Prefessional Exam Topics and Objectives - AutoCAD 2011

Manipulating Objects
• Apply mirror techniques to mirror copies of objects
• Apply rotation techniques to rotate objects
• Create rectangular and polar arrays
• Create copies of objects
• Apply move techniques to move objects to new positions
Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands
• Analyze a closed object to find the area

• Apply changes to an object’s property
Altering Objects
• Create parallel geometry by offsetting an object
• Apply modify techniques to change an object’s shape by stretching
Working with Layouts
• Create a new layout and viewports with page setups
Dimensioning
• Edit multileaders using proper alignment or collection techniques
• Edit linear and aligned dimensions in a drawing
• Edit dimension text and text placement in a drawing
Hatching Objects
• Create and edit hatch objects
Working with Reusable Content
• Create, insert, and edit blocks in a drawing
Creating Additional Drawing Objects
• Edit polyline features
Parametric Design
• Apply geometrical and dimensional constraints
Working with Annotative Objects
• Use annotative text and dimensions in a drawing at various viewport or annotation scales
Insert and Manage External References
• Apply External References
Isolate or Hide Displayed Objects
• Apply hide and isolate techniques to objects

Associate Exam Topics and Objectives - AutoCAD 2011

Creating Basic Drawings
• Use Object snaps

• Use Polar and Object snap tracking
Manipulating Objects
• Use appropriate selection set methods

• Apply mirror techniques to mirror copies of objects
• Use Rectangular arrays
• Use polar arrays
• Use rotation reference angles to rotate an object
Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands
• Analyze a closed object to find the area

• Apply changes to an object’s property
• Apply layer transparency to select layers
Altering Objects
• Identify methods for creating a radius between two objects
• Join two objects to create one object
• Apply modify techniques to change an object’s shape by stretching
Working with Layouts
• Demonstrate how to create or manipulate viewports
Annotating the Drawing
• Demonstrate the methods for editing multi-line text
• Identify text justification locations
• Describe a paragraph of text with multiple columns
Dimensioning
• Describe dimension styles

• Apply methods for editing dimensions
• Apply linear dimensions to a drawing
Hatching Objects
• Describe hatch editing
Working with Reusable Content
• Apply the uses for Tool Palettes

• Create, insert, and edit blocks in a drawing
 Creating Additional Drawing Objects
• Identify table cell data contents

• Describe how to create a polyline
Parametric Design
• Apply geometrical or dimensional constraints
Working with Annotative Objects
• Use annotative text and dimensions in a drawing at various viewport or annotation scales
Isolate or Hide Displayed Objects
• Use hide or isolate techniques with objects
Grip Editing
• Explain how to modify a drawing using grips
Viewing Drawings in 3D
• Use the ViewCube to view drawings in 3D