AutoCAD Mechanical overview

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Autodesk Mechanical has been improving the productivity of designers for decades.

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Over this time, performance has continually been improved and additional features have been incorporated to help work more efficiently.

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In this module, we will specifically be focusing on AutoCAD Mechanical and will begin with a short overview.

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One of the most powerful changes in AutoCAD has been the introduction of AutoCAD with specialized tool sets.

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Over the years, specialized versions of AutoCAD have emerged for architects, electrical control engineers and mechanical designers.

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With AutoCAD with specialized tool sets,

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all of these tools including the specific AutoCAD Mechanical toolset are available to anyone using the current release of AutoCAD.

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In recent releases,

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powerful functionalities such as access to AutoCAD web app with the ability to create and edit using a mobile version of the tool,

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and the ability to compare two drawings to validate the differences between them have introduced designers to a new level of productivity.

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In this module, you will review the tools that make AutoCAD Mechanical an incredibly productive software.

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To begin, you will look at how AutoCAD Mechanical is able to take tools that are already in regular AutoCAD,

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and add additional functionality to it.

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You will also review how AutoCAD Mechanical can organize data in a 2D drawing based on the component structure of the design.

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One of the powers of AutoCAD Mechanical are its standard components.

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You will also review how to use standard bearings, belts, fasteners and use the bolted connection tool.

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Additionally, in each of these topics,

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you will learn about the drawing tools that are available to create powerful views that document your designs.

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As you continue through this module with our AutoCAD Mechanical Instructor,

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I'll ask you to reflect on how much time you're spending,

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and how many steps you're taking to replicate the outcome that AutoCAD Mechanical is able to deliver.

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After seeing how incredibly productive AutoCAD Mechanical is,

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install it for yourself and begin the process of learning just how powerful it can be.