Looking for a full-featured CAD program that runs on your Mac? Meet AutoCAD for Mac, a leading CAD application that runs natively on Apple computers. In this course, Jim LaPier focuses on the basics of AutoCAD for Mac, helping you get acquainted with the interface, file management, and how to best leverage the application's toolset.
He shows how to create and modify geometry to suit your needs, work with layers, add dimensions and annotations, and plot your drawings. Plus, Jim covers 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: Katherine Ming course. 1h 37m 1s. 2,858 viewers.
Course Transcript - Jim Welcome to AutoCAD for Mac Essential Training. I'm Jim LaPier and together we're going to 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 onto 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, annotations, and eventually plot our drawings. Finally we'll run through some of the basics of 3D and 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 should give you all the tools you need so you can start to use the program to its fullest. So let's get started. Practice while you learn with exercise files. Watch this course anytime, anywhere.
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.
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8. Advanced Objects 8. Advanced Objects.
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9. Layouts. 10. Annotations 10. Annotations. 11. Plotting and Sharing 11.
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Plotting and Sharing. 12. 3D Basics 12. 3D Basics. Conclusion Conclusion.