AutoCAD Fundamentals

R5,000.00 ex VAT

Create, modify, and work with a 2D drawing in AutoCAD. This course covers essential core topics for working with AutoCAD and even more sophisticated techniques that extend your mastery of the software.In this course, you will gain a deeper understanding and enhanced proficiency in AutoCAD compared to the shorter ‘AutoCAD Essentials’ course available through alternative third-party training centers.

Who Should Attend?

This course is a great starting point for someone who does not have any experience working with AutoCAD, or someone who is self-taught and needs a better understanding of the program in order to work more efficiently.

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Duration

4 Days

Times

09:00 - 16:00

Skill Level

Beginner

CPD SACAP / SAIAT

4 Credits

CPD ECSA / SAICE

4 Credits

Topics Covered

The AutoCAD Fundamentals course is designed for those using AutoCAD with a Windows operating system. This course is not designed for AutoCAD for Mac.

Part 1 (Day 1 – 2) covers the essential core topics for working with the AutoCAD software.

  • Creating and Editing 2D drawings
  • Annotation: Adding Text, Hatching, Dimensions and Tables
  • Working with Blocks and Setting up Layouts
Part 2 (Day 2 – 4) continues with more sophisticated techniques that extend your mastery of the software.
  • Advanced Editing and Construction Techniques
  • Adding Parametric Constraints to Objects
  • Creating Local and Global Blocks
  • Setting up layers, styles, and templates
  • Attaching External References

Prerequisites

  • A working knowledge of basic design/drafting procedures and terminology (recommended but not required).
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows.

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As Autodesk Platinum Partners, and an Authorised Autodesk training center, we issue internationally accepted Autodesk certificates on completion. Work with knowledgeable instructors in quiet classroom setting using sample projects and exercises that emphasis real-world, practical applications.

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