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COST – SKILL LEVEL – DURATION

SKILL LEVELS ATTAINED

FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS
INTERMEDIATE SKILLS
ADVANCED SKILLS

CLASS DURATION

AutoCAD Training

AUTOCAD INTRODUCTION

24 HOURS OF ONLINE INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING

  • 4 HOUR / 6-DAY Training Schedule
    • CLASSES ARE EITHER MORNING OR AFTERNOON

TRAINING SCHEDULES

TRAINING SCHEDULE - HALF DAY

CHOOSE ONE GROUP TO ATTEND:

  • December 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 – 4 hours per day
  • December 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23 – 4 hours per day
  • December 30, 31, January 2, 3, 4, 7 – 4 hours per day
  • January 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 – 4 hours per day
  • January 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27 – 4 hours per day
  • January 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, February 3 – 4 hours per day
  • February 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 – 4 hours per day
  • February 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 – 4 hours per day
  • February 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, March 3 – 4 hours per day
  • March 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 – 4 hours per day
  • March 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24 – 4 hours per day
  • March 31, April 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 – 4 hours per day
  • April 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21 – 4 hours per day
  • April 28, 29, 30, May 1, 2, 5– 4 hours per day
  • May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19 – 4 hours per day

DESCRIPTION – OBJECTIVES – PREREQUISITES

CLASS DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

Designed for those new to AutoCAD / AutoCAD LT who require comprehensive training. This class incorporates the features, commands, and techniques for creating, editing and printing drawings with any version of AutoCAD.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES

The main objective is to teach you the basic commands necessary for professional 2D drawing, design and drafting using AutoCAD / AutoCAD LT. After completing this course, you will be able to: navigate the user interface, use the fundamental features of AutoCAD / AutoCAD LT, use the precision drafting tools to develop accurate technical drawings and present drawings in a detailed and visually impressive manner.

PREREQUISITES

ARE YOU READY?

This course is designed for the new AutoCAD user.  It is recommended that you have a working knowledge of drafting, design or engineering principles and experience with Microsoft Windows.

AutoCAD Training

AUTOCAD INTRODUCTION – TRAINING OUTLINE

Getting Started with AutoCAD

  • Starting AutoCAD
  • AutoCAD’s User Interface
  • Working with Commands
  • AutoCAD’s Cartesian Workspace
  • Opening an Existing Drawing File
  • Viewing Your Drawing
  • Saving Your Work

 Basic Drawing & Editing Commands

  • Drawing Lines
  • Erasing Objects
  • Drawing Lines with Polar Tracking
  • Drawing Rectangles
  • Drawing Circles
  • Undo and Redo Actions

 Drawing Precision in AutoCAD

  • Using Running Object Snaps
  • Using Object Snap Overrides
  • Polar Tracking at Angles
  • Object Snap Tracking
  • Drawing with Snap and Grid (Optional)

 Making Changes in Your Drawing

  • Selecting Objects for Editing
  • Moving Objects
  • Copying Objects
  • Rotating Objects
  • Scaling Objects
  • Mirroring Objects
  • Editing with Grips

 Organizing Your Drawing with Layers

  • Creating New Drawings With Templates
  • What are Layers?
  • Layer States
  • Changing an Object’s Layer

 Advanced Object Types

  • Drawing Arcs
  • Drawing Polylines
  • Editing Polylines
  • Drawing Polygons
  • Drawing Ellipses

Getting Information from Your Drawing

  • Working with Object Properties
  • Measuring Objects

Advanced Editing Commands

  • Trimming and Extending Objects
  • Stretching Objects
  • Creating Fillets and Chamfers
  • Offsetting Objects
  • Creating Arrays of Objects

Inserting Blocks

  • What are Blocks?
  • Inserting Blocks
  • Inserting Dynamic Blocks
  • Inserting Blocks with DesignCenter

Setting Up a Layout

  • Printing Concepts
  • Working in Layouts
  • Copying Layouts
  • Creating Viewports
  • Guidelines for Layouts

Printing Your Drawing

  • Printing Layouts
  • Printing from the Model Tab

Text

  • Working with Annotations
  • Adding Text in a Drawing
  • Modifying Multiline Text
  • Formatting Multiline Text

Hatching

  • Hatching
  • Editing Hatches

Adding Dimensions

  • Dimensioning Concepts
  • Adding Linear Dimensions
  • Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions
  • Editing Dimensions
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