This course aims to introduce the student to advanced techniques used when operating AutoCAD to produce technical drawings. On completion of the course students will be able to manage the AutoCAD system, use advanced productivity tools and functions. The student will be able to work with blocks, attributes and Dynamic blocks with attributes. The student will have an advanced understanding of layouts, viewports, scaling and publishing sheet sets. The student will be able to use annotation scaling to produce consistency between drawings. The student will be able to implement CAD standards and manage libraries of content using palettes

Training Methodology
• 3 Days classroom based training.
• 6 Sessions Online Learning.
• Whitefrog Training Courseware.
• Blended Learning.
• Web Tools. Includes Power point presentations, Notes, Videos
• Practical Exercises

Certification
Advanced Level Autodesk Training Centre course completion certificate.

COURSE CONTENT

Session 1: Working Effectively with AutoCAD

• Creating a Custom Workspace
• Creating Customised Menus, Toolbars and Ribbons
• Dynamic Input Settings
• Advanced Drawing and Editing Tools
• Accurate Positioning Techniques
• Selection Tools
• Hands on Practical Exercises

Session 2: Creating Templates and Styles Management

• Layer Tools and Layer Management • Advanced Text Editing Tools
• Formatting Template styles – (Layers, Line types, Line weights, Scale Lists, Units, Point Styles, limits, Text Styles, Tables, Dimension Styles and Dimension families, Multileader styles)
• Formatting Styles for Annotation Scaling – (Text, Dimensions, Multi leader Styles)
• Advanced Drawing Annotation
• Hands on Practical Exercise

Session 3: Working with Layouts and Viewports

• Creating Layouts and Page Setup Management
• Viewport Scaling Techniques
• Viewport Management Tools
• Viewport Properties Management • Controlling Object Visibility in Layout Viewports
• Transferring Layouts across Drawings
• Colour and Named Plot styles
• Hands on Practical Exercises

Session 4: Blocks and Block Management

• Advanced Title Blocks with Attributes and Text Fields
• Working with Blocks
• Creating Attributes
• Editing Attributes
• Introduction to Dynamic Blocks
• Data Extraction
• Data Links
• Hands on Practical Exercises

Session 5: Palette Management & External References

• External Reference Palette
• Block Palettes
• Tool Palette Management
• Design Center
• External Reference (X Ref) Management
• In-place Reference Editing
• Working with PDF Under lays and Images
• Hands on Practical Exercises

Session 6: Advanced Productivity Tools

• Cad Standards Tools
• Layer Translation
• Introduction to Parameters and Constraints
• Publishing and Sheet sets
• Course Review
• Course Evaluation