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Joined: 05.Feb.2011
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    Posted: 26.Apr.2011 at 20:25
Work has finally opened up their moth-lined wallet and purchased a seat of 2011 for me.
I'm a complete cave-man when it comes to this stuff but I am fairly proficient in R14. (using it since about '98)
From playing around in the new software, I've found the "classic" format which helps a bit but find it cumbersome to use and have a difficult time navigating.
What I'm looking for is someone in the Northeast Ohio area that knows their way around both the old and new software. I would like to sit down for a few hours, show him how I work, listen to him laugh at the cave-man, and show me how to get up to speed with this new stuff.
No problem paying for the help.
I can be reached at:
minimoke1968 "at" hotmail.com
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27.Apr.2011 at 00:04
A leap from r14 to 2011 is huge dude!  Do you even have the menu bars showing on your screen?  Did you add any toolbars?
"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."

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Points: 640 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29.Apr.2011 at 09:41

Good luck with your learning curve.  You'll be on the steep section for a while.  Here are several suggestions since I'm no where near you:

1.  Find out as soon as you can whether your employer got the license(s) and paid for Subscription support.  If not, strongly suggest that they get on this plan.  It will assure you of access to help and updates and keep you current going forward.  Next year's version (2013, we're current now with AutoCAD 2012) will likely be the tri-ennial Major upgrade.  File formats will change and other changes in the program will be more substantial than what we see in the intermediate years.
 
2.  Break open your own moth-lined wallet and get some good reference materials to work with during those times your tutor isn't nearby.  Purchase only authorized Autodesk materials.  Here are three I'd recommend that will serve you well:
 
"Mastering AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011", by George Omura.  Pub by Sybex. 
 
"AutoCAD Secrets Every User Should Know", by Dan Abbot.  Pub by Sybex.
 
"Illustrated AutoCAD 2011 Quick Reference", by Ralph Grabowski.  Pub by Autodesk Press.
 
Or look for the 2012 versions of the above if you are on subscription and will be upgrading shortly.  These will be invaluable deskside as you get back up to speed.
 
Good luck!
Dave.
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Points: 7175 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29.Apr.2011 at 12:26
You'll find numerous tutorials on the Internet.  I'd recommend visiting the CADTutor website as they have a number of good tutorials and you'll even find some at the AutoDesk website as well.

Don't forget AutoCAD's own Help file and User's Guide right there at your fingertips.

Another option is to consider "distance learning".  Look into the self-paced courses at the CAD Institute (Murray State College).  They are relatively inexpensive and your classmates will be AutoCAD users from around the world.

Other CAD help resources on the web are AutoCAD Everything and The Swamp where you'll find plenty of people willing to answer your questions.


Edited by John Connor - 29.Apr.2011 at 12:27
"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."

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