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.

Intermediate

Autocad Level 1 Course completed or complete knowledge of its syllabus

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

• 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

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

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