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Introduction and Beginning Video AutoCAD Tutorials

		1. Introduction to AutoCAD Tutorials     This is an introduction to our AutoCAD Tutorials. All beginners should start here to learn about the AutoCAD software and where to find the basic things that you will need to get started. It discusses menus, coordinates, toolbars, and some other miscellaneous topics. After learning the basic AutoCAD layout, view the Create New Drawing tutorial.
		2. Create New Drawing     This tutorial demonstrates how to use the AutoCAD Create New Drawing dialog box to create an empty drawing. The quick setup method sets up units and drawing area size and the advanced setup sets up the units, precision, and angles with their measurements, direction, and orientation. Next, learn how AutoCAD® handles units of measurement and the coordinate system.
		3. Units of Measurement     The AutoCAD Drawing Units dialog box shows how to set up length and angle units for your drawing. The type of length units may be architectural, decimal, engineering, fractional, or scientific. You may also specify the scaling units for a drawing that is dragged and dropped onto the drawing. Angle units may be decimal degrees, degrees/minutes/seconds, grads, radians, or surveyor's units. These units are used in AutoCAD's coordinate system for drawing and dimensioning objects.
		4. AutoCAD Coordinate System     This AutoCAD tutorial teaches about the User Coordinate System which AutoCAD® uses to place points and objects when drawing. The tutorial teaches how to place points from the origin, from the last point, or using a specified angle. One cannot learn AutoCAD® without understanding these coordinates. The coordinate system is based on the units of measurement chosen in the last tutorial.
		5. Object Snap     The AutoCAD object snap tutorial teaches how to use the snapping options while drawing in order to make sure that lines and objects line up. It shows snapping to endpoints, midpoints, center points, quadrants, and other points. It also shows how to make AutoCAD® automatically choose the nearest point during the drawing process. This lesson is a must for anyone learning AutoCAD®.
		6. Selection Methods     This AutoCAD tutorial covers how to select objects by clicking on them, selection multiple objects, and deselecting objects in a group.
		7. Quick Select     Learn how to select AutoCAD objects by type, layer, color, etc. Selects in groups so that you do not have to select each one individually.
		8. AutoCAD Templates - Choosing Default Settings     Using AutoCAD templates, you can choose the default settings that you want AutoCAD to use. Use the templates to automatically set up your layers, linetypes, lineweights. Use them to set up default fonts and measurements. Use multiple templates and choose different settings for different types of drawings that you may make. Templates are truly a powerful AutoCAD feature.

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