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Our AutoCAD courses provide plenty of 'hands-on real-world' exercises where you can explore the fundamental concepts and workflows for creating, editing, and printing drawings. You’ll use features, commands, and techniques for becoming more productive when creating, annotating, and printing drawings in both 2d and 3d models. All AutoCAD training courses can be modified or tailored for delivery, at your own offices, anywhere within the UK. Alternatively, you can come to one of our training centres.

The Introduction level course is also suitable for AutoCAD LT users. We train on all versions of Autodesk AutoCAD.

AutoCAD Introduction course

3 days

AutoCAD is a general purpose Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CAD) program which can be used to create all kinds of line drawings. This AutoCAD Introduction course is designed to provide delegates with the basic AutoCAD commands and computer-aided-drafting concepts to draw, design, and draft. Emphasis is placed on efficient and accurate drawing techniques incorporating the features, commands, and techniques for creating, editing, and printing 2D production drawings.

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What will you learn?

At the end of this AutoCAD Introduction course, delegates will be able to:

Create, edit and print 2D drawings
Navigate the AutoCAD user interface
Use the fundamental features of AutoCAD
Use the precision drafting tools in to develop accurate technical drawings
Present drawings in a detailed and visually impressive manner

Audience?

New users of AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT such as engineers, architects, draftsmen, designers, advertisers, or anyone whose job depends on drawings or sketches to convey information or ideas.

Course Contents

Taking the AutoCAD Tour

Navigating the Working Environment
Working with Files
Displaying Objects

Creating Basic Drawings

Inputting Data
Creating Basic Objects
Using Object Snaps
Using Polar Tracking and PolarSnap
Using Object Snap Tracking
Working with Units

Manipulating Objects

Selecting Objects in the Drawing
Changing an Object’s Position
Creating New Objects from Existing Objects
Changing the Angle of an Object’s Position
Creating a Mirror Image of Existing Objects
Creating Object Patterns
Changing an Object’s Size

Drawing Organisation & Inquiry Commands

Using Layers
Changing Object Properties
Matching Object Properties
Using the Properties Palette
Using Linetypes
Using Inquiry Commands

Altering Objects

Trimming & extending Objects to defined boundaries
Creating parallel & offset geometry
Joining objects
Breaking an object into two objects
Applying a Radius Corner to Two Objects
Creating an angled corner between two objects
Changing part of an object’s shape

Layouts & Viewports

Using and creating Layouts
Modifying layouts and using page setups
Using Viewports
Creating layout Viewports
Working with layout Viewports
Controlling object visibility in layout Viewports

Annotating the Drawing

Creating Multiline Text
Creating Single Line Text
Using Text Styles
Editing Text

Dimensioning

Creating Dimensions
Using Dimension Styles
Editing Dimensions
Using Multileaders

Hatching Objects

Hatching Objects
Editing Hatch Objects

Working with Reusable Content

Using Blocks
Working with DesignCenter
Using Tool Palettes

Creating Additional Drawing Objects

Working with Polylines
Creating Splines
Creating Ellipses
Using Tables

Plotting Drawings

Using page setups
Working with plotter configuration files
Creating & applying
Plotting drawings
Plot style tables
Publishing drawings

Drawing Templates

Creating and Using Drawing Templates

Course Materials

Enliten IT will provide each delegate with a workbook and other useful reference materials where applicable. These may be either paper based or in Adobe pdf format or a combination thereof.

“Fantastically delivered and very relevant to my role, looking forward to the next level. Fraz , Newham Council”Fantastically delivered and very relevant

Additional Information

Enliten IT reserves the right to modify course content and materials as required in the interests of continuous course improvement, at any time, without notification.

The suggested course duration is a guideline. Course topics and duration on the AutoCAD Introduction course may be modified by the instructor based upon the knowledge and skill level of the course participants.

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