AutoCAD for Mac is tailored for OS X, making it the perfect program for CAD designers who want to start drafting on their Macs. This course covers the essential features and techniques every designer needs to know to work with AutoCAD for Mac and create polished, professional drawings. Author Jim LaPier shows how to create and modify geometry, work with layers, create detailed layouts with dimensions and annotations, and plot and share drawings. The course also touches on the basics of 3D modeling in AutoCAD for Mac. Instructor.
Jim LaPier is a consultant and designer at IMPACT Designs, LLC. Jim has worked with AutoCAD for 15 years in varying disciplines, including commercial and residential architectural design, mechanical engineering, materials handling, and telecommunications. He is skilled in customization, efficiency, and speed, as well as being adept in information technology. He also worked as a genius at an Apple Retail Store, and registered as a certified Apple technician.
Jim combines paper and pencil drafting knowledge with his love of cutting edge technology, both Mac and PC-based. By: Jim LaPier course. 18m.
Tired of toggling the PELLISPE system variable many times, i wanted to see if there was a way to offset an ellipse but keep it as an ellipse. I did found the way to do it. It is a bit slower than using the OFFSET command, but if you think you might need to edit the resulting ellipse maybe you want to give it a try. See the video below.
131 viewers. Course Transcript - Voiceover Hi. I'm Jim LaPier. Welcome to AutoCAD for Mac Essential Training. This course will go over all the basic features and techniques of AutoCAD for Mac so you can get a feel for using the program. We'll begin with exploring the interface components and look at some of the conventions that AutoCAD uses to help you draft.
Then we'll move on to creating geometry and then modifying that geometry to suit our needs. We'll explore the layering system, create some layouts to leverage our geometry, add dimensions and annotations and eventually plot our drawings. Finally, we'll run through some of the basics of 3D in AutoCAD for Mac. Whether you're a seasoned AutoCAD user looking at switching or a novice drafter looking to learn the ins and outs of AutoCAD for Mac, this course will give you all the tools so you can use the program to its fullest, so let's get started.
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Course Contents. Introduction Introduction. 1. The Interface 1.
The Interface. 2. File Management 2. File Management.
3. Navigation 3. Navigation. 4. Basic Geometry 4.
Basic Geometry. 5. Geometry Tools 5. Geometry Tools. 6.
Modifying Geometry 6. Modifying Geometry. 7. Layers. 8. Advanced Objects 8.
Advanced Objects. 9. Layouts.
10. Annotations 10. Annotations. 11.
Plotting and Sharing 11. Plotting and Sharing. 12. 3D Basics 12. 3D Basics. Conclusion Conclusion.