Level 1

This course provides the student with an introduction to the principles and uses of computer-assisted drafting and design (CADD). The course will focus on introductory level commands and techniques using the latest version of AutoCAD. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to utilize AutoCAD commands and co-ordinate entry methods, set up parameters for CADD drawings, and achieve a basic level of file management in the Windows environment. Concepts will be applied through a series of in-class problem solving drawing exercises and through the production of architectural floor plans in an assignment.

Level 2

This Level 2 course will enhance the student’s current knowledge in order to produce drawings much more efficiently and effectively. It is the direct continuation of AutoCAD for design level 1 course, which provided the student with an introduction to the principles of using computer-assisted drafting and design (CADD) to produce architectural floor plans.

Several shortcuts to create drawings quicker will be covered. A typical drawing package with Plans, elevations, sections and details will be created in the Assignments.

Base

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Employ AutoCAD interface & tools to complete basic drawings.
• Demonstrate proper application of the draw, modify, and annotate tools to a residential drawing.
• Set-up drawing properties using metric or imperial units
• Setup a typical page for drawing creation and eventual printing.
• Draw and develop typical 2-dimensional architectural floor plans.
• Create drawings complete with Text and Dimensioning.
• Use and create block libraries to increase productivity.
• Plot drawing to popular paper sizes at various scales.

• Generate a typical working drawing package
• Generate various kinds of drawings such as plans, elevations, sections and details
• Format a drawing much quicker
• Use various draw and modify commands to increase drawing production
• Add various types of annotative objects such as tags and schedules and legends

Autocad Level 1

Module 1: Introduction to AutoCAD

• Installing Autocad
• Starting AutoCAD
• AutoCAD’s user interface
• Navigating around a drawing
• Setup procedures- drawing units and limits
• Drawing a line
• Drawing a line accurately using ABSOLUTE coordinate system (exer.1)

Module 2: Drawings liens accurately

• Drawing a line accurately using RELATIVE coordinate system (exer. 2)
• Drawing a line accurately using POLAR coordinate system (exer. 3)
• Drawing a line using direct entry method with the aid of Ortho (exer. 4)
• Drawing a line using direct entry method with the aid of Polar Tracking (exer. 5)

Module 3: Drawing basic shapes

• Drawing Circles
• Drawing Polylines
• Drawing Rectangles
• Drawing Polygons
• Drawing Arcs
• Drawing Ellipses
• Object Snap tool

Module 4:  Modify commands

• Various ways to select objects
• Modifying existing objects using various modify commands

Module 5:  Using layers to organize a drawing / Object snap tracking

• Layers
• Object snap Tracking

Module 6/7:  Orthographic projection drawings 1&2

• Orthographic Projection Drawings

Module 8:  More modify Commands

• More Modify Command
• Array- Rectangular, Polar, Path
• Stretch
• Scale
• Utility Commands
• Distance
• Area
• List
• Properties Panel

Module 9:Creating Section drawings/ and Isometric drawings

• Section Drawings
• Isometric Drawings

Module 10: Printing with Line weights/ Final Review Exercise

• Line weights
• Printing to a PDF

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Autocad Level 2

Module 1: Creating a page setup in paper space

• Paper space
• Paper size
• Title blocks
• Viewports

Module 2: Creating and using blocks/ attributes

• Creating and using blocks
• What is a block
• Creating a block
• Inserting a block
• Block libraries
• Creating and using Attributes
• What is an attribute
• Creating an attribute

Module 3: Adding annotations

• Adding Text
• Text styles (annotative)
• Annotation scale
• Single line text
• Adding Dimensions
• Dimension styles (annotative)
• Adding Dimensions

Module 4: Adding More Annotations

• Paper space
• Adding More Annotations
• Multi leaders
• Hatch
• Attributes
• Fields
• Tool Palette

Module 5: Adding tables

• Creating Schedules
• In AutoCAD
• From Excel
• Data extraction

Module 6: Using External References/ images

• External References (xref)
• AutoCAD Files
• Images
• Excel Files (review)
• Etransmit

Module 7: Using Design Center

• Design Centre
• Template Files
• Source Files

Module 8: Understanding the UCS

• Controlling the X,Y axis

Module 9 & 10: Final Review Exercise

• Mechanical Assembly Drawings

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS