AUTOCAD 2D TRAINING – INTRODUCTION
This AutoCAD training course is designed for beginners. In 2 days it will turn you into a confident AutoCAD user. It leads you though the basics of how AutoCAD works and then gets you creating plans and drawings so that you get plenty of practical experience of using AutoCAD. Although you won’t be an expert by the time you leave us, you will be very comfortable working with AutoCAD and able to create simple plans and drawings independently. We use AutoCAD 2017 for our training.
Candidate who have completed this course, or who have equivalent knowledge will be in a position to progress to our Intermediate course.
Duration
Weekdays – 2 Weeks
Weekends – 4 Weeks
Course Description
This course is designed for beginners. In 2 days it will turn you into a confident AutoCAD user. It leads you though the basics of how AutoCAD works and then gets you creating plans and drawings so that you get plenty of practical experience of using AutoCAD. Although you won’t be an expert by the time you leave us, you will be very comfortable working with AutoCAD and able to create simple plans and drawings independently. We use AutoCAD 2017 for our training.
You do not need any previous experience of using AutoCAD 2d.
However this course assumes a basic understanding of Windows,including an ability to work with multiple windows and navigate the desktop as well as having an understanding of computer file storage (i.e. drives, files and folders).
Career Prospects
By the end of this course, students will be comfortable working independently with AutoCAD,They will be able to create AutoCAD 2D drawings, navigate the environment, manipulate AutoCAD 2D objects and plot drawings.
COURSE DETAILS
The introductory session in this course explains the set up of AutoCAD and also introduces creating, saving and closing new drawings. It also gets you editing a simple existing drawing for the first time.
The key topics covered include:
Understanding the AutoCAD 2D Environment
Create, Save and Close a New Drawing
Editing an Existing Drawing
WORKING WITH DRAWINGS
Now that you have been introduced to AutoCAD, we get started on the basics of drawings.
We explain how co-ordinate systems work, how to create simple shapes and also how to snap object together and The basics of creating a new AutoCAD drawing.
The key topics covered include:
Basic commands – LINE, ARC, CIRCLE
Co-ordinate systems – UCS & WCS
Precision Input ,Using Absolute, Relative and Polar Coordinates
Object Snapping,Selecting Groups of Objects
Controlling the AutoCAD Environment,Using GRIPS
EDITING COMMANDS
This session focuses on editing a drawing once it has been created,We walk you through lots of the simple commands that AutoCAD contains.
Examples include erase, copy and rotate but there are lots more that we cover in this session as you can see.
The key topics covered include:
Erase,Copy,Move,Mirror
Array,Rotate,Scale,Stretch
Fillet Chamfer,Trim End
Break,Change,Offset,Chamfer
Fillet Erase,New,Zoom
Limits,Dim,Divide,Insert
CONTROLLING DRAWINGS
Now that we’ve introduced creating and editing drawings we move onto higher level controls on drawings,
We show you how to use layers, annotate your drawing and how to use templates to speed up your work.
The key topics covered include:
Using Layers
Adding Free Text
Using Drawing Templates
Adding Dimensions
Dimension Style Families
PLOTTING
This final session focuses on the various ways that you can output your drawing from AutoCAD.
The key topics covered include:
Selecting a plotter / printer
Generating Output
AUTOCAD 3D TRAINING – INTRODUCTION / INTERMEDIATE
This AutoCAD 3D training course provides a basic understanding of how to design and modify 3D models using AutoCAD 3D software.
Creating 3D models helps users better visualize and present designs that are created with CAD. We use AutoCAD 2017 for our training.
This course is instructor led and involves working on a number of hands on examples.
Led by highly experienced AutoCAD 3D trainers with many years of experience our hands-on courses mean that you will leave with lots of practical AutoCAD 3D tips and tricks.
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Duration
Weekdays – 2 Weeks
Weekends – 4 Weeks
Course Description
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and workflows for creating 3D models with AutoCAD 3D.
Students explore how to create and modify both solid and surface models. Students learn how to present their designs while they are still being created.
You do not need any previous experience of using AutoCAD 3D,
This course is designed for users who are proficient in working with 2D objects and have a need to create 3D models of their designs
Career Prospects
Gain Industry Recognition for Your Skill Set
Set yourself apart and receive industry recognition for your proven expertise with Autodesk® software.
Autodesk® Certification is a validation that you havethe knowledge and skills necessary to effectively meet
the needs of your company.
- Demonstrate your Expertise in the Latest Autodesk Technology
Autodesk continually improves its software offerings;show your school or employer that you are ahead of the
curve by earning certification on the most recent releaseof the software.
- Improve Your Performance and Add Value to your Company
Preparing for certification helps improve your performance by strengthening your existing skills and developing new
skills through your study of the exam objectives.
Add value to your company by focusing on the skills, projects and assignments that are important to your employer and your
industry.
- Gain Confidence and Peer Recognition
Certification is a step toward defining yourself beyond a job description or academic degree while gaining a
sense of personal satisfaction. Earning certification can bring prestige and recognition from your peers.
- Earn a Portable Credential for Job Retention and Mobility
Certification can give you an advantage when being considered for a promotion or other career opportunities.
Certification clearly identifies you as an employee who is committed to your job and the industry.
Because Autodesk Certification is offered around the world, your credential is portable.
- Become Part of an Elite Team of Professionals
Not everyone can meet the rigorous requirements of Autodesk Certification.
Become a member of the exclusive club of professionals who met program requirements through study and commitment.
When you earn Autodesk Certification, you receive an official Autodesk Certificate, Autodesk logo and a listing in
Autodesk’s database of certified professionals around the world.
COURSE DETAILS:
3D MODELLING
This session introduces the basics of 3D modelling using AutoCAD. It covers primitives (basic shapes) which can be used as the basis for other more complex shapes or on their own and creating 3D scenes from 2D profiles. It then moves to show you creating composite solids which are objects that are produced by combining two or more individual objects. It also covers some of the techniques for working in 3D and also how you can create a 3D model from some of your existing 2D cross-sections.
The key topics covered include:
Introduction to 3D
Creating Solid Primitives
Creating Models from 2D Profiles
Creating Composite Solids
Working in 3D
Creating Models from Cross Sections
EDITING MODELS
Having shown you how to create solid models in the previous session we now look at how you can edit your 3D models. So how you can add detail to your existing models, how you can convert and edit them. We also look at how you extract dimensions and geometry from 3D models, and how you can replicate your models.
The key topics covered include:
Adding Detail to Your Solid Models
Converting Objects
Editing Solid Models
Extracting Geometry from Solid Models
Changing the Model Position
Duplicating the Model
Getting Information from 3D Objects
CREATING DRAWINGS FROM 3D MODELS
This session looks at extracting 2D drawings from your 3D models.
The key topics covered include:
Sectioning a Solid Model and Generating 2D Geometry
Creating working 2D Drawings from 3D Models
VISUALISATION TOOLS
This session focuses on manipulating the view of a model once it has been produced. It starts by working though visual styles. These impact how your image is rendered as it could be made transparent, wireframe, or a number of other different visual styles depending on what style makes your model easiest to work with. It then moves onto creating cameras and views in your model before showing you you how to introduce the sun, or other lighting into your model. It also shows you how to define materials in your models.
The key topics covered include:
Using Visual Styles
Create Cameras and Views
Navigating the Model
Using the Sun
Using Lights
Using Materials
Managing Materials
NON-AUTOCAD 3D
This final session looks at non-AutoCAD 3D packages and how it can be used to work them.
The key topics covered include:
Review imported models
Create 2D drawings from Autodesk Inventor files
Look at Autodesk Fusion