All years covered!


What you will learn


On completion, you will have gained the skills and knowledge to take a project from start to finish, utilizing all tools and drawing methods.

You will be taught how to create your own types of text, dimensions, layers, and blocks to use in your own working environment.

All tools will be explained in detail by their true definitions, illustrated with easy-to-follow images and put into practice with guided exercises.

Setting you up to work on your own as well as understand typical office standards.

At the end of the course is an extra section where you can request a video ex-plainer on any issues you are having..


Description


Whether you are self-taught and want to fill in the gaps to become more efficient and productive, or you have never used the software before, this Autodesk AutoCAD course will give you a solid foundation to become a confident AutoCAD user and develop advanced skills.


This comprehensive course is the perfect start to your career in CAD design. This course will give you a competitive edge in your career, making you stand out from all other applicants and employees.



 

As one of the leading course providers and most renowned e-learning specialists, I am committed to providing you with the best educational experience possible. This course is designed by an industry expert to help you learn quickly and efficiently, at your own pace and convenience.


Course Aspects


I have been teaching this course in person and online since 2017 and have perfected the course material, teaching method, and explanations to ensure all the bases are covered and the student has a full understanding of the software.


Your level of experience will develop as we progress through the course, rather than overloading you from the start with unnecessary information that you will not use.


We start with the basic features of each tool and then move on to the more advanced features as the course progresses, continually putting these newly acquired skills to practice with multiple exercises.


Course Topics


Interface: Start Tab, Templates, Application Menu, Quick Access Toolbar, InfoCentre, Layout Tabs, Status Bar, Options, Mouse controls, Navigation, Object Selection,

Drawing Tools: Line, Polyline, Circle, Rectangle, Polygon, Ellipse, Hatch, Gradient, Spline, Object Snap

Drawing Methods: Absolute & Relative Coordinates, Orthomode, Grid & Snap, Polar Tracking

Modification Tools: Move, Copy, Stretch, Rotate, Mirror, Scale, Trim, Extend, Fillet, Chamfer, Array, Erase, Explode, Offset, Align, Join,

Annotation: Text, Dimension, Leader, create own styles

Layers: Colour Manager, Linetype Manager, Lineweight Manager, Creation, properties, application, functions

Blocks: Create, Edit, Insert, Design Centre

Palettes: Properties, Blocks, Layers, Command-Line, Design Centre

Layout: Viewports, Page Setups, Printing

I continually update this course to keep it up to date with the new releases as well as the addition of new videos and practice exercises.


I look forward to seeing you in class!


English

language

Content


Introduction

Introduction

Course information

How to solve the practical questions in the course

Fundamentals of a Building

[SKIP IF NOT NECESSARY] Download and Install

System requirements

Setting up your Autodesk account

How to download and install the software

Touring the Interface

Course notes

Templates and file types

Recent documents, notifications, connect and learn

Application menu

Quick access toolbar

Info centre

Tabs, Ribbons and Panels

View controls

Navigation wheel

Cross-hair, Drawing Area, Layout Tabs

Command-line, Status Bar

Shortcuts and hotkey commands

Saving the Drawing file

Using the Mouse

Understanding the Drawing space capacity

Quiz 1

Quiz 1

Basic Operations

How to select and Object

Activating and deactivating tools

Object Snap-Endpoint, Midpoint

Object Snap-Centre, Geometric Centre, Node, Quadrant

Object Snap-Intersection, Extension, Insertion, Perpendicular

Object Snap-Tangent, Nearest, Apparent Intersection, Parallel

Polyline

Erase, Deleting objects

Options

Quiz 2

Quiz 2

Drawing Methods

Orthomode, Dynamic input

Practical 1 and solution

Absolute Coordinates

Practical 2.1

Practical 2.1 solution

Relative Coordinates

Selecting the primary coordinate

Practical 2.2

Practical 2.2 solution

Draw by Grid and Grid Snap

Practical 3

Practical 3 solution

Polar tracking basics

Polar tracking – Additional increments

Draw by Polar tracking

Object snap tracking

Practical 4

Practical 4 solution

Quiz 3

Quiz 3

Drawing and Modification commands Part 1

Explode command

Join command

Offset command

Trim command

Extend command

Practical 5

Practical 5 solution

Move command

Move by Displacement

Rotate command

Rotate copy command

Rotate by Reference command

Copy command

Mirror command

Practical 6

Practical 6 solution

Quiz 4

Quiz Resources

Quiz 4

Drawing and Modification commands Part 2

Circle command-Radius, Diameter

Circle command-2P, 3P

Circle command-TTR,TTT

Polygon command

Fillet command

Fillet command-Polyline

Fillet command-Trim

Fillet command-Multiple, Undo

Fillet command-Circle

Practical 7

Practical 7 solution

Polar array

Polar array-Items

Polar array-Rows, Properties

Polar array-Grips

Practical 8

Practical 8 solution

Quiz 5

Resources

Quiz 5

Practice Exercises Part 1

Practice exercise 1

Practice exercise 1 solution

Practice exercise 2

Practice exercise 2 solution

Practice exercise 3

Practice exercise 3 solution

Drawing and Modification commands Part 3

Rectangle command

Rectangular array command

Path array command

Spline command

Practical 9

Practical 9 solution

Chamfer command-By distance

Chamfer command-By angle

Practical 10

Practical 10 solution

Ellipse command

Practical 11

Practical 11 solution

Quiz 6

Resources

Quiz 6

Practice exercises Part 2

Practice exercise 4

Practice exercise 4 solution

Practice exercise 5

Practice exercise 5 solution

Practice exercise 6

Practice exercise 6 solution

Practice exercise 7

Practice exercise 7 solution

Resource for the next exam

Practical Exam

Drawing Organisation Part 1

Palettes and Properties Palette

Layers

Layer Properties-On, Freeze, Lock

Layer Properties-Plot, Colour

Layer Properties-Linetype, Lineweight

Layer Properties-Transparency, New VP Freeze, Description

Layer Properties-Layer0, New Layer, New Layer Frozen, Delete, Set Current

Practical 12

Practical 12 solution

Quiz 7

Quiz 7

Creating the House project

Creating our first project

Drawing the Grid System

Linetype Scale

Placing columns

Drawing external walls

Creating openings in the walls

Drawing internal walls

Drawing the fence

Quick Access Panel-Layer On Off, Isolate Unisolate, Freeze Thaw

Quick access Layer Panel-Layer lock, Unlock, Make Current, Match Layer

Drawing a window

Placing a window

Drawing a door

Polyline Context Menu

Hide, Isolate objects

Understanding Blocks

About Blocks

Creating a Block

Inserting a Block

Editing a Block

Stretch command

Editing a Block Continued

Align command

Creating a door Block

Design Centre practical

Design Centre practical solution

Quiz 8

Quiz 8

Hatching and Gradients

Hatching Boundaries-Pick points, Select

Hatching patterns

Hatch properties and Origin panel

Hatch options

Hatch island

Adding Hatch to the House project

Gradients

Gradient practical

Gradient practical solution

Quiz 9

Resources

Quiz 9

Annotation

Annotation-Text

Text Style manager

Creating a Text Style

Placing single-line text

Placing multi-line text

Practical-Placing text in the project

Practical-Placing text in the project solution

Annotation-Dimensions

Dimension Style Manager and creating a Dimension style

Dimension types

Practical-Applying Dimensions to the project

Practical-Applying Dimensions to the project solution

Annotation-Leaders

Leader style manager

Placing a Leader

Quiz 10

Quiz 10

Preparing our project print

Layout-Paper Space

Page Setup Part 1

Page Setup Part 2

Viewports

Creating a Viewport

Applying a scale to the viewport

Viewport lock and unlock

Viewport freeze

Printing the project

Final Exam

What is the Autodesk User / Associate exam?

Resources

Autodesk User / Associate Exam – Mock Exam

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