| Duration | Two Days |
| Public scheduled course | £N/A plus VAT |
| Individual tuition | £990 plus VAT |
The cost of this course includes six months telephone Helpline support, course notes, lunch and a certificate |
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This course is only available as private tuition |
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Training Manager, EMAP
AutoCAD: Introduction
Course Overview
AutoCAD is the 2D drafting and 3D design application used by architects, engineers, facilities planners, designers and professional 3D visualisers.
This intensive, accelerated hands-on course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to get up and running quickly and easily.
Success with AutoCAD begins with a solid foundation in the basics and this course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of AutoCAD.
Course content
Introduction
Creating a simple drawing
• Getting started with AutoCAD
• Basic drawing and editing commands
• Open and partial opening of existing drawings
Precision drawing
• Drawing precision in AutoCAD
• Using the Dashboard
• Editing your drawing
Organisation and setup
• Organising your drawings with layers
• Two or more object types
• Relative co-ordinates
Creating more complex objects
• Advanced editing commands
• Duplication commands
• Inserting blocks
• Using layers and the Layer Properties Manager
Preparing to print
• Setting up a layout
• Printing your drawing
Annotating your drawing
• Text
• Hatching
• Adding dimensions
• Using Annotation objects
Productivity tools
• Selection sets
• Accurate positioning
Plotting
• Configuring a plot source
• Plot scales
• Plotting from model space
Selection sets
• Creating and organising blocks
• Drawing setup and utilities
• Creating templates
• Advanced viewing tools
Questions and answers