In this lesson you will be introduced to blocks. By definition, a BLOCK is a collection of objects (lines, arcs, circles, text, etc.) that form a more complex entity that normally represents an object in the real world, e.g. a door, a chair, a window, a computer.

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This lesson will have you using the tools you learned in the first level. Believe it or not, if you understand the commands taught in the first level, you understand almost all of the common commands used in AutoCAD 2D Drafting - for any version.

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This lesson will be a primer on how to move around in your drawing.

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You need to know one more way changing the properties of an object. For instance, you may have made a spelling mistake in your text. You could erase it and re-create it, or you could double-click on it and just correct the error. This process is an extremely important tool to help you with your CAD work.

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To enter distances, you have been shown Absolute, Relative and Polar Co-ordinates. Now you will be shown two more ways to tell AutoCAD where the locate the point you are drawing to.

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This lesson will introduce you to text, dimensioning and the concept of layers.

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Now it's time to learn a few more commands. Like all of the commands learnt so far, these too will be ones that you will use regularly.

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This lesson will introduce the common modifying commands. In AutoCAD, you may actually use modifying commands more often than drawing commands. Now that you know that basics, here's some more commands to add to your collection. Three commands, Trim, Extend and Offset are used standard AutoCAD work.

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AutoCAD allows you to have access to a large number of commands. The general rule is that you will use 20% of the commands 80% of the time. We will start by introducing you to the most common drawing commands. When you combine these with the basic modify commands, you will be able to make elaborate drawings quite quickly.

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Welcome to the world of CAD - In this tutorial you will be learning the basics of AutoCAD. The course is designed so that the commands and instructions should work on almost any version of AutoCAD, although this version is designed specifically for AutoCAD 2008. By the end of this level you will have the skills to develop basic 2D drawings and print them out to scale.

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