Lynda AutoCAD Facilities Management Tutorial Series:

AutoCAD Facilities Management: Space Management

Once you have measured the available area in your facility, the next step in computer-aided
facilities management (CAFM) is to develop it into specific spaces with assigned uses:
offices, bathrooms, labs, electrical closets, etc. This course shows how to use AutoCAD,
Autodesk's flagship CAD platform, for space management. Follow along with Shaun Bryant
as he guides you step-by-step through a real-world CAFM project, allowing you to learn at
your own pace, developing your skills as you go. He shows how to set up drawings, define
spaces with polylines, set up space tables to house your data, and annotate drawings with that
data. By the end of the course, you'll be able to export the space management information to
applications such as Microsoft Excel, so you can analyze the data in a tabular format.

Topics include:
- Managing spaces with AutoCAD
- Setting up a facilities drawing
- Managing XREF layers
- Adjusting settings such as units, limits, and fills
- Creating polylines
- Defining space areas
- Annotating spaces
- Setting up a space table style
- Exporting space table data

AutoCAD Facilities Management: Occupancy

Computer-aided facilities management (CAFM) is a three-step process. Once you have 1)
defined the available area and 2) developed areas into usable spaces, it's time to 3) identify the
people and equipment that will occupy each room. AutoCAD, Autodesk's flagship CAD
platform, is the world's most popular tool for this job. Join Shaun Bryant as he shows how to
use AutoCAD to specify occupancy in your CAFM drawings. He shows how to set up
drawings, create occupancy blocks and polylines, define occupancy areas, set up tables to
house your occupancy data, and annotate drawings with that data. By the end of the course,
you'll be able to export the information to applications such as Microsoft Excel, so you can
analyze the data in a tabular format.

Topics include:
- Managing occupancy in AutoCAD
- Setting up facilities drawings
- Managing XREF layers
- Adjusting settings such as units, limits, and fills
- Creating occupancy blocks and polylines
- Defining occupancy areas
- Annotating occupancy
- Setting up occupancy table styles
- Finding and linking occupancy table data
- Exporting occupancy table data

AutoCAD Facilities Management: Areas

High-quality facility drawings give organizations the information they need to assign,
redesign, and reallocate space, whether it's for manufacturing or offices. When it comes to
computer-aided facilities management (CAFM), there is one tool: AutoCAD, Autodesk's
flagship CAD platform for Windows and OS X. Get the skills you need to use AutoCAD to
calculate available area, understand which percentage is usable space, and export drawings
and data for analysis and presentation. Concentrating on the basics, this course guides you
step-by-step through a realistic CAFM project, allowing you to learn at your own pace and
develop your skills as you go. Author Shaun Bryant shows how to set up drawings, define and
measure areas, set up facilities area tables, and annotate drawings. By the end of the course,
you'll be able to export the information to applications such as Microsoft Excel, so you can
analyze the data in a tabular format.

Topics include:
- Setting up a facilities drawing
- Managing XREF layers
- Adjusting drawing units and limits
- Using polylines
- Defining areas
- Annotating areas
- Setting up area table styles
- Finding and linking area data
- Exporting area table data