Autodesk AutoCAD Computer Aided Design for Beginners Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Strong CAD design skills are a must for today's designer, architect or engineer. This course will teach you how to create plans, elevations, sections and details through technical drawing using one of the leading CAD design products.
This course is designed for people wanting to understand how using an industry standard program, like Autodesk CAD, can facilitate your daily work. It is taught through a series of engaging tutor demonstrations and practical exercises that give you the chance to apply your learning to live projects.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for professionals who do technical drawing in their work or projects. You may be a civil engineer, product designer, architect, interior design technician or product designer.
Key information
Topics covered
- Software interface
- Drawing shortcuts using keys and the command line
- Drawing techniques for scale. plans, sections, elevations and details
- Organisation of drawings
- Working with hatches
- Formatting style for text, dimensions and annotations
- Using blocks and groups
- Plotting and printing
- Automating out
Learning outcomes
- Set up drawing packages
- Create 2D plans and drawings to scale
- Draw 2D designs with detail
- Present and format work
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- Notebook and pen
- USB stick or access to equivalent cloud storage
Tutor
Nicholas Williamson
Nick Williamson studied both Interior Design and 3D Design, subsequently working as an interior designer for hospitality projects and as a senior designer for a high street retailer. He then returned to study – graduating with an MA in Furniture Design - after which he set up as an independent furniture designer making bespoke pieces for clients. He now combines teaching with his design work and has many years of experience as a design tutor and lecturer at various design schools, universities and colleges. A personal interest in CAD software has led him to specialise in Vectorworks, AutoCAD and SketchUp. He enjoys showing students the possibilities of what these programs can achieve and enabling them to become proficient in a skill which is increasingly required by the design profession.
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