The Advanced AutoCAD course equips students with the skills to manage complex drafting and design projects from start to finish. Topics include annotation, dynamic blocks and attributes, collaboration and publishing tools, and workspace customization. Participants will learn to identify and apply the most effective tools for each task and create custom tools to streamline their workflow and improve productivity.
Note: This course is designed for PC users only.
What You Will Learn
- Enhance drawings with advanced annotation tools, tables, and text objects for greater clarity and control
- Create dynamic blocks and attribute data to build smarter, more versatile design components
- Develop and publish professional drawing sets using sheet sets, layout tools, and collaborative features
- Customize the AutoCAD interface with user-defined settings, tool palettes, and productivity-enhancing macros
- Establish and enforce CAD standards across teams for consistent, high-quality output
- Learn tools for 2D automation and cloud-based collaboration to streamline workflows
Course Outline
1: Introduction
2: Advanced Text Objects
3: Working with Tables
4: Projects - Advanced Annotation
5: Dynamic Blocks
6: Attributes
7: Projects - Advanced Blocks & Attributes
8: Output and Publishing
9: Other Tools for Collaboration
10: Cloud Collaboration and 2D Automation
11: Introduction to Sheet Sets
12: Publishing & Customizing Sheet Sets
13: Projects - Sheet Sets
14: Managing Layers
15: CAD Standards
16: System Setup
17: Introduction to Customization
18: Customizing the User Interface
19: Macros & Custom Routines
This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.