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DVIS | AutoCAD
Introduction
Welcome to the Design | Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) for Autodesk® AutoCAD®. Autodesk provides this document to help instructors
and educational institutions develop the necessary skills to teach Inventor and prepare their learners for the challenges of working in industry.
This document is the result of extensive interviews with professionals, educators, and managers at prestigious production companies around the
world. The Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) ultimately provide clear benchmarks and definitions for instructing with AutoCAD.
TIP:Although this document is designed to help facilitate the development of instructor-led courses and lessons, it may also be
referenced for self-paced learning by instructors. The Standards encourage self-learning through the use of the AutoCAD
documentation and online help.
This introduction covers the following topics:
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Document Goals
Document Objectives
Prerequisites
Using this Document
Notes, Tips, Warnings, and Thoughts
Feedback
Document Goals
The Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) have the following goals:
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Ensure learners receive comprehensive instruction of Inventor, with a focus on its role and function in the
Design(MFG) industry.
Standardize the requirements and/or core competencies for fundamental and intermediate level instruction with AutoCAD.
Provide a clear benchmark on the type and level of content that should be taught to new learners of AutoCAD.
Provide a content framework for developing high-quality curriculum, courseware, and lessons involving Autodesk AutoCAD.
Provide a content framework and reference guide for the Autodesk® Certified Instructor (ACI) program.
Document Objectives
After reviewing this document, you will be able to:
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Explain the purpose of the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS).
Identify the structure and features of the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS).
Distinguish and organize instructional content typically associated with Inventor into four primary areas.
Explain how to develop instructor-led lessons by referencing the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS), indicating features in
the document that will enable the collection of additional information around a particular subject.
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Prerequisites
The Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) are designed for instructors who desire fast and efficient access to the essential principles
of computer graphics theory, practice, and software technology typically associated with learning Inventor.
It is recommended that you have:
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A comprehensive understanding of Design(MFG) theory and practice.
A good understanding of adult learning principles and instructional methodologies.
A robust working knowledge of Autodesk® AutoCAD®.
Using This Document
This section will provide an overview of the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS).
THOUGHT:The Autodesk® Certified Instructor (ACI) program includes online and live courses designed to help instructors learn how to
best utilize the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (MVIS). For information on the program, visit: http://www.autodesk.
com/aci. Using instructional tools like the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS), instructors will be able to develop
the most compelling learning content and provide the most effective instruction.
The Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) employs a hierarchical structure. This design is intended to provide organization and clarity
around content (i.e. information) that can be perceived as highly complex or confusing to the MFG community. It is also meant to ensure
instructors have the means to reference the document and get the information they need in the most efficient and productive manner
The structure of the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) includes a 3-tier hierarchy
LEVEL
MODULE
SECTION
CONTENT
REFERENCE
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THOUGHT:The structure of the Industry Standards (IS) is identical for all document sets. This is strategically designed to promote crosslearning quickly and efficiently so instructors may increase their technical skills and abilities with Autodesk software.
MODULES
The Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) is divided into 11 MODULES. Each MODULE relates to a standard, functional subject area or
feature-set available in Autodesk® Inventor®. Several of the MODULES can be loosely associated to a standardized discipline or career path
available in the computer graphics entertainment industry.
The MODULES are listed below in alphabetical order:
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Drafting / Drawing
Dimensions / Annotations
Modeling
Projramming / Customization
Project / Data Management
UI / Software Configuration
Visualization
Each MODULE in the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (MVIS) is divided into 4 SECTIONS:
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heory. This SECTION provides content that is conceptual or theoretical in nature. Historical/background information on a
MODULE is also identified in this SECTION.
2. Applied. This SECTION provides content that is practical in nature (i.e. how the information or the software technology is typically
applied in industry. Workflow and techniques that utilize the software technology are identified in this SECTION.
3. Activity. This SECTION provides recommended activities/exercises that instructors can offer to their learners. Adults typically
learn the most knowledge and retain the most skills by ‘doing things’, so this SECTION is perhaps the most important asset for the
instructor.
4. Tools. This section provides content relating directly to the features, toolsets, options, and commands available
in Autodesk® AutoCAD.
THOUGHT:It is up to the creativity of the instructor to create and provide the most stimulating and engaging ACTIVITIES. If you would
like to share your ACTIVITY recommendations with Autodesk, please send correspondence to: me.certification@autodesk.
com. Your contributions are welcomed and may be listed in future releases of this document!
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WARNING:The content in the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) is not listed in chronological order!
Any instances of this are coincidental and should be evaluated by the individual.
SECTIONS
Each SECTION in the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) contains many rows of content. Each row of content has designations for
LEVELS and connections to REFERENCES. The following section will explain the concept of LEVELS and REFERENCES.
LEVELS
All content in the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) has a LEVEL designation. The two LEVEL designations are Fundamental and
Intermediate. Advanced LEVEL content is out of the scope of the documents.
NOTE:Teaching at a particular LEVEL does not establish the instructor’s comprehension or skills with Inventor. An instructor’s interest
in teaching at the fundamental LEVEL courses does not typically mean their knowledge is limited to a fundamental LEVEL.
In fact, most instructors teaching at the fundamental level are accomplished Inventor users.
The concept of the LEVEL designation is important for two reasons. First, the LEVEL attempts to highlight the amount of difficulty
that most beginner MFG learners may have when attempting to absorb a particular piece of information. In this manner, it should
be assumed that Fundamental LEVEL content should be taught before Intermediate LEVEL content. Second, the LEVEL attempts to
distinguish content that is Fundamental LEVEL or Intermediate LEVEL from content that could be considered Advanced LEVEL. In this
manner, it should be assumed that Advanced LEVEL content would directly follow Intermediate LEVEL content.
The most important point to remember when considering the LEVEL of any piece of information is how it could be perceived
to the learner. Instructors need to remember that most subjects in the MFG field include information that could easily be
perceived as Advanced LEVEL to learners that were not previously exposed to Fundamental or Intermediate LEVEL content
around the same subject.
WARNING:In practice, LEVEL of content is highly subjective to the individual instructor and learner. The content one instructor
identifies as Fundamental LEVEL may be Intermediate LEVEL content to another. Similarly, the LEVEL of difficulty learners
have with any particular subject can be directly associated to their experience, knowledge, skills, and interests around the
subject. Instructors must recognize this and act accordingly!
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REFERENCES
The Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) contain two different kinds of REFERENCES.
1. ( External Content) REFERENCES. This type of REFERENCE identifies content around the subject that is readily available through
the internet. These REFERENCES are indicated in the Theory, Applied, and Activity SECTIONS of the Design| Visualization Industry
Standards DVIS). Instructors should evaluate the appropriateness of the content available through this REFERENCE when designing
instructor-led courses and lessons.
TIP:Every effort has been made to ensure each link is associated with live content. If you experience difficult using the links, please
use the text in the link to search for this content on the internet. The internet contains a wealth of information on each subject
listed in the content section of this document.
WARNING:The REFERENCES provided in the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS) are not a complete collection of links
around a subject. If you identify a better link, please use it! If you would like to share it, please send correspondence to:
me.certification@autodesk.com. Your contributions are welcomed and may be listed in future releases of this document!
2. ( Software Documentation and Online Help) REFERENCES. This type of REFERENCE indicates the string of text that can be entered
into the search field of the software documentation and online help system in order to receive more information around a subject.
These REFERENCES are indicated in the Tools SECTION of the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS). Instructors should
evaluate the appropriateness of the content available through this REFERENCE when designing instructor-led courses and lessons.
NOTE:This document is complementary to the software documentation and online help. For detailed explanations of specific software
features and functionality, refer to the documentation and online help system in the software. You may also reference the
software documentation and online help that is available on Autodesk.com.
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The following graphic provides a more detailed illustration of the structure of the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS):
LEVEL
SECTION
CONTENT
REFERENCE
MODULE
LEVEL
SECTION
CONTENT
REFERENCE
LEVEL
SECTION
CONTENT
REFERENCE
MODULE
LEVEL
SECTION
CONTENT
REFERENCE
NOTE:The amount of content listed in each MODULE may vary according to several factors, including the relevance of the
content, the variety of content available in the respective SECTION, and the difficulty that learners (at a particular LEVEL)
may have in learning the content. For example, one MODULE may be extensive at the Fundamental LEVEL, while another
MODULE may be more technically challenging and is therefore more limited at the Fundamental LEVEL. Similarly, one
MODULE may be heavy in Theory, while another MODULE is sparse.
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Notes, Tips, Warnings, and Thoughts
Throughout this document, notes, tips, warnings, and thoughts are called out for special
attention. Notes contain guidelines, constraints, and other explanatory information.
Tips provide information to enhance your productivity. Warnings provide information
about actions that might result in confusion experienced by yourself or your learners.
Thoughts contain additional information that you may want to reflect upon or take
further action.
Feedback
Autodesk welcomes feedback on the Design| Visualization Industry Standards (DVIS). After
reviewing this document, if you have suggestions for improvements, or if you want to report an
error, please send your feedback to: me.certification@autodesk.com.
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Table of Contents
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Drafting / Drawing10
Dimensions / Annotations36
Modeling51
Project / Data Management72
Programming / Customization86
UI / Software Configuration101
Visualization111
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Drafting / Drawing | Theory
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Objective / Learning Outcome
Reference
Level
Technical Discipline
Review the Technical Drawing/Drafting Discipline
for visual communication. Explain that Drafting is a
language.
Technical Drawing Discipline
Fundamental
Engineering Discipline Review the Engineering Drawing Discipline. Explain
that the Engineering drawings create the documents
needed to visually communicate design ideas.
Engineering Drawing Discipline
Fundamental
Engineering Design
Review the Engineering Design Process.
Engineering Design Process
Fundamental
Ethics
Explain Workplace Ethics.
Workplace Ethics
Fundamental
Work Ethics
Explain how individual work values (ethics) are
important to the workplace or driving a company
forward.
Work Ethics
Fundamental
Design
Review the term Design and how design relates to the
various Engineering/ Design/Drafting disciplines.
Design
Design Process
Review various Design Process Workflows.
Workflows
Technical Drawing
Engineering Drawing
The Design Process
Work Place Ethics
Individual Work Values
The Design Process
Fundamental
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Design Elements and
Principles
Review the basic principles of design organization
with emphasis on composition, rule of thirds
(geometry), center of interest, balance, contrast,
directional movement, negative and positive space,
rhythm, light, shade, and juxtaposition of elements.
Composition
Fundamental
Explain the 3 F’s-Form Follows Function.
Form Follows Function
Fundamental
Explain the term Space.
Space
Fundamental
Explain the term Line.
Line
Fundamental
Explain the term Shape.
Shape
Fundamental
Explain the term Texture.
Texture
Fundamental
Explain the term Color.
Color
Fundamental
Explain the term Form.
Form
Fundamental
Explain the term Value.
Value
Fundamental
Explain the term Weight.
Weight
Fundamental
Explain Unity.
Unity
Fundamental
Explain Emphasis/Focal Point.
Emphasis/Focal Point
Fundamental
Explain Balance.
Balance
Fundamental
Explain Scale and Proportion.
Scale and Proportion
Fundamental
Explain Proportion/Scale in Architecture.
Proportion/Scale
Fundamental
Review the various Engineering Drawing Discipline
examples.
Mechanical Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Elements of Art
Principles of 2D Design
Design Elements and
Principles
Engineering Drawing
Design Disciplines
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Architectural Drawing
Reference
Level
Review the Architectural Drawing Discipline.
Architectural Discipline
Fundamental
Understanding Architectural
Drawings
Fundamental
Show various architectural drawings and explain the
standard drawings/views used in architectural drawing.
(Floor plan, Site Plan, Elevations, Wall section, Roof
Plan, Stair Details, Ceiling Plan, Equipment Plan,
Sections, Schedules, Proposal Plan, Demolition Plan,
As-Built, etc.)
Architectural Drawing Views
Fundamental
Review the various Architectural Drawing Discipline
examples.
Architectural Drawing
Examples
Fundamental
Review the Civil Drawing Discipline. Explain the
types of Civil drawings that are produced. (Site
Plan, Subdivision Plan, Grading Plan, Roadway Plan,
Removal Plan, Drainage and Utility plan, Cross sections,
Demolition plan, Site Grading and Construction Limits,
Landscape Development Plan, Roadway Layouts, etc.)
Civil Discipline
Fundamental
Review the various Civil Drawing Discipline examples.
Civil Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Design Disciplines
Review the Structural Drawing Discipline. Explain
the types of Structural drawings that are produced.
(Construction Drawings, Ground Floor and foundation
Plan, Details and Sections, Roof Framing Plan, Steel
Details, Structural Drawings, Structural Details,
Framing Details, Concrete Structural drawings,
Pictorials, As-Built, etc.
Structural Discipline
Fundamental
Design Disciplines
Review the various Structural Drawing
Discipline examples.
Structural Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Design Disciplines
Review what MEP is. The Mechanical, Electrical and
Plumbing Drawing Discipline examples.
MEP Discipline
Fundamental
Design Disciplines
Civil Drawing
Design Disciplines
Structural Drawing
MEP Drawing
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Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Design Disciplines
Review the Process Piping Drawing Discipline. Explain
the types of Process Piping drawings that are produced.
(Flow Diagrams, Piping Plans, Plans and Section details,
Elevations, Isometric drawings, Sprinkler and Fire
Protection Plan, Single lines and Double line drawing
methods, etc.)
Process Piping Discipline
Fundamental
Review the various Process Piping Drawing Discipline
examples. (Plumbing Floor Plan, Plumbing Plans and
Schematics, Plumbing Details and Schematics)
Process Piping Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Pipe Drawing
Review the Process and Information Diagram Discipline. P&ID Drawing
Fundamental
Review the various P&ID Pipe Drawing Discipline
examples.
P&ID Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Review the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Drawing Discipline. (Ventilating Floor Plan, Heating
Piping Floor Plan, Cooling System Schematic, Ductwork
Plan, Mechanical Plan, Details and Sections, etc.)
HVAC Discipline
Fundamental
Review the various HVAC Drawing Discipline examples.
HVAC Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Review the Electrical Drawing Discipline. (Electrical Site
Plan, Lighting Plan, Power Plan, Diagrams, electrical
symbol creation, etc. )
Electrical Drawing Discipline
Fundamental
Review the various Electrical Drawing Discipline
examples.
Electrical Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Review the Electronic Drawing Discipline. (Schematics,
Circuit Diagrams, Block Diagrams, Printed Circuit
Boards, Electronic symbol creation, Pictorials, etc.)
Electronic Drawing DisciplineCircuit Diagram
Fundamental
Review the various Electronic Drawing Discipline
examples.
Electronic Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning
Design Disciplines
Electrical Drawing
Design Disciplines
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Design Disciplines
Review welding and the terminology of a weld and
Welding
welding symbol. Explain how weld and welding symbols
are applied to a drawing.
Level
Welding Drawing
Fundamental
Review drawings that apply welding symbols.
Welding Drawing symbols
Fundamental
Review drawings with welding symbols applied.
Welding Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate Arrays.
Array
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate Fillets and Rounds and
why they are important in the design process.
Fillets
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate a Chamfer and why
Chamfers are important in the design process.
Chamfers
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate Spline creation methods.
Splines
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate various Circle creation
methods.
Circles
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate various Angles.
Angle
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate various Triangles.
Triangles
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate various Quadrilaterals.
Quadrilateral
Fundamental
Define the term Polygon
Polygon
Fundamental
Explain and show examples of using 2D Cartesian
Coordinates to locate points when creating or editing
objects.
Cartesian Coordinate systems
Fundamental
Explain and show examples of using 2D Cartesian
Coordinates to locate points when creating or editing
objects.
Polar Coordinate systems
Fundamental
Explain what is Solid modeling.
Solid Modeling
Fundamental
Explain what is Surface modeling.
Surface Modeling
Fundamental
Explain what is Mesh modeling.
Mesh Modeling
Fundamental
Principles of 2D Design
Geometric
Constructions
Geometric Shapes
Geometric
Constructions
Coordinate Systems
Drawing with
Coordinates
Model Types
3D Modeling
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Parametric Constraints
Reference
Level
Parametric
Constraints
Explain Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
Intermediate
Drawing Template
Creation
Explain and demonstrate the use of drawing templates
in AutoCAD. Review the contents of a drawing
templates in AutoCAD are and how to create discipline
specific templates.
Drawing Templates in AutoCAD Intermediate
Geometric Shapes
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Drafting / Drawing | Applied
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Product Evolution
Life Cycle Considerations
Explain the phases of a products life cycle.
Life cycle considerations
Fundamental
Design Process
Explain how a design goes from a concept to a
manufactured product
Mechanical Design Books
Fundamental
Design Changes
Explain how a new design can evolves or how an
existing design can take a fresh approach to the
design problem.
Innovative Design images
Fundamental
ANSI Standards
Review the use of ANSI standards and the show the
use of ANSI Standards in the drawing process.
American National Standards Institute
Fundamental
ISO Standards
Review the use the ISO standards and show the use
of ISO Standards in the drawing process.
International Organization
for Standardization
Fundamental
Explain 2D Cartesian Absolute Coordinates to locate
points when creating or editing objects.
Enter Cartesian Coordinates
Fundamental
Explain 2D Cartesian Relative coordinates to locate
points when creating or editing objects.
Fundamental
Explain 2D Polar coordinates to locate points when
creating or editing objects.
Enter Polar Coordinates
Fundamental
Innovative Design
Drawing Standards and Formats
Coordinate Systems
Entering drawing
coordinates
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Views and Projections
First and Third Angle
Projection
Show a drawing with Third Angle Projection used
Multi View Orthographic
in the USA Canada, or Australia. (ASME Y14.3-2003
Drawing-First and Third
specifies it as the default projection system) Discuss
Angle Projection
that in the United Kingdom, (BS 8888:2006 is the
standard). First Angle projection is the standard
throughout Europe (excluding the UK) and Asia.
(First Angle projection was historically used in the UK
but is now based on BS 8888:2006)
Fundamental
Third Angle Projection
Images
Show a drawing with Third Angle Projection used
Drawing Examples
in the USA Canada, or Australia. (ASME Y14.3-2003
Fundamental
First Angle Projection
Images
Discuss First Angle projection as the standard
Drawing Examples
Fundamental
MultiView
Orthographic
Projection
Explain and visually illustrate Multiview
Orthographic Projection.
Engineering DrawingMulti Views
Fundamental
Multiview examples.
Review Multiview Projection examples.
Multi View Drawing
Examples
Fundamental
Drawing Projections,
Pictorials, Views and
Sections
Explain and visually illustrate Orthographic
Projection.
Engineering Drawing-Ortho- Fundamental
graphic Projection
Review Orthographic examples.
Orthographic View Drawing
Examples
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate Axonometric
Projection.
Engineering DrawingAxonometric Projection
Fundamental
Review Axonometric Projection examples.
Axonometric Drawing
Examples
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate Isometric Projection.
Engineering DrawingIsometric Projection
Fundamental
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Review Isometric Projection examples.
Isometric Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate Dimetric Projection.
Engineering DrawingDimetric Projection
Fundamental
Review Dimetric Projection examples.
Dimetric Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate Trimetric Projection.
Engineering DrawingTrimetric Projection
Fundamental
Review Trimetric Projection examples.
Trimetric Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate Oblique Projection.
Engineering DrawingOblique Projection
Fundamental
Review Oblique Projection examples.
Oblique Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate Parallel Projection.
Engineering DrawingParallel Projection
Fundamental
Review Parallel Projection examples.
Parallel Projection Drawing
Examples
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate various Perspective
views.
Engineering DrawingPerspective Projection
Fundamental
Review Perspective examples.
Perspective Drawing
Examples
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate Auxiliary View
Projection.
Engineering Drawing-Auxiliary Projection
Fundamental
Review Auxiliary View Projection examples.
Auxiliary View Projection
Examples
Fundamental
Explain and visually illustrate various Sectional
views.
Engineering DrawingSection Views
Fundamental
Review Sectional View examples.
Sectional View Examples
Fundamental
Show an exploded view. Explain why it is commonly
used for assembly instructions.
Exploded view
Fundamental
Drawing Projections,
Pictorials, Views and
Sections
Exploded View
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Explain the importance of sketching in the Design
Process. Demonstrate sketching techniques.
Sketching
Fundamental
Polygons
List the names of commonly used Polygons (i.e. 1-10
sides).
Calculate the number of sides on a given
Polygon
Naming Polygons
Fundamental
Area
Use a polyline with arcs to create geometry that
is closed and bounded. Draw a circle in the center
of the polyline. Use the Area command to Add the
polyline and then subtract the circle to calculate the
area.
Area
Fundamental
Circumference
Create a circle and use AutoCAD Properties to
determine the circumference of a circle.
Circumference
Fundamental
Parallel
Define the term parallel.
Parallel (Geometry)
Fundamental
Perpendicular
Define the term Perpendicular.
Perpendicular
Fundamental
Object Snap
Define the AutoCAD term Object Snap.
Object Snap
Fundamental
Tracking Methods
Define the term Tracking. Demonstrate the and use
of Tracking in an AutoCAD drawing. Demonstrate the
importance of Tracking (TK) in an AutoCAD drawing
as a time saving drawing technique.
Tracking Methods
Fundamental
Sketching Design Ideas
Sketching
Geometric Constructions
Line Conventions and Line Weights
Standard for Lines
Explain the ANSI Line Conventions ASME
Engineering Drawing-Line
Y14.2M-1992 (reaffirmed 2003) and explain the
styles and types
ISO Line Conventions and how they are used in a
drawing. how they are used in a drawing. Show that
the preferred CAD drawing standard contains various
line types and width such as; Thick .6 mm and Thin .3
mm line weights. Explain that drawings prepared by a
CAD program can be of one line width.
Fundamental
Show a drawing and explain that the continuous line
type represents the visual edges of an object. Explain
that visible lines are drawn or plotted, Thick .6 mm.
Fundamental
Line Styles and Types
Visible Lines
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Interpreting Engineering
Drawing-Basic types of
lines used in Engineering
drawings
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Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Hidden Line
Show a drawing the contains hidden lines displayed
as short dashes. Explain that hidden lines represent
edges that are invisible in the view. Explain that
hidden lines are drawn or plotted, Thin .3 mm.
drawings
Fundamental
Section Lines
Show a drawing that contains a section view. Identify
that a section view displays the portion of an object
as patterned lines. Explain that section views
represent various material patterns of the parts (s)
being cut. Explain that section lines are drawn or
plotted, Thin .3 mm.
drawings
Fundamental
Center Lines-Center Marks
Show a drawing that contains a center line. Identify
that center lines are displayed as an alternating
series of long and short dashed lines. Explain that
center lines are used to represent the axis (center) or
center plane of symmetrical parts or arc features in a
drawing. Explain the centerlines can also be used for
bolt circle patterns and paths of motion. Explain that
center lines are drawn or plotted, Thin .3 mm.
drawings
Fundamental
Cutting Plane Line
Show a drawing that contains a cutting plane line.
Identify that cutting plane lines are displayed as thick
dashed or alternating dual short and singular long
dashed lines. Explain that cutting plane lines define
the location of cutting planes for of sectional views.
Explain that cutting plane lines are terminated with
arrow heads drawn at 90 degrees which indicated
the direction of sight for viewing an object being cut.
Explain that cutting plane lines are drawn or plotted,
Thick, .6 mm.
drawings
Fundamental
Phantom Line
Show a drawing that contains a phantom part.
Identify a phantom line as a series of lone lines
spaced by a series of dual short line dashes. Explain
that phantom lines are used as an outline of adjacent
parts, a moving part, repeated details of parts or
showing rounded corners. Explain that a phantom
line can be used for a phantom part in an assembly
that is shown for reference only. Explain that
phantom lines are drawn or plotted, Thin .3 mm.
drawings
Fundamental
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Reference
Level
Show a drawing that contains break lines for a view
or views that are not required to be complete. Explain
that break lines are created as solid zigzag lines or in
some cases created freehand. Explain that phantom
lines are drawn or plotted, Thin .3 mm for zigzag line
and Thick .6 mm for freehand break lines..
drawings
Fundamental
Review how the same linetype can be scaled by
changing the linetype scale factor as the global
overall scale factor for all lines in a drawing or to
individual lines. Demonstrate drawings that use
different linetype scales and how to change the
linetype scales.
Control Linetype scales
Fundamental
Review Geometric Constraints.
Geometric Constraints
Intermediate
Review Dimensional Constraints.
Dimensional Constraints
Intermediate
Break Line
Control Linetype scaling
Linetype Scales
Constraining Geometry
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
ANSI Standards and
ISO standards
Create drawings that apply ANSI and ISO standards.
American National Standards Institute
Fundamental
Sheet Sizes
Create multiple drawings that use different ANSI and
ISO sheet sizes. Create viewports and scale each
viewport using standard scales.
Engineer DrawingSheet Sizes
Fundamental
Drawing Units
Create multiple drawings that use AutoCAD’s Units.
Use Decimal, Architectural, Fractional, Engineering
and Scientific units as needed.
Units in an AutoCAD
Drawing
Fundamental
Drawing Scale
Demonstrate how to change the scale of a drawing
view in a viewport and indicate how the size of the
view changes. Use Metric and Imperial scales as
needed.
Scale a drawing
Fundamental
Third Angle
Projection Images
Create a drawing with projected views using Third
Angle projection.
Drawing Examples
Fundamental
First Angle
Projection Images
Create a drawing with projected views using First
Angle projection.
First Angle Projection Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Sketching
Using paper and pencil, design a new cell phone or
video game controller (or other object) by creating
a rough sketch to capture the design intent or idea.
Use this sketch to create a multi-view drawing.
Sketching Examples
Fundamental
Object Snap
Create a new drawing and set running Object Snap
modes to the following; Endpoint, Intersection,
Midpoint, Center and Extension. Explain the
difference between running object snap and object
snap overrides. Create a multi-view drawing using
the above Object Snap modes.
Object Snap
Fundamental
Running Object Snaps and
OSNAP Overrides
Fundamental
Drawing Standards and Formats
Sketching Design Ideas
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Object Snap
Tracking
Create a new drawing and set running Object
Track to points on Objects
Snap Tracking modes to the following; Endpoint,
Intersection, Midpoint, Center and Extension. Explain
the importance that object snap tracking tools bring
during the drawing process. Create a multi-view
drawing using the above Object Snap Tracking modes. Object Snap Tracking
Fundamental
Create a new drawing and set running Polar Snap and Polar Snap and
Polar Snap Tracking modes to the following; Endpoint, Polar Tracking
Intersection, Midpoint, Center and Extension. Explain
the importance that Polar Snap and Polar tracking
tools bring during the drawing process. Create a
multi-view drawing using the above Polar Snap and
Polar Tracking modes.
Fundamental
Standard for Lines
Create a drawing that using the ANSI Line
Conventions ASME Y14.2M-1992 (reaffirmed 2003).
Create a drawing using ISO Line Conventions. Show
that the preferred CAD drawing standard contains
various line types and width such as; Thick .6 mm
and Thin .3 mm line weights. Explain that drawings
prepared by a CAD program can be of one line width.
Linetypes and linetype scale
Fundamental
Lineweights
Click the Show/Hide Lineweight button on the status
bar to display lineweights.
Display Lineweights
Fundamental
LTSCALE
Review LTSCALE as the global overall scale factor for
all lines in a drawing. Demonstrate drawings that
use different linetype scales and how to change the
LTSCALE system variable.
Control Linetype
scales-LTSCALE
Fundamental
CELTSCALE
Review CELTSCALE as the current entity (current
object) linetype scale factor. Demonstrate the use
or the Properties Palette to change the CELTSCALE
(Linetype Scale in the Properties Palette) of a
drawing. Demonstrate setting the CELTSCALE to
.5 and drawing new lines to differentiate between
LTSCALE set to 1 and CELTSCALE set to .5.
Control Linetype scales
Fundamental
Polar Snap and
Polar Tracking
Fundamental
Line Conventions and Line Weights
Linetype Scaling
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PSLTSCALE
Review PSLTSCALE for the linetype scaling for
objects that are drawn in paper space viewports.
Demonstrate setting the PSLTSCALE to .5 and
drawing new lines.
Scale Linetypes in Layout
Viewports
Fundamental
MSLTSCALE
Review MSLTSCALE for displaying linetype scales on
the model tab by the scale representation. Discuss
when the MSLTSCALE system variable is set to 1
(default), linetypes displayed on the model tab are
scaled by the annotation scale
Display Annotative Objects
Fundamental
CELTSCALE
Review CELTSCALE as the current entity (current
object) linetype scale factor. Demonstrate the use
or the Properties Palette to change the CELTSCALE
(Linetype Scale in the Properties Palette) of a
drawing. Demonstrate setting the CELTSCALE to
.5 and drawing new lines to differentiate between
LTSCALE set to 1 and CELTSCALE set to .5.
Control Linetype scalesCELTSCALE
Fundamental
Working with Lines
Draw an assortment of polygon shapes using
the Line tool.
Draw Lines
Fundamental
Working with
Polylines
Draw an assortment of polygon shapes using the
Polyline tool.
Draw Polylines
Fundamental
Draw an assortment of shapes using the Polyline tool
utilizing Polyline arcs.
Draw Polyline Arcs
Fundamental
Creating Polylines
Draw an assortment of shapes using the Polyline tool
utilizing Polyline arcs.
Creating Polylines
Fundamental
Working with
Rectangles and
Polygons
Rectangle and Polygon tools.
Draw Rectangles and
Polygons
Fundamental
Working with
Circles
Draw an assortment of Circles with various radii
and diameters.
Draw Circles
Fundamental
Working with Arc’s
Draw an assortment of Arcs with various radii.
Draw Arcs
Fundamental
Working with
Ellipses
Draw an assortment of Ellipses.
Draw Ellipses
Fundamental
Linetype Scaling
Basic Drawing Tools
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Basic Drawing Tools
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Level
Working with
Multiline Objects
Draw assortment of multiline objects.
Draw Multiline Objects
Fundamental
Working with
Splines
Draw assortment of Splines.
Draw Splines
Fundamental
Working with
Construction
Geometry
Draw an assortment of Xlines and Rays.
Draw Construction lines and
Rays
Fundamental
Working with
Donuts
Draw an assortment of donuts with different
diameters.
Draw Donuts
Fundamental
Working with Points Draw a series of Points. Set different PDSIZE and
PDMODE.
Draw Reference Points
Fundamental
Working with Blocks Create and insert Blocks in a drawing.
Create Blocks within
a drawing
Fundamental
Working with Blocks Create and insert Blocks in a drawing.
Create Blocks or Symbols
Fundamental
Working with
Dynamic Blocks
Create and insert Dynamic Blocks
Create Dynamic Blocks
Fundamental
Modify a drawing
with Grips
Open an existing drawing and modify the drawings
objects using Grips.
Modify Objects using Grips
Fundamental
Modify Polygon/
Polyline Geometry
Polyline tool. Create a new drawing by using an
assortment of shapes using the Polyline tool utilizing
Polyline arcs. Modify the polylines to create new
polyline shapes.
Modify Polylines
Fundamental
Editing Polylines
Fundamental
Modify Spline
Geometry
Draw assortment of Splines. Modify the Spline
definitions to create new splines.
Modify Splines
Fundamental
Move, Rotate and
Align
objects using the Move Rotate and Align tools.
Move, Rotate and Align
Objects
Fundamental
Copy, Array, Offset
and Mirror
Copy, Array, Offset or Mirror
objects using the Copy, Array, Offset and Mirror tools. Objects
Trim, Extend,
Stretch, Lengthen
and Scale
objects using the Trim, Extend, Stretch, Lengthen and
Scale tools.
Create Reusable Objects
Select and Modify Objects
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Change the Size and Shape
of Objects
Fundamental
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Modify Multiline
Geometry
Draw assortment of Multiline objects. Modify the
Multilines elements to create new Multilines.
Modify Multilines
Fundamental
Explode Geometry
Open and existing drawing. Convert a polyline,
hatch, or block reference, into individual elements by
using the Explode tool.
Disassociate Compound
Objects (Explode)
Fundamental
Modify Block
Geometry
Create and insert Blocks in a drawing. Modify the
Block definitions to create new blocks.
Modify a Block Definition
Fundamental
Modify Dynamic Block Definitions
Modify Dynamic Block
Definitions
Fundamental
Demonstrate orthographic projection by creating
a top, front, and side drawing view. Select a simple
part that you could cut out of wood and show how
the wood part would be drawn in the top, front and
side view.
Engineering DrawingOrthographic Projection
Fundamental
Create part or an assembly as a Isometric view
drawing.
Engineering DrawingIsometric Projection
Fundamental
Create part or an assembly as a Dimetric view
drawing.
Engineering DrawingDimetric Projection
Fundamental
Create part or an assembly as a Trimetric view
drawing.
Engineering Drawing-Trimet- Fundamental
ric Projection
Create part or an assembly as a cabinet and/or
cavalier Oblique drawing.
Engineering DrawingOblique Projection
Fundamental
Create part or an assembly using Parallel Projection
view drawing. Create the same drawing us a one
point and/or two point Perspective Projection.
Engineering DrawingParallel Projection
Fundamental
Create a part or assembly drawing using one point
and two point Perspective projection.
Engineering DrawingPerspective Projection
Fundamental
Create an Auxiliary View Projection of a part showing
the true size and shape of an inclined surface with a
hole drilled through the inclined surface of the part.
Engineering DrawingAuxiliary Projection
Fundamental
Create multiple section view drawings of a part of
assembly using the following sectioning techniques;
full, half, offset, revolved, broken-out, removed, offset
and assembly sections.
Engineering DrawingSection Views
Fundamental
Drawing
Projections,
Pictorials, Views
and Sections
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Exploded View
Using an Isometric view assembly or a 3D Model
assembly, create an Exploded view drawing.
Exploded view
Fundamental
Direct Distance
Entry
Create a drawing using Direct Distance Entry.
Enter Direct Distances
Fundamental
Create a drawing using Direct Distance Entry.
Using Direct Distance Entry
Fundamental
Using Absolute
Coordinate Entry
Create a drawing using Absolute Coordinate Entry.
Using Absolute
Coordinate Entry
Fundamental
Using Relative
Coordinate Entry
Create a drawing using Relative Coordinate Entry.
Using Relative
Coordinate Entry
Fundamental
Using Relative Polar
Coordinate Entry
Create a drawing using Relative Polar Coordinate
Entry.
Using Relative Polar
Coordinate Entry
Fundamental
Dynamic Input
Activate Dynamic Input from the status bar and use
the Dynamic Input interface to create and edit a
drawing in AutoCAD using Dynamic Input.
Dynamic Input
Fundamental
WCS and UCS
Explain the World Coordinate System (WCS). Explain
the User Coordinate System (UCS). Explain how the
WCS and UCS are applied in AutoCAD.
WCS-UCS
Fundamental
Precise Input
Create and Combine objects
Working with
Regions
Draw an assortment of closed objects. Create regions Create and Combine
of each closed object.
Objects (Regions)
Intermediate
Working with
Helixes
Draw and assortment of Helixes.
Create Helixes
Intermediate
Modify a Helix
Draw and assortment of Helixes. Modify the Helix
shapes to create new Helix designs.
Modify Helixes
Intermediate
Block Attributes
Define Block Attributes
Intermediate
Block Attributes
Modify a Block Attribute Definition
Modify a Block
Attribute Definition
Intermediate
Create Curved Objects
Modify Curved Objects
Edit Block Attributes
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Modify Objects with Geometric Constraints Applied
Intermediate
Modify Objects with Dimensional Constraints Applied
Intermediate
Add and Modify Geometrical Constraints to Geometry
Geometrical
Constraints to
Objects
Open an existing drawing where the lines to not
meet at endpoints, are not parallel, vertical or
horizontal and circles are not concentric to arcs Use
Geometrical Constraints to create a new design.
Add and Modify Dimensional Constraints to Geometry
Dimensional
Constraints to
Objects
Open an existing drawing where the lines do not
meet at endpoints, are not parallel, vertical or
horizontal and circles are not concentric to arcs Use
Dimensional Constraints to create a new design.
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Manipulate the magnification of objects in a view
Zoom
Utilize Zoom techniques to manipulate drawing
magnification.
ZOOM
Fundamental
Pan
Utilize Pan techniques to move the view planar to
the screen.
Pan
Fundamental
Zoom and Pan with
the Wheel Mouse
Utilize Zoom and Pan techniques to magnify the
view and move the view planar to the screen.
Zoom-Wheel Mouse
Fundamental
Regeneration
Utilize REGEN to recalculate the drawing data base. REGEN Command
Fundamental
Create Linear Objects
Lines
Create Lines
LINE
Fundamental
Polylines
Create Polylines
PLINE
Fundamental
Rectangles and
Polygons
Create Rectangles and Polygons
Draw Rectangles and Polygons
Fundamental
Multilines
Create and Modify Multilines
Draw Multiline Objects
Fundamental
Xlines
Create Xlines
XLINE
Fundamental
Rays
Create Rays
RAY
Fundamental
Points
Create Points
POINT
Fundamental
Arcs
Create Arcs
Draw Arcs
Fundamental
Circles
Create Circles
Draw Circles
Fundamental
Ellipses
Create Ellipses
Draw Ellipses
Fundamental
Splines
Create Splines
SPLINE
Fundamental
Donut
Create Donuts
DONUT
Fundamental
Boundary
Create a Boundary from an Enclosed Area
BOUNDARY
Fundamental
Select Objects by Properties
Find the Properties of Objects
Fundamental
Create Selection Sets
SELECT
Fundamental
Create Construction and Reference Geometry
Create and Modify Objects
Properties
Select
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Add Selected
Create a new object based on another’s Objects
type and Properties.
AddSelected
Fundamental
Quick Select
Select Objects by Filtering
Quick Select
Fundamental
Deselect Objects
Remove Selection from Objects
Select Objects Individually
Fundamental
Selection Cycling
Use Selection Cycling for Overlapping or Stacked
Objects
SelectionCycling
Fundamental
Erase
Erase Objects
ERASE
Fundamental
Move
Move Objects
MOVE
Fundamental
Using the MOVE Command
Fundamental
COPY
Fundamental
Using the Copy Command
Fundamental
Rotate Objects
Fundamental
Using the Rotate Command
Fundamental
Copy
Rotate
Rotate Objects
Rotation reference
Angles
Use Rotation reference Angles
Rotate Objects
Fundamental
Mirror
Mirror Objects
MIRROR
Fundamental
Arrays
Create and Modify Arrays
ARRAY
Fundamental
Rectangular Array
Fundamental
Polar Array
Fundamental
Path Array
Fundamental
STRETCH
Fundamental
Using the STRETCH Command
Fundamental
OFFSET
Fundamental
Using the OFFSET Command
Fundamental
FILLET
Fundamental
Stretch
Offset
Radius (Fillets and
Rounds)
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Copy Objects
Stretch Objects
Offset Objects
Create a Radius between objects (Fillets and
Rounds)
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Radius (Fillets and
Rounds)
Create a Radius between objects (Fillets and
Rounds)
Using the FILLET Command
Fundamental
Chamfer
Chamfer Objects
CHAMFER
Fundamental
Using the CHAMFER command
Fundamental
Trim and Extend Objects
Fundamental
Using Trim and Extend
Fundamental
BREAK
Fundamental
Using the BREAK Command
Fundamental
JOIN
Fundamental
Using the Join Command
Fundamental
Trim / Extend
Break
Join
Trim and Extend Objects
Break Objects
Join Objects
Lengthen
Lengthen Objects
LENGTHEN
Fundamental
Explode
Explode Objects
EXPLODE
Fundamental
Scale
Scale Objects
SCALE
Fundamental
Divide
Divide Objects
DIVIDE
Fundamental
Measure
Measure Objects
MEASURE
Fundamental
Polylines
Modify Polylines
Modify Polylines
Fundamental
Splines
Modify Splines
Modify Splines
Fundamental
Polyline and Spline
Editing
Modify a Polyline and Spline
Polyline and Spline editing
Fundamental
Groups
Create Groups of Objects
GROUP
Fundamental
Match Properties
Match Objects Properties
MATCHPROP
Fundamental
Select
Select Similar Objects
SELECTSIMILAR
Fundamental
Undo or U
Reverse the effect of commands
UNDO
Fundamental
U
Reverse the effect of one command
U
Fundamental
Redo
Reverse the effect of previous UNDO or U
command
REDO
Fundamental
Hatch
Create a Hatched object and use editing tools to
modify the hatch pattern.
Hatch Creation and Editing
Fundamental
Associative Array
Edit Associative Arrays
Edit Associative Arrays
Fundamental
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Align
Align 2D Objects with other 2D Objects
Align Objects
Fundamental
Grips
Use Object and Multi-Functional Grips
Use Object Grips
Fundamental
Use Object and Multi-Functional Grips
Multifunction Grips
Fundamental
Cut, Copy, Paste
Use Cut, Copy and Paste with the Clipboard
Cut, Copy and Paste
from the Clipboard
Fundamental
Drag and Drop
Drag and Drop an Open Drawing File or Open
Objects from one display window into another
AutoCAD Drawing Window
Perform Tasks with Files in
Content Explorer
Fundamental
Import
Import Files of different formats into the
current drawing
Import
Fundamental
Design Center
Use Design Center to browse, find, preview
content, insert content such as blocks, hatches, and
external references
Access Content with DesignCenter
Fundamental
UCS
Use User Coordinate Systems
UCS
Fundamental
Dynamic Input
Use Dynamic Input
Use Dynamic Input
Fundamental
Direct
Distance Entry
Create Objects using direct distance entry
Direct Distance Entry
Fundamental
Cartesian
Coordinates
Use 2D Cartesian Coordinates
Fundamental
Polar Coordinates
Use 2D Polar Coordinates
Enter 2D Polar Coordinates
Fundamental
Calculators
Use the QuickCalc Calculator
Use the QuickCalc Calculator
Fundamental
Use Precision Tools
Restrict Cursor Movement
Grid and Grid Snap
Use Grid and Grid Snap
Adjust Grid and Grid Snap
Fundamental
Ortho
Use orthogonal Locking (ortho Mode)
Ortho
Fundamental
Object Snaps
Use Object Snaps
Object Snaps
Fundamental
Object
SnapTracking
Use Object Snap Tracking
Track to Points on Objects
(Object Snap Tracking)
Polar and Polar Snap Use Polar Tracking and Polar Snap
Tracking
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Using Osnap Tracking
Fundamental
Use Polar and Polar Snap
Tracking
Fundamental
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Tracking
Use Tracking
Tracking (Command Modifier)
Fundamental
From
Use From as an Command Modifier
From (Command Modifier)
Fundamental
Midpoint between
two points
Find the Midpoints between two points
MTP (Command Modifier)
Fundamental
Insert Drawings (Blocks) into other drawings
INSERT
Fundamental
Create Blocks
BLOCK
Fundamental
Create Blocks and Symbols
Fundamental
Save Selected Objects as Wblocks
Wblocks
Fundamental
Modify Block Definitions
Fundamental
Use Dynamic Blocks in drawings
Overview of Dynamic Blocks
Fundamental
Modify Dynamic Block Definitions
Modify Dynamic Block
Definitions
Fundamental
Create Dynamic Blocks
Quick Start to Creating
Dynamic Blocks
Fundamental
Dynamic Blocks
Dynamic Blocks
Fundamental
Purge
Remove block definitions, dimension styles, groups,
layers, linetypes, and text styles
PURGE
Fundamental
Content Explorer
Search for and access design files and design
objects locally or on a network.
Content Explorer
Fundamental
Autodesk Seek
objects locally, on a network or on-line.
AutoCAD 2012 Autodesk Seek
Fundamental
Autodesk Seek
objects locally, on a network or on-line.
Use Autodesk Seek to Add and
Share Drawings
Fundamental
Restrict Cursor Movement
Define and Reference Blocks
Blocks
Dynamic Blocks
Remove unreferenced items
Search for design content
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Extract Geometric Information from Objects
Reference
Level
Obtain Distances
Find Distances between Objects
MEASURGEOM
Fundamental
Obtain Angles
Find Angles between Objects
Obtain Distances, Angles and
Point Locations
Fundamental
Obtain Locations
Find Identification locations of Objects
ID
Fundamental
Obtain Area
and Mass
Find Area and Mass Properties Information
MEASUREGEOM
Fundamental
List Data
Display Property Data for Selected Objects
LIST
Fundamental
Obtain Radius
Find the radius of an Object
MEASUREGEOM
Fundamental
Helix
Create a 2D Helix
HELIX
Intermediate
Create and Modify Regions
REGION
Intermediate
Create a Blend between lines or curves
BLEND
Intermediate
Constraining
Objects
Use Geometrical and Dimensional Constraints
Overview of Constrains
Intermediate
Parametric
Constraints
Use Geometrical and Dimensional Constraints
Intermediate
Geometric Constraints
Intermediate
Dimensional Constraints
Intermediate
Block Constraints
Block Constraints
Intermediate
Intermediate
Modify a Block Attribute Definition
Modify a Block Attribute
Definition
Intermediate
Use Block Tables
Block Tables
Intermediate
Create and Combine Areas (Regions)
Regions
Blends
Add Constraints to Geometry
Define and Edit Block Attributes
Block Attributes
Define and Reference Blocks
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Dimensions / Annotations | Theory
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Definition
Explain the definition of text and Notes
in CAD drafting.
Text and Notes in CAD
Fundamental
Hatch
Explain the use of hatch patterns in a drawing.
Overview of Hatch Patterns and Fills
Fundamental
What is Cross-Hatching?
Fundamental
Cross-hatching
Fundamental
Identify and differentiate the use of annotations
used in AutoCAD.
Overview of Annotations
Fundamental
Explain how annotation scaling for annotative
objects maintain scale consistancy regardless of the
scale of a drawing.
Annotation Scaling in
AutoCAD
Fundamental
Changing
Annotation scale
Explain how annotation scaling for annotative
objects maintain scale consistancy regardless of
the scale of a drawing.
Annotation Scale
Fundamental
Technical Lettering/Text
Explain that in a drawing text is usually capitalized
and that the height is .125” or 3 mm. Explain that
there is the ANSI or ISO standard for adding text
to a drawing. (Also, note that some companies have
used .0937” as their company text height standard in
place of .125”)
Engineering Drawing-Technical Lettering
Fundamental
Annotations
Annotating Drawings
Annotations types
Scaling annotations in a drawing
Changing
Annotation scale
Scaling annotations in a drawing
Lettering/Text
Dimensioning Practices/Overview
Dimensioning
Conventions
Review dimensioning conventions and the placement Dimensioning Overview
of Dimensions
Fundamental
Dimensioning a Drawing
Explain the principles of dimensioning a
production drawing
Principles of Dimensioning
Fundamental
Dimensioning
Techniques
Explain Functional, Non-functional and
Auxiliary dimensions.
Fundamental
Dimensioning
Techniques
Explain drawing Limits, Fits and Tolerance.
Fundamental
Dimensions
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Dimensions
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Size and Location
Dimensions
Explain the usage of Size and Location Dimensions.
Dimensioning Practices
Fundamental
Mating Dimension
Explain the use of a Mating Dimension.
Drafting/Drawing
text books
Fundamental
Components of a
Dimension
Explain the components that display a dimension.
Parts of a Dimension
Fundamental
Geometric Dimensioning
and Tolerancing
Explain of how Geometric Dimensioning
and Tolerancing (GD&T) defines the nominal
(theoretically perfect) geometry of parts
and assemblies.
GD&T
Fundamental
Feature Control Frame
Explain the components of a Feature Control Frame.
The Feature Control Frame
Fundamental
Axis
Define the term Axis.
Axis
Fundamental
Feature of Size (FOS)
Define the term Feature of Size.
Feature of Size (FOS)
Fundamental
Material Condition
Modifiers (MMC)
Define the term Maximum Material Condition.
GD&T: Maximum and Least Fundamental
Material Condition
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Geometric Dimensioning & Fundamental
Tolerancing
Material Condition
Modifiers (LMC)
Define the term Least Material Condition.
GD&T: Maximum and Least Fundamental
Material Condition
Geometric Dimensioning & Fundamental
Tolerancing
Datum
Define the term Datum.
Datum
Fundamental
Datum Targets
Define the term Datum Targets.
Datum Targets
Fundamental
Limits and Fits
Define the terms Limits and Fits.
Limits and Fits
Fundamental
Fits and Tolerances
Review Fits and Tolerances
Engineering Tolerance
Fundamental
Tolerance
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Production drawing Surface Roughness/Finish
Surface Roughness/
Finish
Reference
Level
Explain the terms Surface Roughness/Finish. Explain
how Finish Marks are used.
Surface Finish
Fundamental
Explain what is meant by the term Bidirectional
Associativity in software applications.
Bidirectional Associativity
Intermediate
Dimensions and Annotations
Bidirectional
Associativity
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Dimensions / Annotations | Applied
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Apply Text to a Drawing
Explain the usage or applications for applying
TEXT (single line text) or MTEXT (multiline text)
commands in an AutoCAD drawing.
Overview of Creating text
Fundamental
Explain the usage or applications for applying
TEXT (single line text) or MTEXT (multiline text)
commands in an AutoCAD drawing.
Create Text and
Dimensions
Fundamental
Text Styles
Show a drawing that has multiple text styles.
Explain the differences between text styles and
the properties of each
Overview of Text Styles
Fundamental
Tables
Explain the use of tables as a rectangular
array of cells.
Tables
Fundamental
Table Style
Show a drawing that has multiple table styles.
Explain the differences between table styles and the
properties of each.
Tables Styles
Fundamental
Wipeouts
Show examples of how to mask underlying objects.
Wipeout
Fundamental
Notes and Labels
Review methods for creating and modifying several
types of text, leaders and text styles.
Notes and Labels
Fundamental
Fields
Explain how Fields are inserted, updated and
used as hyperlinks.
Use Fields in Text
Fundamental
Hatch
Review hatch creation and editing.
Hatch Command
Fundamental
Hatch
Review hatch drawing examples.
Hatch examples
Fundamental
Identify and differentiate the use of annotations,
tags, dimensions and callouts.
Architectural
Drafting Textbooks
Fundamental
Labels
Explain how Civil labels are applied to a
Civil drawing.
Civil Labels
Fundamental
Dimension Styles
Show a drawing with multiple Dimension Styles
for Mechanical, Architectural and Civil drawings.
Explain the differences between the dimension
styles and the dimension style properties of each.
Overview of
Dimension Styles
Fundamental
Annotations
Annotating Architectural Drawings
Annotations types
Annotating Civil Drawings
Dimensions
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Topic
Dimensions
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Dimensioning
Techniques
Show examples of linear dimensions (i.e. horizontal
and vertical).
Linear Dimensions
Fundamental
Baseline Dimensions
Show an example of Baseline Dimensions.
Baseline Dimensions
Fundamental
Continue/Chain
Dimensions
Show an example of Continue/Chain Dimensions.
Continue/Chair Dimensions
Fundamental
Aligned Dimensions
Show an example of Aligned Dimensions.
Aligned Dimensions
Fundamental
Angular Dimensions
Show an example of Angular Dimensions.
Angular Dimensions
Fundamental
Radius Dimensions
Show an example of Radius Dimensions.
Radius Dimensions
Fundamental
Diameter Dimensions
Show an example of Diameter Dimensions.
Diameter Dimensions
Fundamental
Jogged Dimensions
Show an example of Jogged Dimensions.
Jogged Dimension
Fundamental
Ordinate Dimensions
Show an example of Ordinate Dimensions.
Ordinate Dimension
Fundamental
Arc Length Dimensions
Show an example of Arc Length Dimensions.
Arc length Dimension
Fundamental
Inspection Dimensions
Show an example of Inspection Dimensions.
Convert Dimensions into
Fundamental
Leaders/Multileaders
Show a drawing with leaders applied.
Overview of Leaders
Fundamental
Leader Styles
Show a drawing with multiple leader styles. Explain
the use of the MLEADERSTYLE command and the
differences between associated and non-associative
leader styles.
Work with Leader Styles
Fundamental
Geometric Dimensioning
and Tolerancing
Show a drawing of how Geometric Dimensioning
and Tolerancing (GD&T) defines the nominal
(theoretically perfect) geometry of parts
and assemblies.
GD&T Examples
Fundamental
Tolerance Formats
Show drawings with different tolerance dimension
formats. (i.e. Symmetrical, Deviation, Limits,
and Basic.
Tolerances Tab
Fundamental
Show a drawing that applies Surface Roughness/
Finish Marks.
Surface Finish Examples
Fundamental
Review drawings with Surface Finish symbols
applied.
Surface Finish Examples
Fundamental
Tolerancing
Surface Roughness/Finish
Applying Surface
Roughness/Finish
Production drawing Surface Roughness
Surface Roughness
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Edit placed dimensions
Review editing dimensions techniques using
the methods and properties provided for the
dimensioned object.
Edit Dimensions
Fundamental
Dimensioning Editing
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Single Line Text.
Create a Note in a drawing using capitalized text.
Create Single Line text.
Fundamental
Modify a Note in a drawing using Single Line text
editing properties.
Change Single Line text.
Fundamental
Create a paragraph of multiline text.
Create Multiline Text
Fundamental
Using MTEXT to Create
Multiline Text
Fundamental
Annotations
Multiline Text
Justify and Scale Text
Edit the Scale and Justification of a text string
in a drawing.
Change Text Scale and
Justification
Fundamental
Format Characters
Within Multiline Text
Override a Text Style and apply different
formatting to individual words and characters
within Multiline Text.
Format Characters Within
Multiline text
Fundamental
Create List in Multiline
Text
Create a Note with bulleted lists, lettered or
numbered lists or simple outlines in Multiline text.
Create Lists in Multiline text Fundamental
Indent Multiline Text and Create a Multiline Text paragraph setting
Use Tabs
indents and tabs.
Indent Multiline Text and
Use Tabs
Fundamental
Specify Line Spacing
Within Multiline text
Create a Multiline text paragraph and change
the line spacing from 1.0x to 1.5x and then to 2.0x.
Specify Line Spacing Within
Multiline text
Fundamental
Create and Edit Columns
in Multiline Text
Create a Multiline Text paragraph and changed the
paragraph to two static columns. Create a Multiline
Text paragraph and changed the paragraph to
multiple dynamic columns.
Create and Edit Columns in
Multiline Text
Fundamental
Create Stacked
Characters Within
Multiline Text
Create a Multiline Text string using stacked
characters. Create a Leader with stacked fractions
or a stacked tolerance.
Create Stacked Characters
Within Multiline Text
Fundamental
Change Multiline Text
Create a paragraph of multiline text. Use the
Properties palette to change the text style,
justification, rotation and line spacing.
Change Multiline Text
Fundamental
Find and Replace Text
Use the Find tool to search for and replace words in a
Text or Multiline Text string.
Find and Replace Text
Fundamental
Spell Checking
Check Spelling
Use the Spelling Checking tool to check the spelling
of a drawings single or multiline text, dimension text,
multilayer text, text within block attributes or text
within external references.
Fundamental
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Paste a Microsoft
Word document into a
Multiline Text paragraph
Create a Multiline Text paragraph by Pasting in a
copied Microsoft Word document.
Cut, Copy and Paste
from the Clipboard
Fundamental
Text Styles
Create new Text Styles in a drawing with different
names, fonts, widths and heights. Create a
Annotative and non-annotative text styles. Apply
these new text styles in the drawing.
Work with Text Styles
Fundamental
Creating Text Styles
Fundamental
Create a new table in a drawing.
Tables
Fundamental
Using Data Tables
Fundamental
Create multiple table styles in a new drawing.
Explain the differences between table styles and the
properties of each.
Work with Tables Styles
Fundamental
Create Tables Styles
Fundamental
Mask underlying objects in a drawing.
Create a blank area to
cover objects
Fundamental
Wipeout
Fundamental
Annotations
Tables
Table Style
Wipeouts
Fields
Create a new text string and add Fields in the text
string. Create a table with Fields in table cells.
Create a hyperlink Field and assign the hyperlink to a
piece of text.
Use Fields in Text
Fundamental
Working with
Hatch patterns
Create a new drawing with closed and open
geometry. Hatch the closed and open geometry
using an assortment of hatch patterns and hatch
scales.
Create Hatch Patterns
Fundamental
Create a new drawing(s) of mechanical, architectural
or civil objects. Hatch the closed and open
geometry using an assortment of hatch patterns and
hatch scales.
Using the Hatch Command
Fundamental
Applying Hatch and Fill
Fundamental
Edit Hatch patterns in a drawing.
Edit Hatch and Fill
Fundamental
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Hatch
Explain the use of hatch patterns in a section view of
a mechanical part.
Use of cross hatching in
sectional views
Fundamental
Annotations
Scaling annotation in a drawing
Changing Annotation
scale
Dimension a drawing in model space using an
Apply Annotation Scaling to
Annotative scale dimension style. Set the Annotation an Existing Drawing
scale in model space to 1:1. Create a new Layout and
set the Viewport scale to 1:1. Reset the Annotation
scale in model space to 1:2 and the Viewport scale in
the Layout to 1:2.
Fundamental
Dimension Styles
Create new Dimension Styles in a drawing for
Mechanical, Architectural and Civil drawings. Use
different names, text styles, primary units, alternate
units and tolerances. Create a Annotative and
non-annotative dimension styles. Apply these new
dimension styles in the drawing.
Use Dimension Styles
Fundamental
Dimensioning
Techniques
Dimension a drawing using linear dimensions
(i.e. horizontal and vertical).
Create Horizontal and Linear Dimensions
Fundamental
Baseline Dimensions
Dimension a drawing using Baseline Dimensions.
Baseline Dimensions
Fundamental
Continued/Chain
Dimensions
Dimension a drawing using
Continued/Chain Dimensions.
Continued/Chain Dimensions
Fundamental
Aligned Dimensions
Dimension a drawing using Aligned Dimensions.
Create Aligned Dimensions
Fundamental
Angular Dimensions
Dimension a drawing using Angular Dimensions.
Create angular Dimensions
Fundamental
Radius Dimensions
Dimension a drawing using Radial Dimensions.
(i.e. radius, diameter, jogged).
Create Radial Dimensions
Fundamental
Ordinate Dimensions
Dimension a drawing using Ordinate Dimensions.
Create Ordinate Dimensions
Fundamental
Dimension a drawing using Arc Length Dimensions.
Create Arc Length Dimensions
Fundamental
Dimension a drawing using Inspection Dimensions.
Convert Dimensions into
Fundamental
Dimension a drawing using Leaders and Multileaders. Annotation Multileaders
Fundamental
Leader Styles
Work with Leader Styles
Create new Multileader styles for Mechanical,
Architectural and Civil drawings. Use different
names, leader formats, leader structures and content.
Fundamental
Dimensions
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Modify Leaders
Edit Leaders and Multileaders using Grips
Modify Leaders
Fundamental
Edit Multileader by aligning horizontally and/or
vertically and by collecting.
Modify Leaders
Fundamental
GD&T
Fundamental
Geometric Dimensioning Utilize Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
and Tolerancing
(GD&T) techniques.
Tolerancing
Tolerance Formats
Create a drawing(s) with different tolerance
Tolerances Tab
dimension formats based on different dimension
styles. (i.e. Symmetrical, Deviation, Limits, and Basic.
Fundamental
Create a drawing with associative and nonassociative dimensions.
Setting DIMASSOC
system variable
Fundamental
Setting DIMASSOC
system variable
Fundamental
Changing Annotation
scale
Overview of
Annotative scale dimension style. Set the Annotation Scaling Annotations
the Layout to 1:2.
Fundamental
Changing Annotation
scale
Using Annotation Scaling
Annotative scale dimension style. Set the Annotation
the Layout to 1:2.
Fundamental
Attaching dimensions to underlying geometry
Associative Dimensions
Dimensioning in Paper Space
Transpatial Dimensioning Dimension a drawing on a paper space layout.
Modify the shape of the dimensioned objects.
Annotation Scaling
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Dimension Text Editing
Edit a drawing dimension text by adjusting the text
Left, Right, Center, Home or Oblique.
Edit dimensions
Fundamental
Dimension Spacing
Adjust a drawings dimensions by setting different
dimension spacing values.
Adjust Dimension Spacing
Fundamental
Dimension Break
Edit a drawings dimensions by breaking a Dimension,
Extension, or Leader line.
Break a Dimension
Line/Extension/Leader Line
Fundamental
Multifunction Grips
Using multifunction grips, edit drawing dimensions
by moving, stretching, creating continue or baseline
dimensions or by flipping dimension arrows.
Overview of Modifying
Dimensions Using Grips
Fundamental
Associative
Dimension editing
Edit a drawings dimensions that are associative
(i.e. Move, Scale or Stretch drawn objects to a new
dimension location, orientation or size as dimension
values are updated.
Fundamental
Disassociate and
Dimreassociate
values are updated. Edit the dimensions using
Dimassociate or Dimreassociate.
Change Dimension
Associativity
Fundamental
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Text
Utilize Text.
Text
Fundamental
Annotations
Multi-Line Text
Utilize MultiLine Text.
Mtext
Fundamental
Edit the Justification of Multiline Text in a drawing.
Justify Multiline Text
Fundamental
Annotative Properties
Set the Annotative Property for objects.
Overview of Creating Annotative Objects
Fundamental
Edit Text
Edit Single line Text.
TEXTEDIT
Fundamental
DDEDIT
Fundamental
Justify Multiline Text
Edit Multiline Text
Edit Multiline Text.
MTEDIT
Fundamental
Edit Text and MTEXT
properties
Edit Single Line and MultilineText.
Properties Palette
Fundamental
Text Styles
Utilize Text Styles.
Overview of Text Styles
Fundamental
Tables
Create a new table in a drawing.
Table
Fundamental
Table Style
Utilize Text Styles.
Tables Styles
Fundamental
Fields
Utilize Fields.
Field
Fundamental
Dimension Styles,
Dimensions and Text
Utilize Dimension Styles, Dimensions and Text for
annotating a drawing.
Annotations
Fundamental
Hatch-Sectional Views
Utilize hatch patterns in sectional views
Sectional Views
Fundamental
Hatch
Create Hatch Objects
Hatch
Fundamental
Dimension Styles
Utilize Dimension Styles.
DIMSTYLE
Fundamental
Basic Types of
Dimensions
Basic types of dimensions
Identify the basic types of dimensions (i.e.
Unidirectional, Align, Linear, Chain/Continue, Datum/
Baseline, Angled, Chart, Radius, Diameter, Ordinate/
Arrowless, Tabular, Typical and Reference.
Utilize Arc Length Dimensions.
DIMARC
Fundamental
Apply Inspection Dimensions.
DIMINSPECT
Fundamental
Utilize Leaders and Multileaders.
MLEADER
Fundamental
Multileader Styles
Utilize Multileader Styles.
MLEADERSTYLE
Fundamental
Utilize associative dimensions when creating a
drawing.
Fundamental
Dimension In Model
Space
Review Model Space Dimensioning techniques.
Scale the dimensioned drawing in a layout using an
Annotative dimension style
Dimension Variables
Model and Paper Space
Fundamental
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GD&T
Create a drawing(s) using Geometric Dimensioning
and Tolerancing (GD&T). Review the advantages and
cost reason for using GD&T.
GD&T Advantages
Fundamental
Tolerance Formats
DIMLIM
Fundamental
DIMTOL
Fundamental
Dimension a drawing in a paper space layout. Modify
the shape of the dimensioned objects.
DIMASSOC
system variable
Fundamental
Set Annotation Scale
Fundamental
Tolerancing
Dimensioning in Paper Space
Transpatial
Dimensioning
Scaling annotation in a drawing
Changing
Annotation scale
Hatch
Modify Hatch Objects
Modify Hatches and Fills
Fundamental
Dimension Text Editing
Edit a drawing dimension text by adjusting the text
Left, Right, Center, Home or Oblique.
DIMTEDIT
Fundamental
Dimension Spacing
Adjust a drawings dimensions by setting different
dimension spacing values.
DIMSPACE
Fundamental
Dimension Break
Edit a drawings dimensions by breaking a Dimension,
Extension, or Leader line.
Break a Dimension Line/
Extension/Leader Line
Fundamental
Multifunction Grips
Using multifunction grips, edit drawing dimensions
by moving, stretching, creating continue or baseline
dimensions or by flipping dimension arrows.
Use Object Grips
Fundamental
Associative
Dimension editing
values are updated.
Fundamental
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Disassociate and
Dimreassociate
values are updated. Edit the dimensions using
Dimassociate or Dimreassociate.
Change Dimension
Associativity
Fundamental
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Modeling | Theory
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Level
Principles of 2D and 3D Design
Elements of Design
List the various elements of Design.
Fundamental
Basics of
3-Dimesnional Design
Review the basics of 3-Dimensional Design
Basicsof-3-Dimensional-design
Fundamental
3D Design Vocabulary
Review the Elements and Principles of Design, Color
Theory and Aesthetics and Art Criticism
3D Design Vocabulary
Fundamental
3D Design: Elements
and Principles
Review 3D design elements and principles
(i.e. form, plane, line, space, color, texture, value
and subject and theme.
3D Design: Elements
and Principles
Fundamental
Positive vs.
Negative Space
Differentiate a Positive Space from a Negative Space.
Positive and
Negative Space
Fundamental
Point
Explain and visually illustrate the concept of a Point.
Point (Geometry)
Fundamental
Line
Explain and visually illustrate the concept of a Line.
Line (Geometry)
Fundamental
Plane
Explain and visually illustrate the concept of a Plane.
Plane (Geometry)
Fundamental
Volume
Explain and visually illustrate the concept of a Volume.
Volume (Geometry)
Fundamental
Shape / Form
Explain and visually illustrate the concept of a
Shape / Form.
Shape
Fundamental
Geometric Shapes
Demonstrate and visually illustrate different types
of geometricShapes (e.g. square, triangle, polygon,
pentagon, etc.)
List of geometric shapes
Fundamental
Size
Explain and visually illustrate the concept of a Size.
List and visually illustrate the parameters that identify
dimensional size (i.e. length, width, height, diameter,
perimeter, area, volume).
Size
Fundamental
Color
Explain and visually illustrate the concept of a Color.
Color
Fundamental
HSV Color Model
Identify the three components of the HSV (i.e. Hue,
Saturation, Value) color model typically associated
withComputer Aided Design.
HSL and HSV
Fundamental
Texture
Explain and visually illustrate the concept of a Texture.
Texture (Visual Arts)
Fundamental
Conceptual Elements
Visual Elements
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Relational Elements
Reference
Level
Direction
Direction.
Direction (Geometry)
Fundamental
Relative Direction
Direction.
Relative Direction
Fundamental
Compass Direction
Differentiate Relative Direction from Compass
Direction.
Compass Direction
Fundamental
Position
Explain and visually illustrate the concept of a Position. Position (Vector)
Space
Explain and visually illustrate the concept of a Space.
Space
Fundamental
Representation
Explain the concept of a Representation.
Representation (Arts)
Fundamental
Depiction
Explain the concept of a Depiction.
Depiction
Fundamental
Meaning
Explain the concept of a Meaning.
Meaning (Linguistics)
Fundamental
Function
Explain the concept of a Function.
Function (Engineering)
Fundamental
Physical Model
Explain the concept of a Physical model.
Physical Model
Fundamental
CAD Model
Explain the concept of a CAD model.
3D Modeling
Fundamental
Scale Model
Explain the concept of a Scale model.
Scale Model
Fundamental
Solid Model
Explain the Solid modeling.
Solid Modeling
Fundamental
Surface Model
Explain Surface modeling.
Surface
Fundamental
Surface Model-Freeform
Explain Freeform Surface modeling.
Freeform Surface Modeling
Fundamental
AutoCAD’s Mesh Model
Differentiate AutoCAD’s Mesh modeling with other
forms of Mesh modeling.
Overview of Creating
Meshes
Fundamental
AutoCAD’s Regions
Explain how Regions in AutoCAD are used to create
composite regions or 3D models.
Work with Regions
Fundamental
Editing in Inventor
Fusion
Explain the direct modeling and editing functionality
of Inventor Fusion.
Inventor Fusion
Fundamental
Fundamental
Practical Elements
Types of Models
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Level
Boolean Operations
Explain how Boolean operations (commands) work
with solids and regions.
Boolean Operations
Fundamental
Demonstrate the three Boolean operations; Union,
subtraction and intersection. when modeling parts.
Use analogies to explain the basic Boolean operations
(e.g. join is like logos, where you add material; cut
removes material and is used to create voids in a
part; intersect is not widely used as it keeps the area
that is common from the part and the operation that
is being completed).
Boolean Operations
Fundamental
Explain how CSG uses solid primitives such as
rectangular prisms, spheres, wedges, torus, cylinders,
and cones, with Boolean operations such as unions,
subtractions, andintersections to create a composite
solid model.
Constructive
solid geometry
Fundamental
Topology and Geometry
Explain how B-REP methods use wireframe 2D or
3D profiles to generate a solid model incorporating
3D modeling methods such as extrusion, sweeping,
revolving, or lofting.
Boundary representation
Fundamental
Surface Analysis
Review draft, curvature and zebra analysis used
in AutoCAD.
Surface Analysis
Fundamental
Differentiate between the various additive
manufacturing methods used to create 3D models
from 3D CAD models. (i.e. fused deposition modeling,
Selective laser sintering, stereolithography, inkjet 3D
printing, multijet modeling, electron bean melting and
direct metal laser sintering.
3D Printing
Fundamental
Differentiate between the various additive
manufacturing methods used to create 3D models
from 3D CAD models. (i.e. fused deposition modeling,
Selective laser sintering, stereolithography, inkjet 3D
printing, multijet modeling, electron bean melting and
direct metal laser sintering.
Examples of the additive
manufacturing process
Fundamental
Modeling Practice
Constructive Solid Geometry
Boolean Operators
Boundary Representation
Analyze Surfaces
Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
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History Based, History Free and Direct Modeling systems
3D CAD Modeling
Differentiate between history based, history free
and direct modeling 3D CAD systems. Relate these
CAD systems to AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor and
Inventor Fusion.
Reference
Level
History-Free CAD-More
than Direct Editing
Fundamental
Inventor Fusion:
Direct Modeling the
Autodesk Way
Fundamental
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Level
Design Process
Explain how a design goes from concept to a
manufactured product.
Life Cycle Considerations
Fundamental
Mechanical Design Books
Fundamental
Design Innovation Books
Fundamental
Product Evolution
Innovative Design
Design Changes
Explain how a new design can evolve from an existing
design or take a fresh approach to the design problem.
Design Innovation examples Fundamental
Modeling Practices
Design Intent
Explain how the statement:
“maintaining design intent” is applicable to AutoCAD or
Autodesk Inventor.
Design Intent in
Part Modeling
Fundamental
Examples of 3D Models
Review examples of 3D models. Explain how the 3D
models were created using 3D AutoCAD modeling
techniques.
Examples of 3D AutoCAD
Models
Fundamental
Solid Shapes
Review 3D solid shape creation.
Overview of
Creating 3D Solids
Fundamental
Surface Shapes
Review 3D surface shape creation.
Overview of
Creating Surfaces
Fundamental
Procedural Surfaces
Explain Procedural surfaces.
Procedural Geometry
Fundamental
NURBS Surfaces
Differentiate between Procedural and NURBS surfaces.
Non-uniform
rational B-spline
Fundamental
Continuity
Review G0 (Coincidence Continuity), G1 (Tangent
Continuity), G2 (Curvature continuity),G3 (Curvature
+ Planar Acceleration) and G4 (Curvature + 3D
Acceleration) continuity between surfaces. Explain that
AutoCAD uses G0, G1 and G2 continuity.
Geometric Continuity
Fundamental
3D Modeling in AutoCAD
Solid Modeling
Surface Modeling
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Level
Modifying Surfaces
Demonstrate Procedural and NURBS surface editing
techniques using basic editing tools such as trimming,
extending and filleting. Demonstrate NURBS surface
editing with these tools as well, but show how they can
also be reshaped by stretching control vertices.
Overview of
Modifying Surfaces
Fundamental
Creating Meshes
Review best practices for working with mesh models.
Tips for Working with Mesh
Fundamental
Mesh Editing
Modify mesh objects by adding smoothness, extruding,
refining, creasing, splitting, collapsing, merging faces,
repairing holes and spinning faces.
Overview of
Modifying Meshes
Fundamental
Solids, Surfaces,
Meshes
Review the methods to change a 3D solid, surface
or mesh with grips and gizmos, editing commands,
properties, and by modifying its component subobjects.
Modify 3D Models
Fundamental
Explain the three types of Gismos and demonstrate their
usage. (i.e. 3D Move, 3D Rotate and 3D Scale).
Overview of Using Gizmos
Fundamental
Set the UCS as the active coordinate system that
establishes the XY plane (work plane) and Z-axis
direction for drawing and modeling.
Overview of the UCS
Fundamental
Drawing Views
Review the workflow to create drawing views in
AutoCAD from an AutoCAD 3D model or from other
CAD software’s.
AutoCAD 2012:
Model Documentation
Fundamental
Multiview
Orthographic
Projection
Explain and visually illustrate Multiview Orthographic
Projection.
Engineering
Drawing-Multi Views
Fundamental
Multiview examples.
Review Multiview Projection examples.
Multi View
Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Surface Modeling
Mesh Modeling
Modify 3D Models
Selection - 3D Manipulation Tools
Gizmo’s
User Coordinate System
UCS
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Reference
Level
Show a drawing with Third Angle Projection used in
the USA Canada, or Australia. (ASME Y14.3-2003
throughout Europe (excluding the UK) and Asia. (First
Angle projection was historically used in the UK but is
now based on BS 8888:2006)
Multi View Orthographic
Drawing-First and Third
Angle Projection
Fundamental
Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Images
First Angle projection is the standard throughout
Europe (excluding the UK) and Asia. (First Angle
projection was historically used in the UK but is now
based on BS 8888:2006)
Drawing Examples
Fundamental
Surface Analysis Curvature and Zebra
Review Curvature and Zebra Analysis and how you apply
analysis to part design.
Curvature Analysis
Fundamental
Review various surface analysis examples
for 3D modeling.
Curvature Analysis
Examples
Fundamental
ANALYSISDRAFT
Fundamental
Review various Draft Analysis examples for 3D modeling.
Draft Analysis Examples
Fundamental
Review various surface analysis examples to determine
which continuity is best used.
Zebra Analysis Examples
Fundamental
Model Documentation
First and Third Angle
Projection
Third Angle
Projection Images
Analyze Surfaces
Surface Analysis - Draft Review how a color gradient displays onto a 3D model
to evaluate whether there is adequate space between a
part and its mold.
Surface Analysis Zebra
Zebra, Draft and Curvature Analysis options
Surface Analysis
Review zebra, draft and curvature analysis and show how Analysis Options Dialog Box Fundamental
these analysis methods can validate part design.
Massprop
Explain how to obtain the area, perimeter, and
mass properties defined by selected objects or a
sequence of points
Mass Properties
Obtain Area and Mass Properties Information
Fundamental
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Inventor Fusion
Fundamental
History Based,History Free and Direct Modeling systems
3D CAD Modeling
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Differentiate between history based, history free
and direct modeling 3D CAD systems. Relate these
CAD systems to AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor and
Inventor Fusion.
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Level
Design Process
Use visual examples to explain the different stages a
design goes through (i.e. concept, sketches, revisions to
manufacturing, etc.).
Fundamental
Design Innovation
Demonstrate how to research examples of innovative
design throughout history (i.e. the first gasoline powered
car, the walkman, etc.). Direct the learners to locate
other examples using the internet and present their
findings back to the class.
Historic Invention Timeline
Fundamental
Product Evolution
Innovative Design
Solid and Surface Modeling Creation
Primitives
Create a rectangular or cubical solid box.
Create a Solid Box.
Fundamental
Create a solid wedge with rectangular or cubical faces.
Create a Solid Wedge.
Fundamental
Create a pointed or frustum of a cone with a circular or
elliptical base.
Create a Solid Cone.
Fundamental
Create a solid cylinder with a circular or elliptical base.
Create a Solid Cylinder.
Fundamental
Create a solid sphere using one of several methods.
Create a Solid Sphere.
Fundamental
Create a solid pyramid with up to 32 sides.
Create a Solid Pyramid.
Fundamental
Create a ring-shaped solid that resembles the inner tube
of a tire.
Create a Solid Torus.
Fundamental
Extrude
Create a 3D solid by stretching curves into 3D space.
Create a Solid by Extruding
Fundamental
Presspull
Create a positive or negative extrusion in the shape of a
bounded area.
Press or Pull Bounded Areas
Fundamental
Revolve
Create a 3D object by revolving curves about an axis.
Create a Solid or Surface
by Revolving
Fundamental
Sweep
Create a 3D solid or surface by sweeping a profile along
a path.
by Sweeping
Fundamental
Loft
Create a 3D solid or surface by lofting a profile through a
set of two or more cross-section profiles.
by Lofting
Fundamental
Associative Surfaces
Use Associative surfaces to create and edit surfaces that
will automatically adjust to changes made to surface
profiles that created them or other related objects.
Create Associative Surfaces
Fundamental
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Surface from another
surface
Create procedural surfaces from existing surfaces.
Include blending, patching, and offsetting or creating
network and planar surfaces.
Create Surfaces from
Other Surfaces
Fundamental
NURBS
Create NURBS surfaces by enabling NURBS creation
and using many of the same commands used to create
procedural surfaces. Create NURBS objects that are
based on Bezier curves or splines. Set degree, fit points,
control vertices, weights, and knot parameterization for
defining a NURBS surface or curve.
Create NURBS surfaces
Fundamental
Splines
Create or edit splines using either control vertices,
or fit points.
Draw Splines
Fundamental
Use the Spline tool to create a NURBS surface.
Using the Spline tool to create Fundamental
NURBS Surfaces and Splines
Edit splines using multi-functional grips, SPLINEDIT,
3DEDITBAR, and the Properties palette. Edit splines
by trimming, extending, and by adding fillets.
Modify Splines
Fundamental
Mesh Primitives
Create a rectangular or cubical mesh box.
Create a Mesh Box
Fundamental
Primitives
Create a pointed or frustum mesh cone with a circular
or elliptical base.
Create a Mesh Cone
Fundamental
Create a mesh cylinder with a circular or elliptical base.
Create a Mesh Cylinder
Fundamental
Create a mesh pyramid with up to 32 sides.
Create a Mesh Pyramid
Fundamental
Create a mesh sphere using one of several methods.
Create a Mesh Sphere
Fundamental
Create a mesh wedge with rectangular or cubical faces.
Create a Mesh Wedge
Fundamental
Create a ring-shaped mesh that resembles the inner
tube of a tire.
Create a Mesh Torus
Fundamental
Create mesh objects by using mesh primitives, mesh
from other objects or converting for other object types.
Create and Modify Meshes
Fundamental
Demo: Mesh Modeling
Fundamental
Mesh Modeling Part 1
Fundamental
Solid and Surface Modeling Creation
Curves
Modify Splines
Mesh Modeling Creation
Mesh Modeling
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Mesh Modeling starting with
a rectangle
Fundamental
Create a Mesh Jar
Fundamental
Create a Mesh Chair
Fundamental
Mesh Modeling
Modify 3D Models
Gizmos
Use gizmos to move, rotate, or scale objects and sub
objects in a 3D view
Use Gizmos to Modify Objects Fundamental
Grips
Use grips to change the shape and size of solids
and surfaces
Use Grips to Modify Solids
and Surfaces
Property changes
Modify 3D solids, surfaces, and mesh objects by changing Modify the Properties of 3D
Solids, Surfaces, and Meshes
their settings in the Properties palette.
Subobject changes
Modify the shape of a 3D solid or surface by editing its
subobjects. (faces, edges, and vertices).
Modify 3D Subobjects
Fundamental
Composites
Modify the entire form of a composite 3D object or the
original forms that make up the composite. Use move,
scale, or rotate a selected composite object using grips
or gizmos. Modify composite solids that are created by a
union, subtract, intersect, fillet, or chamfer process.
Modify Composite Solids
and Surfaces
Fundamental
Shell, Clean and Check
Convert 3D solids to shells and remove redundant lines
and edges.
Shell and Remove Redundancies in 3D Objects
Fundamental
Move, Rotate
and Scale
Use the MOVE, ROTATE, and SCALE commands to
modify faces of 3D solids and surfaces just as you would
with any other object.
Move, Rotate, and Scale Faces
on 3D Solids and Surfaces
Fundamental
Modify Edges
Select and modify edges on a 3D solid or surface. Add
Fillets and Chamfers to 3D solids.
Modify Edges on 3D Objects
Fundamental
Modify Surfaces
Reshape surfaces, and then analyze and rebuild the
model if necessary to ensure quality and smoothness.
Use Trim and Untrim, Extend, Fillet and edit NURBS
surfaces.
Modify Surfaces
Fundamental
Modify Mesh Objects
Modify Mesh model objects by changing smoothing
levels, refining specific areas, closing gaps or
adding creases.
Modify Mesh Objects
Fundamental
Fundamental
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Modify 3D Models
Reference
Level
NURBS
Convert existing procedural surfaces into NURBS
surfaces.
Create NURBS surfaces
Fundamental
Edit NURBS Surfaces
Change the shape of NURBS surfaces and curves by
using the 3D Edit Bar or by editing control vertices.
Edit NURBS Surfaces
Fundamental
Convert to Surface
Convert 3D solids, meshes, and 2D geometry to
procedural surfaces.
Convert Objects to
Procedural Surfaces
Fundamental
Convert to Solid
Create 3D Solids from Objects
Convert existing objects to 3D solids. (i.e. Convert
surfaces and objects with Thickness to 3D Solids, Convert
a group of surfaces to a 3D solid, Convert mesh to 3D
solids and Convert Thickened surfaces to 3D solids.
Convert To NURBS
Demonstrate how to convert an existing 3D solid or
surfaces into a NURBS surface.
CONVTONURBS
Fundamental
Convert to Mesh
Convert solids, surfaces, and legacy mesh types to
mesh objects.
Create Meshes by Conversion
Fundamental
Section Objects
With the SECTIONPLANE command, you create a
section object that acts as a cutting plane through solids,
surfaces, meshes, or regions. Turn on live sectioning to
move the section object through the 3D model to reveal
its inner details in real time.
Create Section Objects
Fundamental
Regions
Create 2D enclosed areas that have physical properties
such as centroids or centers of mass. Combine existing
regions into a single, complex region. Extrude, Presspull,
revolve sweep or loft the region to create a 3D model.
Create and Combine Areas
(Regions)
Fundamental
Editing in
Inventor Fusion
Open and modify a 3D solid and surface directly in
Autodesk Inventor Fusion, a 3D direct manipulation
modeler.
Modify 3D Solids and Surfaces
Using Inventor Fusion
Fundamental
Demonstrate how the UCS Icon helps you visualize the
current orientation of the UCS.
Control the Display of the
UCS Icon
Fundamental
Converting
Fundamental
Section Plane
Region Models
Inventor Fusion
Interface Components
UCS Icon
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Model Documentation
Reference
Level
Create a multiview drawing from a 3D model.
Overview of Features
Fundamental
.
AutoCAD 2012: Model
Documentation
Fundamental
Import and Inventor Part or Assembly as an AutoCAD
drawing view. Create a multiview drawing of the
Inventor part or assembly.
Importing From Inventor
Fundamental
Export a drawing views layout to Model Space.
Model Documentation -- Export Layout to Model
Fundamental
Create base and projected views of a 3D model.
Model Documentation -- Creating Views
Fundamental
Edit a 3D model and update the drawing views.
Model Documentation --- Updating and annotate Views
Fundamental
Dimension drawing views. Set the system variable
DIMASSOC to 2.
Model Documentation --- Updating and annotate Views
Fundamental
Flat Shot
Create a flattened view of the 3D solids and regions in a
current model space view.
Create a Flattened View
Fundamental
Zebra
Use the zebra analysis tool to project stripes onto a
surface so that you can inspect the continuity between
surfaces.
Analyze Surface Continuity
with Zebra Analysis
Fundamental
Curvature-NURBS
Displays a color gradient onto surfaces to evaluate areas
of high, low and Gaussian curvature.
Analyze the Curvature of a
NURBS Surface
Fundamental
Draft
Evaluates if a model has adequate space between a part
and its mold.
Use the Draft Analysis Tool
Fundamental
3D Printing
Save a 3D model as an STL file and send to an additive
manufacturing machine. (3D Printer). Create a 3D model
from an STL file on a additive manufacturing machine.
(3D Printer).
Print 3D Models
Fundamental
Drawing Views
Analyze Surfaces
Printing Models
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DELOBJ
Explain why you set the system variable DELOBJ to 0.
This system variable controls whether geometry used to
create other objects is retained or deleted.
DELOBJ
Fundamental
Solid History
Explain why you set the system variable SOLIDHIST to
1. This controls whether new composite solids retain a
history of their original component
SOLIDHIST
Fundamental
SHOWHIST
Fundamental
Culling
Explain why you set the system variable CULLINGOBJ to
1. This controls whether 3D subobjects that are hidden
from view can be highlighted or selected
CULLINGOBJ
Fundamental
UCS
Demonstrate how to specify a new Origin for the UCS
or Face, NAmed, OBject, Previous, View, World, X, Y, Z,
ZAxis or World. Use the direct manipulation of the UCS
to establish new UCS positions and align the UCS ICON
to flat surfaces or 3D surfaces.
UCS
Fundamental
UCS Icon
Demonstrate how to turn on or off the UCS icon as
needed to control the visibility, placement, appearance,
and selectability of the UCS icon.
UCSICON
Fundamental
Create a rectangular or cubical solid box.
BOX
Fundamental
Create a solid wedge with rectangular or cubical faces.
WEDGE
Fundamental
Create a pointed or frustum of a cone with a circular or
elliptical base.
CONE
Fundamental
Create a solid cylinder with a circular or elliptical base.
CYLINDER
Fundamental
Create a solid sphere using one of several methods.
SPHERE
Fundamental
Create a solid pyramid with up to 32 sides.
PYRAMID
Fundamental
Create a ring-shaped solid that resembles the inner tube
of a tire.
TORUS
Fundamental
Demonstrate how to use the same techniques you use
to create a 2D polyline with both straight and curved
segments to create a 3D polysolid object.
POLYSOLID
Fundamental
3D Modeling System Variable
User Coordinates
UCS Icon Display
Solid Modeling Creation
Primitives
Polysolid
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Level
Extrude
Utilize the EXTRUDE command on a closed and bounded
2D object or region to create a 3D part.
EXTRUDE
Fundamental
Presspull
Press or pull closed and bounded object areas to add or
remove material from a part.
PRESSPULL
Fundamental
Revolve
Utilize different options with the Revolve function to
createand extend your model.
REVOLVE
Fundamental
Sweep
Utilize different options with the Sweep function to
createand extend your model.
SWEEP
Fundamental
Loft
Identify and explain the requirements to create
a Loft feature.
LOFT
Fundamental
Slice
Create a new solid by slicing or dividing a portion of an
existing solid.
SLICE
Fundamental
Thicken
Convert a surface by adding a specific thickness to create
a solid.
THICKEN
Fundamental
Imprint
Demonstrate how to IMPRINT 2D geometry on a 3D solid
or surface, creating additional edges on planar faces.
Extrude the imprint to create a new 3D object on an
existing 3D object.
IMPRINT
Fundamental
Interfere
Demonstrate how to use Interfere to check two or
more solids that interfere with one another. Create a
temporary 3D solid from the interference. Create and
retain the resultant 3D solid of the interference.
INTERFERE
Fundamental
Fillet and Edge
Demonstrate how to round off corners and create fillets
on 3D solid objects..
FILLETEDGE
Fundamental
Chamfer
Create bevels on edges of 3D solid objects.
CHAMFEREDGE
Fundamental
Taper, Extrude and
Offset
Modify the face of a 3D solid by tapering, extruding
or offsetting.
SOLIDEDIT
Fundamental
Solid Modeling Creation
Solids Editing
Move and Rotate
Modify the face of a 3D solid by moving or rotating.
Fundamental
Delete
Delete a face of a 3D solid.
Fundamental
Shell
Shell a part.
Fundamental
Check and Clean
Explain how to remove redundant faces, edges, and
vertices from a 3D solid, and verify whether the 3D solid
is valid.
Fundamental
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Level
Separate
Demonstrate how to separate one or more disjointed
unioned or subtracted 3D solids resulting into a single 3D
solids. The union or subtracted solid must be disjointed
volumes (objects that do not touch but are unioned
or subtracted). You can separate these volumes into
independent 3D solids.
SOLIDEDIT
Fundamental
Offset Edge
Create a closed polyline or spline object that is offset at
a specified distance from the edges of a selected planar
face on a 3D solid. Use newly created offset object with
PRESSPULL or EXTRUDE to create new solid.
OFFSETEDGE
Fundamental
Trim
Trim portions of a surface where it meets another surface SURFTRIM
or other types of geometry.
Untrim
Replace a surface area removed by the
SURFTRIM command.
SURFUNTRIM
Fundamental
Extend
Lengthen a surface by a specified distance by merging or
appending surfaces.
SURFEXTEND
Fundamental
Sculpt
Create a sculpted surface by trimming and combining
surfaces that bound a watertight area to create a solid.
SURFSCULPT
Fundamental
Fillet
Create a filleted surface between two other surfaces.
SURFFILLET
Fundamental
Convert to Surface
Convert 3D Meshes, 3D solids, 3D solids, Regions, Lines
with thickness, Arcs with Thickness and Planar 3D face
objects to 3D surfaces.
CONVTOSURFACE
Fundamental
Convert to Solid
Convert 3D Meshes, polylines and circles with thickness
to 3D solids
CONVTOSOLID
Fundamental
Convert To NURBS
Demonstrate how to convert an existing 3D solid or
surfaces into a NURBS surface.
CONVTONURBS
Fundamental
Convert to Mesh
Converts 3D objects such as polygon meshes, surfaces,
and solids to mesh objects.
CONVTOMESH
Fundamental
Section Plane
Demonstrate how to use a section plane to create a full
sectional view of 3D solids, surfaces and meshes. Use
live sectioning with section plane objects to analyze a
model, and save sections as blocks for use in layouts.
SECTIONPLANE
Fundamental
Solids Editing
Fundamental
Converting
Section Plane
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Level
Live Section
Demonstrate how to use Live sectioning for viewing cut
geometry by moving a dynamic section object through a
3D solid, surface or region.
LIVESECTION
Fundamental
Generate Section
Demonstrate how to save section planes (sectioned
objects) as 2D or 3D blocks. Insert the unnamed block in
the parent drawing as a top, front or right-side view.
SECTIONPLANETOBLOCK
Fundamental
Section Plane Jog
Demonstrate how to create and edit a section plane with
a jog to create an offset section.
SECTIONPLANEJOG
Fundamental
Section Plane Settings
Explain how to set various display options for creating a
section plane. Modify as needed section plane settings
such as setting type and properties.
SECTINOPLANESETTINGS
Fundamental
Regions
Convert closed and bounded 2D geometry into a region
object. Use Boolean operation to create unique 2D
shapes. Create 3D solid objects from the regions.
REGION
Fundamental
Section Plane
Region Modeling
Surface Modeling-Procedural Surfaces
Associative Surfaces
Explain how to control surface associativity by turning on SURFASSOCIATIVITY
(1) SURFASSOCIATIVITY.
Fundamental
Network
Create a network surface between a network of curves or
between the edges of other 3D surfaces or solids
SURFNETWORK
Fundamental
Loft
Utilize the Loft commands functions to create a 3D
surface in the space between several cross sections using
the cross sections with or without a path or guides.
LOFT
Fundamental
Sweep
Create a 3D surface by sweeping a 2D or 3D object or
subobject along a path.
SWEEP
Fundamental
Planar
Create a Planar Surface.
PLANESURF
Fundamental
Extrude
Utilize the EXTRUDE command to create a surface of
closed or open geometry to create a 3D part.
EXTRUDE
Fundamental
Revolve
Create a 3D surface by sweeping a closed object around
an axis.
REVOLVE
Fundamental
Blend
Create a continuous blend surface between two
existing surfaces.
SURFBLEND
Fundamental
Patch
Create a new surface by fitting a cap over a surface edge
that forms a closed loop.
SURFPATCH
Fundamental
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Reference
Level
Offset
Create a parallel surface a specified distance from the
original surface.
SURFOFFSET
Fundamental
Spline
Create splines with fit points or with control vertices.
Explain the splines create curves called nonuniform
rational B-splines (NURBS). The SPLINE command
creates curves called nonuniform rational B-splines
(NURBS), referred to as splines for simplicity.
SPLINE
Fundamental
Knots
Explain how to specify knot parameterization, one of
several computational methods that determines how the
component curves between successive fit points within a
spline are blended
Fundamental
Method
Explain how to set the Spline Method option for either fit
or control vertices (CV)
Fundamental
Object
Convert 2D or 3D quadratic or cubic spline-fit polylines to
equivalent splines
Fundamental
Splines
Surface Modeling-NURBS
NURBS
Create NURBS surfaces by enabling NURBS creation
and using many of the same commands used to create
procedural surfaces.
Create NURBS Surfaces
Fundamental
Display CV
Demonstrate how to turn on and off The control vertices
on a NURBS surface and curves whose control vertices
required for display.
CVSHOW
Fundamental
Rebuilding
Demonstrate how to rebuild as needed the shape of
NURBS surfaces and curves.
CVREBUILD
Fundamental
Adding
Demonstrate how to add as needed control vertices to
NURBS surfaces and splines.
CVADD
Fundamental
Removing
Demonstrate how to remove as needed control vertices
from NURBS surfaces and curves
CVREMOVE
Fundamental
3D Edit Bar
Change the shape of NURBS surfaces and curves by using 3DEDITBAR
the 3D Edit Bar or by editing control vertices. Edit a
NURBS surface by dragging and edit the control vertices.
Fundamental
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Extract Edges
Create wireframe geometry from the edges of a 3D
solid, surface, mesh, region, or subobject. The extracted
edges project on the existing edge to form a duplicate
wireframe that is composed of 2D objects such as lines,
circles, and 3D polylines.
XEDGES
Fundamental
Project Geometry
Project points, lines, or curves onto a 3D solid or surface.
Use Project to UCS, Project to View and Project 2 points.
PROJECTGEOMETRY
Fundamental
Gizmo’s
Explain the three types of Gismos and demonstrate their
usage. (i.e. 3D Move, 3D Rotate and 3D Scale).
Fundamental
Subobject Filters
explain how to use subobject filter to select faces, edges,
and vertices on 3D objects. Use subject filters on a solid,
surface, or mesh object.
Cycle through and
Filter Subobjects
Fundamental
Mesh Primitive
Options
Explain how to set the tessellation defaults for primitive
mesh objects.
Mesh Primitive Options
Dialog Box
Fundamental
Primitives
Creates a 3D mesh primitive object such as a box, cone,
cylinder, pyramid, sphere, wedge, or torus
MESH
Fundamental
Tessellation Options
Explain how to set the default settings for converting
objects to mesh objects
Mesh Tessellation Options
Dialog Box
Fundamental
Smooth Objects
Demonstrate how to convert 3D objects such as polygon
meshes, surfaces, and solids to mesh objects.
MESHSMOOTH
Fundamental
Increase Smoothness
Demonstrate how to increase the level of
smoothness for mesh objects by one level. Keep
within the recommended range or 1-5. Use the
SMOOTHMESHMAXLEV system variable to increase the
density of the mesh to 255.
MESHSMOOTHMORE
Fundamental
Decrease Smoothness
Demonstrate how to decrease the level of smoothness
for mesh objects by one level.
MESHSMOOTHLESS
Fundamental
Refine
Demonstrate how to refine a mesh object by increasing
the number of editable faces, providing additional
control over fine modeling details.
MESHREFINE
Fundamental
Edge duplication
Project Geometry
Selection - 3D Manipulation Tools
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Level
Crease
Demonstrate how to sharpen the edges of selected mesh
subobjects. Use MESHCREASE to flatten a curved face.
MESHCREASE
Fundamental
Uncrease
Demonstrate how to remove a crease from a Mesh face,
edge, or vertices.
MESHUNCREASE
Fundamental
Extrude
Demonstrate how to extend a Mesh face into 3D space.
MESHEXTRUDE
Fundamental
Split
Demonstrate how to merge adjacent faces into
a single face.
MESHSPLIT
Fundamental
Merge
Demonstrate how to Merge adjacent mesh faces into a
single mesh face.
MESHMERGE
Fundamental
Cap
Demonstrate how to Close gaps in mesh objects by
selecting the edges of the surrounding mesh faces.
Create a Mesh face (cap) that connects open edges of
Mesh faces.
MESHCAP
Fundamental
Collapse
Demonstrate how to Merge the vertices of selected mesh MESHCOLLAPSE
faces or edges. To create a new Mesh faces.
Spin
Demonstrate how to Spin (rotate) the adjoining edge of
two triangular mesh faces
MESHSPIN
Fundamental
Mesh
Optimization Setting
Explain how to set the SMOOTHMESHCONVERT system
variable to convert mesh objects to 3D solids or surfaces.
Explain how the surfaces are smoothed or faceted, and
whether their faces are merged.
SMOOTHMESHCONVERT
Fundamental
Inventor
Fusion Editing
Demonstrate how to edit complicated composite solids
or surfaces in Inventor Fusion.
EDITINFUSION
Fundamental
Explain how to set the Projection type to Third angle or
First angle projection. Set Shaded quality type to 100 DPI
and Preview type to Shaded. Set the Thread type to ANSI
or ISO.
Set Defaults for Drawing
Views for 3D Models
Fundamental
Mesh Editing
Fundamental
Mesh Conversion
Edit in Fusion
Model Documentation
Drafting Standards
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Level
Drafting Standards
Explain how to set the Projection type to Third angle or
First angle projection. Set Shaded quality type to 100
DPI and Preview type to Shaded. Set the Thread type to
ANSI or ISO.
Model Documentation -Applying Standards
Fundamental
Drawing Views
Generate drawings from 3D models. Review how the
views are associative to the model they were generated
from. The model can be a model space 3D solid or
surface, or an Autodesk Inventor 3D model.
Workflow for Creating
Associative Drawings
from 3D models
Fundamental
Base View
Create a base view (an orthographic or isometric view)
from a 3D model in model space or from and Autodesk
Inventor 3D part or assembly model.
VIEWBASE
Fundamental
Projected View
Create one or more projected views from an existing
drawing view.
VIEWPROJ
Fundamental
Flat Shot
Create a 2D representation of all 3D objects based on the
current view. Use the edges of all 3D solids, surfaces,
or mesh objects to project line-of-sight projections
onto a plane parallel to the viewing plane. The 2D
representations of these edges are inserted as a block on
the XY plane of the UCS.
FLATSHOT
Fundamental
Edit View
Edit an existing drawing view.
VIEWEDIT
Fundamental
Update View
Demonstrate how to change (edit) the source
3D model. Use VIEWUPDATE to update drawing
views that have become out-of-date because the
source 3D model has changed.
VIEWUPDATE
Fundamental
Surface Analysis
Explain how to use the surface analysis tools to validate
surfaces and curves before manufacturing. Apply zebra,
draft and curvature analysis to a 3D part(s).
Analyze Surfaces
Fundamental
Mass Properties
Demonstrate how to calculate the mass properties of
regions or 3D solids.
MASSPROP
Fundamental
3D Printing
Send a 3D model to a 3D printing service for the creation
of a 3D part or assembly. Send STL file of a 3D part or
assembly directly to an additive manufacturing machine.
(3D Printer).
3DPRINT
Fundamental
Model Documentation
Edit Model Documentation
Surface Analysis
Mass Properties Calculations
Printing Models
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Project / Data Management | Theory
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Introduction to
Project Management
Explain Project Management.
Project Management
Fundamental
Autodesk Vault
Explain how data management is used as an integrated tool
across many CAD platforms.
Autodesk Vault
Fundamental
Explain the importance of drawing Templates for
specific projects.
Use a Drawing
Template File
Fundamental
Explain the components of a drawing Template.
Template Drawings
Fundamental
Explain layer structure schemes.
Overview of Layers
Fundamental
Explain the American Institutes of Architects
layering schemes.
AIA CAD Layer Guidelines and the NCS
Fundamental
CAD Standards
Review CAD Standards.
CAD Standards
Fundamental
Plotting/Printing
Review output of a drawing to paper or how to create a file
for use with another application.
Print or Plot Drawings
Fundamental
Publishing
Review publishing a sheet set as a set of paper drawings or
as a single, electronic, multi-sheet DWF, DWFx or PDF file.
Overview of Publishing
Fundamental
Exporting
Review the various file formats for convert a drawing file to
a specific format by exporting it.
Export Drawings to
Other File Formats
Fundamental
Project Management
Data Management
Drawing Organization1
Templates
Layering Structure
Maintain Standards in a Drawing
Drawing Output
Data sharing and Collaboration
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External References
(XREFS)
Review the procedures for coordinating and/or collaborating Overview of External
your work with others by referencing other drawings in
References (XREFS)
your drawing.
Fundamental
Hyperlinks
Review the procedures to attach Hyperlinks to
Selected Objects.
Hyperlinks
Fundamental
Cloud based
computing
Discuss cloud computing for the delivery and sharing
of documents and resources as a service to a company
or individual.
Cloud Computing
Fundamental
AutoCAD WS
Explain and demonstrate the use of AutoCAD WS as a
cloud based collaboration tool.
Autocadws.com
Fundamental
Autodesk PLM 360
Review the procedures for working with documents using
Autodesk PLM 360. Review the procedures for uploading
documents to the Autodesk Cloud using AutoCAD.
Autodesk PLM 360
Fundamental
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Share Data
Between Files
Review data sharing between files: referencing, Linking
and Embedding (OLE), Working with other data formats,
Extract data from drawings and Spreadsheets and access
external databases.
Share Data between Files Intermediate
Collaborate
with Others
Protect and Sign drawings, use the Internet for
Collaboration and use Markups for Design Review.
Collaborate with Others
Intermediate
Explain Sheet Sets and how they are used.
Sheet Set General Overview
Intermediate
Drawing Sheet Organization
Sheet Sets
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Project / Data Management | Applied
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Templates
Review drawing Template organization for
Mechanical, Architectural and Civil Disciplines.
What is a drawing Template Fundamental
Layer Creation
Review layer schemes for a Mechanical, Architectural
and Civil drawing.
Work with Layers
Fundamental
Review layer schemes for a Mechanical, Architectural
and Civil drawing.
AutoCAD Layers
Fundamental
Layouts
Explain how to use layouts in a drawing.
Work with a Named Layout
Fundamental
Viewports
Review the procedures for creating a New Viewport
in a Layout.
Create and Modify Viewports
Fundamental
Recovery
Review the File Recovery options.
Repair a Damaged
Drawing File
Fundamental
Plotting/Printing
Review output of a drawing to paper or how to create
a file for use with another application. Review page
setup options.
Print or Plot Drawings
Fundamental
Publishing
Review publishing a sheet set as a set of paper
drawings or as a single, electronic, multi-sheet DWF,
DWFx or PDF file.
Publish Drawings
Fundamental
AutoCAD WS
Review and show AutoCAD WS as a cloud based
collaboration tool.
AutoCAD WS - Integrated
in AutoCAD 2012
Fundamental
Hyperlinks
Attach Hyperlinks to Selected Objects.
Overview of Hyperlinks
in a Drawing
Fundamental
External References
Attach and Detach Externally Referenced drawings.
Reference other Drawings
Fundamental
Import and Link OLE objects into a drawing.
Link and Embed Data (OLE)
Intermediate
Drawing Management
Layouts/Sheets
Viewport Creation
Recover a drawing
Drawing Output
Share Data Between Files
Link and Embed Data
(OLE)
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Project / Data Management | Applied
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Work with data in other
Formats
Convert, Import and Attach different type of files in a
drawing.
Work with
Different Formats
Intermediate
Access External
Databases
Associate, or link, data stored in external databases
with graphical objects in a drawing.
Overview of
External Databases
Intermediate
Extract Data from
Drawings and
Spreadsheets.
Extract property data from objects in drawings and
export the output to a table or to an external file.
Extract Data from
Intermediate
Drawings and Spreadsheets
Protect and Sign
Drawings
Use Passwords and Digital Signatures.
Protect and Sign Drawings
Intermediate
Internet Collaboration
Use the Internet for Collaboration.
Use the Internet
for Collaboration
Intermediate
Markups
Use Markups for Design Review.
Use Markup for
design review
Intermediate
Create a Sheet Set for Mechanical, Architectural or
Civil drawings.
Sheet Sets
Intermediate
Creating Plotter
Configuration Files (PC3)
Intermediate
Sheet Set Manager
Plotter Configuration
Creating Plotter
Review the sets in configuring a plotter by creating a
Configuration Files (PC3) PC3 file.
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Project / Data Management | Activity
77
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Create a drawing Template scheme for a Mechanical,
Architectural and Civil drawing template.
Setting up a Basic Template
Fundamental
Create a layer scheme for a Mechanical, Architectural
and Civil drawing and apply to a current drawing or
template.
Using the Layers Properties
Manager
Fundamental
How to create layers.
Fundamental
Using the Linetype Manager
Fundamental
Drawing Management - Templates
Template Creation
Drawing Management - Layers
Layer Creation
Layer Transparency
Open an existing drawing and use Layer
Transparency to control the transparency level of
objects and layers.
Control the Transparency of Fundamental
Objects
Filter and Sort Layers
Open an existing drawing and control which layer
names are listed in the Layer Properties Manager
and sort them by name or by property, such as color
or visibility.
Filter and Sort the list of
Layers
Fundamental
Filtering Layers
Fundamental
Manage Layers
Open an existing drawing and use layers to control the
visibility of objects and to assign properties to objects.
(Layers can be locked, on, off, frozen or thawed to
prevent objects from being modified.
Use Layers to
Manage Complexity
Fundamental
Reconcile Layers
Open an existing drawing and attached an XREF
with different layers. Reconcile Layers. (Reconciled
layers become reconciled by right-clicking the layer
and clicking the Reconcile Layer option). Review the
System Variable LAYEREVAL to evaluate new layers.
Reconcile New Layers
Fundamental
Work with Layer States
Open an existing drawing and save layer settings as
named layer states. You can then restore, edit, import
them from other drawings and files, and export them
for use in other drawings.
Work with Layer States
Fundamental
DVIS | AutoCAD
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
External References Attach and Detach
Attach and Detach Referenced Drawings to an
Existing drawing
Attach and Detach
Referenced Drawings
Fundamental
Edit External
References
Attach and XREF to a current drawing. Edit the
reference in the drawing. (Referenced drawings can be
edited by opening them directly, or you can edit the
XREF in place from within the current drawing).
Edit Referenced Drawings
Fundamental
Resolve External
Reference Errors
Open and existing drawing the cannot locate the
XREFed drawing. Resolve the referenced errors. (If a
referenced drawing cannot be located when you open
a drawing, several options available to you).
Resolve Referenced
Drawing Errors
Fundamental
Clip External
References
Apply Clipping Techniques to External References
and Blocks.
Clip External References
and Blocks
Fundamental
Bind External
References
Open an existing drawing with an attached XREF.
Convert DWG references (XREFS) and DGN Underlays
to standard local block definitions by using the Bind
option. Record the names of the bound layers. Repeat
the steps again with a another drawing and use the
Insert option. Record the names of the bound layers.
Bind XREFS
Fundamental
XBIND
Open an existing drawing us XBIND one or more
definitions of named objects in an xref to the current
drawing. (i.e. such as blocks, dimension styles, layers,
linetypes, and text styles).
XBIND Dialog Box
Fundamental
Fade
Open an existing drawing with an attached External
Reference. Adjust the fade, contrast and monochrome
settings in the drawing.
Adjust underlay contrast,
fade, monochrome and
colors for the background
Fundamental
Hyperlinks
Attach Hyperlinks to Selected Objects in a drawing.
Use a Hyperlink to Access a
Files or a web page
Fundamental
AutoCAD WS
Upload an AutoCAD file to the cloud via AutoCAD WS.
Use AutoCAD WS for
Drawing Files Collaboration
Fundamental
AutoCAD WS
Open an AutoCAD file from the cloud via
AutoCAD WS.
Layouts
Create a New Layout in a Template or a new drawing.
Fundamental
Layouts/Sheets
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Creating a New Layout
Fundamental
DVIS | AutoCAD
Topic
Viewport Creation
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Layout Viewports
Create a New Viewport in a Layout.
Creating a New Viewport
Fundamental
Viewports - Rotation
Rotate viewports in a drawing.
Rotate Views in
Layout Viewports
Fundamental
Model Space Viewports
Create a split drawing area into one or more adjacent
rectangular views.
Set Model Space Viewports
Fundamental
Recovery
Recover a damaged drawing file from a system failure.
Recover from a
system failure
Fundamental
Export
Convert a drawing file to a specific format by exporting Export
it. (Export to DWF and DWFx, PDF, DGN, IGES, Raster,
Postscript, SAT and STL file formats.
Plotting/Printing
Plot/Print a drawing.
Overview of Plotting
Fundamental
Publishing
Create a list of drawing(s) sheets in the Publish dialog
box. Publish the drawings to any of the following: a
plotter named in each sheet’s page setup, a single,
multi-sheet DWF or DWFx, a single, multi-sheet PDF
file, multiple single-sheet DWF or DWFx files and
multiple single-sheet PDF file.
Overview of Publishing
Fundamental
Plot a Layout
Plot a drawing Layout.
Plot a Layout
Fundamental
Add a Page Setup
Create new Page Setup for each layout in a drawing.
Specify the plotter name, paper size, plot area, plot
scale, plot style table, viewport options, plot options
and drawing orientation. Save and reuse settings for
your plot jobs in a drawing or in a Template.
Use a Page setup to
Specify Plot Settings
Fundamental
Plot Styles
Create CTB and STB plot styles for a Mechanical,
Architectural and Civil drawing and apply to a current
drawing or template.
Overview of Plot Styles
Fundamental
Manage Plot Style Tables
Fundamental
Batch Plot to PDF
Use the PUBLISH command to Batch Plot a set of
drawings to PDF.
Batch Plot to PDF
Fundamental
Import
Import files of different formats into the
current drawing.
IMPORT
Fundamental
Recover a drawing
Drawing Output
Fundamental
Drawing Input
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DVIS | AutoCAD
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Topic
Sub-Topic
eTransmit
Reference
Level
Create a transmittal package of all files associated with eTransmit
the current drawing (such as related xrefs, plot styles,
and fonts). Use Sheet Drawings, Sheet Set Files, the
current drawing and User Added Files).
Fundamental
Link and Embed Data
(OLE)
Import information into a drawing from other
applications that support OLE. (Link and/or Embed
information from another document in a drawing).
Import OLE Objects
Intermediate
Work with
data in other
Formats - Convert
Open an existing drawing and convert the drawing to
another AutoCAD drawing format. (You can convert
AutoCAD-based drawing files to other AutoCAD
drawing formats).
Convert Drawing
File Formats
Intermediate
Formats - Import other
file formats
Create a new drawing by importing files created with
other applications into your drawing.
Import other file formats
Intermediate
Access external
Databases
Create a new drawing and associate, or link, data
stored in external databases with graphical objects
in a drawing.
Access external Databases
Intermediate
DWF Underlay
Attach a DWF as an Underlay.
Attach files as Underlays
Intermediate
PDF Underlay
Attach a PDF as an Underlay.
Intermediate
DGN Underlay
Attach a DGN as an Underlay.
Intermediate
Extract Data from
Drawings and
Spreadsheets.
Open an existing drawing with blocks that have
attributes and extract data to an Excel spreadsheet.
Also, extract attribute data from blocks in the
drawings and export the output to a table.
Extract Data from Drawings
and Spreadsheets
Intermediate
DVIS | AutoCAD
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Protect and Sign
Drawings
Use Passwords and Digital Signatures to encrypt and
certify a digital I.D.
Protect and Sign Drawings
Intermediate
Autodesk Seek
Use Autodesk Seek to share, search, and reuse digital
design content.
Use Autodesk Seek to Add
and Share Drawings.
Intermediate
Autodesk Seek
Intermediate
Content Explorer aggregates design content from
different folders that have been specified for
monitoring by the Content Service. Use Content
Explorer to index design content for quick access,
catalog the objects in each file, and search for content
in local folders, network folders, and the Autodesk
Seek Library. (Content Explorer aggregates design
content from different folders that have been specified
for monitoring by the Content Service).
Overview of
Content Explorer
Intermediate
Content Explorer
Intermediate
Use Markups for Design Review.
Review and Markup Files
with Design Review
Intermediate
Civil drawings.
Sheet Sets General Overview
Intermediate
AutoCAD (LT) and the
Sheet Set Manager: Create
a Sheet Set
Intermediate
Content Explorer
Markups
Sheet Set Manager
Organize and Display
Sheet Lists
Civil drawings and Organize and Display Sheet Lists.
Sheet Set Manager: Organize and Display Sheet Lists
Intermediate
Add Content
Civil drawings and Add content to sheets.
Sheet Set Manager: Add
Content to Sheets
Intermediate
Sheet Set Manager: Place
View Labels
Intermediate
Place View Labels
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Automate View Label
Data
Civil drawings and Automate View label Data.
Sheet Set Manager: Automate View Label Data
Intermediate
Importing Existing
Drawings
Create a Sheet Set for Mechanical,
Architectural or Civil drawings and Import
additional existing Drawings.
Importing Existing Drawings
Intermediate
DVIS | AutoCAD
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Add Sheets and Subsets
Create a Sheet Set for Mechanical, Architectural
or Civil drawings and Add an additional sheet and
additional subsets.
Adding Sheets and Subsets
Intermediate
Page Setup Override
Civil drawings and Override the Page Setups from
Metric to English drawing sheets.
Sheet Sets - Page
Setup Overrides
Intermediate
Title Block
Integration - Properties
Create a Sheet Set with Integrated Title Blocks for
Mechanical, Architectural or Civil drawings.
Sheet Sets - Title Block
Integration - Properties
Intermediate
Sheet Sets - Title Block
Integration - Fields
Intermediate
Custom Sheet
Properties
Create a Sheet Set with Integrated Title Blocks for
Mechanical, Architectural or Civil drawings. Create
Custom Properties.
Sheet Sets - Creating
Custom Properties
Intermediate
Publishing Sheet Sets
Create a Sheet Set. Publish the Sheet Set. Plot one
sheet of the Sheet Set.
Sheet Set Manager:
Plot drawings
Intermediate
Publishing Sheet Sets
Create a Sheet Set. Publish the Sheet Set. Plot one
sheet of the Sheet Set.
Sheet Set Manager:
Plot drawings
Intermediate
Creating Plotter
Configuration Files
(PC3)
Create a PC3 file for plotters or printers. Set the path
to find the PC3 files in Options-Printer Support File
Path-Printer Configuration Search Path.
Creating Plotter
Intermediate
Plot/Print a Drawing
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DVIS | AutoCAD
Project / Data Management | Tools
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Templates
Summarize the theory and components of a drawing
template for Mechanical, Architectural, and Civil
drawing applications.
Use a Drawing Template
Files
Fundamental
Layers
Demonstrate how to create and modify layers in a
drawing and for Template drawing creation.
Layers
Fundamental
Describe how External References are used in a drawing
or how they are shared in a Project.
External References
Fundamental
External Reference Tips
Fundamental
Drawing Organization
External References
Fade
Adjusts the fade, contrast and monochrome settings in a
drawing with attached external references.
XDWGFADECTL
Fundamental
Bind External
References
Summarize the methods to Bind or Insert an XREF in an
exiting drawing. Show how the layers of the XREF are
applied to the current drawing.
Bind XREFS
Fundamental
XBIND
Open an exiting drawing us XBIND one or more
definitions of named objects in an xref to the current
drawing. (i.e. such as blocks, dimension styles, layers,
linetypes, and text styles).
XBIND
Fundamental
Clip External
References
Review Clipping Techniques to External References and
Blocks. Use XCLIP, DGNCLIP, DWFCLIP, PDFCLIP, and
IMAGECLIP commands.
Clip External References
and Blocks
Fundamental
Hyperlinks
Hyperlink
Fundamental
ATTACHURL
Fundamental
Use AutoCAD WS for Collaboration (Upload)
UPLOAD
Fundamental
Use AutoCAD WS for Collaboration (OPENONLINE)
OPENONLINE
Fundamental
AutoCAD WS
Viewports
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Viewports
Apply Viewports to a New drawing or drawing Template.
Fundamental
Modify Viewports
Modify a Viewports in a drawing.
Modify A Viewport
Fundamental
DWF Underlay
Attached a DWF as an Underlay.
DWFATTACH
Fundamental
PDF Underlay
Attached a PDF as an Underlay.
PDFATTACH
Fundamental
DGN Underlay
Attached a DGN as an Underlay.
DGNATTACH
Fundamental
Hyperlinks
Hyperlink
Fundamental
DVIS | AutoCAD
Topic
Sub-Topic
Colaborate with others
Reference
Level
Content Explorer
Use Content explorer.
CONTENTEXPLORER
Fundamental
Export
Convert a drawing file to another file format.
Export
Fundamental
eTransmit
Review the procedures for creating a transmittal set.
eTransmit
Fundamental
Layouts
Apply and Scale a Viewport.
Working With Layouts-Part1
Fundamental
Layouts/Sheets
Working With Layouts-Part2 Fundamental
Viewport Creation
Layout Viewports
Apply Viewports to a New drawing or drawing Template.
VPORTS
Fundamental
Modify Layout
Viewports
Modify a Viewports in a drawing.
Modify A Viewport
Fundamental
Model Space Viewports
Apply a split drawing area into one or more adjacent
rectangular views.
VPORTS
Fundamental
Recovery
After a system failure, recover a damaged drawing file.
Recover from a system
failure
Fundamental
Plotting/Printing
Explain and demonstrate plotting from model space and
from a paper space layout.
Plot
Fundamental
Publishing
Explain and demonstrate Publishing techniques.
Publish
Fundamental
Set Layout in
Paper Space
Setup a Layout in Paper Space for Printing.
Setup a Layout in Paper
Space for Printing
Fundamental
Export
Review the output type that are available to convert a
drawing file to a specific format.
Export
Fundamental
Plot Styles
Review the differences between creating a CTB or STB
plot style for a Mechanical, Architectural and Civil
drawings.
Plot Styles
Fundamental
Publishing
Review the Publish command and the differences
between Publish and Plot.
Publish
Fundamental
Add a Page Setup
Review the process for creating a Page Setup and the
importance to linking the page set up to a layout.
Summarize the page layout, plotting device, paper size,
and other settings for each new layout.
PAGESETUP
Fundamental
Recover a drawing
Drawing Output
Drawing Output
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Import
Import files of different formats into the
current drawing.
IMPORT
Fundamental
Link and Embed Data
(OLE)
Review the procedures for inserting a linked or
embedded object into a drawing.
INSERTOBJ
Intermediate
Formats - Convert
Review the procedure to save a drawing file to a previous DWGCONVERT
version AutoCAD.
Access external
Databases
Review the procedure for associating, or linking, data
stored in external databases.
DBCONNECT
Intermediate
DWF Underlay
Attach a DWF as an underlay in a drawing.
ATTACH
Intermediate
PDF Underlay
Attach a PDF as an underlay in a drawing.
PDFATTACH
Intermediate
DGN Underlay
Attach a DGN as an underlay in a drawing.
DGNATTACH
Intermediate
Extract Data from
Drawings and
Spreadsheets.
Extract attribute data to a table and to an
Excel spreadsheet.
DATAEXTRACTION
Intermediate
Protect and Sign
Drawings
Review the security options dialog box to set a
Passwords or Digital Signature to a drawing.
SECURITYOPTIONS
Intermediate
Autodesk Seek
Review Autodesk Seek to share, search, and reuse digital
design content.
SHAREWITHSEEK
Intermediate
Content Explorer
Use the Content Explorer to find and insert content such
as drawing files, blocks, and styles.
CONTENTEXPLORER
Intermediate
Markups
Use the Markup Set Manager to markup a drawing for
Design Review.
MARKUP
Intermediate
Review and demonstrate how the use the Sheet Set
Manager to organize named drawing sheets.
Sheet Set Manager
Intermediate
Create a PC3 file for plotters or printers. Set the path
to find the PC3 files in Options-Printer Support File
Path-Printer Configuration Search Path.
Creating Plotter
Intermediate
Drawing Input
Intermediate
Sheet Set Manager
Plotter Configuration
Creating Plotter
Configuration Files
(PC3)
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Programming / Customization
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DVIS | AutoCAD
Programming / Customization | Theory
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Scripting Language
Explain that a script or scripting language is a
programming language. Explain how writing
scripts automate tasks within a software
environment.
Scripting Languages
Intermediate
Scripting and Programming
Languages
Review various scripting and programming
languages.
Programming and Script- Intermediate
ing Languages
Script Files
Provide an Overview of AutoCAD Script files.
Overview of Command
Scripts
Intermediate
Explain how customization of software is
developed and used.
Custom Software
Intermediate
Script Files
Custom Software Development
Custom Software
Macro in Computer Science
Macro Programming
Explain that a macro is a sequence of instructions
Macro
for the development of a single programming task.
Intermediate
Overview of Customization
Explain the purpose and benefits of AutoCAD’s
Open Architecture. Explain how Application
Programming Interfaces (API’s) are used to
customize AutoCAD to meet a companies needs.
Overview of
Customization
Intermediate
Enhancing AutoCAD’s Interface
Explain the concept of Customizing AutoCAD’s
User Interface elements
Customize User Interface Elements
Intermediate
Automating Drafting Tasks
Describe how, through customization, users can
automate repetitive drafting tasks using macros.
Overview of Macros
Intermediate
Profiles
Explain how AutoCAD Profiles are used to save
configuration settings.
AutoCAD Profiles
Intermediate
Setting Custom Options
Explain the use of AutoCAD’s OPTIONS Dialog
Box to customize a variety of user settings.
Options Dialog Box
Intermediate
Explain how GUI’s work with todays computers.
Graphical User Interface
Elements
Intermediate
Customizing AutoCAD
Configuration Settings
OPTIONS Dialog Box
User Interface Elements
Graphical user interface
elements
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DVIS | AutoCAD
Programming / Customization | Theory
88
Topic
Sub-Topic
User Interface Elements
Custom User Interface (CUI)
Reference
Level
Explain each of AutoCAD’s User Interface
Elements (CUI)
Control of User
Interface Elements
Intermediate
Explain how a programming language
communicates between the software is used to
write programs and how a program is designed to
communicate to the computer.
Programming Language
Advanced
Review the various programing languages used
List of
today. Discuss the languages that can be used with programming languages
AutoCAD.
Advanced
Introduction to
Programming Interfaces
Advanced
Programming Languages
Programming Language
Provide an overview of the application
programming interfaces (API’s) that AutoCAD
uses to control drawings and databases.
DVIS | AutoCAD
Programming / Customization | Applied
89
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Overview of Script
Files
Discuss the basic command set and use of
AutoCAD Script files.
Overview of
Command Scripts
Intermediate
Purpose of Script Files
Explain how Script files can lead to automation.
AutoCAD LT 2011: Script Files
Intermediate
Developing Script Files Explain how AutoCAD can be made to execute
commands remotely using external ASCII text
file(s). Show methods for developing Script Files.
How to write a script file
Intermediate
Slide Shows
Show examples of how Script files are used to
create Slide Shows.
Making a slide show
of your drawings
Intermediate
Drawing Set up
Explain how Script files can be used to automate
common drawing setup procedures.
Tutorial: Automate
tasks with a script file
Intermediate
Dimension Style
Settings
Describe the procedure for using Script files to
establish dimension style settings.
Setting up a Dimension Style
Intermediate
Overview of
Customization
Describe the benefits of AutoCAD’s Open
Architecture and how industry takes advantage of
this feature.
Intermediate
Enhancing AutoCAD’s
Interface
Show examples of AutoCAD’s User Interface
Elements.
User Interface
Enhancements
Intermediate
Enhancing AutoCAD’s
Interface
Describe User Interface Elements and show the
steps for Customizing AutoCAD’s User Interface
elements.
Customize User
Interface Elements
Intermediate
Script Files
Automating AutoCAD
Customizing AutoCAD
DVIS | AutoCAD
90
Topic
Sub-Topic
Customize Interface Elements
Reference
Level
Menu Devices
Describe AutoCAD’s Customization Features as
they apply to the User Interface Elements (Menu
Devices).
Intermediate
Quick Access Toolbar
Use visuals (i.e. diagrams, illustrations, etc.) to
discuss customizing AutoCAD’s Profiles options.
AutoCAD 2012: Quick
Access Toolbar
Intermediate
Toolbars
illustrate AutoCAD’s Toolbar Menu.
AutoCAD Toolbar: Images
Intermediate
Menu Bar (Pull-down)
illustrate AutoCAD’s Menu Bar.
AutoCAD Pull-down
Menu: Images
Intermediate
Tool Palettes
illustrate AutoCAD’s Tool Palettes.
AutoCAD Tool
Palette: Images
Intermediate
Ribbon Tabs & Panels
illustrate AutoCAD’s Ribbons & Tabs.
AutoCAD: Ribbon Images
Intermediate
Contextual Ribbon Tab
States
illustrate AutoCAD’s Contextual Ribbon Tab States.
Contextual Ribbon Tab States Intermediate
Short-cut Menus
(Right-click)
illustrate AutoCAD’s Shortcut Menus.
Right-Click Menus: Images
Intermediate
Double-click Actions
illustrate AutoCAD’s Double-Click Actions.
Intermediate
Roll-over Tips
illustrate AutoCAD’s Roll-over Tips.
Roll-over Tips
Intermediate
Action Macros
illustrate AutoCAD’s Action Macros.
Action Macros
Intermediate
Shortcut Keys
(Accelerators)
illustrate AutoCAD’s Shortcut Keys.
Shortcut Keys (Accelerators)
Intermediate
DVIS | AutoCAD
Topic
Sub-Topic
Customization Elements
Reference
Level
Linetypes
illustrate AutoCAD’s Linetypes.
Linetypes
Intermediate
Hatch Patterns
illustrate AutoCAD’s Hatch Patterns.
Hatch Patterns
Intermediate
Status Line
illustrate AutoCAD’s Status Line.
Status Line
Intermediate
Command Line
illustrate AutoCAD’s Command Line.
Command Line
Intermediate
Shape Files
Explain how users create custom shape files.
Shape Files
Intermediate
Explain how users add shape file definitions to
custom Linetypes.
Complex Shape Linetypes
Intermediate
Explain how to create custom text fonts.
Text Font Files
Intermediate
Explain how to add text strings in custom
Linetypes.
Text in Custom Linetypes
Intermediate
Command Aliases
illustrate AutoCAD’s Command Aliases.
Command Aliases
Intermediate
Automating Drafting
Tasks
Describe how, through customization, users can
automate repetitive drafting tasks using macros.
Overview of Macros
Intermediate
Task-based
Workspaces
Describe the technique used for isolating
AutoCAD’s interface elements to create a user
defined Workspace.
Create task-based
Workspaces
Intermediate
Adjust System &
Performance Settings
Discuss customizing and organizing AutoCAD’s
support files.
AutoCAD 2012 Tutorial 1.10 The Options Control Panel
Intermediate
Creating & Recalling
User Profiles
Identify how the choices made in the OPTIONS
Dialog Box can be saved and recalled for later use.
Save and Restore Interface
Settings (Profiles)
Intermediate
Restoring AutoCAD Profiles
Intermediate
Text Files
Automating AutoCAD
Workspaces
OPTIONS Dialog Box
Profiles
Restoring AutoCAD’s
Identify the methods used to restore AutoCAD’s
default Profile settings default Profile settings.
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DVIS | AutoCAD
92
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Application
Programming
Interface (API)
Explain how Application Programming Interfaces
(APIs) are used to modify and enhance software
applications.
Application Programming
Interface
Advanced
Overview of
Programming
Languages
Describe the use of programming languages in
AutoCAD.
Introduction to
Programming Interfaces
Advanced
Active X Programming
Language
Describe the use of Active X Automation
programming language as it applies to AutoCAD.
Active X Automation
Advanced
ActiveX Programming
Language
Describe how ActiveX Objects used with AutoLISP.
Using ActiveX Objects with
AutoLISP
Advanced
AutoCAD VBA
Programming
Language
Describe the use of VBA Programming Language as
it applies to AutoCAD.
AutoCAD VBA
Advanced
AutoCAD VBA
Programming
Language
Describe how to load VBA Projects as it applies to
AutoCAD.
Automatically Load and Run
VBA Projects
Advanced
Object ARX
Programming
Language
Describe the use of ObjectARX Programming
language as it applies to AutoCAD.
Object ARX
Advanced
Object ARX
Programming
Language
Describe how to Load ObjectARX applications as it
applies to AutoCAD.
Automatically load and Run
ObjectARX applications
Advanced
.NET Programming
Language
Describe the use of .NET Programming language as
.NET
Advanced
.NET Programming
Language
Describe the use of .NET Programming language as
Loading Managed
Applications in AutoCAD
Advanced
DVIS | AutoCAD
93
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Overview of AutoLISP
Describe the use of AutoLISP programming
language as it applies to AutoCAD.
Overview of AutoLISP and
Visual LISP
Advanced
Developing AutoLISP
applications
Describe the development process for creating
AutoLISP applications.
The Ultimate AutoLISP
Tutorial
Advanced
Using Visual LISP
Interface
Describe the development process for creating
AutoLISP applications using AutoCAD’s Visual LISP
Interface.
Samples of Visual LISP Files
Advanced
Automatic Loading
AutoLISP applications
Discuss how AutoLISP applications can be
automatically loaded at the start of each AutoCAD
session or at the start of each new drawing opened
in AutoCAD.
Automatic Loading
Advanced
Batch Editing &
Plotting
Explain the concept of using a DOS batch file in
conjunction with an AutoCAD script file to edit and
plot drawings.
Batch/Script Automation
Advanced
Batch Editing &
Plotting
Identify the steps and procedures used in Industry
to batch edit several drawings.
Advanced
AutoLISP & Visual LISP
Automating AutoCAD
DVIS | AutoCAD
Programming / Customization | Activity
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Developing Script
Files
Create a script file for inserting a title block, setting
the units, limits, and text style.
How to write a script file
Intermediate
Automation Using
Script Files
Explain and give examples of how scripts can make
changes to hundreds of drawings.
Changing Hundreds of AutoCAD
Drawings in a hurry
Intermediate
Create scripts that can automate redundant tasks.
Passionate Scripting for Everyone
Intermediate
Create a script file that can be made to run an
unattended slide show.
Making a slide show of your
drawings
Intermediate
Demonstrate and have the students create a script file
that can be made to run an unattended slide show.
slides and scripts
Intermediate
Drawing Set up
Develop a script file that can be used to automate
common drawing setup procedures.
Tutorial: Automate tasks with a
script file
Intermediate
Dimension Style
Settings
Create a script file that can be used to automate the
setup of specific dimension style (variables) settings.
Dimension Styles - Scale Factors
Intermediate
Demonstrate the process of accessing AutoCAD
Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor.
Customize User Interface Editor
Intermediate
CUI Editor
Demonstrate the process of accessing AutoCAD
Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor.
Exploring AutoCAD’s CUI
Intermediate
Enhancing
AutoCAD’s Interface
Identify each of AutoCAD’s User Interface Elements.
User Interface Enhancements
Intermediate
Customizing CUI
Demonstrate exporting customized interface
elements from the main CUI file to a new CUI file.
CUIEXPORT
Intermediate
Demonstrate importing interface elements from
AutoCAD main CUI file to a custom CUI file.
CUIIMPORT
Intermediate
Loading CUI
Explain the method for loading CUI files into
AutoCAD.
CUILOAD
Intermediate
Unloading CUI
Explain the method for unloading CUI files from
AutoCAD .
CUIUNLOAD
Intermediate
Customizing Tool
Palettes
Demonstrate how to customize AutoCAD’s tool
palettes. Create a custom tool palettes.
CUSTOMIZE
Intermediate
Script Files
Automating AutoCAD
Slide Shows
Customizing AutoCAD
CUI Editor
Customizing AutoCAD
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Sub-Topic
Custom Commands
Reference
Level
Creating Custom
Commands
Create custom commands (macros).
Create Macros
Intermediate
Creating Custom
Commands
Create custom commands (macros).
Tutorial: Create a Custom
Commands
Intermediate
Demonstrate each of AutoCAD’s Customization
Elements (Menu Devices).
Customize User Interface Elements Intermediate
Menu Devices
Introduction to Customizing
AutoCAD
Intermediate
Quick Access Toolbar Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Quick Access
Toolbar.
QUICK ACCESS TOOLBAR
Intermediate
Toolbars
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Toolbars.
TOOLBARS
Intermediate
Menu Bar (Pulldown) & Shortcut
Menus
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Menu Bar &
Shortcut Menus.
Pull-Down & Shortcut Menus
Intermediate
Workspaces
Open the CUI Editor and add a custom Workspace,
and create a Menu bar.
Customize Your CAD User
Interface
Intermediate
Task-based
Workspaces
Demonstrate and isolate AutoCAD’s command
elements within a NEW Workspace.
AutoCAD 2012 Tutorial 1.9 - Workspaces
Intermediate
Tool Palettes
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Tool Palettes.
Customize Tool Palettes
Intermediate
Ribbon Tabs
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Ribbon Tabs.
Ribbon Tabs
Intermediate
Ribbon Panels
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Ribbon
Panels.
Ribbon Panels
Intermediate
Contextual Ribbon
Tab States
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Contextual
Tab States.
Contextual Ribbon Tab States
Intermediate
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Double-Click
Actions.
Intermediate
Rollover Tips
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Roll-over Tips. Rollover Tips
Action Macro
Recorder
Demonstrate and record actions using AutoCAD’s
Action Macro Recorder.
Record Action Macros
Intermediate
Shortcut Keys
(Accelerators)
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Shortcut Keys
(accelerators).
Shortcut Keys (Accelerators)
Intermediate
Intermediate
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Linetypes
Demonstrate and develop custom AutoCAD Linetypes. Custom Linetypes
Hatch Patterns
Demonstrate and develop custom AutoCAD Hatch
Patterns.
Custom Hatch Patterns
Intermediate
Status Line
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Status Line.
Customize the Status Line
Intermediate
Command Line
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Command
line.
Command Line Window Font
Intermediate
Shape Files
Demonstrate and develop AutoCAD’s Shape Files
(.shp) and compile them.
Custom Shape Files
Intermediate
Demonstrate and develop custom Complex Shape
Linetypes.
Complex Shape Linetypes
Intermediate
Demonstrate and customize AutoCAD’s Text font file
(.shp) and compile.
Text Font Descriptions
Intermediate
Demonstrate and develop custom AutoCAD Complex
String Linetypes.
Text in Custom Linetypes
Intermediate
Command Aliases
Demonstrate and develop entries for the ACAD.PGP
file for AutoCAD Command Aliases.
Command Aliases
Intermediate
External Programs &
Utilities
Demonstrate develop entries for the ACAD.PGP file
for accessing external programs and Utilities.
Define External Commands
Intermediate
Adjust System
& Performance
Settings
Explain how AutoCAD’s OPTIONS Dialog Box is used
to adjust system and performance settings.
OPTIONS Dialog Box
Intermediate
Files Tab
Visually identify each of the search path settings
located in the Files tab.
Files Tab - Illustration
Intermediate
Discuss the options in the Files Tab for organizing
AutoCAD’s support files and make adjustments to
search paths.
Files Tab - Options Dialog Box
Intermediate
Display Tab
Discuss the options in the Display tab and make
adjustments in the Display resolution area.
Display Tab - Options Dialog Box
Intermediate
Open & Save Tab
Discuss the options in Open & Save tab and make
adjustments to the Saveas setting in the File Save
area.
Open & Save Tab - Options
Dialog Box
Intermediate
Plot & Publish Tab
Discuss the options in the Plot & Publish tab and make
adjustments to the Plot Style Table Settings.
Plot & Publish Tab - Options
Dialog Box
Intermediate
Text Files
Intermediate
OPTIONS Dialog Box
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OPTIONS Dialog Box
Reference
Level
System Tab
Discuss the options in the System tab and have
the students make adjustments to the Balloon
Notifications area.
System Tab - Options Dialog Box
Intermediate
User Preferences Tab
Discuss the options in the User Preferences Tab and
have the student make adjustments to the Right-Click
Customization Settings.
User Preferences Tab - Options
Dialog Box
Intermediate
Drafting Tab
Discuss the options in the Drafting tab and have
the students make adjustments to the AutoSnaps
Settings.
Drafting Tab - Options Dialog Box
Intermediate
3D Modeling Tab
Discuss the options in the 3D Modeling tab and have
the students make adjustments to the 3D Crosshairs
settings.
3D Modeling Tab - Options
Dialog Box
Intermediate
Selection Tab
Discuss the options in the Selection tab and have the
students make adjustments to the Selection Preview
settings.
Selection Tab - Options Dialog Box
Intermediate
Profiles Tab
Discuss the features in the Profiles tab and have
the students create a new profile that will store the
changes they’ve made in the other tabs.
Profiles Tab - Options Dialog Box
Intermediate
Creating User
Profiles
After making changes to the OPTIONS dialog box’s
tabbed panels and saving a new custom Profile, export
and import their custom profiles.
Settings (Profiles)
Intermediate
Restoring User &
Default Profiles
Demonstrate and restore AutoCAD’s default profile
settings.
Restoring AutoCAD Profiles
Intermediate
Customizing AutoCAD 2012 with
AutoLISP
Intermediate
Profiles
Developing AutoLISP Demonstrate how to create AutoLISP routines and
Applications
create several simple AutoLISP applications.
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Using AutoLISP
Applications
Demonstrate how to load and unload AutoLISP
routines.
Use AutoLISP Applications
Intermediate
Loading AutoLISP
Applications
Demonstrate how to load AutoLISP applications using
the Load/Unload Applications Manager, and load/
unload several AutoLISP applications.
APPLOAD
Advanced
Automatic
Loading AutoLISP
applications
Demonstrate how AutoLISP applications can be
automatically loaded at the start of each AutoCAD
session or at the start of each new drawing opened in
AutoCAD.
Automatic Loading
Advanced
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Active X
Programming
Language
Give examples of Active X Automation programming
language as it applies to AutoCAD. Quiz for
interpretation.
Active X Automation
Advanced
AutoCAD VBA
Programming
Language
Give Examples of VBA Programming Language as it
applies to AutoCAD. Quiz for interpretation.
AutoCAD VBA
Advanced
Object ARX
Programming
Language
Give examples of ObjectARX Programming language
as it applies to AutoCAD. Quiz for interpretation.
Object ARX
Advanced
.NET Programming
Language
Give examples of .NET Programming language as it
applies to AutoCAD. Quiz for interpretation.
.NET
Advanced
Create a DOS batch file in conjunction with an
AutoCAD script file to edit and plot drawings.
Advanced
Automating AutoCAD
Batch Editing &
Plotting
DVIS | AutoCAD
Programming / Customization | Tools
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Running Script Files
Develop running script files.
Run Slide Shows from Scripts
Intermediate
Slide Shows
Create and run Slide Shows, by executing a sequence
of commands from a script file.
SCRIPT
Intermediate
Creating Slides
Create slides of the current display and store them for
use with slide shows.
MSLIDE
Intermediate
Viewing Slides
Display slide files in the current viewport to assure
they are acceptable for use in slide shows.
VSLIDE
Intermediate
Pausing Slide Shows
Provide a timed pause within a script so viewing can
review the slide.
DELAY
Intermediate
Looping Slide Shows
Cause slide shows to run continuously during trade
show events. (looping) a script file.
RSCRIPT
Intermediate
Resuming Slide Shows
Resume a slide show after interrupting it.
RESUME
Intermediate
Switching Graphics
Screen
Switch from a text window to a graphics window
during a slide show.
GRAPHSCR
Intermediate
Customizing AutoCAD
Manage the customized user interface elements.
CUI
Intermediate
Export customized settings from the main CUIx file to
an enterprise or partial CUIx file.
CUIEXPORT
Intermediate
Import customized settings from an enterprise or
partial CUIx file to the main CUIx file.
CUIIMPORT
Intermediate
Load a CUI file into AutoCAD.
CUILOAD
Intermediate
Unload a CUI file from AutoCAD.
CUIUNLOAD
Intermediate
Create a new Tool Palette for Mechanical,
Architectural, or Electrical with tool palette groups.
CUSTOMIZE
Intermediate
Displaying the Customize User Interface Editor in a
collapsed state.
QUICKCUI
Intermediate
Access the Ribbon.
RIBBON
Intermediate
Close the Ribbon
RIBBONCLOSE
Intermediate
Script Files
Customization
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Programming / Customization | Tools
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Customizing AutoCAD
Open the Tool Palettes window.
TOOLPALETTES
Intermediate
TOOLPALETTESCLOSE
Intermediate
Develop and save Workspaces.
WORKSPACE
Intermediate
Set the options for Workspaces.
WSSETTINGS
Intermediate
Customizing AutoCAD’s System & Performance
Settings.
OPTIONS
Intermediate
Load individual or groups of AutoLISP applications.
APPLOAD
Advanced
Setting Environment
Variables
Set Environment Variables.
SETENV
Advanced
DIESEL Language
Use AutoCAD’s DIESEL string language to customize
the command line.
DIESEL
Advanced
Customization
Workspaces
Controlling Workspaces
OPTIONS Dialog Box
Loading AutoLISP Using
APPLOAD
AutoLISP & Visual LISP
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UI / Software Configuration
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UI / Software Configuration | Theory
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
UI Task Analysis
Explain the importance of analyzing user workflow,
focusing on a productive arrangement of the user
interface (UI) to perform specific tasks. Compare
software UI interaction to the human/UI interaction
associated with other task-based products around us
(mobile phones, automobile dashboards, television
remotes, musical instruments, etc.).
Workflow
Fundamental
Reviewing UI Tools
Explain how the effective use of a well-organized and
simplified UI reduces CPU overhead, streamlines
workflow, ensures easily accessible tools, and processes
and results in enhanced productivity.
User Interface
Fundamental
Human-Computer
Interaction
Explain how the human-computer interaction involves the
interaction between people and computers.
Human-Computer
Interaction
Fundamental
Continuous Partial
Attention
Fundamental
Explain that the graphics window (canvas) is where the
CAD data (lines, circles, arc, etc.) is displayed.
Graphics Device
Interface
Fundamental
Ribbon (Computing)
Explain the GUI based interfaces used in computer
software.
Ribbon
Fundamental
Menu (Computing)
Explain the graphical user interface based on text and
symbols. Illustrate context menus, pull down or pop-up
menus, menu bars and flyouts. Explain the differences
between radio buttons and check boxes.
Menu
Fundamental
Context Menus
(Shortcut Menus)
Explain that a context menu displays common functions
for the
Context Menu
Fundamental
Toolbar
object that the cursor is over when you right-click.
Toolbar
Fundamental
Palettes
Explain that Palettes are modeless dialog boxes. Explain
that Palettes do not need to be closed to use other
commands. Show different palettes in AutoCAD.
Modal Window
Fundamental
UI Workflow
Multiple Competing UI’s Illustrate the positive and/or negative effects on
(Digital Distractions)
specialized tasks and workplace productivity of
adding additional UI’s that involve “continuous partial
attention” and explain the importance of reducing digital
distractions.
Graphics Device Interface
Graphics Window
(Canvas)
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UI / Software Configuration | Theory
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Tool Palettes
Explain that Tool palettes are tabbed areas within the
Tool Palettes window that provide an efficient method for
organizing, sharing, and placing blocks, hatches, and other
tools.
Tool Palettes
Fundamental
Dialog Boxes
Explain that Dialog Boxes are Modal and communicate
information from the user to the computer. Modal Dialog
Boxes must be closed or complete a task before another
command can be issued.
Dialog Box
Fundamental
Images of Dialog Boxes
in AutoCAD
Fundamental
Tool Tips
Demonstrate how Tool Tips are used in the ribbon, toolbars ToolTips
and other interface elements.
Rollover Tool Tips
Demonstrate Rollover Tool Tips.
Rollover Tool Tips
Fundamental
Fundamental
Drawing and System Options
Options
Explain the Options Settings. Explain how computer
The Options
programs use Options or Applica tion Options to customize Control Panel
program settings. Explain the options settings that effect
the system versus settings that effect a drawing.
Fundamental
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UI / Software Configuration | Applied
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Review the AutoCAD User Interface
Tour the User Interface
Fundamental
The AutoCAD User Interface
Interface
Components
Heads-Up Display (HUD)
Head’s Up Display
Definition
Explain that a Heads-Up Display (HUD) displays data on Heads-Up Display
the screen (usually at the cursor’s location) so you do not
need to look away.
Fundamental
Menu Contents
Explain the functions of the Application Menu.
The Application menu
Fundamental
Accessing Tools
Review the Quick Access Toolbar functions.
Fundamental
Ribbon (Computing)
Review the GUI based computer interface ribbons used
in various computer programs.
Computer Interface
Ribbon Images
Fundamental
Menu (Computing)
Review menu interfaces of various computer based
programs.
Menu Images
Fundamental
Toolbars
Review toolbar interfaces and how to open and close
toolbars from the View tab-Windows panel.
Toolbar Images
Fundamental
Dynamic Input
Explain and Show how Dynamic Input displays
information about cursor movement and user entry.
Use Dynamic Input
Fundamental
Pull Down and Short
Cut menus
Explain how Pull down and short cut menus are used and
improve workflow.
Pull-down and
Shortcut menus
Fundamental
UCS Icon
Demonstrate how the UCS Icon helps you visualize the
current orientation of the UCS.
UCS Icon
Fundamental
Drawing Aides on
the Status Bar
Review the drawing aides/tools on the status bar.
Drawing Aides on the
Status Bar
Fundamental
Quick View Buttons
Review the Quick View Buttons.
Quick View Button on the
Status Bar
Fundamental
Visual Styles
Visual Styles
Apply the various Visual Styles to 3D objects using the
In-Canvas Viewport Controls or from the View Tab-Visual
Styles panel.
Navigation Bar
Review the Navigation Bar Tools.
Available Navigation Tools
Fundamental
View Cube
Review the ViewCube Tools.
Overview of ViewCube
Fundamental
The Application Menu
The Quick Access Toolbar
Fundamental
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UI / Software Configuration | Applied
Topic
Sub-Topic
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Level
Steering Wheels
Review the Steering Wheel Tools.
Overview of
Steering Wheels
Fundamental
Workspaces
Demonstrate the Workspaces used in AutoCAD.
Workspaces
Fundamental
Cursors in the
Drawing Area
Demonstrate in the drawing area, the appearance of the
cursor as it changes depending on what you are doing.
Review crosshairs, pickbox, crosshairs and pickbox or
as a vertical bar. Change the size of the crosshairs and
pickbox cursors in the Options Dialog box.
Cursors in the Drawing Area
Fundamental
Auto Complete
Explain how Auto Complete improves command
line usage.
Auto Complete
Fundamental
Commands
Explain how to use the Command Line.
The Command Line Window
Fundamental
Command/Text
Window
Discuss that in a AutoCAD, each command is listed
hierarchically in a window, (Function key F2) like a stepby-step recipe to create drawings.
Navigate and Edit within the
Command Window
Fundamental
Gizmo’s
Explain the three types of Gizmos and demonstrate their
usage. (i.e. Move Gizmo, Rotate Gizmo and
Scale Gizmo).
Fundamental
Object Grips
Explain and demonstrate the various Object Grip and
multi-functional grip options used in AutoCAD.
Use Object Grips
Fundamental
Info Center
Demonstrate InfoCenter to search for topics in
the Help system, sign in to Autodesk ID, open Autodesk
Exchange, and display the options in the Help menu.
It can also display product announcements, updates,
and notifications.
Overview of InfoCenter and
Autodesk Exchange
Fundamental
Autodesk Exchange
Demonstrate Autodesk Exchange as the central portal
for Help, learning aids, tips and tricks, videos, and
downloadable apps.
What is Autodesk Exchange? Fundamental
Mobile Apps
Demonstrate Autodesk Exchange as the central portal
for Help, learning aids, tips and tricks, videos, and
downloadable apps.
Autodesk Mobile Apps
available for download.
Manipulating with Grips
Info Center Search
The Autodesk Exchange Portal
Autodesk Mobile Apps
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UI / Software Configuration | Activity
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Level
Menu Contents
Manipulate the Application menu to search for
commands, access common tools and browse files.
The Application menu
Fundamental
Accessing Tools
Manipulate the Quick Access Toolbar tools. (i.e. New,
Open, Save, Saveas, Plot, Undo, Redo and Workspaces.
Fundamental
Ribbon (Computing)
Manipulate the Ribbon. Move the panels off of the Ribbon Display and Organize
and then return the panels (sticky panels) to their original the Ribbon
locations. Review all tabs on the ribbon.
Fundamental
Toolbars
Open various toolbars and place in the drawing window.
Manipulate the toolbars to start commands, display
flyouts, and display tool tips. Hide, dock and resize the
toolbars.
Toolbars
Fundamental
UCS Icon
Manipulate the UCS ICON by turning it off and on,
resetting the origin to a location on a part, appearance
and selectability.
User Coordinate System
Icon
Fundamental
Drawing Aides on the
Status Bar
Manipulate the drafting settings organized for drawing
aids on the status bar. Set Grid, Snap, Polar Tracking,
Object Snap, Object Tracking, Selection Cycling, Dynamic
Input, show. Hide Transparency and Quick Properties.
Manipulate the Drafting Setting Dialog Box to organize
your drafting settings.
Drafting Setting
Dialog Box
Fundamental
Quick View Buttons
Preview and switch between all open drawings and
layouts in a drawing in two-level structure with the Quick
View Drawings tool.
Switch Between
Open Drawings
Fundamental
Quick View Buttons
Preview and switch between the model space and layouts
in the current drawing with the Quick View Layouts tool.
Switch Between Layouts
in the Current Drawing.
Fundamental
In-Canvas Viewport
Controls
Use the In-Canvas Viewport Controls to manipulate View,
Viewport, and Visual Styles.
In-Canvas Controls
Fundamental
Visual Styles
Apply the various Visual Styles to 3D objects.
Use a Visual Style to Display Your Model
Fundamental
The Application Menu
The Quick Access Toolbar
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Topic
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Level
Visual Styles
Create a new customized visual style and apply the visual
style to the current 3D drawing.
Customize a Visual Style
Fundamental
Navigation Bar
Manipulate the Navigation Bar.
navigation Tools on the
Navigation Bar
Fundamental
ViewCube
Manipulate the ViewCube.
Use ViewCube
Fundamental
Steering Wheels
Manipulate the Steering Wheels.
Navigate with
Steering Wheels
Fundamental
Workspaces
Manipulate the standard Workspaces. Create and Modify
new Workspaces.
Create and Modify
Workspaces.
Fundamental
Command/Text
Window
Manipulate the Command Window to correct or repeat
commands using standard keys. Manipulate the Text
Window to display a complete command history for the
current work session. Cut and Paste commands from the
Command Window to be used in other programs.
TEXTSCR
Fundamental
Window Switching
With multiple drawings open, manipulate the drawing
windows (from the View tab-Windows Panel) by Switching
windows, Tiling windows, or cascading windows. Drag
and drop objects from one drawing into another drawing.
SYSWINDOWS
Fundamental
Design Center
Open Design Center and drag and drop blocks from one
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drawing into another. Drag and drop dimstyles, layers,
Design Center.
table styles, layouts, and text styles into another drawing.
Open a drawing with blocks referenced. Right Click on
Blocks in the Design Center browser tree and create a new
Tool Palette from the blocks in the current drawing.
Fundamental
3D Subobject Grips
Explain and demonstrate the various 3D Subobject Grips
used in AutoCAD.
Use 3D Subobject Grips
Fundamental
Grips for Sections
Explain and demonstrate the various Grips used to modify
sectioned objects.
Use Grips to Modify
Section Objects
Fundamental
Grips for Dynamic
Blocks
Explain and demonstrate the various custom Grips used to Specify Grips for
Dynamic Blocks
manipulate the geometry of a dynamic block reference.
Grips for Leaders
Explain and demonstrate the various Grips used to modify
Leaders.
Modify Leaders
Using Grips
Fundamental
Control Grips for
Hatch Objects
Explain and demonstrate the multifunction control grip
used to edit Hatch patterns.
Reshape a Hatch or Fill
Fundamental
Manipulating with Grips
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Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Open the Options Dialog box and set the following:
Drawing Windows Color in the Display Tab.
Drawing Window Colors
Fundamental
Command Line window font in the Display Tab.
Command Line Window
Font Dialog Box
Fundamental
Open the Options Dialog box and set the following: Right
Click customization mode to on in the User Preferences
Tab.
Right-Click
Customization Dialog Box
Fundamental
Open the Options Dialog box and set the following: User
Preferences Tab to Make new dimensions associative.
User Preferences Tab
Fundamental
Open the Options Dialog box and set the following: check
the box to turn on Hide system printers if your are using
PC3 files to plot. If you use system printers to plot, do not
check the box.
Plot and Publish tab.
Fundamental
Change the color blue (warm grip) to Cyan. Change the
size of the Pick box and the size of the grip 20% larger by
using the slider bars. Check the box to turn on Associative
Hatch.
Selection Tab
Fundamental
Change the Printer Support File Location-Printer
Configuration Search Path to the location of your PC3
files. (if applicable) Change the Automatic Save File
Location to a home file directory. Change the Template
Settings-drawing template File Location to the location
where you store your custom templates.
Files Tab
Fundamental
Save your Option setting configurations by creating a
Profile (ARG file).
Profiles Tab
Fundamental
Profile shortcut switch Apply a shortcut icon that will start AutoCAD with a
different Profile. (ARG file). (Refer to the AutoCAD user
manual for AutoCAD 2000-2012).
Start AutoCAD with a
different Profile
Intermediate
Profile shortcut switch Apply a shortcut icon that will start AutoCAD with a
different Profile. (ARG file). (Refer to the AutoCAD user
manual for AutoCAD 2000-2012).
Customize Startup
Intermediate
Options
Saving Option Configurations
Profiles
Startup with a Profile
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UI / Software Configuration | Tools
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Level
Ribbon (Computing)
Locate and identify the key features of the
Ribbon.
Ribbon
Fundamental
Minimize the Ribbon to Tabs, Panel Titles and
to Panel Buttons.
Command Line
Change the docking position of the Command
Line from the bottom to the top of the screen.
The Command Line Window
Fundamental
Accessing Tools
Add tools by Customizing the Quick Access
Toolbar.
Quick Access Toolbars
Fundamental
UCSICON
Use the direct manipulation of the UCS to
establish new UCS positions and align the UCS
ICON to flat surfaces or 3D surfaces.
UCS ICON
Fundamental
Visual Styles
Utilize Visual Styles to control the appearance
of amodel in the Graphics Window.
SHADEMODE
Fundamental
Identify customization techniques for Visual
Styles.
VISUALSTYLES
Fundamental
Navigation Bar
Identify the commands on the Navigation Bar.
Use Navigation Bar
Fundamental
ViewCube
Utilize the ViewCube to adjust the viewpoint
of the model.
NAVVCUBE
Fundamental
Steering Wheels
Utilize the Steering Wheel to access different
2D and
3D navigation tools from a single tool.
NAVSWHEEL
Fundamental
Workspaces
Manipulate the standard Workspaces. Create
and Modify new Workspaces.
Workspaces
Fundamental
Window Switching
Utilize window switching techniques.
SYSWINDOWS
Fundamental
Design Center
Identify the content that can be utilized using
Design Center.
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Fundamental
Auto-Hide
Utilize Auto-Hide, Anchor right, Anchor left
and Transparency to roll-up palettes.
AutoComplete
Explain how AutoComplete improves command
line usage.
AUTOCOMPLETE
Fundamental
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UI / Software Configuration | Tools
Topic
Sub-Topic
3D Manipulation Tools
Reference
Level
Gizmo’s
Explain the different Gizmo options.
Using the 3D Gizmos in AutoCAD
Open a New Drawing
Review the Starting/Creating a New Drawing
Starting a New Drawing
Fundamental
Save vs. Save as
Explain the different options for saving a
drawing. (i.e. Save, Saveas, Qsave).
Save
Fundamental
Model Space and
Layouts/Sheets
Demonstrate how to switch between the Model Model and Layout Tabs
and Layout Tabs.
Fundamental
Locate and identify the key features of drawing
and systems Options.
Options
Fundamental
Differentiate the common drawing file
extensions (i.e. dwg, dwt, dws, bak and sv$) and
how to recover from a system failure.
Recover from a System Failure
Fundamental
AutoCAD File Extensions
Fundamental
Profiles
Save your Option settings configurations by
creating a Profile.
Settings (Profiles)
Fundamental
Help Topics
Identify how to access the Help System in
AutoCAD.
Find Information You Need
Fundamental
User Commands Panel
Create and add a commands to the three main
components: panels, tabs, and contextual tab
states of the Ribbon.
Customize the Ribbon
Intermediate
Starting a New Drawing
Saving a drawing
Model and Layout tabs
Options
Drawing File Type Recovery
File Types
Saving Option Configurations
Help System
Ribbon Customization
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Visualization | Theory
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Render or Rendering in
Computing References
Explain what Render or Rendering is Computer
Graphics refers to.
Rendering
Fundamental
Real Time vs. Non Real
Time
Explain the different methods.
3D Rendering
Fundamental
Render or Rendering in Computing
Rendering
Rendering Definition
Define the Rendering scene.
Rendering
Fundamental
Mental Ray
Identify functions of the mental ray rendering engine;
Describe the function of the final gather and beauty
passes.
Mental Ray
Fundamental
Anti-Aliasing
Define aliasing in an image and give examples of how
to control it.
Anti-Aliasing Filter
Fundamental
Define Anti-Aliasing.
What is Anti-aliasing?
Fundamental
Define the terms: reflection, refraction, and
translucency. Explain the correlation with surface
glossiness.
Reflection
Fundamental
Refraction
Fundamental
Camera
Explain what a camera is, types of cameras and how
cameras are used to capture a scene or movie.
Camera
Fundamental
Camera Placement
Explain camera placement for setting up a scene.
Review camera Location, Target, Lens Depth, and Front
and Back clipping Planes.
Overview of Cameras
Fundamental
Lighting
Identify lights in a scene.
Overview of Lighting
Fundamental
Reflection/Refraction
Cameras
Overview of Cameras
Lighting a Scene
Lighting Theory
112
Lighting
Identify the types of Lights used in Rendering a scene.
Lighting
Fundamental
Photometric Lighting
vs. Standard Lighting
Describe the transmittance of light and how it
determinesappearance of what we see.
Standard and Photometric
Lighting Workflow
Fundamental
Lighting Quality
Contrast direct lighting (illumination) with indirect
Lighting (illumination).
Direct and Indirect
Lighting
Fundamental
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Visualization | Theory
Topic
Rendering
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Ray Casting
Define Ray Casting.
Ray Casting
Fundamental
Ray Tracing
Define Ray Tracing.
Ray Tracing
Fundamental
Radiosity
Define Radiosity.
Radiosity
Fundamental
Shading
Describe shading techniques (i.e. Flat and Smooth
shading).
Shading
Fundamental
Shadow Volume
Describe Shadow volume as a technique used to add
shadows to a rendered scene.
Shadow Volume
Fundamental
Global Illumination
Describe how Global Illumination add more realistic
lighting to scenes.
Global Illumination
Fundamental
Depth of Field
Define DOF.
Depth of Field
Fundamental
Diffuse Reflection
Define Diffuse Reflection
Diffuse Reflection
Fundamental
Diffuse Color Mapping
Define the term Diffuse Color. Compare solid shades
and texture maps.
Diffuse Color
Fundamental
Non-realistic Rendering Describe the differences between photorealistic and
non-Photorealistic rendering.
Non-photorealistic
Rendering
Fundamental
Materials in AutoCAD
Explain what materials are and how Materials define
the shininess, bumpiness, and transparency of object’s
surfaces to give them a realistic appearance. Explain
how to create and Manage materials, apply materials
to objects and faces and to use Map for added realism.
Materials and Textures
Fundamental
Map Types
Explain Texture (Image) and Procedural map types.
Understand Map Types
Fundamental
Review Map types.
Types of Maps
Fundamental
Differentiate between the surface analysis tools
to validate surfaces and curves before prototyping
or sending to manufacturing. (i.e. zebra, draft and
curvature)
Analyze Surfaces
Fundamental
Lighting Theory
Material-Map Theory
Zebra, Draft and Curvature Analysis
Surface Analysis
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Visualization | Applied
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Rendering
Identify functions of the Rendering process.
Overview of Rendering
Fundamental
Balance Mesh Density
for Smooth Geometry
Identify model build technique in optimizing
rendering performance and image quality.
Prepare A Model for
Rendering
Fundamental
Camera Angles
Explain camera angles as location places to take a
Shot. Explain that there may be many cameras set and
different location per scene.
Camera Angles
Fundamental
Lighting Guidelines
Review the Guidelines for Lighting.
Guidelines for Lighting
Fundamental
Lighting
Identify lights in a scene.
Fundamental
Point
Identify Point lights and their properties.
Use Point Lights
Fundamental
Spot Lights
Identify Spot lights and their properties. Explain
attenuation and its effect on lighting.
Use Spot Lights
Fundamental
Weblights
Identify the use of weblights in a scene.
Overview of Weblights
Fundamental
Distant Lights
Identify distant lights and their properties
Use Distant Lights
Fundamental
Set the drawing for Standard lighting Generic Units.
To set the drawing
for standards lighting
workflow
Fundamental
Photometric Units
Set the drawing for Photometric (International or
American)Standard lighting Generic Units.
To set the drawing
for standards lighting
workflow
Fundamental
Materials
Review the materials in AutoCAD
AutoCAD Materials
Fundamental
Materials
Review the materials in AutoCAD
AutoCAD Materials Update
Fundamental
Realist Effects
Add materials to objects in your drawing to provide
realistic effect in a rendered scene.
Overview of Materials
Fundamental
Basics of Rendering
Prepare A Model for Rendering
Cameras
Guidelines for Lighting
Lighting a Scene
Standard Light Workflow
Lighting Units
Photometric Workflow
Materials
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Topic
Creating materials
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Material Library
Review the Autodesk Materials Library.
Autodesk Materials Library
Fundamental
Review the procedure for creating a custom material.
Creating your own
AutoCAD Rendering
Materials
Fundamental
Review the types of materials used in AutoCAD.
AutoCAD Material Images
Fundamental
Creating your Own AutoCAD Rendering Materials
Custom Materials
Material Images n AutoCAD
Material Images
Materials Workflow-AutoCAD and 3ds MAX Design
Autodesk Materials
Workflow
Review the workflow between AutoCAD and 3ds MAX
Design
Autodesk Materials
Workflow-AutoCAD and
3ds MAX Design
Fundamental
Texture (Image)
Mapping
Define Texture mapping as applied to a surface or a
shape.
Texture Mapping
Fundamental
Define Texture mapping as applied to a surface or a
shape.
Understand Map Types
Fundamental
Review texture map images
Texture Map images
Fundamental
Define Procedural Mapping as applied to a surface or
shape.
Overview of Procedural
Maps
Fundamental
Review images of Procedural maps.
Procedural Map Images
Fundamental
Diffuse Map
Define Diffuse Map.
Types of Maps
Fundamental
Opacity Map
Define Opacity Map.
Types of Maps
Fundamental
Bump Mapping
Define the term Bump Mapping for creative bumps
and wrinkles.
Bump Mapping
Fundamental
Review Bump Map Images
Mapping
Procedural Mapping
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Bump Map Images
Fundamental
Displacement
Mapping
Define the term Displacement Mapping.
Displacement Mapping
Fundamental
Review Displacement Mapping Images
Displacement Mapping
Images
Fundamental
Environment Mapping
Define the term Environment Mapping.
Environment Mapping
Fundamental
Review Environment Mapping Images
Environment Mapping
Images
Fundamental
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Topic
Mapping
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Fog
Explain Fog techniques.
Distance Fog
Fundamental
Review Fog Mapping Images
Fog Mapping Images
Fundamental
Transparency and
Translucency
Define and Apply Transparency and Translucency.
Transparency and
Translucency
Fundamental
Transparency Images
Review Transparency Images
Transparent Images
Fundamental
Translucent Images
Review Translucent Images
Translucent Images
Fundamental
Material Library
Review the Autodesk Materials Library.
Autodesk Materials Library
Fundamental
Simulate walking and flying through a 3D drawing.
Walk and Fly
Through a Drawing
Fundamental
Surface Analysis
Review zebra, draft and curvature analysis and show
how these analysis methods can validate part design.
Analysis Options
Dialog Box
Fundamental
Ray-trace Reflections
and Refractions
Demonstrate Ray tracing as the path of rays sampled
from the light source.
Ray-traced Reflections
and Refractions
Advanced
Benefits of Indirect
Illumination
Use Indirect illumination techniques, like global
illumination and final gathering, enhance the realism
of a scene by simulating radiosity, or the interreflection of light in a scene.
Benefits of Indirect
Illumination
Advanced
Creating materials
Walk and Fly Through a Drawing
Walk and Fly
Zebra, Draft and Curvature Analysis
Advanced Rendering
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Visualization | Activity
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Rendering
Create a photorealistic, presentation-quality images by
applying any materials, adding any lights, or setting up a
scene.
Basics of Rendering
Fundamental
Material Adjustments
Add materials and make adjustment to the materials.
Material Adjustments
Fundamental
Adjust Sampling to
Improve Image Quality
Set standard render presets to remove the jagged effect from Adjust Sampling to
Improve Image Quality
the display of diagonal lines and curved edges.
Shadows
Apply Shadows to a scene to create depth and realism.
Use Shadows in
Rendering
Fundamental
Reflections and
Refractions
Render a scene with ray-tracing on and with ray-tracing off.
Ray-traced Reflections
and Refractions
Fundamental
AutoCAD Rendered
Images
Review AutoCAD Rendered Images
AutoCAD Rendered
Images
Fundamental
Creating a Camera
Create a Camera.
Create a Camera
Fundamental
Defining Camera
Placing a camera in a scene.
Defining AutoCAD
Camera
Fundamental
Basics of Rendering
Fundamental
AutoCAD Renderings
Cameras
Lighting
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Default Lighting
Create multiple scenes using default lighting.
Fundamental
Standard Lighting
Workflow
Create multiple scenes using point lights, spotlights,
Weblights, and distant lights to illuminate a scene.
Illuminate a Scene
Fundamental
Luminaire Objects
Create light fixtures and embed photometric lights.
Fundamental
Sun and Sky
Create a scene using Sun and Sky lighting from a geometric
location based on date and time of the day.
Sun and Sky Simulation
Fundamental
Edit the effects of the sun and sky from a geometric location
based on date and time of the day.
Adjust Sun and Sky
Background Dialog Box
Fundamental
Photorealistic
Rendering
Using Photorealistic Rendering Techniques, create a
finished, photorealistic image.
Photorealistic Rendering
Techniques.
Fundamental
Photometric Lights
Use Photometric lights when rendering a scene.
3D Lights
Fundamental
Sun and Sky
Use Sun and Sky lighting when rendering a scene. Change
Solar properties and re-render the scene.
Realistic Lighting
Fundamental
DVIS | AutoCAD
Topic
Sub-Topic
Apply Materials to Objects
Reference
Level
Apply materials to a 3D object.
Apply Materials
Fundamental
Using Autodesk Materials
Library in AutoCAD
Fundamental
Adding a Material
Fundamental
Applying Materials To
Models
Fundamental
Modify a material in the current drawing.
Material Library
Fundamental
Map materials on 3D objects.
Mapping Materials
on Objects
Fundamental
Custom Materials
Create a custom materials and apply to a 3D model.
Creating New Materials
Fundamental
Custom Materials
Create a custom materials and apply to a 3D model.
Creating Materials
Fundamental
Entourage Maps
Apply materials, diffuse and opacity maps.
Entourage Objects
Fundamental
Custom materials
Create a new custom material.
Custom materials
Fundamental
Procedural maps
Apply Procedural Mapping as applied to a surface or shape.
Procedural Maps
Fundamental
Bump Mapping
Apply Bump Mapping for creating bumps and wrinkles.
Bump Maps
Fundamental
Fog
Apply Fog atmospheric effects.
Control the Rendering
Environment
Fundamental
Transparency and
Translucency
Apply and Apply Transparency and Translucency. Use Cutout
as needed.
Create New Materials
Fundamental
Preview Animations
Create preview animations with the controls on the
Animation panel found on the ribbon and the 3D navigation
tools.
Create Preview
Animations
Fundamental
Walk and Fly
Create a simulation of walking and flying through a 3D
drawing.
Walk and Fly through a
Drawing
Fundamental
Modify materials
Material Library
Mapping Materials on Objects
Mapping Materials
Create Custom Materials
Mapping
Animations
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Topic
Save Renderings
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Save a Rendered Image
Save an image of a model rendered to a viewport or a render
window, or render the image directly to a file.
Save A Rendered Image
Fundamental
Render Output File
Dialog Box
Fundamental
Render Window
Fundamental
Save Copies of
Rendered Images
Fundamental
Surface Analysis
Fundamental
Surface Analysis
Surface Analysis
Apply zebra, draft and curvature analysis to a 3D part(s).
DVIS | AutoCAD
Visualization | Tools
Topic
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Rendering
Use the Render Command to create photorealistic or
realistically shaded images of a 3D model.
Render
Fundamental
Rendering Techniques in 3D
AutoCAD-1
Fundamental
Rendering Techniques in 3D
AutoCAD-2
Fundamental
Rendering
Fundamental
Rendering
Render Output File
Dialog Box Options
Set options when saving a rendering to a bmp, pcx,
tga, tif, jpg or png image file format.
Render Output File Dialog Box
Fundamental
Render Environment
Define the cues for distance between objects and the
current viewing direction.
Render Environment Dialog Box
Fundamental
Set Output
Resolution
Set the resolution of the rendered image by specifying
the width and the height of the image, in pixels
Set Output Resolution
Fundamental
Render views,
Objects, or Cropped
Content
Select an entire view, a set of selected objects, or
a portion of what you see in the viewport when
rendering.
Render views, Objects, or
Cropped Content
Fundamental
Set the Render
Destination
Set the render destination to a viewport or render
window.
Set the Render Destination
Fundamental
Save Renderings
Review the options for saving a rendering to a raster
image.
Render Output File Dialog Box
Fundamental
Render Window
Review the rendered output of the current model.
Render Window
Fundamental
Set Cameras
Set a camera and target location to create and save a
3D perspective view of objects.
Camera
Fundamental
Modify Cameras
Modify a camera’s lens length, change its front and
back clipping planes, name a camera, and turn the
display of all cameras on or off in a drawing.
Change Camera Properties
Fundamental
Set and Modify Cameras
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Topic
Types of Lights
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Point Light
Create a Point Light.
PointLight
Fundamental
Spot Light
Create a Spot Light.
SpotLight
Fundamental
Web Light
Create a Web Light.
Weblight
Fundamental
Target Point
Create a Target Point Light.
TargetPoint
Fundamental
Free Spot Light
Create a Free Spot Light.
FreeSpot
Fundamental
Free Web
Create a Free Web Light.
FreeWeb
Fundamental
Distant Light
Create a Distant Light.
DistantLight
Fundamental
Change light properties in the drawing after the light
is placed.
Control Light Properties
Fundamental
Re-set a lights position and target in a scene.
Adjust Light Placement
Fundamental
Turn on and off the Lights in Model palette.
LIGHTLIST
Fundamental
Turn lights on and off
Tune lights on and off in the drawing.
Control the Display of Lights
Fundamental
Angle to Light Source
Define Angle to Light Source
Angle to Light Source
Fundamental
Modify the illumination of a scene by assigning a
shape to a light.
Assigning Shape to a Light
Fundamental
Modify the brightness of a lamp.
Lamp Intensity Dialog Box
Fundamental
Set the natural illumination of a scene using sun and
sky simulation techniques.
Fundamental
GEOGRAPHICSLOCATION
Fundamental
SUNPROPERTIES
Fundamental
SUNPROPERTIESCLOSE
Fundamental
Sun Properties Window
Fundamental
Control Light Properties
Light Properties
Adjust Light Placement
Light Placement
Light List
Control the Display of Lights
Lighting Angles
Assign Shape to a Light
Modify Illumination
Modify Lamp Brightness
Lamp Intensity
Sun and Sky
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Re-set the properties of the sun.
DVIS | AutoCAD
Topic
Sub-Topic
Incorporate Luminaire Objects
Reference
Level
Lights in Light
Fixtures
Set a luminaire object to assemble a light fixture.
Incorporate Luminaire Objects
Fundamental
Open the Materials
Browsers
Open the Material Browser to use and create
materials.
Materials
Fundamental
Apply Materials
Apply Materials to Objects and Faces.
Apply Materials to Objects
and Faces
Fundamental
Create a new material in the Materials Browser or the
Materials Editor
Fundamental
Material Libraries
Create, browse or open existing libraries from the
Materials Browser to manage materials.
Browse Material Libraries
Fundamental
Materials with Layers
Associate materials with layers.
MATERIALAATACH
Fundamental
Map to face of Object
Use the material mapping gizmo to adjust the
mapping on a face or an object.
MATERIALMAP
Fundamental
Modify Materials
Modify a material in the Materials Editor.
Modify Materials
Fundamental
Materials Browsers
Materials to Objects and Faces
Material Properties
Material Browser
Attach Materials
Material Mapping
Materials Editor
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Topic
Mapping
Sub-Topic
Reference
Level
Procedural maps
Map Property settings for texture mapping to a
surface or a shape. Use Checker, Gradient, Marble,
Noise, Speckle, Tiles, Waves and Wood.
Map Property Settings
Fundamental
Texture (Image)
Mapping
Apply Texture mapping as applied to a surface or a
shape.
Image Map
Fundamental
Map Editing
Edit map setting properties to create complex patterns Modify Map Properties
by changing the map settings.
Fog
Set Fog atmospheric effects.
RENDERENVIRONMENT
Fundamental
Transparency
Set the foreground color and turn the transparency of
the background color on and off.
Modify the color and
Transparency for Bitonal
raster Images
Fundamental
Cutout Maps
Use Cutouts maps to make a material partially
transparent.
Cutout Map
Fundamental
Save a Rendered
Image
Save an image of a model rendered to a file.
SAVEIMG
Fundamental
Walk
Create the appearance of walking through the model
by changing the 3D view in a drawing interactively.
3DWALK
Fundamental
Walk Tool
Review the Walk tool to simulate walking through a
model.
Walk Tool
Fundamental
Fly
Demonstrate how changing the 3D view in a
drawing interactively creates the appearance of
flying through the model.
3DFLY
Fundamental
Walk and Fly Settings
Dialog Box
Set Walk and Fly navigation controls.
Walk and Fly Setting Dialog Box
Fundamental
Fundamental
Save Renderings
Walk and Fly
Surface Analysis
Surface Analysis
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Apply zebra analysis to a 3D part(s).
ANALYSISZEBRA
Fundamental
Apply curvature analysis to a 3D part(s).
ANALYSISCURVATURE
Fundamental
Apply draft analysis to a 3D part(s).
ANALYSISDRAFT
Fundamental
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Acknowledgements
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Production design / layout:
Diane Erlich
Editorial services:
Laura Johnston
Additional editorial services:
Diane Erlich
Primary authors:
Craig Slagel, Dushan Horvat, Laurent Abecassis, Michael Lyndon, Michael Sehgal, Pia Maffei, Robin
King, Victor Herrera
Producer:
Michael Sehgal
This document would not have been possible without the generous support and assistance of the Autodesk Certification Evaluators (ACE).
Adam Crespi, Adam Sale, Alfredo Villalobos, Amy Quek, Apon Lin, Ariel Cai, Billy Pang, Bruce Robertson,
Carl Callewaert, Craig Slagel, Dushan Horvat, Edward Lee, Frank Zhang,
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