• AutoCAD Mechanical

Success Plan: Mechanical Design for Manufacturing Maturity 1

The ability to design mechanical products using CAD software applications.


Course overview

The ability to design mechanical products using CAD software applications. Do you need to get standardized on mechanical drafting templates?

  • Any of the modules in this course will help you accomplish any of the objectives above. Simply get started in the module of your choice depending upon the technology that your team has access to.

Course outline

50 min.

Coaching: How to: Adopt AutoCAD’s Latest Design Productivity Enhancements

Learn how to take advantage of the latest features in AutoCAD that have been designed to automate key design processes.

Learn how to take advantage of the latest features in AutoCAD that have been designed to automate key design processes.

This module takes approximately 50 minutes to complete. Topics include:

  • Floating Drawing Tabs (2022)
  • Quick Measure Enhancements (2022)
  • Trim and Extend Commands Update (2022)
  • Blocks Palette Enhancements (2022)
  • Purge Redesign (2022)
  • Xref Compare Command (2022)
  • Revision Cloud Enhancements (2022)
  • New Block Tool Palette (2020)
  • Purge redesign (2020)
  • View and viewport enhancements (2019)
  • Compare Drawings (2019)
  • SHX Text Recognition (2019) & PDF IMPORT
  • Layer Property Overrides (2019)
  • AutoCAD specialized toolsets Overview


30 min.

Coaching: Ensure industry and company standards are met when using AutoCAD Mechanical

Learn how AutoCAD Mechanical controls drawing operations using industry standards to ensure DWGs are compliant with the industry/company standard.

Learn how AutoCAD Mechanical controls drawing operations using industry standards to ensure DWGs are compliant with the industry/company standard.
 
Topics include: 
  • Understand AutoCAD Mechanical standards management.
  • Apply a selected standard to new or existing drawings.
  • Create a new drawing standard template.


30 min.

Coaching: Reduce Drawing Time with AutoCAD Mechanical Component Libraries

In this module, you will learn about AutoCAD Mechanical's industry-specific content libraries and how using these standards content libraries can improve drafting processes.

In this module, you will learn about AutoCAD Mechanical's industry-specific content libraries and how using these standards content libraries can improve drafting processes.

Topics include:

  • Access and insert standard parts into your drawing using content libraries 
  • Create customer content libraries and add custom content 
  • Create custom content by importing parameters from an Excel spreadsheet


1 hr.

Coaching: Reduce Drafting Time and Automate Repetitive Tasks in AutoCAD Mechanical

Learn about the features within AutoCAD Mechanical that are designed to automate repetitive drawings tasks in order to reduce drafting time.

Learn about the features within AutoCAD Mechanical that are designed to automate repetitive drawings tasks in order to reduce drafting time.

Topics include:

  • Create drawing views using construction lines 
  • Position geometry precisely using power snaps 
  • Create and manage layers using the Mechanical Layer Manager 


1 min.

Find a partner

Work with your Autodesk partner to train your team.

If you have attempted to implement your Autodesk technology on your own and still have questions, working with your Autodesk partner would be the best next step. If you are not already working with an Autodesk Partner, find a partner today.