AutoCad For MEP Drafting

Learn how to install and use AutoCAD, a user-friendly drafting tool from Autodesk, for HVAC, plumbing, firefighting, electrical, and building service drafting on Windows and Mac.

Explore what is what on the AutoCAD screen for MEP drafting, including the application menu, start drawing, templates (dwg and dwt), and units settings.

Master the AutoCAD coordinate system, including x, y, z, origin, and quadrant conventions, understand the angle measurement system, then draw lines with absolute, relative, polar, and direct distance methods.

Explore polar and direct distance methods for AutoCAD drafting, enabling quick horizontal, vertical, and inclined line construction while understanding coordinate systems and relative, absolute, and polar workflows.

Learn to draw circles in AutoCAD for MEP drafting using the circle command with radius and diameter options, two-point and three-point methods, and tangent circle techniques.

Learn to use the polygon command to draw hexagons and other polygons, choosing inscribed or circumscribed radii and using the edge option for a known side length.

Demonstrate using the point command to place reference points on screen, customize point style and size with the p type command, and connect points with polylines or polygons.

Explore selection methods for AutoCAD drafting, mastering cross window and cross polygon selections, fence selection, all and remove options, and off-screen selection to power the modify command.

Master the modify command's move option to relocate or duplicate objects by base point or distance. Use feet and inches (artificial format) and coordinate input with object snap points.

Master mirror, scale, block creation, and explode techniques to accelerate symmetrical drafting, reuse complex components as blocks, and edit blocks without affecting others.

Explore stretching lines with precise selection, break points and break by distance, and joining aligned and misaligned geometry using grip points and blend curve in AutoCAD for MEP drafting.

Master fillet and chamfer in AutoCAD for MEP drafting, setting radii and applying to lines, rectangles, and polylines. Learn multiple and polyline options, trim choices, and distance controls.

Master the AutoCAD lengthen tool and reverse polyline workflows for MEP drafting, using delta, percentage, total, and dynamic length adjustments, plus polyline reverse with width settings.

Master trim and extend in AutoCAD for MEP drafting by using single and double enter methods, cutting edges, fences, and edge options to trim or extend lines accurately.

Learn to create rectangular and polar arrays in AutoCAD for MEP drafting, adjusting rows, columns, distances from the starting point, and rotation to arrange furniture and fixtures.

Divide lines, rectangles, and curves into equal segments with the div command, revealing points and control over p type visibility; measure distances with me and align for precise placement.

Explore how to apply dimensioning in AutoCAD for walls, ducts, pipes, and sprinklers, using linear and align dimensions, angular, arc length, radius, diameter, jogs, ordinates, and single-click shortcuts.

Master creating single line and multiline text in AutoCAD, controlling height, rotation, justification, fonts, and editing behavior. Learn to add notes, symbols, prefixes, suffixes, and degree symbols across MEP drawings.

Learn to use layers in AutoCAD for MEP drafting to organize diffusers, ducts, piping, sprinkler, and fixtures with color and properties, switch off for view or print, and extract counts.

Learn to create and delete AutoCAD layers, manage color, line type, line weight, and transparency, control plotting, and use on/off, freeze, and lock, plus the layer state manager.