AutoCAD® is the leading design program, but its interface may prove confusing to new users or those who use infrequently. Fortunately, there’s now http://www.321Learn.com, which introduces users to AutoCAD via 86 lessons covering over 305 topics and over 6.7 hours of free online video training for AutoCAD 3D.
You will the fundamentals of 3D design, moving around in 3D, converting 2D to 3D, Surfaces, Solids, Boolean Commands, Mesh, Extrusion and build Architectural and Mechanical elements in labs. You will also learn importing and exporting as well as rendering, lighting and applying materials. Optional example files are $9.95 if needed. Newer ad free offline training is also available for $99.95 which runs inside of AutoCAD and includes the example files for versions 2009 - 2014.
Check out our video overview of 321Learn.com for AutoCAD 3D Training click the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTnQo8ki_Us
With this free online training, individual lessons provide video tutorials that explain specific features. You can search for a key phrase or select from a comprehensive table of contents to find a specific topic.
The quick search provides just-in-time (JIT) training that saves you significant time by not forcing you to watch the entire video when you only want to know how to do a single simple task. For example, if you wanted to know how to Mirror an Object on the ZX Plane, you could search Google for “zx mirror site:321learn.com” and learn the topic in 42.2 seconds. This quick search saves you 4 minutes 32.8 seconds jumping into the video to only show you what you want to learn.
https://www.google.com/search?q=zx+mirror+site%3A321learn...
For more fun try searching Google for “AutoCAD 3D saves you site:321learn.com” you’ll find 395 quick search indexes to help you save time with AutoCAD 3D.
"Now for the first time on the web, we can share the just-in-time learning and quick search features that have been common in all of our SofTutor learning products since 1995. Quick Search may reduce the need for training altogether." - Randy Hilgers, President, NVSI.com
While the online training is free, example files can be purchased for $9.95. Other free training available from 321Learn.com includes AutoCAD® 3D, 2D; MicroStation® 2D, 3D, Advanced; Photoshop® and Windows 8. Newer versions of training for AutoCAD 2D & 3D, MicroStation 2D & 3D Office 2010 and others can be purchased for offline use starting at $49.95 for Download or $79.95 for CD/DVD. Enterprise Licensing is available from nvsi.com.
Registered in 1999 as a site for consumers and students, 321Learn.com is the consumer division of New Vision Software, Inc. (NVSI). NVSI incorporated in 1994 with the goal of making it easier for people to learn software. SofTutor products have trained over 250,000 people from over 2,300 companies, schools and government agencies in 34 different countries since 1994. NVSI reinvented SofTutor in 2009 with its latest SofTutor v3 series and released authoring, help desk and collaboration tools to their enterprise customers in 2010. In 2012, the Windows 8 launch by Microsoft offered an opportunity to showcase the SofTutor training methods to consumers.
AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc. MicroStation is a registered trademark of Bentley Systems, Inc. Photoshop is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. SofTutor is a registered trademark of New Vision Software, Incorporated. Windows 8, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 321Learn.com logo is a trademark of New Vision Software, Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.