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!
[SKIP IF NOT NECESSARY] Download and Install
Touring the Interface
Quiz 1
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8Course notes
These course notes are a step-by-step guide that follows the course progress. They are packed full of theoretical information about every command and include every practical we will undertake.
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9Templates and file types
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10Recent documents, notifications, connect and learn
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11Application menu
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12Quick access toolbar
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13Info centre
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14Tabs, Ribbons and Panels
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15View controls
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16Navigation wheel
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17Cross-hair, Drawing Area, Layout Tabs
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18Command-line, Status Bar
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19Shortcuts and hotkey commands
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20Saving the Drawing file
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21Using the Mouse
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22Understanding the Drawing space capacity
Basic Operations
Quiz 2
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24How to select and Object
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25Activating and deactivating tools
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26Object Snap-Endpoint, Midpoint
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27Object Snap-Centre, Geometric Centre, Node, Quadrant
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28Object Snap-Intersection, Extension, Insertion, Perpendicular
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29Object Snap-Tangent, Nearest, Apparent Intersection, Parallel
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30Polyline
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31Erase, Deleting objects
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32Options
Drawing Methods
Quiz 3
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34Orthomode, Dynamic input
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35Practical 1 and solution
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36Absolute Coordinates
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37Practical 2.1
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38Practical 2.1 solution
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39Relative Coordinates
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40Selecting the primary coordinate
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41Practical 2.2
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42Practical 2.2 solution
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43Draw by Grid and Grid Snap
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44Practical 3
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45Practical 3 solution
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46Polar tracking basics
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47Polar tracking - Additional increments
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48Draw by Polar tracking
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49Object snap tracking
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50Practical 4
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51Practical 4 solution
Drawing and Modification commands Part 1
Quiz 4
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53Explode command
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54Join command
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55Offset command
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56Trim command
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57Extend command
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58Practical 5
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59Practical 5 solution
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60Move command
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61Move by Displacement
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62Rotate command
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63Rotate copy command
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64Rotate by Reference command
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65Copy command
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66Mirror command
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67Practical 6
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68Practical 6 solution
Drawing and Modification commands Part 2
Quiz 5
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71Circle command-Radius, Diameter
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72Circle command-2P, 3P
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73Circle command-TTR,TTT
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74Polygon command
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75Fillet command
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76Fillet command-Polyline
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77Fillet command-Trim
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78Fillet command-Multiple, Undo
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79Fillet command-Circle
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80Practical 7
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81Practical 7 solution
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82Polar array
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83Polar array-Items
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84Polar array-Rows, Properties
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85Polar array-Grips
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86Practical 8
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87Practical 8 solution