AutoCAD 2D Introduction to Advanced 10 Week Evening Course
Who is this course for?
The AutoCAD 2D Introduction to Advanced 10 Week Evening Course is for anyone looking to produce advanced 2D plans, elevations and sections, as well as understanding all key tools in AutoCAD 2D. The course is perfect for complete beginners or those with a little experience in the software, who would like to apply for CAD roles or take their business and careers to the next level.
Our courses also run as Live Online Training, if you prefer to study from home.
We use AutoCAD LT in our training.
What: Hands-on practical course, lessons 5 and 10 are bespoke allowing for you to work on your projects and portfolio.
When: 10 week evening course - One class per week with practice in-between.
Time: 6:45pm - 9:30pm
Where: London Software Training, 17, Sheep Lane, London, E8 3FA
Over ten weeks you’ll learn how to create complex plans, elevations and sections and cover all the advanced tools within the software. Days 5 and 10 allow you to work on your projects, developing your portfolio or bringing in work from your current role or business.
We use AutoCAD LT in our training.
Workspace
- Navigating the working environment
- Working with files
- Displaying objects
Creating basic drawings
- Inputting data
- Creating basic objects
- Using object snaps
- Using Polar Tracking and PolarSnap
- Using object snap tracking
- Working with units
Manipulating objects
- Selecting objects in the drawing
- Changing an object’s position
- Creating new objects from existing objects
- Changing the angle of an object’s position
- Creating a mirror image of existing objects
- Creating object patterns
- Changing an object’s size
Drawing organisation and inquiry commands
- Using layers
- Changing object properties
- Matching object properties
- Using the properties palette
- Using linetypes
- Using inquiry commands
Altering objects
- Trimming and extending objects to defined boundaries
- Creating parallel and offset geometry
- Joining objects
- Breaking an object into two objects
- Applying a radius corner to two objects
- Creating an angled corner between two objects
- Changing part of an object’s shape
Layouts and viewports
- Using layouts
- Creating layouts
- Modifying layouts and using page setups
- Using viewports
- Creating layout viewports
- Working with layout viewports
- Controlling object visibility in layout viewports
Annotating a drawing
- Creating multi-line text
- Creating single line text
- Using text styles
- Editing text
Dimensioning
- Creating dimensions
- Using dimension styles
- Editing dimensions
- Using multileaders
Hatching objects
- Hatching objects
- Editing hatch objects
Working with reusable content
- Using blocks
- Working with DesignCenter
- Using tool palettes
Creating additional drawing objects
- Working with polylines
- Creating splines
- Creating ellipses
- Using tables
Plotting your drawings
- Using page setups
- Working with plotter configuration files
- Creating and applying
- Plotting drawings
- Plot style tables
- Publishing drawings
Creating drawing templates
- Using drawing templates
Drawing objects
- Creating and editing multi-lines
- Creating revision clouds
- Wipeout objects
- Boundaries
- Regions
Manipulating objects and data
- Selecting objects with quick select
- Purging objects
- Working with point objects
- Dividing and measuring objects
- Using QuickCalc for performing calculations
Template drawing creation
- Creating drawing templates
Dimensioning and Annotation
- Introduction to annotation scaling
- Controlling annotation scale
- Working with text
- Using multi-leaders
- Dimensioning
- Creating center marks
- Creating ordinate dimensions
- Creating geometric dimensions and tolerances
- Working with dimension sub-styles and overrides
Reusable content
- Using design center
- Creating custom tool palettes
- Organising tool palettes
- Sharing tool palettes
- Using external references
- Managing external references
- Referencing non-native file types
Blocks and attributes
- Working with blocks
- Creating attributes
- Editing attributes
Dynamic blocks
- Using dynamic blocks
- Adding parameters to dynamic blocks
- Adding actions to dynamic blocks
- Using parameter sets
- Creating dynamic blocks
Layer management and best practices
- Working with layer filters
- Using the layer states manager
- Using layer standards
Introduction to sheet sets
- Creating sheet sets
- Working with sheet sets
- Setting sheet set properties
- Using fields in sheet sets
- Using attributes in sheet sets
- Publishing
- Transmitting and archiving sheet sets
Working with tables
- Working with table styles
- Creating and editing tables
- Creating advanced tables
- Extracting attributes to tables
- Exporting and importing tables
- Creating tables linked to external data
Your course price includes:
- Free group course re-take within 18 months
- Expert teaching from practising architects, designers and software pros
- Hands-on, practical lessons - tailoring of syllabus and work on your projects
- Class recording for revision and development
- LST certificate of completion for your CV and LinkedIn
Your tutors are designers, makers and architects, as well as software pros. They will guide you on the best way to apply for design roles or set-up a creative business, whilst teaching you all the key technical skills to make your CV and portfolio stand out from the crowd.