However, I would put drawings further up the list and discourage use of autodesk products if you want to go into Mechanical (and mechanical like) engineering programs. You're not wrong, and on the whole, I think its solid advice. Some may not like this and prefer books (ew btw xD) Drawings.ĭisclaimer, this is MY own way of learning. This is how I learned to use CAD software: 1st - I install.the CAD 2nd - I familiarize with the workspace 3rd - Realize I can do shit in it and start watching YT videos 4th - I watch a couple videos for a couple days, getting used to how the workspace looks like, "memorize" where the uploader of the video clicks things 5th - I start making a simple part, then work my way up to more complex parts 6th - I'm so confident in myself that I try to make this.really friccing hard drawing, aaaaand I fall into a trap and can't make it at all because.either the drawing is a shitshow or I just lack the amount of logic at that moment.so I use my backup plan! Internet groups, tutorials and such are a good backup plan. If you're in an engineering school and you have a CAD subject (which.nowadays is a must-have IMO) ask your teacher(s)! They can sometimes help you a lot, when in reality.they can't really teach other people unless if they (pupils/students) add effort (if you do, lucky you xD)īut internet is your best friend, just like this group what I do is arch for the command I want to learn, follow it by trying the command out and practice it in drawings I find on the internyet. Just don't let yourself practice like it's something you need to do. Practice for 1 hour, practice for 8, it's your choice. You're still in high school, just like me (well.I still have one year left, but still) so use as much time as you prefer.
I can't really give you a great advice, but I'll tell you this: the more you practice, the better you get. Now as the main CAD platform I'm using 's packed with features, but to me looks like shiiiit. I learned everything, every CAD by myself: I started with AutoCAD, moved to Inventor and for competition purposes I started using Fusion (still my favourite CAD, not gonna lie). I'm in the same position as you, and I'm pretty much one of the best at school when it comes to CAD drawing. There are multiple choices for using CAD (Inventor in this case, CATIA, Solidworks, FreeCAD, if you like to live your life in hard mode.AutoCAD) Well.CAD is a software, but it never is the same. When I started off, I tried to wrap my head around modeling basic geomtetric shapes, but ended up being able to draw aircraft, tanks, cars, and other complex things. They are going to get significantly more advanced with features such as: lofting, sweeping, or assemblies.
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There's a plethora of step-by-step tutorials on how to model virtually anything on youtube. And finally for basics, learn about the Model Tree.Īfter you have the basics, you could move onto guided tutorials. Then learn how about cutting and extruding. Then find out/research about planes, xyz, and sketching 2D lines. You should first start by learning about the UI, and familiarizimg what the different sections of the screen represent. I'm positive there are videos on these subjects I'm about to list. I teach Revit and AutoCAD at my company, so I'll kinda use my outline here, but with inventor(I was a solid modeling whiz in college with solidworks). There's useful books on parametric/solid modeling in inventor.