AutoCAD Intermediate - Autodesk-accredited course

Learn to use AutoCAD’s advanced features and commands for 2D drawing and design, and become more productive using the application. Sessions include:

• Advanced drawing techniques.
• Using macros for customisation.
• Using system variables.
• Dynamic blocks.

If you are not an established AutoCAD user, our AutoCAD Essentials course will be more suitable to get you started.

This course has been developed by CAD professionals to teach you in the most efficient way. It has been attended by many hundreds of delegates over 15 years.

Armada is a long-standing Autodesk-authorised Training Centre, and this is an accredited course. Our trainers are Autodesk Certified Instructors, with vast experience of using AutoCAD professionally.

Training is highly practical, combining lecture, demonstration and plenty of assisted practice.

The drawing techniques taught are generic, relevant to all industries. You will be able to apply them to whatever you’re going to be doing in the application. Our trainers use exercises from a variety of disciplines.

Delegates receive:

• A comprehensive training guide for AutoCAD, to refer to throughout the course and use as a refresher after.
• An e-certificate confirming successful completion of an accredited AutoCAD course.
• 30 days' email support from their trainer.

We offer fantastic facilities at our Armada training centres. All training rooms are air-conditioned. Delegates have sole access to a large-screen computer throughout the course running licensed AutoCAD software to practice.

Courses are available at our permanent training facilities at Birmingham (Bromsgrove), Bristol, Reading, Milton Keynes and Sheffield.

Sessions include:

Advanced drawing techniques

• Working with splines
• Creating advanced polylines
• Isometric drawings

Tables and table styles

• Creating a table style
• Importing from and exporting to tables

Working with reusable content

• Advanced tool palettes
• DesignCenter
• Autodesk Seek

Using Macros for Customisation

Customising the User Interface

Using system variables

Dynamic blocks

• Creating a dynamic block
• Adding an action
• Adding a parameter
• Creating multiple shapes in one block

Parametrics

• Creating parametric objects
• Using structural constraints
• Using AutoConstrain
• Using formulae

Attributes

• Creating user-defined attributes
• Creating field-driven attributes
• Editing attributes
• Text fields
• Data Extraction

External references (Xrefs)

• Raster Images
• Drawing files
• Overlay vs attachment
• Team collaboration
• Using eTransmit for distribution

Draw order

User Coordinate Systems (UCS)

• Working with the World Coordinate System (WCS)
• Setting custom UCS
• Saving multiple UCS

Importing PDF files

• Controlling the PDF display
• Importing a PDF as an AutoCAD drawing

Advanced dimension styles

• Dimension sub styles
• Using the dimension tool
• Dimension tolerancing

Multileader styles

Wipeouts and revision clouds

Annotative behaviour

• Creating and using annotative text
• Creating and using Dimensions
• Creating and using Leaders
• Creating and using blocks
• Creating and using hatching

Advanced use of layer groups and filters

• Creating a group filter
• Layer visibility within a viewport

Advanced layouts and paper space

• Advanced creation techniques
• Viewport manipulation
• Creating custom viewport scales
• Named views

Line weight control (pen setup)

• Object line weight
• Layer line weight
• Colour line weight (CTB files)

Advanced plotting and exporting

• Sheet sets
• Batch plotting
• Exporting DWF and DWFX files

Working efficiently

• Purging

Setting up and configuring AutoCAD

This course is for existing AutoCAD users who want to take their use of the application to the next level.

You should be familiar with the fundamentals of AutoCAD, i.e. have attended AutoCAD Essentials training or have equivalent knowledge through other means.

AutoCAD is used widely in many industries, including Architectural, Engineering, Construction and Design. Potentials career paths include: becoming an architect, interior designer, engineer, product designer or graphic designer.

Depending on the specific role and experience, salaries start at £20k, and can rise up to £60k+.

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included