AutoCAD 2008/LT 2008 Essentials

Course Overview

This course is intended to show new CAD users the skills required to understand and use AutoCAD and LT effectively in a CAD office environment. This includes creating new drawings, setting up templates, layers, coordinate input, drawing accurately, editing objects, measuring distances, areas, placing text and dimensions, using blocks (symbols) and plotting drawings out to scale.

Audience

This course is designed for new users of AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT.

Skills Gained

Completion of this course will give new CAD users the skills required to understand and use AutoCAD and LT effectively in a CAD office environment. This includes creating new drawings, setting up templates, layers, coordinate input, drawing accurately, editing objects, measuring distances, areas, placing text and dimensions, using blocks (symbols) and plotting drawings out to scale.

Examinations

On completion of the course you will be presented with an Autodesk Authorised Training Certificate.

Prerequisites

• No previous CAD experience is necessary. However, drafting, design or engineering experience would be an advantage.
• It is recommended that delegates have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.

Course Outline

The primary objective of this course is to teach delegates the basic commands necessary for professional 2D drawing, design and drafting using AutoCAD / AutoCAD LT. During the course, delegates will cover :

• Overview of AutoCAD 2008 / LT 2008
• Creating Basic Drawings
• Manipulating Objects
• Drawing Organisation and Enquiry Commands
• Altering Objects
• Annotating Drawings
• Hatching Objects
• Dimensioning
• Working with Reusable Content
• Creating Additional Drawing Objects
• Layouts and Plotting
• Template Drawing Creation