AutoCAD · Lessons

AutoCAD lessons

9 sections · 82 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.

Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

Practice 82 skills across this outline.

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Text Background Masks

Annotation and Documentation · Text, Leaders, and Tables

Long-form lesson

Weighting distribution

20 categories

Workspace and Navigation

11%

Drawing and Editing Fundamentals · Basic Modify Commands

Precision Drafting · Coordinates, Tracking, and Snaps

Advanced Editing and Productivity · Arrays and Advanced Transformations

File Management and Quality Control · Drawing Utilities and Cleanup

Organization and Layer Management · Layers and Layer States

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of autocad — drill into a card to work its skills.

Annotation and Documentation · Text, Leaders, and Tables

6 core skills4% total weight

0/6 completed

6 skills to mastery

Text Background MasksRecommended

Long-form

SpellcheckAvailable

Long-form

Fields for Automatic ValuesAvailable

Long-form

Text Creation & StylesAvailable

Long-form

MultileadersAvailable

Long-form

TablesAvailable

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Annotation and Documentation · Hatching and Markup

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Revision CloudsAvailable

Long-form

WipeoutsAvailable

Long-form

Hatching with IslandsAvailable

Long-form

Hatch Boundary AssociationAvailable

Long-form

Annotation and Documentation · Dimensioning and Annotative Objects

5 core skills4% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Annotative PropertiesAvailable

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Dimension StylesAvailable

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Dimension AssociationAvailable

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Baseline & Continue DimensionsAvailable

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Dimension PlacementAvailable

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Precision Drafting · User Coordinate System (UCS)

3 core skills5% total weight

0/3 completed

3 skills to mastery

Named UCS DefinitionsAvailable

Long-form

UCS vs. WCSAvailable

Long-form

Moving & Rotating UCSAvailable

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Precision Drafting · Coordinates, Tracking, and Snaps

4 core skills6% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Advanced Object SnapsAvailable

Long-form

Ortho & Polar TrackingAvailable

Long-form

Coordinate EntryAvailable

Long-form

Object Snaps & TrackingAvailable

Long-form

Reusable Content and Reference Management · External References and Underlays

5 core skills4% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Binding XrefsAvailable

Long-form

Importing from PDFAvailable

Long-form

Attaching XrefsAvailable

Long-form

Managing Xref PathsAvailable

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Clipping XrefsAvailable

Long-form

Reusable Content and Reference Management · Blocks and Attributes

5 core skills4% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Block EditorAvailable

Long-form

Block Attribute ManagerAvailable

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Block AttributesAvailable

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Creating & Inserting BlocksAvailable

Long-form

ByBlock Properties & StandardsAvailable

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Reusable Content and Reference Management · Images, Hyperlinks, and Underlay Controls

3 core skills2% total weight

0/3 completed

3 skills to mastery

Snapping to XrefsAvailable

Long-form

Attaching Images & UnderlaysAvailable

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HyperlinksAvailable

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Layouts, Plotting, and Output · Printing and Publishing

3 core skills3% total weight

0/3 completed

3 skills to mastery

Publishing DrawingsAvailable

Long-form

Plot OptionsAvailable

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Plot StylesAvailable

Long-form

Layouts, Plotting, and Output · Layouts and Viewports

4 core skills4% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Viewport BoundariesAvailable

Long-form

Page Setup ManagerAvailable

Long-form

Custom Scales & Named ViewsAvailable

Long-form

Layouts & ViewportsAvailable

Long-form

Layouts, Plotting, and Output · Export and Transmittals

3 core skills3% total weight

0/3 completed

3 skills to mastery

Exporting to Alternate FormatsAvailable

Long-form

eTransmitAvailable

Long-form

Exporting to PDF & DXFAvailable

Long-form

Advanced Editing and Productivity · Advanced Trim/Extend/Offset and Grip Editing

3 core skills5% total weight

0/3 completed

3 skills to mastery

Grip Editing PolylinesAvailable

Long-form

Lengthen CommandAvailable

Long-form

Advanced Trim/ExtendAvailable

Long-form

Advanced Editing and Productivity · Arrays and Advanced Transformations

4 core skills6% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Rotate & CopyAvailable

Long-form

Scale with ReferenceAvailable

Long-form

Array Item ReplacementAvailable

Long-form

Creating & Editing ArraysAvailable

Long-form

Drawing and Editing Fundamentals · Basic Drawing Commands

3 core skills4% total weight

0/3 completed

3 skills to mastery

Basic Drawing ObjectsAvailable

Long-form

Grip Editing BasicsAvailable

Long-form

Polygons & SplinesAvailable

Long-form

Drawing and Editing Fundamentals · Basic Modify Commands

5 core skills7% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Fillet & ChamferAvailable

Long-form

Basic Modify CommandsAvailable

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OffsetAvailable

Long-form

Trim, Extend & LengthenAvailable

Long-form

ScaleAvailable

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File Management and Quality Control · Drawing Utilities and Cleanup

4 core skills6% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

OVERKILLAvailable

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Drawing Repair (AUDIT/RECOVER)Available

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PURGEAvailable

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Drawing Cleanup WorkflowsAvailable

Long-form

File Management and Quality Control · Sharing and Collaboration

3 core skills5% total weight

0/3 completed

3 skills to mastery

Transferring Between DrawingsAvailable

Long-form

Drawing Standards for CollaborationAvailable

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Organization and Layer Management · Layers and Layer States

6 core skills6% total weight

0/6 completed

6 skills to mastery

Viewport Layer OverridesAvailable

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Layer ManagementAvailable

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Removing/Merging LayersAvailable

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Layer WalkAvailable

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Layer StatesAvailable

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Organization and Layer Management · Selection and Object Organization

5 core skills5% total weight

0/5 completed

5 skills to mastery

Draw OrderAvailable

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Quick SelectAvailable

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Select SimilarAvailable

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Match PropertiesAvailable

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Isolate/Hide ObjectsAvailable

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Workspace and Navigation

4 core skills11% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Units & Drawing SettingsAvailable

Long-form

Zoom & PanAvailable

Long-form

Opening & Creating DrawingsAvailable

Long-form