AutoCAD 2D Intermediate to Advanced

Ready to achieve your creative and career goals? Unlock your full potential and increase your employability by upskilling with London Software Training.

AutoCAD is a computer-aided design software used by architects, engineers and construction professionals. The software is a powerful tool used for plans, elevations, sections, and 3D models. AutoCAD is considered a staple for any architectural, engineering, construction and design career.

​London Software Training offers a wide range of AutoCAD courses for all levels, so whether you're a beginner, looking to brush up on your existing knowledge, or an avid AutoCAD user, you'll find a course to meet your needs and enhance your skillset.

​After completing any one of our AutoCAD courses, you'll be fully equipped to create your own detailed and professional quality drawings, whether it be for architectural, engineering, interior, product, jewellery, or fashion design, taking your career to new heights.

The AutoCAD course price includes:

• Free group course re-take within 18 months
• Expert teaching from practising architects, designers and software pros
• Hands-on, practical lessons
• Tailoring of syllabus and work on your projects
• Video tutorials and digital reference book for revision and development
• LST certificate of completion for your CV and LinkedIn
• Free career guidance

Your tutors are designers, makers and architects, as well as software pros. They will guide you on the best way to apply for design roles or set-up a creative business, whilst teaching you all the key technical skills to make your CV and portfolio stand out from the crowd.

All courses are available in-classroom and online. London Software Training is located in Hackney, East London. Our AutoCAD 2D Intermediate to Advanced course can also be taken online, the virtual classroom offers the same quality as face-to-face training.

This hands-on AutoCAD 2D Intermediate to Advanced 3 Day Course is ideal for those who already have beginners knowledge of the software and are looking to produce more advanced projects. With this course, you will go deeper into drawing and manipulating objects, creating drawing templates and best practices. The Autodesk AutoCAD 2D intermediate to Advanced will take you to a higher level of confidence in your career.

AutoCAD 2D Intermediate to Advanced 3 Day Course Outline:

Drawing objects

• Creating and editing multi-lines
• Creating revision clouds
• Wipeout objects
• Boundaries
• Regions

Manipulating objects and data

• Selecting objects with quick select
• Purging objects
• Working with point objects
• Dividing and measuring objects
• Using QuickCalc for performing calculations

Template drawing creation

• Creating drawing templates

Dimensioning and annotation

• Introduction to annotation scaling
• Controlling annotation scale
• Working with text
• Using multi-leaders
• Dimensioning
• Creating centre marks
• Creating ordinate dimensions
• Creating geometric dimensions and tolerances
• Working with dimension sub-styles and overrides

Reusable content

• Using design centre
• Creating custom tool palettes
• Organising tool palettes
• Sharing tool palettes
• Using external references
• Managing external references
• Referencing non-native file types

Blocks and attributes

• Working with blocks
• Creating attributes
• Editing attributes

Dynamic blocks

• Using dynamic blocks
• Adding parameters to dynamic blocks
• Adding actions to dynamic blocks
• Using parameter sets
• Creating dynamic blocks

Layer management and best practices

• Working with layer filters
• Using the layer states manager
• Using layer standards

Introduction to sheet sets

• Creating sheet sets
• Working with sheet sets
• Setting sheet set properties
• Using fields in sheet sets
• Using attributes in sheet sets
• Publishing
• Transmitting and archiving sheet sets

Working with tables

• Working with table styles
• Creating and editing tables
• Creating advanced tables
• Extracting attributes to tables
• Exporting and importing tables
• Creating tables linked to external data

Please note that course delivery is available either in-class (£595) or live online (£495).

What our students say about this AutoCAD course:

Kalyan - I took the AutoCAD course and I had a great experience, with good staff members. My tutor was Fady and he helped me throughout the course really well with patience.

Ricardo - Good experience overall. The facilities are very comfortable, well equipped and the environment is great. Nice teachers and a well-designed program. Highly recommend it.

Lauren - The staff are great and really friendly. Great teaching styles and very informative too! Highly recommend it if looking to learn or update your skill set in CAD programmes.

The course is for those looking to produce advanced 2D plans, elevations and sections, as well as understanding all key tools in AutoCAD 2D. The course is perfect for those who have a foundation of knowledge of AutoCAD 2D and is looking to build on their skill.

This course is ideal for those with prior knowledge of AutoDesk AutoCAD, who are looking to build these skills to an advanced level.

Autodesk AutoCAD 2D course opens up many opportunities within various industries, we offer guidance on CV and portfolio building as part of the course. You may also want to look at London Software Training’s Career Development Packages to develop your creative opportunities.

• Interior Design
• Architecture
• The Arts
• Furniture Design
• Product Design
• Events Planning
• Engineering
• Construction

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included