Mechanical AutoCAD Drafting

• Drawing Lines
• Erasing Objects
• Drawing Lines with Polar Tracking
• Drawing Rectangles
• Drawing Circles
• Viewing Your Drawing
• Undo and Redo

• Using Object Snap
• Object Snap Overrides
• Polar Tracking Settings
• Object Snap Tracking
• Drawing with SNAP and GRID
• Making Changes in Your Drawing
• Selecting Objects for Editing
• Moving Objects
• Copying Objects
• Rotating Objects
• Scaling Objects
• Mirroring Objects

• Trimming and Extending Objects to Defined Boundaries
• Creating Parallel and Offset Geometry
• Joining Objects
• Breaking an Object into Two Objects
• Applying a Radius Corner to Two Objects
• Creating an Angled Corner Between Two Objects
• Changing Part of an Object’s Shape

• Using the Function Keys [ Status tool bar]
• Purpose of F1 – F12 Keyword keys
• Organizing Your Drawing with Layers
• Creating New Drawings With Templates
• What are Layers?
• Layer Properties
• Changing an Object’s Layer
• Changing Object Properties
• Matching Object Properties
• Advanced Object Types
• Drawing Arcs
• Drawing Poly lines
• Editing Poly lines

• Setting Up a Layout
• Printing Concepts
• Creating Viewports
• Setting up Layouts
• Guidelines for Layouts
• Printing Your Drawing
• Printing Layouts

• Text
• Creating Multiline Text
• Creating Single line Text
• Working with Annotations
• Adding Text in a Drawing
• Modifying Multiline Text
• Formatting Multiline Text
• Hatching
• Adding Dimensions
• Dimensioning Concepts
• Adding Linear Dimensions
• Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions
• Editing Dimensions
• Adding Notes to Your Drawing

• Working with Blocks
• The Concept of Blocks
• Advantages of Using Blocks
• Drawing Objects for Blocks
• Converting Entities into a Block
• Inserting Blocks
• Creating and Inserting Annotative Blocks
• Block Editor
• Adding Blocks in Tool Palettes
• Drag and Drop Method
• Modifying Existing Blocks in the Tool Palettes
• Layers, Colors, Line types, and Line weights for Blocks Nesting of Blocks
• Creating Drawing Files using the Write Block Dialog Box
• Exploding Blocks Using the XPLODE Command
• Renaming Blocks
• Deleting Unused Blocks Editing Constraints to Blocks

• Working with Poly lines
• Creating Sp lines
• Creating Ellipses
• Using Tables
• Chapter exercise

• Using Layouts
• Using Page Setups
• Using Viewports
• Plotting Drawings
• Chapter exercise

• Using Drawing Templates
• Chapter exercise

• Shop Drawing
• Preparation of Detail Shop Drawing of Air-Conditioning
• Ducts
• Single line diagram and double line diagram
• Diffuser
• Grille
• Duct Fittings-Elbows, TEE’s, WYE
• Dampers- Volume Control Dampers(VCD)
• Splitter Damper(SD)
• Fire Dampers, Duct Support
• Representation of Duct Pipe Levels
• Slope, flow direction, BOD’s, BOP’s
• AHU’s, FCU’s, Pumps, Valves- Isolating, Regulating, NRV, Strainer, Pumps
• Cassette Ac , Split AC, Ductable AC , FMAHU , FAHU
• Ref net joint
• Riser Diagram