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| Tutorial for DataCAD LT 11 and DataCAD 11 | |
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| 2D Chapter 1: User Interface Purpose of the Course DataCAD Overview Starting a DataCAD File User Interface Accessing Commands Menu Toolbars Keyboard Shortcuts UI Configuration Customizing your Work Environment 2D Chapter 2: Drawing Setup Setting the Drawing Scale Type Setting up the Grid and Snaps 2D Chapter 3: 2D Drawing Tools Importing the Topography Zooming and Panning Creating New Layers Setting the Active Line Type Setting Coordinate Input Cartesian Coordinates Polar Coordinates Direction / Distance Drawing Boundary Lines Drawing Utility Lines Drawing the Building Footprint Drawing the Parking Lot Saving a GoTo View Drawing Column Lines Drawing Walls Defining Wall Styles Drawing Exterior Walls Drawing Interior Walls Inserting Doors Exterior Doors Interior Doors Inserting Windows Copying Windows Arraying Entities Rectangular Array Circular Array Mirroring Entities Offsetting Entities Hatching Entities 2D Chapter 4: Editing Tools Cleaning Up Wall Intersections Editing Doors and Windows Modifying Walls Creating the Second Floor Trimming Multiple Entities Creating a Parapet Roof Creating the South Elevation Creating the West and North Elevations Creating a Section View 2D Chapter 5: Annotation Creating Text Aligning Text to Entities First Floor Text Second Floor Text Dimensioning First Floor Dimensions Stretching Walls 2D Chapter 6: Symbols Inserting Symbols Creating a Symbol Creating Nested Symbols Replacing Symbols Editing Symbols Copying and Mirroring Symbols Purging Symbols |
2D Chapter 7: Identifying and Measuring Identify Measuring TakeOffs 2D Chapter 8: Printing Driver Setup Printing Basics 3D Chapter 1: Viewing Models Navigating the 3D Environment Changing the Model Display Preset Views and the Viewer Toolbar Perspective Views Creating a Perspective View Using the WalkThru Controls 3D Chapter 2: Modeling Tools Modeling Concepts Zero Plane (a.k.a. Construction Plane) 3D Snapping Creating Slabs and 3D Polygons Creating a Horizontal Slab Creating a Void Creating a Polygon Modeling the Diving Board Creating Slabs for the Pergola Creating a Model using 3D Primitives Creating Vertical Polygons and Vertical Cylinders Creating Horizontal Polygons Creating Voids Creating 3D Arcs Creating a Truncated Cone Creating a Slab Creating Vertical Cylinders Creating Tori Creating Spheres Creating Revolved Surfaces Creating a Profile for the Revolved Surfaces Revolving the Profile Creating a Drop Mesh 3D Chapter 3: Editing Models 3D Settings Editing the Pergola Rotating 3D Entities Arraying 3D Entities Mirroring 3D Entities Copying 3D Entities Editing the Sink Rotating and Moving Entities Changing 3D Attributes Exploding 3D Entities Mirroring 3D Entities Stretching 3D Entities Creating a New Sink Symbol Replacing a Symbol 3D Chapter 4: 3D Automation Creating 3D Stairs Using Frame-It Creating Walls Framing the Walls Reports Using RoofIt Using the AEC Modeler Converting Walls for AEC Modeling Inserting Windows with the AEC Modeler Inserting a Door with the AEC Modeler 3D Chapter 5: Advanced Viewing Controls Clip Cubes Parallel Clip Cube Orthographic Clip Cube Lights and Shading Adding Lights Adjusting Light Intensity Adjusting Colors |
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