AutoCAD

Prerequisites

A sound knowledge of Windows XP or 7 and basic hardware understanding is a prerequisite for enrolling on the AutoCAD course. If you do not already have this knowledge, the required training is given in a computer orientation course ie. "Introduction to Windows".

In addition to the above knowledge 2D AutoCAD is a prerequisite for enrolling on the intermediate and advanced course. If you do not already have this knowledge, the required training is given in an AUTOCAD Eseentials course.

Course content: AutoCAD Essentials

• Drawing creation principles
• Drawing navigation
• Selection sets
• Editing/Modify Commands
• Object Creation Commands
• Angles and Polar Co-ordinates
• Layering & object properties
• By-layer concept
• Inquiry demands
• Text use & Justification
• Introduction to grip editing
• Isometric drawing
• Polylines
• Blocks
• Tables
• Hatching
• Area calculations
• Parametics
• Dimensioning
• Plotting & Presentations

Course Content: AutoCAD Intermediate

• Template drawing & Profile setup
• File extensions
• Fields, Tables & Excel
• Creating text & styles
• Creating dimension styles
• Options dialogue box
• Drawing utilities
• Attributes & Blocks
• Title Blocks
• ByBlock Concept
• Dynamic Blocks
• XRefs Management
• Sheet Set Manager & Batch Plotting
• CAD Standards
• Viewports
• Model space & layouts
• Viewport Scales
• Export drawings
• Action Recorder Plotting and Presentations

Course Content: AutoCAD Advanced

• Introduction to 3D, XY - Plane
• Creating solid primitives
• Creating models from 2D profiles
• Creating composite solids
• Working in 3D space - UCS
• Editing models
• Extracting geometry from solid models
• Changing the model position, duplicating the model
• Getting information from 3D objects
• Converting objects
• 3D mesh modelling
• Section a solid model and generate 2D geometry
• Creating drawing from 3D models
• Visualisation using visual styles, lights, materials, sun rendering
• Navigating the model
• Leveraging cameras & views

Course duration:

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Course fee:

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