Advanced AutoCAD 2013 Training Video

A Practical AutoCAD Training Course That Teaches Real World Skills

In this project-based Advanced AutoCAD 2013 video tutorial series, you'll quickly have relevant skills for
real-world applications.
Follow along with our expert instructor in this training course to get:
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The ability to learn at your own pace with our intuitive, easy-to-use interface
A quick grasp of even the most complex Advanced AutoCAD 2013 subjects because they're broken into
simple, easy to follow tutorial videos
Practical working files further enhance the learning process and provide a degree of retention that is unmatched by
any other form of Advanced AutoCAD 2013 tutorial, online or offline... so you'll know the exact steps for your
own projects.

In this Advanced AutoCAD 2013 training course, expert author Brian Benton will teach you more advanced features
and concepts that you can apply to your CAD drawings, allowing you to complete more complex projects. This course
is aimed towards the student that already has a basic working knowledge of AutoCAD, or has completed the Learning
AutoCAD 2013 course from Infinite Skills.

Throughout the tutorial, you will cover an array of detailed advanced AutoCAD subjects that include Dynamic Blocks,
Parametric Constraints, Best Practices, Cloud Services, 3D Design, Sheet Sets and more. Brians teaching style is
centered around practical examples intermixed with detailed instruction that explain the more advanced technicalities
of using AutoCAD in a commercial environment.

By the conclusion of this AutoCAD 2013 video tutorial, you will be working at an advanced level, able to produce and
output complex CAD drawings with great efficiency. Included with the course are extensive working files that allow
you to follow along with the author, using the same files as he is using throughout the training course.

01. Getting Started

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0101 What You Will Learn

02. Drawing Navigation

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0201 See What You Want, When You Want To - Named Views
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0202 Changing The Way You Look At Things - DVIEW
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0203 Tiled Viewports In Model Space
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0204 Advanced Navigation Tools

03. Advanced Operations

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0301 Doing More With The Application Menu
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0302 CAD With Both Hands - Windows Based Keyboard Shortcuts
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0303 A Little Help Goes A Long Way - Construction Lines And Rays
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0304 Solids And Donuts
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0305 Draw Twice As Much In Half The Time - Multi Lines
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0306 Advanced Polyline/Spline Editing - Part 1
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0307 Advanced Polyline/Spline Editing - Part 2
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0308 Groups: They Are Like Blocks, But Different
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0309 Using The User Coordinate System

04. Advanced Tools

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0401 Align And 3D Align: Line Up Complex Objects
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0402 Lengthen: Make Objects Longer
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0403 Join: Bringing Two Objects Together
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0404 Revision Cloud: Show Others Where Your Drawing Changed
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0405 Quick Select: Quickly Apply Selection Filters To Get What You Want
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0406 Filters: Create And Save Filter Lists For Your Selections
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0407 Rename Tool: A Block By Any Other Name, Is Still A Block
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0408 Divide - Measure: Not What You Would Think
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0409 Quick Calculator
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0410 Select Similar: Pick It Once
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0411 Add Selected: Why Start A Command When You Do Not Have To
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0412 Chapter Project

05. Object Visibility

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0501 Hide/Isolate/End Isolation On Selected Objects
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0502 Transparency: Old Things Just Fade Away
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0503 Linetype Scale: Scale Size Is Relative
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0504 Draw Order

06. Annotation
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0601 Advanced Text Features
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0602 Import Text: Can I Copy Your Notes?
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0603 Fields: If You Link It, The Text Will Come
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0604 Advanced Table Features - Part 1
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0605 Advanced Table Features - Part 2
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0606 Annotative Scaling: One Text To Rule Them All
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0607 Chapter Project

07. Sheet Sets

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0701 What Are Sheet Sets And How Do I Use Them
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0702 Creating Sheet Sets
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0703 Using Fields To Get SS Data
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0704 Drawing Properties: Even More Chances To Use Sheet Sets
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0705 Advanced Sheet Set Features - Printing, Creating New Files
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0706 Publishing From Sheet Sets

08. Output
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0801 Plotting With PC3 Files
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0802 Plotting With CTB Files
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0803 Publisher-Batch Plotting: Plot Everything At Once
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0804 Animation: Camera Views, Pathways, Create, Output

09. Using Data

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0901 Xref: What, When, How?
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0902 Attach/Overlay - Circular References
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0903 Visually Displaying Your Referenced Data
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0904 Binding: When Your Reference Is Not A Reference Anymore
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0905 Xclip: Getting Picky About Your Reference
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0906 Managing Xrefs: DWF, DGN, JPG, TIF, PDF, DWG
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0907 Linking Data From OLE Objects
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0908 Reference Manager: An Often Unknown Tool
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0909 Linking Data, Extracting Data

10. Dynamic Blocks

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1001 Know The Power Of Dynamic Blocks
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1002 Implementing Dynamic Blocks In Your Drawing
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1003 Creating Dynamic Blocks
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1004 Action, Parameters, Parameter Sets, Constraints
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1005 Testing In The Block Editor
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1006 Chapter Project

11. Parametric Constraints

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1101 Constraining Your Data To Ensure Its Quality
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1102 Exploring The Different Types Of Constraints
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1103 Creating Constraints In Your Model
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1104 Using Constraints In The Design Process
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1105 Managing Constraints In Your Files

12. Action Recorder

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1201 Action Recorder: Do It Once Why Do It Again?
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1202 Editing, Running, And Managing Recorded Actions

13. Customization
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1301 Customizing AutoCAD With The CUI
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1302 Create Commands
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1303 Create And Customize Toolbars And Menus
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1304 Customizing The Ribbon
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1305 Customizing Workspaces And QAT
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1306 Mouse Buttons: Get Five If You Can
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1307 Quick Properties
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1308 PGP File - Keyboard Commands
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1309 Script Files
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1310 Tool Pallets: Using, Adding Content, Loading
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1311 Custom Linetypes

14. File Management

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1401 New Features Workshop: You Do Not Know What You Do Not Know
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1402 Template Files: Working With And Creating Them
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1403 Saving Files: There Is A Lot To It
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1404 Help: Communication Center, Infocenter And More And Other Services
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1405 CAD Standard Files: Keep Track Of Your Settings
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1406 Drawing Security: Security Options, Digital Signatures
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1407 Errors And Crashes: Audit, Recover, Recover All
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1408 Backup Files And Autosave
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1409 Design Center

15. Introduction To 3D Design

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1501 3D Modeling: Solids, Primitives, Surfaces, Meshes
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1502 3D Operations: Boolean Edits, Extrude, Sweep, Loft, Revolve, Slice Section
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1503 Working With 3D Surfaces
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1504 Navigating In 3D: Dynamic UCS, Gizmos, 3D Orbit
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1505 Visual Styles
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1506 Rendering: Materials, Process, Time, Output
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1507 Material Library
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1508 3D Selections
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1509 3D Associative Array
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1510 Point Clouds
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1511 Fusion
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1512 Model Documentation: Base Views
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1513 Model Documentation: Drawing Views-Sections And Details
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1514 Chapter Project - Part 1
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1515 Chapter Project - Part 2

16. Autodesk Cloud Services

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1601 What Is The Cloud?
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1602 Online Account And Documents
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1603 AutoCAD WS
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1604 Sharing And Collaboration
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1605 Cloud Manager Controls
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1606 Rendering In The Cloud
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1607 Autodesk Exchange Applications - Autodesks Little App Store

17. Free Software Tools

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1701 Trueview
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1702 Design Review
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1703 Drawing Markup Manager
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1704 Content Explorer

18. File Collaboration And Best Practices

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1801 Working With Others - And Yourself
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1802 Working With Outsiders
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1803 Handling Received Files
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1804 Discussing Drawings Electronically

19. Conclusion
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1901 About The Author