COST – SKILL LEVEL – DURATION

instructor led training

$1,345 USDCLASS

16 HOURS OF ONLINE INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING

4-HOUR / 4-DAY Training Schedule

- CLASSES ARE EITHER MORNING OR AFTERNOON

- CONTACT US DIRECTLY FOR CLASS TIMES

SKILL LEVELS ATTAINED

FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS

INTERMEDIATE SKILLS

ADVANCED SKILLS

CLASS DURATION

AUTOCAD FIRE PROTECTION

16 HOURS OF ONLINE INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING

4-hour / 4-day format

TRAINING SCHEDULES

TRAINING SCHEDULE - HALF DAY

CHOOSE ONE GROUP TO ATTEND:

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

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Our training courses are registered so you can use them for your required continuing education needs. Each class comes with an official Autodesk Training Center certificate of completion that you use to self-report your training to your governing body.

Rick is an extremely awesome instructor! I learned way more than I had anticipated. He is very, very knowledgeable and kept the class entertaining and engaging.

Jason Burchett

DESCRIPTION – OBJECTIVES – PREREQUISITES

CLASS DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

Designed for those new to AutoCAD / AutoCAD LT who require training on using AutoCAD for Fire Protection sales, layout and design. This class incorporates the features, commands, and techniques for creating, editing and printing drawings with all versions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.

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 FIRE PROTECTION – TRAINING OUTLINE

Getting Started with AutoCAD for Fire Protection

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

Basic Drawing & Editing Commands

Drawing Fire Protection Symbols
Erasing Fire Protection Symbols
Creating Fire Protection Drawings with Polar Tracking
Drawing Rectangles
Undo and Redo Actions
Placing Fire Protection Symbols into your design

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 Fire Protection Symbols
Copying Fire Protection Symbols
Rotating Fire Protection Symbols
Scaling Fire Protection Symbols
Mirroring Fire Protection Symbols
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
Drawing Polygons

Getting Information from Your Drawing

Working with Fire Protection Properties
Measuring Fire Protection Symbols

Advanced Editing Commands

Trimming and Extending Fire Protection Symbols
Creating Arrays of Fire Protection Symbols

Inserting Blocks

What are Blocks?
Inserting Fire Protection Symbols
Inserting Dynamic Blocks
Inserting Fire Protection Symbols 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 Fire Protection Drawings
Editing Hatches

Adding Dimensions

Dimensioning Fire Protection Drawings
Adding Linear Dimensions
Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions
Editing Dimensions

My name is Willie Coker and I recently took a 24 hour AutoCAD course with Rick Feineis as my instructor. I learned so much in so little time. Rick was able to teach me AutoCAD specifically in just what I requested for the line of work that I do for living. Right after I designed a fire sprinkler system I submitted the plans to two separate plan reviewers and both of the plan reviewers signed off on…read more →

Willie Coker

I want to thank you again for the training session you’ve given. I am excited about the new changes this is going to make in my career, the impact on my work ethics, efficiency, and environment.

Ger Vang

Honestly, my professor Rick was very patient with us. He thought us how to be way more productive, and real-life skills to increase the workload straight to the point from day one. he made it very easy to follow but also very challenging for us. highly recommend it to any professional who wants to polish up and learn some new skills for their career.

Rick is an extremely awesome instructor! I learned way more than I had anticipated. He is very, very knowledgeable and kept the class entertaining and engaging.

Jason Burchett