AutoCAD ECDL

Title

AutoCAD ECDL

Objectives

To provide learners with a basic understanding of the main applications of the AutoCAD software.

Learning goals

At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Describe how to apply the main functions of the AutoCAD software

Contents

- The AutoCAD interface and how to customize it
- Creating a new drawing by using quick commands (default) and advanced functions (template)
- Exporting a document into another format
- Zooming, panning and other zoom types
- Saving and storing views
- Layers and object properties
- Creating and managing line types
- Drawing limits
- The User Co-ordinate System (UCS)
- Co-ordinate input
- Grid and snap
- Orthogonal mode
- Basic objects: line, circle, arc, text, quote
- Object snap and co-ordinate filters
- Advanced objects: polylines, polygons, ellipses, hatches
- Selecting objects
- Resizing objects
- Blocks and attributes
- Layout and printing

Structure

The course includes six teaching modules comprising the following training units:

Module 1

Unit 1	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 2	Job aid
Unit 3	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 4	Job aid

Module 2

Unit 1	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 2	Job aid
Unit 3	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 4	Job aid

Module 3

Unit 1	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 2	Job aid
Unit 3	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 4	Job aid
Unit 5	Job aid

Module 4

Unit 1	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 2	Job aid
Unit 3	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 4	Job aid

Module 5

Unit 1	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 2	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 3	Job aid
Unit 4	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations

Module 6

Unit 1	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 2	Job aid
Unit 3	Job aid
Unit 4	Lesson with practice slides and active simulations
Unit 5	Job aid

Target

- Members of staff working in private and public companies

- Students of training courses (as a form of support to classroom activities or distance self-teaching)

Duration

5 hours 15 minutes