Zero to AutoCAD HERO in just 5 days! Learn AutoCAD and Get Certified as an Autodesk Certified User.

This career enhancing accreditation is included in the cost of your course. On this intensive AutoCAD course, you’ll learn all of the basic commands necessary for professional 2D drawing, design, and drafting using AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. You’ll also learn about the features, commands and techniques for becoming more productive when creating, annotating, and printing drawings with AutoCAD.

Hands-on exercises throughout the AutoCAD course explore how to create 2D production drawings. The exercises are provided in both a printed format as well as an on-screen format that can be viewed next to AutoCAD.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

This AutoCAD course is designed for new Delegates of AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT. This is for delegates who would like their AutoCAD experience to be proven with an official certification from Autodesk.

ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE

You’ll know about drafting, design, or engineering principles although this knowledge is not essential it will be helpful.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

You’ll learn to navigate the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT user interfaces, use the fundamental features of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, use the precision drafting tools in AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT to develop accurate technical drawings and present drawings in a detailed and visually impressive way. You’ll learn how to use the powerful tools and techniques for drawing, dimensioning, and printing 2D drawings.

Taking the AutoCAD Tour

Navigating the Working Environment
Working with Files
Displaying Objects

Creating Basic Drawings

Inputting Data
Creating Basic Objects
Using Object Snaps
Using Polar Tracking and PolarSnap
Using Object Snap Tracking
Working with Units

Manipulating Objects

Selecting Objects in the Drawing
Changing an Object’s Position
Creating New Objects from Existing Objects
Changing the Angle of an Object’s Position
Creating a Mirror Image of Existing Objects
Creating Object Patterns
Changing an Object’s Size

Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands

Using Layers
Changing Object Properties
Matching Object Properties
Using the Properties Palette
Using Linetypes
Using Inquiry Commands

Altering Objects

Trimming and Extending Objects to Defined Boundaries
Creating Parallel and Offset Geometry
Joining Objects
Breaking an Object into Two Objects
Applying a Radius Corner to Two Objects
Creating an Angled Corner Between Two Objects
Changing Part of an Object’s Shape

Layouts & Viewports

Using Layouts
Creating layouts
Modifying layouts and using page setups
Using Viewports
Creating layout viewports
Working with layout viewports
Controlling object visibility in layout viewports

Annotating the Drawing

Creating Multiline Text
Creating Single Line Text
Using Text Styles
Editing Text

Dimensioning

Creating Dimensions
Using Dimension Styles
Editing Dimensions
Using Multileaders

Hatching Objects

Hatching Objects
Editing Hatch Objects

Working with Reusable Content

Using Blocks
Working with DesignCenter
Using Tool Palettes

Creating Additional Drawing Objects

Working with Polylines
Creating Splines
Creating Ellipses
Using Tables

Plotting Your Drawings

Using Page Setups
Plotting Drawings

Creating Drawing Templates

Using Drawing Templates

Drawing Objects

Creating and editing multi-lines
Creating revision clouds
Wipeout Objects
Boundaries
Regions

Manipulating Objects and Data

Selecting objects with quick select
Purging objects
Working with point objects
Dividing and measuring objects
Using QuickCalc for performing calculations

Template Drawing Creation

Creating drawing templates

Dimensioning and Annotation

Introduction to annotation Scaling
Controlling annotation scale
Working with text
Using multi-leaders
Dimensioning
Creating centre marks
Creating ordinate dimensions
Creating geometric dimensions and tolerances
Working with dimension sub-styles and overrides

Reusable Content

Using design centre
Creating custom tool palettes
Organising tool palettes
Sharing tool palettes
Using external references
Managing external references
Referencing non-native file types

Blocks & Attributes

Working with blocks
Creating attributes
Editing attributes

Dynamic Blocks

Using dynamic Blocks
Adding parameters to dynamic blocks
Adding actions to dynamic blocks
Using parameter sets
Creating dynamic blocks

Layer Management and Best Practices

Working with layer filters
Using the layer states manager
Using layer standards

Introduction to Sheet Sets

Creating sheet sets
Working with sheet sets
Setting sheet set properties
Using fields in sheet sets
Using attributes in sheet sets
Publishing
Transmitting and archiving sheet sets

Working with Tables

Working with table styles
Creating & editing tables
Creating advanced tables
Extracting attributes to tables
Exporting & importing tables
Creating tables linked to external data

Autodesk AutoCAD Certified User exam

Public Scheduled Classes

Come into one of our centrally located training facilities. Small class sizes, industry experienced instructors, and many classes lead towards certification.

Virtual Student

Attend a real-time class without leaving home.

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Private Training

We can organise training for you. We can do it for only one person or a group. Give us a call an we can make arrangements for your course.

Live Online Training

With our online toolbox let your global team learn together. Give us a call and we can make arrangements for your course.

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If you can’t come to us we can come to you. Give us a call and we can make arrangements for your course.

Spreading the cost of your training

You know that in the long term it pays to be skilled up in the latest software. But you’ll also know that, in the short term, investing in yourself can feel painful on your pocket. So we’ve got a solution that will help you learn the skills you need, at a monthly price that you can afford.

Introducing Academy Class Payments.

Because we’re committed to your success, we’re offering you the opportunity to pay for your training monthly, rather than the whole cost upfront. We want to remove every barrier we can to your success, and if having the flexibility to spread the cost of your training helps you, as it helps thousands of others, then let’s do it.

Save With Academy Class Vouchers

Academy Class Vouchers are a flexible, cost-effective solution for training multiple individuals within a team or across an organisation and allow any member within your organisation to book a training course anytime over a 12 month period.

Multiple users can make dramatic savings, booking 10 to 30 day training blocks from the Academy Class schedule. It’s up to you how many Academy Class Vouchers you purchase.

All you need to remember is that, the more you buy, the more you save.

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Ailsa Buck – November 15, 2016

Rodney was fantastic. So knowledgeable and very patient!
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Tristan Edwards – November 15, 2016

Rodney is a very knowledgeable instructor and very informative.
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Adriano – November 15, 2016

Great course !
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Giorgia Spanoudis – June 27, 2016

Academy class has state of the art facilities and combined with the highly skilled trainer Michael Nugent, these sessions have been a great learning experience. The trainer had an all-inclusive knowledge in the subject and continuously checked we had a full on understanding for every topic. The course generally had a relaxed and friendly feel, which made it easier and less stressful to ask questions with lots of opportunities for help and guidance about your individual work related complications ï¿½ spanning from lighting design to kitchen manufacturing! I would definitely recommend Academy Class a top training institute with no hesitation.
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Richard Spry-Shute, East Sussex County Council – June 21, 2016

Training with Academy Class was both enjoyable, due in most part to the excellent tutor and teaching style, as well as the warm welcome each day given by all of the staff at the training centre. The AutoCAD training I received was just what I needed to make life at work far more manageable, although my new skills meant that many more people found work for me to do! I would highly recommend any Academy Class to anyone looking to learn or improve upon their existing CAD skills.
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James North (CAD Associate) – June 21, 2016

I have just completed a 1-week CAD course which I found to be excellent. The instructor, Michael Nugent, was highly competent and delivered a first class course. The pace was just right for me and the content was very comprehensive. Thanks to the Academy Class and Michaels expert help I passed my CAD Associates exam after 5 days instruction.