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Autodesk AutoCAD: Plotting, Publishing and Scaling Tutorials

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Plotting, publishing and scaling drawings in AutoCAD is easy, regardless of what you might think! With the appropriate use of viewports, page setups and scaling, you can easily communicate your design intent, making you more effective! This intermediate level course provides you with the skills needed to develop your AutoCAD knowledge to an expert level, giving you the ability to plot, publish and scale with ease, impressing your customers and colleagues! Work files are included. To begin learning, simply click the movie links.

*This course uses AutoCAD 2010 for videos and Work Files. Some of the ribbon, toolbar and menu settings may differ slightly on previous versions of AutoCAD.

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Introduction
 Printing & Plotting (04:05)
 Scaling (02:01)
The STARTUP Variable
 Using STARTUP (03:26)
 The STARTUP Dialog Box (06:10)
 AutoCAD 2009 - Menu Browser (03:24)
 AutoCAD 2010 - Application Menu (05:46)
Modelspace
 The Model Tab (03:26)
 Using Units - Imperial (06:18)
 Using Units - Metric (04:51)
 Setting Your Limits (04:49)
 Using Zoom (05:34)
 Working In Modelspace (04:13)
Layouts (Paperspace)
 The Layout Tab (04:22)
 Creating New Layouts (05:58)
 Layouts from Templates (03:59)
Page Setup Manager
 Creating a Page Setup (03:39)
 Model Tab - Page Setups pt. 1 (03:33)
 Model Tab - Page Setups pt. 2 (04:49)
 Layouts - Page Setups (05:38)
 Modifying Page Setups (04:46)
 Importing Page Setups (05:50)
Viewports
 Default Viewports - Options (03:21)
 Named Views (04:50)
 Viewports - Model (05:42)
 Viewports - Layout (06:15)
 Polygonal Viewports (03:27)
 Clipping Viewports (03:30)
 Making Viewports from Objects (03:35)
Plotting to Scale
 Viewport Scale (06:59)
 Annotation Scale (06:14)
 Annotative Scaling (05:13)
 Adding an Annotative Scale (06:10)
 Annotative Scaling from Model (05:59)
Quick View
 Quick View Layouts (03:42)
 Quick View Drawings (03:46)
 New Layouts in Quick View (04:45)
 Plotting from Quick View (04:09)
 Publishing from Quick View (03:24)
Plotting Styles
 Using a Plot Style (04:15)
 Creating a Plot Style (04:40)
 Color - Dependant Plot Styles - CTB (05:18)
 Named Plot Styles - STB (06:05)
 Changing Plot Styles (04:11)
Setting Up a Plotter
 Adding a Plotter (05:36)
 Plotter Drivers (04:15)
 Configuring Your Plotter (05:53)
Plotting to Hardcopy
 Plot Orientation (05:10)
 Selecting Your Plotter (03:20)
 Customizing Plot Sizes (05:44)
 Plot Preview (03:07)
Plotting Electronically
 Plotting to DWF (04:52)
 Plotting to DWFx (03:37)
 Plotting to PDF (03:32)
 Plotting to DGN (04:43)
 DWF Writer (03:29)
 Autodesk Design Review (04:42)
 Viewing PDF Files (03:02)
Publishing Your Drawings
 The Publish Dialog Box (05:09)
 Renaming Sheets (03:48)
 Removing Sheets (03:47)
 Plot Stamps (07:15)
 Saving Your Sheet Lists (05:50)
Setting Up a Title Block
 Layer Settings (04:42)
 Drawing Your Title Block pt. 1 (05:35)
 Drawing Your Title Block pt. 2 (06:01)
 Drawing Your Title Block pt. 3 (02:16)
 Page Size & Setup (05:10)
 Using Fields (06:02)
 Using Attributes (04:39)
 Saving as a Block (07:00)
Template Title Blocks - DWT
 Using a DWT File (04:54)
 Creating a DWT Easily! (06:51)
 Storing DWT Title Blocks (04:02)
Project
 Exercise 1 - Setup (03:43)
 Exercise 2 - Layers (04:21)
 Exercise 3 - Title Block pt. 1 (03:58)
 Exercise 4 - Title Block pt. 2 (05:15)
 Exercise 5 - Page Size & Setup (04:38)
 Exercise 6 - Adding Layouts (02:33)
 Exercise 7 - Viewports (02:30)
 Exercise 8 - Scaling (05:31)
 Exercise 9 - Properties pt. 1 (05:57)
 Exercise 10 - Properties pt. 2 (02:02)
 Exercise 11 - Fields pt. 1 (05:19)
 Exercise 12 - Fields pt. 2 (02:33)
 Exercise 13 - Attributes pt. 1 (04:08)
 Exercise 14 - Attributes pt. 2 (02:00)
 Exercise 15 - Block (05:55)
 Exercise 16 - Editing Blocks (03:04)
 Exercise 17 - DWT (05:08)
 Exercise 18 - Publish Settings (05:12)
 Exercise 19 - Viewing DWFs (02:30)
Conclusion
 Wrap Up (01:13)
Credits
 About the Author (00:58)


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Tutorial Information / Pricing
Title: Autodesk AutoCAD: Plotting, Publishing and Scaling
Author: Shaun Bryant
SKU: 34061
ISBN: 1-935320-83-1
Duration: 7 hrs / 94 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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