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BricsCAD Starter
3 Day Course Agenda
Change your design software not your design workflow
BricsCAD V21 Professional
001 Introduction
- The essentials of BricsCAD
- Using the exercise files (provided)
- The BricsCAD interface – an overview
002 Using the BricsCAD Interface
- Using the Access Menu
- Using the Application Menu
- Working with ribbons and panels
- Using dialog boxes in BricsCAD
- The Status Bar
- Using the Quad cursor
- Logging into BricsCAD 24/7
- Using Workspaces
- Working with file tabs
003 Navigating Drawings
- Using the LookFrom navigation tool
- Modelspace (MODEL) and Paperspace (LAYOUT)
- Saving and restoring views
- The mouse and mouse settings
004 Using Units and Options
- Setting units
- Converting units
- Editing and managing the BricsCAD settings
- Working with template files (DWT)
005 Drawing Accurately
- Using Grid and Snap
- Working with coordinates
- Using Dynamic Input
- Direct Distance Entry (DDE)
006 Working with Simple Geometry in BricsCAD
- OSNAP and OTRACK
- POLAR and ORTHO
- Lines, arcs, and circles
- Polylines, polygons, and splines
- Using Zoom and Pan
007 Further Geometry with BricsCAD
- Rectangles and polygons
- Ellipses
- Points and donuts
- Isometric views with elliptical arcs
- Revision clouds
008 Modifying Objects
- Selecting objects
- Using Move and Copy
- Using Rotate and Scale
- Creating and using arrays
- Using Offset and Mirror
- Using Stretch and Lengthen
- Using Trim and Extend
- Using Break and Join
- Using Grips and Grip Editing
- Using Boundaries
- Using Fillet and Chamfer
- Using Divide and Measure
- Editing Polylines and Splines
009 Hatching and Gradients
- Using the Hatch command
- Using the Gradient command
- Editing hatches and gradients
010 Text Techniques
- Setting up a Text Style (STYLE)
- Using single line text (TEXT)
- Using multiline text (MTEXT)
- Aligning text
- Framing text in a title block
011 Dimensioning Techniques
- Setting up a Dimension Style (STYLE)
- Working with the Dimensions panel
- Editing dimensions and dimension overrides
- Breaking and spacing dimensions
- Using Continue, Baseline, and Ordinate
- Automatic dimensioning
- Setting up a Multileader style (STYLE)
- Using Multileaders
012 Reusing Content
- Using Groups
- Creating and inserting a block
- Using the EXPLODE command
- Redefining a block definition
- Using Save Block
- Using Blockify
- Creating a simple dynamic block
013 Objects and Layer Properties
- Working with object properties
- Changing the linetype scale
- Hiding and showing entities
- New layers and using the Layers menu
- Using the layer tools
- Using layer states
014 Attributes and Tables
- Creating a simple block with attributes
- Editing block attributes
- Setting up a table style (STYLE)
- Designing a table
- Adding fields to a table
015 External References (XRefs)
- Working with XRefs
- Attaching and overlaying XRefs
- Altering and clipping XRefs
- Editing XRefs
- Editing XRefs in-place
016 Communicating Your Design Intent
- Creating a simple title block
- Defining your page setup
- Adding new layouts and scaled viewports
- Using annotative scaling
- Printing and plotting
017 Working with Layouts and Annotation
- Locking viewports
- Freezing viewport layers
- Developing a title block
- Using annotative text styles
- Using annotative dimensions
- Using revision clouds
018 Creating Output
- Plotting from the Model and Layout tabs
- Packing with eTransmit
- Publishing your plotting with Batch Plot
- Outputting to different file formats