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AutoCAD® Mechanical® Level 1

AutoCAD Mechanical 2010Register for this class Request more info

Course Length: 4 days*
Class Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Cost: $1,495*

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Summary

This class will help you quickly take advantage of the increased productivity of AutoCAD® Mechanical® helping you understand it's unique workflow. You will gain experience using tools for basic drawing and design configuration. A key focus you will learn about is how AutoCAD Mechanical will automatically help you maintain standards while using drawing, modification, and annotation tools. You will discover why so many people have switched to AutoCAD Mechanical as you learn to use tools which are more powerful than standard AutoCAD tools. Additional topics covered are integrating intelligent borders, creating parts lists and adding annotation such as balloons and weld symbols.

Who Should Attend

AutoCAD users who plan on using AutoCAD Mechanical. Students without AutoCAD experience may attend but will find the pace more aggressive.

Objectives

Upon completion of the class, the student will be able to create a basic 2D drawing using mechanical specific drawing and editing tools. The student will add text, dimensions, and annotation while maintaining a drawing standard. We recommend 20-40 hours of practice after class in order to reinforce these new skills.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that the student have a working knowledge of:

  • Microsoft® Windows® XP, or Microsoft® Windows® Vista.
  • Familiarity with AutoCAD fundamentals is helpful but not required
  • Drafting, design, or engineering experience.

Each Student Receives

  • Autodesk authorized training materials
  • Telephone support on class topics for 30 days
  • Certificate of completion

Topics Covered*

Part 1

Getting Started

  • The User Interface
  • About Standards‐Based Design
  • Templates- how they are used in AutoCAD Mechanical

Object Property and Layer Management

  • Working With Layers in AutoCAD Mechanical
  • How to Configure Object Property Settings in a Standard

Organizing Drawing Geometry

  • The question of using Structure

Tools for Creating Key Geometry

  • Core Design Tools that differ in AutoCAD Mechanical
  • Creating Contours
  • About Power Snaps
  • Working with Specialty Lines
  • Working with Standard Content

Tools for Manipulating Geometry

  • Editing Tools in AutoCAD Mechanical
  • About Power Commands
  • Modifying Objects
  • Deleting Objects
  • Copying Objects
  • Recalling Commands
  • Creating Views
  • About different Hide situations

Mechanical Part Generators

  • About Standard Parts Generators
  • Inserting Screw Components
  • Adding Leader Notes to Standard Parts
  • Creating Sprockets and Pulleys
  • Generating Chain and Belt Lengths
  • Generating Shafts
  • Process of Adding Springs to Your Assembly Design

Creating Drawing Sheets

  • Creating Model Views in Layouts
  • Creating Detail Views in a Layout
  • Creating Scale Areas in Model Space
  • Creating Viewports from Scale Areas
  • Process of Plotting from Model Space
  • Determining Scale Overrides
  • Creating Detail Views in Model Space
  • About Annotation Views
  • Working with Drawing Title Blocks and Borders

Part 2

Dimensioning and Annotating Your Drawings

  • Annotation and Annotation Symbols
  • Symbol Libraries
  • Standards Symbol Settings
  • Working with Power Dimensions
  • Stretching Objects with Dimensions
  • Arranging Dimensions
  • Checking Dimensions
  • Creating Hole Charts
  • Placing a Fits List
  • Inserting Revision Lines in Drawings

Bill of Materials, Parts Lists, and Balloons

  • Working with Part References
  • Creating Bill of Materials
  • Inserting a Parts List
  • Adding Balloons

Design Calculations

  • Lesson: Design Calculations
  • About the Calculation Tools
  • Calculating Moment of Inertia
  • Calculating Moment of Inertia with Predefined Profiles
  • Calculating Deflection Line
  • Calculating Shaft Stresses.
  • Calculating the Finite Element Analysis

Leveraging Your Existing Data

  • Mechanical Drawing Files in AutoCAD
  • Removing Mechanical Objects and Structure from the DWG File.
  • IGES In
  • IGES Out
  • How to Create Drawing Views of Linked Models

Mechanical Options for the CAD Manager

  • Configuring Standard Elements and Accessing Their Settings 
  • About Dimensions and Annotation
  • Working with BOM (Bill of Materials) Data 
  • Configuring Component Properties
  • Configuring the Parts List
  • Configuring the Balloons

* Note: The course topics are a guideline and class topics may be modified by the instructor based upon the class flow.

*Course length and cost are based on a minimum of four attendees. MasterGraphics reserves the right to cancel classes.

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