Have an overview of AutoCAD software and how it is used in the construction, engineering, and architecture sectors.

Learn about its interface, including ribbons, toolbars, commands, and workspace.

Find out how to navigate the software and become familiar with the shortcut keys.

Understand how to open an existing file and work with commands.

Learn about the basic drawing commands, including line, circle, arc, rectangle, polygon, and ellipse.

Study the editing commands, such as move, copy, mirror, rotate, trim, stretch, scale, extend, and offset.

Understand the precision drawing tools, including OSNAP, polar tracking, object snap tracking, etc.

Find out how to view your drawings and save your work. Study Undo and Redo commands.

Practical sessions in using drawing and editing tools

Find out how to set up a drawing by setting drawing units, setting limits, and setting grids.

Learn about working with all types of coordinates. Understand the creation of layers and the assigning of colors.

Understand how to create basic layouts like simple floor plans, simple mechanical drawings, and basic electrical drawings.

Study the creation, insertion, and editing of blocks. Know the application of hatch patterns and editing of hatching.

Practical training

Understand the editing of existing objects by moving, rotating, copying, and scaling them.

Learn how to modify the properties of objects by changing their colors, line types, and line weights.

Find out how to use grips for editing by stretching, moving, rotating, and scaling.

Study the usage of the Block Editor to edit, redefine, and explode blocks. Know how to revise a drawing without redrawing it.

Practical training

Learn how to add single-line and multi-line text to the drawing. Understand the various styles and formats of text.

Find out how to create tables, rows, and columns, insert text, and insert data in drawings.

Study the creation of leaders and the addition of notes and labels. Learn the application of hatch patterns to drawings.

Understand annotation scale, annotative text, and annotative dimensions. Understand how to keep the text readable in all scales.

Practical sessions with exercises and examples

Have an overview of the purpose and importance of layouts in AutoCAD.

Find out how to add new layouts, organize layouts, and rename them. Learn the usage of the page setup manager.

Learn about the creation and locking of viewports, and the assigning of scales to viewports.

Understand the setting of plot scale, selection of paper size, and choosing of the plot area.

Practical training

Know what plotting is and understand the differences between model space and layout plotting.

Find out how to select a printer and plotter, and set the plot scale.

Understand how to adjust the object transparency and manage line weights.

Learn how to fix problems like wrong scale and missing line weights, and use plot preview before printing.

Practical training

Understand the importance of scale and clarity.

Know how to use the PLOT command.

Find out the setup of layouts and extensions. Study the standard plot scales and how to select the right one.

Learn about the various plot styles and how to select them.

Practical training

Understand how 3D modeling is different from 2D drafting.

Learn about the basic 3D coordinate system and how to use the 3D navigation tools.

Study the creation of basic 3D objects like a cone, cylinder, box, sphere, and wedge.

Know the conversion of 2D shapes into 3D models using commands like revolve, sweep, etc. Understand the basic editing of 3D objects, such as moving and editing.

Practical sessions in 3D modeling