What You Will Learn

This course covers essential skills in AutoCAD over four weeks. You will learn how to create and modify 2D drawings step by step.

Core topics include:

• Introduction & Canvas Setup: Understand the purpose of engineering drawings. Set up your workspace, including units and limits. Learn to draw basic shapes like lines and polylines.
• Geometry & Basic Modifications: Explore shapes such as circles, rectangles, and polygons. Practice modifying shapes using copy, move, rotate, and scale functions.
• Power Editing & Arrays: Learn advanced editing commands like trim, extend, and mirror. Discover how to create arrays and manage text and hatching.
• Object Properties & Dimensioning: Change object properties such as color and line types. Dimension your drawings accurately with various dimensioning styles.
• Productivity Shortcuts: Use text tools and property matching to speed up your workflow. Practice annotating complex drawings.
• Layer Management & Corner Styling: Organize your drawings with layers. Learn edge cleaning techniques and practice creating multi-layered blueprints.
• Paper Space & Viewports: Differentiate between model space and paper space. Create viewports and scale drawings effectively.
• Plotting & Final PDF: Complete a final drawing challenge and learn how to plot your work for submission.

Throughout the course, you will practice these skills in hands-on sessions. You will start with basic concepts and build up to more advanced techniques. This structured progression helps solidify your understanding of AutoCAD.