Learning Center
Learn all the ins and outs of nanoCAD in our learning center, where you will find online guides, video tutorials, test-drives and articles on product-related topics.
Lesson 1 - Introducing nanoCAD 11
nanoCAD Plus/Pro 11 are the new releases of the DWG editing software from Nanosoft. In this video, you learn the most basic functions, such as starting nanoCAD, accessing recently-used drawings, navigating the user interface, and how to find the commands you need to use. More..
Lesson 2 - Navigation
Drawings are much larger than your computer screen, and so it is important to move (pan) around drawings, and see parts more closely (zoom). nanoCAD 11 makes real time pan and zoom of large drawings faster. In this video, you learn how to manipulate the mouse to move about drawings quickly. More..
Lesson 3 - Drawing Lines
The line is the most basic object drawn in CAD. In this video, you learn how to draw and edit lines as single objects and as rectangles. Special emphasis is placed on using drawing aids like object snaps, object tracking, and polar tracking, because these help you draw lines relative to other objects. You see how to draw lines with x,y coordinates and by using direct entry. More..
Lesson 4 - Drawing Arcs
Arcs may be the trickiest object to draw in CAD, and nanoCAD provides a dozen ways to do this. In this video, you learn how to draw and edit basic arcs, and then learn the differences between them. You also learn workarounds to drawing arcs in special circumstances. More..
Lesson 5 - Drawing Polylines
The line is the most basic CAD object, but polylines are possibly the most used ones. A polyline consists of one or more arcs and segments, like a single object. This tutorial shows you how to draw and edit them. Special consideration is given to converting polylines to spline objects. Bonus tips show how to manipulate the spline, and how to turn a group of lines and arcs into polylines. More..
Lesson 6 - Placing Text
Text is important for providing information in drawings, and nanoCAD provides two ways to place text -- Text and MText. In this video, you learn how to use the Text command to place single lines of text, edit the wording, and change the look of the text. More..
Lesson 7 - Placing Multiline Text
Sometimes you need to place entire paragraphs of text, and so nanoCAD the MText -- short for multiline text. In this video, you learn how to start the MText command and specify the width of the text block, paste several paragraphs of text, and then edit it and change its formatting. More..
Lesson 8 - Circles and Ellipses
In this video, you learn how to draw circles and ellipses by a variety of methods, and then how to edit them using grips and the Properties panel. The video include tips on how to turn circles into arcs, and arcs into circles. More..
Lesson 9 - Drawing Rectangles & Regular Polygons
nanoCAD draws rectangles and regular polygons from polylines. In this video, you learn how to draw them by a variety of methods, as well as how to edit themusing grips and the Properties panel. More..