AutoCAD 2D Drafting Introductory Level-1

Course details

As a minimum, those attending this course should have Basic English language and an understanding of MS Windows user interface terminology.

Benefits

• Training is customized to cater the needs of your profession and/or qualification and will be geared to your live projects.
• Offered In-Company/In-house on 1:1 or closed group basis.
• Courses are scheduled to meet your dates and timescale.
• Ongoing pre and post-course technical support as part of the training package.
• Aim of Course

On completion of the course, the candidate will be able to:

• Use associated IT, CAD Software and operating systems
• Open and close Cad Files and Drawings.
• Use and identify key components of the software relating to the 2D drawing environment
• Use a range of viewing commands and setup the drawing space
• Use drawing commands to produce shapes
• Use the CAD software’s coordinate system to aid accurate drawing
• Use hatch, text and simple dimensioning routines
• Use basic editing commands and produce simple hard copies.

Course Structure

Week-1

• Lesson 1: Introduction and Concept of AutoCAD
• Lesson 2: Drawing Setup and Scale Factor
• Lesson 3: Layers and Line types
• Lesson 4: Draw Model Objects

Week-2

• Lesson 5: Lab 1a Floor Plans
• Lesson 6: Snap, Grid, Object Snaps, Object Snap Tracking, Polar Tracking, Coordinates, Flip Screen and Help
• Lesson 7: Annotation Fundamentals (annotation VS model objects)
• Lesson 8: Selection Sets (window, crossing, fence, previous, add, remove…)

Week-3

• Lesson 9: Editing (copy, move, erase, rotate, scale, stretch, mirror, extend, trim)
• Lesson 10: Editing 2 (pedit, fillet, chamfer, offset. array, break, explode)
• Lesson 11: Palettes, Toolbars and Menus
• Lesson 12: Managing Views

Week-4

• Lesson 13: All about grips
• Lesson 14: Placing Text, MText and using the Help menu
• Lesson 15: Placing Dimensions and Leaders
• Lesson 16: Cross Hatching and Color solid fills
• Lesson 17: Setup a Printer and all the Plot settings

*Total of 17 Lessons, 2 Hours each lesson and 2 Hours of Final Exam.

Assessment

• Final test of multiple-choice Questions.
• One practical assignments

Award/Certification/Accreditation

• Certificate of Completion will be awarded to participants who have achieved at least 80% attendance, pass the final test and submit the practitioner assignment.