AutoCAD 2D Fundamentals Course 2026

Create, save, and open drawing files in AutoCAD 2021 by starting new documents from templates, saving with various options, and opening existing drawings.

Explore the AutoCAD user interface, including the application menu, quick access toolbar, and ribbon with drawing tools, plus the viewcube, workspaces, and drafting, annotation, and 3D modeling modes.

Master AutoCAD 2D navigation by using the navigation tools: zoom in/out with the scroll wheel, pan with the hand tool, and zoom window, extents, previous, and real-time zoom.

Learn to set up units in AutoCAD by opening the units dialog in three ways, adjusting length and angle formats, precision, and insertion and lighting units.

Master AutoCAD 2D selections by using individual click selection, window and crossing window methods, and fence and polygon tools to select objects by boundary or touch.

Learn to create lines in AutoCAD using the absolute coordinate system by entering start and end points as x,y coordinates, and use prompts, snapping, and the line command to finish.

Learn to draw lines using a relative coordinate system in AutoCAD, specifying points relative to the previous point with a leading symbol and practicing with example coordinates.

Create lines in polar coordinates in AutoCAD by specifying distance and angle from the previous point using @ and <, with angles measured anticlockwise from zero degrees.

Learn to create circles in AutoCAD using center radius, center diameter, two-point, three-point, and tangent methods, with practical guidance on object snap and precision.

This AutoCAD 2d lecture demonstrates creating arcs through three points or different start points, center and angle options, including start center length, radius, and tangent continue, with object snap usage.

Learn to create ellipses in AutoCAD 2D mastery by three methods—center, axis, and elliptical arc—and define each ellipse with three points and arc angles.

Create a rectangle in AutoCAD 2D by specifying first and second points or coordinates, then set length, width, and rotation, with area and fillet or chamfer options.

Create a polyline by combining lines and arcs, set start point, distance, and radius, enable polar tracking, and compare selecting a polyline versus individual line segments.

Learn to create polygons in AutoCAD 2D by specifying the number of sides, choosing inscribed or circumscribed circles, and defining the center and radius or the edge length.

Master spline creation in AutoCAD by using spline fit or a control-vertex spline, placing points to shape curves, then adjust, add, or remove control vertices and convert between spline types.

Learn to create center marks and center lines in AutoCAD by drawing circles and lines, using annotate center line, and adjusting color, line type, cross size, and extensions between elements.

Master construction lines and a ray in AutoCAD 2D, creating infinite length reference lines, horizontal, vertical, and angular constructions, with offset and array techniques to support precise drawings.

Learn to create revision clouds and points in AutoCAD, including rectangular, polygonal, and elliptical clouds, converting objects, and using points to trace geometry and coordinates.

Learn how to use the move tool in AutoCAD 2D to relocate objects by selecting base and destination points, without changing orientation, and measure the distance for precise positioning.

Master the copy command in AutoCAD to duplicate objects to a chosen base point, specify spacing, and create multiple copies or arrays without redefining each position.

Learn to rotate objects in AutoCAD by selecting the object, specifying a base point, and entering an angle; copy creates parallel lines while adjusting references ensures accurate angles.

Master the AutoCAD 2D scale tools to enlarge or reduce objects without changing shape, using scale factors, base points, and reference lengths.

learn to apply fillet and chamfer in AutoCAD 2D to round corners and create angled edges, including radius settings, multi-vertex applications, and trim options.

Master the mirror tool to duplicate objects by specifying a mirror line, selecting objects, and optionally erasing source. Mirror multiple objects and text, using the mirror text option for text.

Learn trim and extend techniques to cut unwanted portions and extend lines to the next boundary, using cutting edges and a fence to manage multiple objects.

Learn to stretch or shrink parts of a drawing in AutoCAD 2D using the stretch tool with crossing window selection to affect only partially inside objects, in x or y.

Use the offset tool to create parallel copies of lines, arcs, circles, and rectangles by setting an offset distance, selecting objects, and placing the new copy on the desired side.

Explode converts a group of objects into individually editable parts, including blocks, borderlines, and regions. Selectively explode poly line and blocks to edit lines, arcs, and rectangles.

Use the rectangular area tool to create an array of objects along X and Y, adjust columns, rows, and spacing, and apply associative edits across all instances.

Explore creating a polar array in AutoCAD by selecting an object, setting a center, and arranging eight items around a circle with adjustable rows, spacing, angle, and associative rotation.

Learn to create multiple objects along a path using the path array feature in AutoCAD 2D, adjusting item count, spacing, rows, levels, and alignment along the path.

Learn how to erase objects and use the overkill tool to remove duplicates and overlapping geometry. Clean up drawings by deleting duplicate objects and resolving overlapping lines.

Explore measuring and resizing lines and arcs with the lantern tool, including arc angles, adjust length via delta and percent length, and reverse orientation of lines, splines, or helices.

Explore breaking open objects at points, creating gaps with breaks at two points, and blend curves to form continuous, tangent splines and unified objects.

Use the divide and measure tools in AutoCAD to create equal segments on lines, circles, and arcs, placing point objects or blocks at measured intervals.

Explore the quick measure tool in AutoCAD 2D to display distances, angles, and areas near the cursor in a 2D plan view, including measuring multiple objects with shift-click.

Learn to measure distance, radius, and angles in AutoCAD 2D using the utilities panel, including delta x/y distances and circle or arc diameters.

Master AutoCAD 2D area measurement by calculating areas of enclosed objects, using point-by-point or object selection, and subtracting areas to create accurate results.

Master the Wipeout tool in AutoCAD 2D to create a polygonal mask that hides underlying objects, such as tiles behind a table, by defining points from a top view.

Convert objects to region to form two-dimensional regions from shapes, yielding a surface with negligible thickness. Use the boundary tool to create a region or a polyline from enclosed area.

Learn to align lines between two objects in AutoCAD using the line tool from the modify panel, selecting source and destination points and deciding on alignment versus scaling.

Learn to work with groups in AutoCAD 2D to move, stretch, scale, rotate, and edit objects, including converting lines to arcs and managing vertices.

Use the snap tool to create a rectangle by defining a midpoint, a 60-degree angle, and a 15-unit distance, illustrating efficient snapping prompts in AutoCAD 2D.

Master AutoCAD 2D hedges by using the hedge tool to create hedge lines inside closed areas, adjust pattern, scale, angle, color, and transparency, and apply or delete hedges.

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Compare associative and non-associative hatch patterns, and learn how to set new origin points. Extend hatch patterns and align them so lines meet at the same origin.

Master advanced hatch tools in AutoCAD to create, manage, and separate hatch patterns with island detection, gap tolerance, color changes, and the ability to hatch through text.

Turn on the grid and snap to draw precisely by adjusting x and y spacing, major lines, and snap settings for efficient rectangle creation.

Use ortho mode to lock lines to horizontal or vertical directions via the status bar, and polar tracking to constrain lines to angular increments with a tracking vector.

Master object snap in AutoCAD to boost drawing accuracy by snapping to center, midpoint, geometric center, and intersections; use shift-right-click for tangent, perpendicular, and parallel modes.

Learn to use dynamic input in AutoCAD 2D to create lines and circles by entering length and angle relative to the x axis, and enabling dynamic input on the cursor.

Master snap tracking in AutoCAD 2D to project tracing vectors from key points, using midpoints, centers, and intersections to draw precise lines and rectangles with horizontal and vertical references.

Set drawing limits by specifying the lower left and upper right corners to define the drawing area. Change default limits or accept them to enforce placement inside the defined region.

Enable selection cycling to resolve overlapping geometry and quickly access object properties with quick properties, while displaying coordinates and current units to control unit format.

Learn how to create dimensions in AutoCAD 2D, including linear, angular, radius, diameter, arc, and ordinate dimensions, and adjust precision and dimension line placement.

Use the dimension tool to create multiple types of dimensions with a single command. Place radius, diameter, arc length, and angle on a line or semicircle by clicking the geometry.

Modify a dimension in a 2d drawing by adjusting extension lines, moving the dimension text and urtext, and controlling the leader, bottom line, and center vertically.

Learn how to create and customize a new dimension style in AutoCAD 2D starting from the standard style, adjusting line color, line type, extension lines, arrows, text, and tolerances.

Modify and override dimension styles in AutoCAD 2D by adjusting color, primary and alternate units, and unit multipliers, and learn to manage overwrites and new versus existing dimensions.

Master continue and baseline dimensions in AutoCAD by using a reference dimension and extension lines, creating a chain, and establishing baselines from a base dimension.

Learn to use the quick tool to apply diameter, continuous, baseline, and ordinate dimensions to multiple objects by selecting geometry and pressing enter, saving time.

Learn to use the adjust space tool to equalize spacing between selected dimensions by defining a spacing value, then update objects to the current dimension style.

Master clean dimensioning by adding breaks where extension lines cross with the dimension break tool, then apply an inspection rate to check dimensions and keep tolerances within range.

Master AutoCAD 2D techniques by using break lines and dimjog lines, placing break symbols, and adjusting dimensions to reveal real versus drawn lengths.

Create associative and disassociated dimensions in AutoCAD 2D by linking a dimension to a rectangle, then use deassociate and annotate tools with extension lines to manage associations.

Master the feature control frame in AutoCAD to define a position tolerance with a diameter symbol, maximum material condition, and datum A on drawings.

Learn to create multileaders in AutoCAD 2D, set arrowhead and landing points, add text for window and door, and switch between imperial and metric leader symbols.

Learn to modify multileaders by stretching the leader, adding or removing leaders, and adjusting arrowheads and vertices, then align and collect multiple leaders into a single leader.

Create a new multileader style, choose leader type (straight, spline), set blue color and arrowhead, define two-point leaders, customize text (green, height 50), and modify to red.

Learn how to create and edit single line text in AutoCAD, specify start point, set height and rotation, choose 15 degrees, add multiple lines, and edit, move, or delete text.

Create multiline text in AutoCAD to gain greater control over text properties, including height, underline, overline, superscript, and symbols. Learn to edit within the multiline editor and insert symbols.

Create a new text style in AutoCAD by using annotate, then define font, height, weight factor, and oblique angle, and apply it to text with rotation.

Create a simple 2D AutoCAD table by inserting it, choosing a style, defining columns and rows with a title header and data, and editing text.

Create a new AutoCAD table style and customize table properties, including direction, header and data, cell styles, fill color, alignment, text height, color, and borders.

Learn to apply formulas in an AutoCAD 2D price table to calculate total and average prices, using sum and average functions with dynamic cell updates.

Create and manage layers in AutoCAD by assigning objects to object and dimension layers, turning layers on or off, and using the layer properties dialog to set the current layer.

Create a new layer in AutoCAD 2D, set color and line type, and manage on/off, freeze, plot options, and transparency for the center line.

Learn to define and manage layer states in AutoCAD, create all visible, all invisible, and visible only for dimensional layers, switch between them, and rename or delete states.

Use layer walk to display objects on selected layers and heights, such as team, text, or center, and restore visibility by clearing selections.

Learn to create and manage layer filters in AutoCAD 2D Mastery, grouping layers by properties, filtering by color and line type, and renaming or deleting filters for efficient layer control.

Discover how to hide and isolate objects on layers in large AutoCAD drawings, isolate a circle for modification, use select similar, and trim lines via the status bar.

Explore quick tools in the layers panel to turn layers on and off, isolate, freeze, lock, unlock, and use match layer to move objects to the correct layer.

Merge a source layer into a target layer, then delete layers including external reference dependent layers that contain objects. Copy objects to another layer using a destination and base point.

Enter coordinates in AutoCAD to plot a 2d sketch from the origin, using the line tool to connect points A through D.

Execute a 2D AutoCAD sketch using horizontal and vertical lines of fixed lengths, an arc with diameter seven, and a circle with radius 1.5, centered and concentric.

Practice drawing circles with the circle tool, set radii to five units, use object snap tracking, define centers, measure distance, and trim lines to complete the drawing.

Set dynamic input, draw lines at specified lengths and angles, and finish with an arc of radius 1 by selecting a base line, in a guided AutoCAD 2D exercise.

Develop 2D drafting skills by constructing a policy sketch in AutoCAD: two circles, a 60-degree line, horizontal and vertical guides, and snapping to circle centers with precise radii.

Compose a precise 2D sketch in AutoCAD by drawing horizontal and vertical lines, an arc, and a 180-degree line, using object snap tracking and circle construction to finalize the design.

Execute exercise 7 by creating three rectangles with radius one, offsetting components by two units, and placing ten circles of radius one around the rectangles, using AutoCAD tools for accuracy.

In exercise 8, construct a layered drawing with circles and tangent lines, using object snap to create tangency, define circle radii (1, 2, 5), and position five circles precisely.

Execute exercise 9 in the AutoCAD 2d mastery course by creating layers, drawing horizontal and vertical lines, lines at 60 degrees, mirroring, and circles with radii 5 and 14.

Practice creating a precise AutoCAD 2D drawing: draw horizontal and vertical lines, place a circle from references, apply dimensions, and adjust annotation styles and angles.

Create a three-column, eight-row table, enter product names and prices in euros, merge cells, and calculate the total and average prices with sum and average formulas.

Create and organize a 2d drawing by establishing layers (zero, center, hatch, lines), drawing a rectangle with exact dimensions, applying hatch patterns, and aligning hatch origins.

practice building a constrained 2D drawing in AutoCAD by creating lines, arcs, and concentric circles, then apply horizontal, vertical, parallel, perpendicular, and concentric constraints and set dimensions.