This DoubleCAD Training Guide is designed to provide both DoubleCAD™ XT and DoubleCAD XT PRO users an overall familiarization with and training in DoubleCAD 2D drafting and detailing features and concepts, through easy-to-use, step-by-step sessions.

The training guide includes 14 training sessions, 6 interactive tutorials, more than 130 sample drawing files, and over 100 task-specific, audio-visual QuickCams. The Training Guide is designed for anyone who would like to learn DoubleCAD in a self-paced, structured session format, and is quite appropriate for students.

Self-paced, structured sessions are perfect for personal study or a classroom environment. Each of the 14 training sessions begins with a task worksheet with specific instructions about the session. Drawings can easily be completed in the recommended timeframe.

Session Topics Include:

• Drawing Settings, Controls, Standards, and UI Themes
• Object Information and Drawing Aids
• Drawing Objects and Object Handling
• Annotation Tools
• Formatted and External Objects (Blocks, Groups, Symbols, and Xrefs)
• Paper Space Layout
• Architectural Tools
• Handling and Viewing 3D Objects

DoubleCAD XT PRO Specific Features Covered Include:

• The Drafting Palette
• Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
• Doors and Windows
• Wall Split and Wall Join
• Design Director Palette
• Inserting an Xref
• Special Symbols and Tolerances

Interactive Tutorials take users step-by-step through specific tasks including snaps and 2D editing, geometric and dimensional constraints, hatch patterns, dimensions and tolerances, views, viewports and layouts, line geometry, and tangential geometry

Task-Specific QuickCAM movies offer a more rich learning experience as users "watch and learn". Each of the 100 audio-visual movies include audio assist text for hearing impaired users, or for PC’s on which there is no audio equipment.

Supporting Content such as over 130 sample drawing files offer in-depth illustration of the session topics. Plus, a ‘Favorites’ tab for bookmarking specific tasks, and rapid reference indexing make it easy to quickly look up specific topics.

This example of the training videos show basic 2D sketching.









This example of the training videos shows the Drafting Palette.









This example of the training videos shows 2D geometric and dimensional constraints.