Autodesk AutoCAD Training Courses

About this course

Since the early 1980s, AutoCAD has pretty-much defined the use of computers in drafting, architecture, landscaping and interior design. While there are strong competitors around today, the program has stood the test of time and still remains the most comprehensive of the currently available options on the market. In this introductory course, we take you from simple shape drawing, through to an understanding of the 2D co-ordinate system and introduce a wide range of concepts that must be understood before proceeding to further learning. AutoCAD is a large program and there is much to cover but our Level 1 and 2 courses focus on those parts of the application which appear in the LT version, omitting higher level functions such as 3D modelling which we cover adequately in our masterclasses.

What you will learn

The course starts with a comprehensive introduction to AutoCAD's complex workspace before introducing the command line system and the basics of object drawing and manipulation. We'll then look at the concept of the Cartesian plane and the placing, modifying and locating of objects within that space, while understanding how this relates to the physical manifestation of objects off the plan and in the building site or design space. The course will also cover the co-ordinate system, advanced selection of objects, dimensioning and the use of images in planning and modelling before completing the workflow out to printer, plotter or PDF. The course finishes up by looking at various working examples and any specific projects that the tutor may be involved in or have access to.

Accuracy and Precision

• The Coordinate System
• Setting your Units
• Absolute Coordinates
• Relative Coordinates
• Polar Relative
• Direct Distance Entry
• Orthogonal Mode
• Calculator

Modifying Objects

• The Modify Toolbar
• Erasing
• Copying Elements
• Using the Mirror Command
• The Offset Command
• The Array Command
• Rectangular and Polar Array
• Moving Objects
• Rotating Objects
• Scaling

Here's what you get on a Fearless course

Course Materials

We typically supply detailed course notes or a reference text or in some cases both. Either way, we try to provide sufficient supporting material so that you can return to your work place with sufficient confidence to permit further learning.

Catering

We like to look after our customers with:

• Quality catering from local cafes
• Fresh fruit
• Filter coffee and good biscuits
• Table sweets
• Chilled water

We also accommodate special dietary requirements such as vegetarian, gluten intolerance etc.

Support

There's nothing worse than leaving a course and feeling left on your own. We like to ensure our customers have all the support and backup they need including:

• 90 days unlimited support by phone, email or instant messaging
• On-going support through our Fearless Flyer program (for an extra fee)
• A free re-sit of this course on any scheduled date in the future

You also get

• A certificate of completion
• A CD-ROM with worked examples (for most courses)

Please select your location from the list below. A PDF brochure with the course description, price and other details will appear in your browser. Alternatively, right-click on the desired link and choose "Save file (or target) as..." and save the file to your local system. Adobe (Acrobat) reader is required.

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• Adelaide
• Brisbane
• Canberra
• Hobart
• Melbourne
• Sydney

About this course

This level 2 course picks up where our Level 1 day finishes by looking at a more applied approach to drawing and the use of more sophisticated features and techniques such as layers, understanding the co-ordinate system, working with schematic illustrations, adding annotations and more. Our Level 1 course establishes a framework for CAD drawing, the command line, and the AutoCAD workspace to enable you to get started with this powerful application. This course moves forward by allowing you time and space to make use of those basics, and by extending your knowledge into other important areas.

What you will learn

We'll begin with a quick revision of AutoCAD basics before moving quickly into a thorough treatment of line editing, the Stretch tool, line trimming, joining objects, fillet trimming and related commands. We'll then look at the concept of layers, including colour types, editing and changing layers and the use of layer templates. Annotations, document mark-up and dimensioning will then be discussed before looking the Polyline Tool and the use of schematic illustrations. Working with blocks, repeated elements and the Explode command will then be presented. followed by a thorough treatment of the co-ordinate system before moving onto the final stages of output and completion. The course finishes up by looking at printing, exporting and plotting your drawing and those issues which arise when taking your work out of AutoCAD to the printed page or another application.

User Coordinate System

• WCS
• UCS
• Rotating your view

Printing/Plotting

• Drawing Layouts
• Model Space
• Paper Space
• Creating Viewports
• Plotting the Drawing

Here's what you get on a Fearless course

Course Materials

We typically supply detailed course notes or a reference text or in some cases both. Either way, we try to provide sufficient supporting material so that you can return to your work place with sufficient confidence to permit further learning.

Catering

We like to look after our customers with:

• Quality catering from local cafes
• Fresh fruit
• Filter coffee and good biscuits
• Table sweets
• Chilled water

We also accommodate special dietary requirements such as vegetarian, gluten intolerance etc.

Support

There's nothing worse than leaving a course and feeling left on your own. We like to ensure our customers have all the support and backup they need including:

• 90 days unlimited support by phone, email or instant messaging
• On-going support through our Fearless Flyer program (for an extra fee)
• A free re-sit of this course on any scheduled date in the future

You also get

• A certificate of completion
• A CD-ROM with worked examples (for most courses)

Please select your location from the list below. A PDF brochure with the course description, price and other details will appear in your browser. Alternatively, right-click on the desired link and choose "Save file (or target) as..." and save the file to your local system. Adobe (Acrobat) reader is required.

View PDF Brochure for

• Adelaide
• Brisbane
• Canberra
• Hobart
• Melbourne
• Sydney

About this course

This level 3 course is designed to take your AutoCAD knowledge to a professional level by building on the more fundamental topics covered in our Level 1 and Level 2 courses. The course follows on from Level 2 but it may be taken as a stand-alone unit providing you have a reasonable level of competence in AutoCAD. Our Level 2 course introduced layers, annotations, repeating elements, and the user co-ordinate system. This course includes techniques for customising the user workspace to improve workflow, isometric drawings, dynamic blocks, and introduces 3D drawing objects.

What you will learn

We'll begin with a quick revision of some the topics covered in Level 1 and 2 before looking at advanced topics essential to effective use of AutoCAD in a professional design, architectural or engineering environment. We'll cover decimal layouts including borders, viewports and scale adjustment before moving on to multiline and isometric drawing. Time will be spent on working with arrays and polylines as well as dynamic blocks, advanced dimensioning and the use of tables. Finally we turn our attention to 3D object creation, looking at navigating in the 3D workspace, wireframe and surfaces, Boolean operations, slicing, and the Sweep and Helix commands.

Advanced Dimensioning

• Ordinate Dimensioning
• Deviation and Symmetrical
• Limits
• Geometric Tolerances

Tables

• Creating Tables
• Inserting Blocks and Formulae
• Modifying Tables
• Creating and Updating Fields

Creating 3D Objects

• Navigating the 3D workspace
• Creating wireframe and surface models
• Creating basic geometric shapes
• Changing the UCS in 3D space

Modifying 3D Objects

• Boolean operations
• Extrude and presspull commands
• Mirror, align and array commands
• Editing faces
• Slicing, sectioning and hatching
• Sweep command
• Helix command

Here's what you get on a Fearless course

Course Materials

We typically supply detailed course notes or a reference text or in some cases both. Either way, we try to provide sufficient supporting material so that you can return to your work place with sufficient confidence to permit further learning.

Catering

We like to look after our customers with:

• Quality catering from local cafes
• Fresh fruit
• Filter coffee and good biscuits
• Table sweets
• Chilled water

We also accommodate special dietary requirements such as vegetarian, gluten intolerance etc.

Support

There's nothing worse than leaving a course and feeling left on your own. We like to ensure our customers have all the support and backup they need including:

• 90 days unlimited support by phone, email or instant messaging
• On-going support through our Fearless Flyer program (for an extra fee)
• A free re-sit of this course on any scheduled date in the future

You also get

• A certificate of completion
• A CD-ROM with worked examples (for most courses)

Please select your location from the list below. A PDF brochure with the course description, price and other details will appear in your browser. Alternatively, right-click on the desired link and choose "Save file (or target) as..." and save the file to your local system. Adobe (Acrobat) reader is required.

View PDF Brochure for

• Adelaide
• Brisbane
• Canberra
• Hobart
• Melbourne
• Sydney