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Jan22
Many of our clients use Autocad LT to draw up floor plans for bathrooms and kitchens. In our Autocad training courses we customize each class but a brief description of the process is as follows. First of all, open your own Autocad template, or use any of the ISO templates which ship with Autocad (Application menu – top left –... Read more...
Nov20
For Fire Detection and sprinkler systems drawings the best program to use is Autocad 2D. In our customized Autocad 2D training courses we guide the participants step-by-step through the whole process, from setting up a drawing to the printing or PDF export stage. Here’s a summary of the process: first open up Autocad. Then click on the top left Application... Read more...
Oct3
Autocad 2D is often used to create floor-plans and elevations for kitchens and bathrooms. We show you how to quickly and easily create these drawings in our Autocad 2D training courses. A summary of the process is given below. To begin we go the top left Application menu (Mac: File) and choose a metric template. We have covered templates in... Read more...
Mar24
Drawing using Polar Coordinates is a very useful feature when drafting in the Autocad 2D interface. This is one of the may functions which we explore at length in all of our Autocad 2D training courses. In previous blog posts we have looked at drawing using Absolute Coordinates, drawing using Dynamic Input, drawing using Relative Coordinates, and drawing using Polar... Read more...
Oct27
When creating drawings in the Autocad 2D workspace users will often use a combination of drafting methods such as Relative Coordinates, Relative Polar Coordinates and Direct Distance Entry. We show you how to utilize these in all our Autocad 2D training courses. First of all go to the Application menu (Windows version) to create a new document based on one... Read more...
May18
An often overlooked feature when working in Autocad 2D is the setting up of Drawing Limits. Doing so will ensure that your navigation of a drawing is effortless – we show you how in our Autocad 2D training courses. Setting the Drawing Limits of a drawing is just about the first thing we should do before we start any drawing.... Read more...
Mar18
Drawing in Autocad 2D using Absolute Coordinates is used in some disciplines, for example Civil RLs which work on a coordinates system. These Relative Levels use a common marker like a Water Table or Sea Level. Absolute coordinates are also used by CNC (Computer Numerical Control) Routers. Parts of an object would be designed on the computer using a CAD/CAM... Read more...
Mar3
The Trim command in the Autocad 2D interface is a very useful function in the drafting process. We show you how this function operates in our Autocad 2D training courses. First of all we need to create some shapes: select the Rectangle tool from the top Ribbon (PC), or type REC into the bottom Command line. Autocad then asks you... Read more...
Feb10
Sometimes we need to make simple adjustments to drawings sent to us by clients or colleagues. In these cases we simply draw freehand. We cover this topic in several of our drawing tutorials in our Autocad 2D training courses. For example we can use the Line tool, the Circle tool, Polygon and Rectangle tools to draw freehand in order to... Read more...
Jan3
The final step in many Autocad 2d workflows is the printing stage. We talk you through the process in our Autocad 2d training courses. To print or Plot the drawing from Autocad’s Paper Space press the top left Application button – this is the old pre-2009 File menu on the PC version, although it still exists in the current Macintosh... Read more...
