This is a list of AutoCAD tutorials for beginners that are sorted from the most basic, intermediate to advanced.
If you are just starting to learn AutoCAD, you can use the table of contents below as a reference for your learning sequence.
Happy learning !
A. Basic Knowledge
- What is AutoCAD ?
- AutoCAD User Interface
- Start a New Drawing and Choose a Template
- AutoCAD initial settings
- Execute Commands and Select Options
- OSNAP & Snap Override
- ORTHO Mode & Polar Tracking
- Grid and Grid Snap
- AutoCAD Coordinate Systems
B. 2D Drawing Tools
To be able to create designs in 2D, we must at least understand the tools and commands below.
» “Draw” Command Group
» “Modify” Command Group
- TRIM
- EXTEND
- COPY
- MOVE
- ROTATE
- MIRROR
- CHAMFER
- FILLET
- SCALE
- JOINT
- ARRAY
- EXPLODE
- MATCHPROP
» “Annotation” Command Group
- Dimensions
- Text
- Leader
- Centermark & Centerline
» Layer & Line Properties
- Line Properties
- Layer Properties
» Layout and Print
- Make a Layout Tempate
- How to insert drawings from model space into layout space
- Plot Setting
- Export drawing to PDF
C. 3D Modeling
After understanding the tools and commands for creating 2D designs, next we learn about the tools and commands for creating 3D designs in AutoCAD.
» Basic Tools
- UCS and WCS
- View Controls
- Visual Style Controls
» Primitive Solid
- BOX
- CYLINDER
- CONE
- SPHERE
» 2D to 3D
- EXTRUDE
- REVOLVE
- SWEEP
- LOFT
» Solid Editing
- Chamfer Edge
- Fillet Edge
- Union
- Subtract
- Intersect
- Press Pull
- Shell
» 3D Opertaions
- 3D Move
- 3D Rotate
- 3D Mirror
- Slice
- Separate
- 3D Orbit
» Render
- How to add material color to 3D design
- Render Environment and Exposure
» Print and Export 3D Design
- Export 3D AutoCAD design to other format (stl, iges, etc.)
- Set Projection Type (1st angle / 3rd angle)
- Projecting 3D Design to 2D Drawing
- Create a section view
- Create a detail view