Autodesk AutoCAD level 1

Educational goals

The main goal of the AutoCAD training is to prepare participants to work independently in a CAD environment. The training is aimed at providing comprehensive knowledge and skills necessary for the effective use of AutoCAD in everyday design work. The training focuses on the acquisition of practical skills in the use of AutoCAD, such as creating 2D drawings, configuring the work environment, using blocks, layers, dimensioning, annotating and printing documentation.

Learning outcomes:

Attendee:

• can create and edit 2D drawings in AutoCAD;
• is able to configure the working environment in AutoCAD, adjusting settings and preferences;
• is able to use blocks, layers and styles to obtain consistent and legible documentation;
• is able to apply dimensions, annotations and descriptions to drawings;
• can print and export drawings to various file formats;
• is able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills to solve problems and implement projects in their field.

Course schedule – Autodesk AutoCAD

Introduction to AutoCAD

• Understand the user interface – including the toolbar, command line, and dashboards
• Learning basic drawing tools – such as drawing lines, circles, polygons and rectangles
• Working with layers – creating, modifying, blocking and searching for layers
• Using drawing templates and adjusting work environment settings

2D Drawing

• Creating basic objects – lines, circles, polygons
• Editing objects – copying, moving, rotating, scaling
• Use keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation and editing
• Working with blocks – inserting ready-made blocks, editing blocks, creating blocks with attributes

2D Drawing Techniques

• Dimensioning – linear, angular, radius, diameter
• Adding annotations – inserting texts, tables, tolerances
• Applying hatching – filling the surface with various patterns
• Creating references – working with layers, attributes, properties

Project management

• Sheet layout configuration – margins, scales, grids
• Printing drawings and exporting to different formats
• Teamwork – file management, reviews, sharing
• Adherence to good design practices.