AutoCAD 2D 3D: All Versions Since 2008
Your technical projects require usable representations and models. With AutoCAD, structure your design work to make decisions clearer. Strengthen your independence in preparing documents and communicating with project stakeholders.
- Duration
- 5 days 35 hours
- Code
- CAO01FR Code
Presentation
With this AutoCAD course, an Autodesk product, participants will become comfortable with 2D and 3D technical drawing using its range of design and documentation tools in architecture, mechanical engineering and civil engineering. It is an asset for design office managers, project managers, draughtspersons and others.
This highly precise 2D software enables you to create and customise your designs, including macro commands tailored to your needs.
Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will have acquired all the basics of computer-aided drafting and design commands and modification, and will know how to manage output scales.
Program
A bespoke programme can be arranged to meet the client's in-house training needs!
Or follow the STANDARD programme below.
- The AutoCAD interface and basics:
- Creating a drawing template file.
- Unit display settings.
- The access toolbar.
- New drawings.
- The mouse cursor.
- The toolbar.
- Blocks and WBLOCS.
- Inserting a block.
- Creating a block definition.
- And more.
- Information tools
- Linear and angular dimensions.
- Modifying dimensions.
- Dimension styles.
- Area calculations.
- Notes and labels
- Creating a multileader.
- Creating text.
- Creating a text style.
- Display / visualisation
- View Manager: predefined views.
- View Manager: layout views.
- View Manager: model views.
- Zoom Extents.
- Overlapping objects > ORDRETRACE.
- SCG–SCU coordinate systems (WCS–UCS).
- Grid display.
- Layers and properties
- Linetypes.
- Quick access to layer settings.
- Layer options.
- The Properties palette.
- Layers and properties.
- Layer Properties Manager options.
- Maintaining your conventions.
- Lineweights.
- Checking and modifying an object's properties.
- Precision
- Overview of useful function keys.
- Setting default object snaps.
- Object snaps.
- Polar tracking.
- Object snap tracking.
- Modification
- Rotation: Align, Stretch, Fillet.
- Erase.
- Grips.
- Copy and move.
- Create multiple copies.
- The distance method.
- Mirror copy.
- Trim and extend.
- Select multiple objects.
- Offset and Explode.
- Geometry and drawing
- Lines used as construction aids.
- Drawing: lines, circles, rectangles, polylines, hatching and fills.
- Layouts and printing
- Defining a layout's paper size.
- Model space and paper space.
- The layout viewport.
- Scaling.
- Page setup.
- Title blocks using an OLE object.
- Output to a PDF file.
Audience
Architects, technicians and senior technicians, engineers, design office and/or construction company managers, and draughtspersons/designers.
Prerequisites
This course requires knowledge of Windows, technical drawing and construction trades.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Practical exercises
Dates and sessions
Choose the date and delivery format that suit you.
No upcoming sessions are currently available.
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