AutoCAD: Beginner to Professional Training (Free Online Course With Certificate)
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Key Information
Campus location
Online
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
5 - 6 hours
Pace
Full time, Part time
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Introduction
AutoCAD is an important software tool for anyone working in engineering, architecture and manufacturing. We can help beginners and anyone seeking a refresher course by teaching you how to make computer-aided designs. We cover drawing, taking measurements, producing templates and everything required to generate professional designs. AutoCAD is the industry standard software for design and drafting so sign up to learn how to wield it effectively.
This is a free online course with a certificate. Interested? Simply click the button and start today.
This Free Online Course Includes:
- 5-6 Hours of Learning
- CPD Accreditation
- Final Assessment
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Curriculum
This free online course is aimed at people with absolutely no prior experience with the popular design software AutoCAD, which is used in a range of industries, from construction to manufacturing. The training offered here will also be helpful to anyone who may have used the software in the past but would like to go over some of the details. We cover AutoCAD and its keyboard shortcuts to increase your efficiency. The course is divided into 60 or so short videos that deliver information in bite-sized, easy-to-follow steps. Questions are interspersed throughout the course to assist with your learning. The final video is a practice one intended to reinforce all the processes that have already been covered.
The course begins by guiding you through AutoCAD’s installation and basic user interface. Thereafter, all the commands are categorized into sections - starting with helping keys, which consist of function and control keys. We then move on to AutoCAD’s settings, which are used to make changes once AutoCAD is installed on a computer. Then come project settings, which are adjusted at the start of a new project. As the course progresses, we describe the tools included in the ‘drawing’ commands in detail. These are the fundamentals of any drafting project and you can learn how to draw, move and measure lines and draw objects, from an arc and a rectangle to a polygon. After that, we explore modifying commands that can be used to alter existing objects, such as ‘curving’ an edge. Next are editing commands, another important element of the drafting part of a project, as you discover how to format, move, alter and edit text. Block and layer commands come next and are vital if you want to work with any approved consultant. The course then moves on to ‘helping’ commands, which enable you to work faster and more effectively. The concluding topic is the ‘print’ command as we unpack how to convert DWG files into PDFs.
This course provides the expertise and skills that can help you get lucrative employment as an AutoCAD drafter. AutoCAD is the industry-standard application when it comes to computer-aided design (CAD) software and is vital for anyone who wants to become a professional designer, architect or engineer. Begin this course today, choose your own pace of learning, use the examples from these short, practical videos and soon you will be using AutoCAD like a professional.
Module 1
Introduction to Functions and Settings
This module begins with a brief introduction to AutoCAD, and then it discusses settings and the commands which are used in the initial stage of a project. Learn more about option and draft settings, as well as unit and limit commands.
Module 2
Drawing, Modifying and Editing Commands
In this module, you will be introduced to drawing, modifying and editing commands used in AutoCAD. Drawing commands are used to draw figures like lines, circles, rectangles, and smooth polylines, while modifying commands include copy, move, erase, trim, rotate, mirror, join, offset, and array. You will also learn how to edit edges and corners.
Module 3
Dimension, Block and Layer Commands
In this module, you will learn how to measure straight lines, the diameter and radius of a circle, as well as its area, and you will be taught how to make an object in the block. You will also be able to use the layer command effectively.
Module 4
Course assessment
Program Outcome
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
- Explain how to develop basic drawings using an array of lines and shapes
- Compare different ways of modifying existing drawings
- List a variety of keyboard shortcuts professionals use in AutoCAD
- Discuss how to use the ‘block’ commands to make or edit a block
- Describe how the layer commands can be used to create, edit, freeze, lock or delete layers
- Summarize the process of importing external files into a drawing and using the ‘scale’ and ‘pan’ commands
- Explain how to produce templates and print a finished drawing
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Career Opportunities
Careers related to this course:
- CAD Drafter
- Computer Engineer