last visit: Today | Total visits: 445,494

AutoCAD to Photoshop

This tutorial demonstrates a number of workflows from quick and simple to high quality.

Popularity: 65.68 visits per day | Last visit: Today | Total visits: 426,869

Object Selection

This tutorial shows you the many ways AutoCAD objects can be selected. Covers the building of selection sets with implied windowing, fences etc.

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Perspectives, Slides and Scripts

Perspectives, Slides and Scripts | AutoCAD

AutoCAD can be used to create a simple "walk through" of any 3D model. This tutorial shows you how.

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