AutoCAD 2D & 3D Beginners course 2023

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Line” tool to create your own shapes. By the end of the video, you will also have learned how to create lines of certain length and direction quickly and easily.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Arc” tool as well as the several different ways to create an arc, depending on the data you have available. Some of the options the arc tool provides are to create an arc by defining three random points, to specify its start, its center and its end, angle, or length, or to specify its start, its end and angle, direction or radius. All those methods of creating arcs are explained in detail in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Polyline” tool in order to create interdependent continuous line and arc segments of certain dimensions quickly and easily.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Circle” tool as well as the several different ways to create a circle, depending on the data you have available. Some of the options the Circle tool provides are to create a circle by specifying its center and its radius or diameter, or to define two or three of the circle’s points, or even to specify which curves the circle is tangent to. All those methods of creating circles are explained in detail in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Ellipse” tool as well as the several different ways to create an ellipse, depending on the data you have available. Some of the options the Ellipse tool provides are to create an ellipse by specifying its center or by specifying its axis and its end. Those methods of creating ellipses are explained in detail in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Rectangle” tool in order to create rectangles of certain length and width. You can also create rectangles by specifying the area of the rectangle and its length or its width.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Polygon” tool in order to create triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons and so on. A polygon can be either inscribed or circumscribed about a circle. Both options are explained in detail in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Spline” tool in order to create spline curves. There are two ways of creating spline curves: the first one is to draw a spline curve which follows certain points (Spline Fit) and the second is to draw a spline curve which is intermediate to certain points that basically control the shape of the curve (Spline CV). The difference of these two methods is explained in detail in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Multiple Points” tool in order to place several points in certain coordinates. Moreover, you will learn to change the way the points appear in the drawing area so they will become visible.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Divide” tool and the “Measure” tool Both tools place points on an object to separate its length or its perimeter either into a specific number of segments, or into segments of specific length.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Hatch” tool in order to insert hatches to your drawing. Examples of different types of hatches such as pattern hatches, solid hatches and gradient hatches are shown in the video so you can create the appropriate hatch according to your needs.

In this video you will learn how to activate the “Object snaps”, which help you control the precision of your drawings. In simple words, Object snaps allow your cursor to snap onto a specific object location, like the middle point of a line for example, when you are picking a point. There are 14 available object snaps in AutoCAD (Endpoint, Midpoint, Center, Geometric center, Node, Quadrant, Intersection, Extension, Insertion, Perpendicular, Tangent, Nearest, Apparent intersection and Parallel) and in this video the use of each one of them is explained with an example.

In this video you will learn how to use the “Ortho tool”, which restricts the cursor orthogonally, the “Object snap tracking” tool, which tracks the cursor along vertical and horizontal alignment paths from object snap points (a.k.a reference lines) and the “Polar tracking” tool, which tracks the cursor along specified polar angles. All these tools are extremely useful tools, and they help you draw quickly with precision.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Copy” tool in order to create clones of objects at a specified distance and direction. It’s very important to specify the base point correctly before you copy an object. To understand where to specify the base point each time, proper examples are given in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Mirror” tool in order to create the symmetrical half of an object by selecting the object and then specifying its axis of symmetry. The meaning of the axis of symmetry is explained in the examples given.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Move” tool in order to change the position of an object in the drawing area. It’s very important to specify the base point correctly before you move an object. To understand where to define the base point each time, proper examples are given in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Rotate” tool in order to change the orientation of an object in the drawing area. In case you do not know the exact angle of the rotation you can use the “Rotate Reference” option which allows you to use another object as a reference for the definition of the angle. Detailed examples for simple rotation as well as rotation using a reference are given in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Join” tool in order to turn continuous lines and arcs into polylines and the “Explode” tool in order to turn polylines and blocks into independent lines and arcs. In other words, the “Join” tool turns multiple continuous objects into one object, while the “Explode” tool breaks a single object to multiple objects.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Trim” tool so you can remove the parts of certain objects, which meet the edges of other objects. Although there is a quick way to trim objects, the command also offers a variety of options for trimming, such as “Cutting Edges” with which you can specify the boundary of the extension, and the “Edge” option, which determines whether an object is extended to another object's extrapolated edge or only to an object that intersects it in 3D space. In the video proper examples for each afore mentioned trim method are given.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Extend” tool so you can increase the length of a line arc or curve up to another object which plays the role of boundary. Although there is a quick way to extend objects, the command also offers a variety of options for extending, such as “Boundary Edges” with which you can specify the extending boundaries, and the “Edge” option, which determines if the object will be extended to another object's implied edge, or only to an object that actually intersects it in 3D space. In the video proper examples for each afore mentioned extend method are given.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Break at point” tool, which allows you to split a line or a curve into two different objects at a specified point on the object.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Chamfer” tool in order to turn sharp corners to flattened corners and the “Fillet” in order to turn sharp corners to rounded corners. While fillet is easier to use because you just have to specify the fillet’s radius, chamfer can be achieved by either specifying two distances (Distance method) or by specifying a distance and an angle (Angle method). Examples for both methods are given in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Scale” tool, which allows you to change the size of an object proportionally. For example, you can increase an object size to double or reduce it to half. In case, you do know the current and the desired length of an object and not the scale factor, the command provides the “Scale Reference” option, which scales the selected objects based on a reference length and a specified new length. Detailed examples for simple scaling as well as scaling using a reference are given in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Stretch” tool, which allows you to lengthen a part of an object. The way you select the object determines if it will be stretched or simply moved. To learn how to perform stretch successfully, detailed examples are given in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Offset” tool, which allows you to create a new object whose shape is parallel to the shape of a selected object, in the desired side of the original object.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Rectangular Array” tool, which distributes copies of an object into any combination of rows, columns, and levels. It’s a quick way to distribute objects in a certain way. According to your needs you can choose if the objects of the rectangular array will be treated as a single object, or individual objects, which cannot be modified further as an array.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Polar Array” tool, which distributes copies of an object evenly in a circular pattern around a center point or axis of rotation. According to your needs you can choose if the objects of the polar array will be treated as a single object, or individual objects, which cannot be modified further as an array.

In this video you will learn how to activate and use the “Path Array” tool, which distributes copies of an object evenly along a path or a portion of a path. There are two different methods of distribution: Divide and Measure. Both methods are explained in the video. According to your needs you can choose if the objects of the path array will be treated as a single object, or individual objects, which cannot be modified further as an array.

The messages that appear near the cursor when a command is in progress, the value fields that appear when we are creating basic shapes and the list with commands that appears if we type the initials of a command in the drawing area, are all the result of “Dynamic Input”. To understand how dynamic input works and how you can easily change a dimension of a shape, when the “Dynamic Input” is active, certain examples are shown in the video.

In this video you will learn how to activate the “Selection Cycle” tool in order to select an object that overlaps other objects. In addition, you will learn how you can activate and use the “Delete Duplicate Objects” tool, also known as Overkill, which removes duplicate or overlapping lines, arcs, and polylines.

In this video you will learn how to insert 2D objects, such as beds, sinks, plants etc., in your drawing. Those 2D objects are included in AutoCAD libraries and they are called blocks. They are used to add more detail in a drawing. The path you need to follow to find them is shown in the video’s examples.

In this video you will learn how to create your own blocks in AutoCAD and how you can save a block that you created in your computer, so you can use it on future projects and other drawings. Naturally, you will also learn how to reinsert the blocks you created or saved in a drawing.

In this video you will learn how to organize the objects of a drawing according to the category they fall into. In AutoCAD, you can create a group for each category of objects. These groups are called layers. You can create as many layers as you need in your drawing. In addition, you can change some properties of the objects, such as the color, the thickness of the lines (lineweight), and the line type according to the layer they belong to.

In this video you will learn how to change certain properties of an object. Those properties are the color of the object, the thickness of its lines (lineweight), and the line type (continuous, dashed etc.). You will also learn how to add transparency to an object. By the end of the video, you will have also learned how to match an object’s properties with another’s.

In this video you will learn how to open the Properties’ palette and change an object’s properties and dimensions through this palette. The Properties’ palette contains information about the type of a selected object, the layer it belongs to, its general properties, and its geometry. According to the type of the object that is selected those properties may differ.

In this video you will learn how to automatically insert center marks to circles and arcs as well as center lines between two lines or linear polyline segments.

In this video you will learn how to check if the dimensions and the distances between the objects of your drawing are correct. To inspect the dimensions (length, width, radius, diameter, angle) as well as the horizontal, vertical, or diagonal distances between certain objects you need to use the measure tools. Moreover, by using the measure tools you can also measure the area, the perimeter and the volume of a room or an object.

In this video you will learn how to create text objects. Text objects can include letters, numbers and symbols. You can also modify their font, their size, their color, and the justification of the text.

In this video you will learn how to insert dimensions to your drawing. There are different types of dimensions for different objects and circumstances, such as linear dimensions, aligned dimensions, angular dimensions, ordinate dimensions, arc’s length, radius, diameter, baseline as well as continuous dimensions. In this video an example for each of the aforementioned types of dimensions is shown, so by the end of the video you will be able to understand when to use each dimension type.

In this video you will learn how to modify the dimensions you have inserted to your drawing. In many occasions the dimensions you will insert may not be clearly visible, or may have a different format than what you want. You can change the precision, the size of the numbers, the size and type of the arrows, the colors of lines, numbers and arrows as well as the offsets of the lines according to your needs and in this video, we will show you how to do it.

In this video you will learn how to create different types of leaders and then how to insert them to your drawing. A leader is basically a line that connects an annotation to a feature, so, for example you can type an explanation for an object. You will be also shown how to create balloon leaders and insert numbers in them. In addition, an example is given on how a leader can be attached to more than one objects (multileader).

In this video you will learn how to create your own dimension and leader styles, instead of modifying the existing ones. By the end of the video, you will also be able to change the current style as well as load a dimension or leader style you have created in a drawing into another drawing.

In this video you will learn how to create tables in AutoCAD. After you create a table, you can add or remove rows and columns as well as merge and unmerge cells. You can also add content to the cells and modify it like a text object.

In this video you will learn how to print your drawing either to a file or to a real printer directly from model space in the proper paper size you and in the proper scale.

In this video you will learn how to print your drawing either to a file or to a real printer using layouts. Layouts are 2D working environments for creating drawing sheets and can be modified accordingly. By the end of this video, you will be able to create your own layouts and insert viewports, which are scaled views of the model space in them.