CAD Dojo
The CAD Dojo uses repetition and scaffolding in a video-game inspired level system to drill students on common commands for drawing in AutoCAD. It skips much of the UI and overall explanation of the CAD environment instead focusing on getting students quickly drawing. Afterwards, they can use the internet or youtube tutorials to pick up the filler information as needed.
The CAD Dojo training is self-contained in a single .DXF. You can download it and start the Trial of Boxes, then move on to the 10 Student Tribulations, picking up valuable CAD skills along the way in this “game-a-fied” take on CAD training.
CAD Dojo - YELLOW BELT
Yellow belt is the first CAD Dojo workshop. It teaches basic operations and
Link to Yellow Belt File
Here's a link to the .dxf file for yellow belt.
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:536371
Speed Run Times by Yellow Belt Graduates
This is a list of speed run times - go from the begining to the end of the "tribulations" section as fast as you can. Times are self-reported, but a sensei may ask to prove your skillz at any time!
Leader Board
Gio - 18:20
Online AutoCAD Video Tutorials
Here is a very good youtube tutorial series by Brooke Godfrey. It takes a much more traditional approach to teaching AutoCAD (not like dojo, which focuses on getting right to the drawing) and goes into many areas of the interface and advanced-ish features that are ignored in the dojo. This video series will fill in many blank spots about the software and is similar to the approach taken in a highschool or college course on CAD.
CAD Aids / Cheat Sheets
All AutoCAD Commands List
Full list of AutoCAD commands here.
CAD Dojo - Basic Command List
AL - Align
CH - Chamfer
CI - Circle
CO - Copy
E - Erase
EXT - Extend
FI - Fillet
J - Join
MI - Mirror
M - Move
PL - Polyline
POL - Polygon
REC - Rectangle
RO - Rotate
SC - Scale
TEXT - Test Box
TR - Trim
X - eXplode
Z - Zoom
PRO - Properties (opens a properties panel)
Other Notable Settings/Stuff Needed for DOJO
ORTHO ON/OFF - button at bottom screen that locks 90 degree angels
SNAP ON/OFF - button at bottom of screen that turns on snaps
SNAP MENU - drop down on snap button that lets you set different snap points to active
DYNAMIC INPUT ON/OFF - turn this off if you don't want a bunch of junk on screen
OPTIONS -> SELECTION Tab -> "Lasso" checkbox - uncheck this, most annoying default ever
Mouse wheel rolling zooms in and out.
Mouse wheel hold makes it easy to pan.
Left click to pick. (selection box left to right for "inside box", right to left for "all touching box"
Right click for other stuff.