AutoCAD Mechanical Essentials

This course is designed for new AutoCAD Mechanical users who require comprehensive training in AutoCAD Mechanical. It incorporates the features, commands, and techniques for creating and editing mechanical designs with AutoCAD Mechanical. This course focuses on features, tools, and techniques that make delegates productive with AutoCAD Mechanical in the shortest possible time. Hands-on exercises throughout the course enable delegates to practice creating mechanical engineering production drawings.

Course Duration: 4 days

Objectives

The primary objective of this course is to teach delegates the basic commands necessary for professional 2D mechanical drawing, design, and drafting using AutoCAD Mechanical. After completing this course, delegates will be able to, identify and use the key components of the AutoCAD Mechanical user interface, use the fundamental features of AutoCAD Mechanical, and the precision drafting tools to develop accurate technical engineering drawings, and demonstrate a high level of comfort and confidence with AutoCAD Mechanical through handson practice.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for new users of AutoCAD Mechanical.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that delegates have a working knowledge of AutoCAD, drafting, design, or engineering experience is a plus. Experience of Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP is essential.

Course Outline

AutoCAD Mechanical Design Concepts

• Concepts
• Key Functionality

User Interface

• Interacting with the User Interface
• Common Drawing Setup

Mechanical Layers and Layer Control

• Layers
• Layer Control

Tools for Creating Key Geometry

• Power Snaps
• Core Design Tools
• Centrelines
• Construction Lines
• Designing with Lines
• Adding Standard Feature Data for Holes and Slots

Tools for Manipulating Geometry

• Editing Tools
• Power Commands

Mechanical Part Generators

• Standard Parts
• Springs
• Chain/Belt
• Shaft Generator
• Shaft Standard Parts

Creating Drawing Sheets

• Model Space Views in Layouts
• Title Blocks and Drawing Borders
• Creating Detail Views in Model Space

Dimensioning and Annotating Your Drawings

• Creating Dimensions
• Manipulating Dimensions
• Annotation Symbols
• Revision Lists

Bill of Materials, Parts Lists and Balloons

• Bill of Materials
• Inserting Parts Lists
• Balloons

Design Calculations

• Design Calculations
• Bean calculations
• Pulleys and Chains
• Bolted Connections
• Shaft Calculator

Working with Mechanical Structure

• Structuring Data in Drawings
• Reusing and Editing Structured Data
• Structure and Other Tools

Mechanical Options For the CAD Manager

• AM: Standards
• AM: Structure
• AM: Drawing
• AM: Standard Parts
• AM: Shaft
• AM: Calculations
• AM: Preferences

The more delegates that take the course the lower price is

1st Delegate, £270.00 per day

2nd Delegate, £245.00 per day 3rd Delegate, £220.00 per day 4th Delegate, £195.00 per day

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