The primary aim of this eBook is to provide a set

of 2D practice projects that will challenge any CAD

beginner and help him/her learn whatever CAD
software he/she is longing to learn.
These
projects
originally
appeared
on
http://tutorial45.com where steps and all you
need to know to be able to complete them
successfully using the CAD software AutoCAD
were shown.
In this eBook, only images will be provided, and
links to the original article will be provided along
with project specifications.

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Disclaimer
The point here is not to show you how to work these projects
out. You will need to visit tutorial45.com if you will want to
learn how to replicate the following projects.
All project are laid here for information purpose only, and
there is a risk that all annotation are not provided, always
remember to visit the original post on tutorial45.com to find
a missing information, Nevertheless we are going to try
putting all information in this eBook.
Few projects will be appearing in double, this is meant to
separate annotations and avoid having a bunch of
unreadable information on a single image.

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Table of content
Disclaimer ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Table of content ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Day 1 ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Day 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Day 3 ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
Day 4 ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Day 5 ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Day 6 ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Day 7 ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Day 8 ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Day 9 ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Day 10 ................................................................................................................................................... 17
DAY 11 ................................................................................................................................................... 18
DAY 12 ................................................................................................................................................... 19
DAY 13 ................................................................................................................................................... 20
DAY 14 ................................................................................................................................................... 22
DAY 15 ................................................................................................................................................... 24
DAY 16 ................................................................................................................................................... 26
DAY 17 ................................................................................................................................................... 27
DAY 18 ................................................................................................................................................... 29
DAY 19 ................................................................................................................................................... 30
DAY 20 ................................................................................................................................................... 31
DAY 21 ................................................................................................................................................... 33
Links and Helpful Tools .......................................................................................................................... 34
Thank You .............................................................................................................................................. 35

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Day 1
This is the starting step. The point here is to understand the
concept of coordinates in AutoCAD. On this project you will
have to replicate the following image using the points of
coordinate annotated on the figure below.

Fig CAD 1

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day-1/

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Day 2
Learning how to create line, play with angles, and rotate
existing objects.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/autocad-exercise-01/

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Day 3
Learning how to relatively change the location of an object is
what you are supposed to be learning in this session. Learn
how to create an object at a specific position in the drawing
sheet.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day-3/

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Day 4
Here, you will have to learn that there is more than a way to
reach a goal in AutoCAD. You will have to learn how to use
the features of the status bar.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day-4/
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Day 5
This project is mainly about applying the TRIM command the
proper way and learning how to create polygons in AutoCAD.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day-5/

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Day 6
Learn how to create circular pattern using the ARRAY
command in AutoCAD. You will also have to learn how to
round the shape of edges using the FILLET command.

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The following information will be helpful while working on

the project.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day-6/

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Day 7
The projects below will help you learn how to create parallel
lines in AutoCAD using the OFFSET command and will also
help get use with other ways of creating circles.

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It is to be noted that you will also have to learn how to play

with the ROTATE command in AutoCAD, the one that helps
rotate objects. This is the reason why on the following
images, you are given angles which you will have to figure
out how to make use of to accurately replicate this project.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day-7/

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Day 8
In this project, all commands needed to complete the project
has already been used, you will need to use them
appropriately here.

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Additional needed information.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day-8/

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Day 9
Not a big deal in this project. Learning how to use the
CHAMFER command is part of the expectation in this project.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day-9/

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Day 10
We are here diving into a project with lot of sub-objects, and
you will need to make your mind on what the first object to
create is. This will help you learn to read the complexity of a
project from a bird-eye-view.

All on information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day10/
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DAY 11
This project is a good one that will help practice how to
create symmetric objects in AutoCAD.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day11-11/

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DAY 12
Here, you will learn how to create ellipse in AutoCAD, and
how to create a pattern using a path in AutoCAD.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day122/

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DAY 13
Nothing new in this one but helping you practice more what
you have learned with earlier projects.

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This image will provide additional information needed to

help complete the project.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day133/

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DAY 14
It is all about practice with the following one. You will have
to figure out what you need and use skill previously acquired
to complete the project.

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The following information will be needed.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day144/

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DAY 15
This is another project that will help you practice while
giving you more room to check your shortcoming.

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The following information will make your life easier.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day155/

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DAY 16
You will need tips and tricks learned on DAY 12 here.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day166/

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DAY 17
This project will help associate quite a lot command to get all
right the right way.

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The following information will be needed while working on

the project.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day17/

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DAY 18
Here is one of the more complex projects on this list. You will
need to pay close attention to the image below.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day18/

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DAY 19
The following project will help you hatch object in AutoCAD,
and have the basic information about how the HACTH
command works.

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day19/
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DAY 20
This is the bushiest project. At this point all you need is
either in your possession or on the image below, just to say
that there is nothing you will need to use in this session that
you have not used in the past.

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Additional information

All information to help you accomplish this project can be

found at http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day20/

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DAY 21
The last project is exclusively available on the site due to
information you need to have while working on it.
The link: http://tutorial45.com/learn-autocad-basics-day21/

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Links and Helpful Tools

Here is how you can download AutoCAD for free (valid for
Students and instructors only)
You can find basic AutoCAD tutorials here
You can join Autodesk forum if you want to learn what other
beginners are doing, and you will by the same means have
the opportunity to belong to a community of like-minded
CAD people.

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Thank You
We hope you enjoyed this eBook as much as we loved
providing all these projects to you.
We hope this set of projects has helped you improve your
CAD skill and if you have an extra second, we will appreciate
if you like our Facebook page.

Please leave a comment at http://tutorial45.com/learnautocad-basics-in-21-days/ or if youd rather reach me in

private, dont hesitate to shoot me an email.

Thanks again, we wish you nothing less than success!

Andreea G.
andreea@tutorial45.com
http://Tutorial45.com

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