AutoCAD for Beginners: A Complete Introduction

The AutoCAD beginners training series. This training will introduce a complete novice to the world of Autodesk AutoCAD.
Duration: 2 Days
Hours: 6 Hours
Training Level: All Levels
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Batch Two
Thursday, July 17, 2025
11:00 AM - 02:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Batch Three
Thursday, August 21, 2025
11:00 AM - 02:00 PM (Eastern Time)
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Single Attendee
$149.00 $249.00
Live Session
Recorded
Single Attendee
$199.00 $332.00
6 month Access for Recorded
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Single Attendee
$249.00 $416.00
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About the Course:

The AutoCAD beginners training series. This training will introduce a complete novice to the world of Autodesk AutoCAD. The training will start from the very basics of the topic and gradually you will learn to make a simple drawing, modify it, add details like dimensions, make objects like blocks, and finally plot it with proper layers and scales.

Course Objective:

  • You will learn to make and modify drawings in AutoCAD.
  • You will also learn to understand different objects and data types of CAD files.
  • You will learn to add your annotations and plot your drawings with a proper scale.

Who is the Target Audience?

  • Complete AutoCAD beginners

Basic Knowledge:

  • Windows operating system knowledge required

Curriculum
Total Duration: 6 Hours
Table of Contents

  • Introduction to AutoCAD   
    • Ribbon, workspace, help, and command search
    • Open, save, and restore the drawing 
    • Specifying drawing units
    • Making and saving drawing template 
    • Understanding user interface and drawing area
    • Pan and Zoom 
    • Undo and Redo Actions
    • Creating and saving drawing views
  • Creating drawing   
    • Making lines  
    • Circle and Arcs 
    • Rectangle
    • Ellipses
    • Introduction to polyline and spline
  • Modifying drawing   
    • Understanding coordinate system 
    • Using grid and snap
    • Polar and Ortho mode
    • Dynamic input
    • Object snap
    • Object snap tracking 
    • Move and copy command 
    • Rotate and Scale 
    • Offset and Mirror 
    • Trim and Extend 
    • Erase, Explode, and Join
    • Fillet and Chamfer 
  • Drawing tools   
    • Polygons
    • Rectangular array 
    • Polar Array 
    • Path Array 
    • Making selection sets
    • Inquiry commands 
    • Creating hatch and gradient
  • Dimensioning, text, and table   
    • Creating dimensions 
    • DIM command 
    • Modifying basic dimension style
    • Creating multileader 
    • Creating text style
    • Creating single-line and multiline text
    • Using and formatting table 
  • Managing drawing   
    • Creating layers and assigning objects 
    • Using a layer property manager 
    • Using layer panel 
    • Editing object properties 
    • Understanding Blocks 
    • Creating and inserting blocks 
  • Getting output from drawing   
    • Preparing layout and page setup 
    • Adding Title block to layout 
    • Adding viewports and setting the scale 
    • Plotting drawing 
    • Plotting to PDF, JPG, PNG, and DWFx format