AutoCAD Course - Seed Training and Seed Career

ABOUT THE COURSE

The AutoCAD Course is formulated into 3 levels to address learners with different competency on using AutoCAD and to provide and/or improve their technical knowledge and drafting skills. The courses aim to simulate the workplace environment where the trainer will play the role of a senior professional to hand down the practical experience to the juniors and mentor them to prepare for potential jobs in engineering fields and ease the painful learning curve at an early stage. Each level equips students with practical drafting and design skills likely required in those positions as well as foundational understanding about drafting processes to allow further development at later stages of their career on their own.

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UNITS

Beginner Level | 5 sessions

Session 1. Introduction

Introduction to AutoCAD
User interface
Initial Drawing setting up
Command or Ribbon?
Dynamic Input and Search/ Help
Navigate through your working space

Session 2. Basic Drafting Commands

Point/ Node commands
Line/ Ray/ Construction Line/ Multiline/ Polyline (and Spline) commands
Circle/ Arc/ Ellipse/ Donut commands
Rectangle/ Polygon commands
Hatch/ Gradient commands

Session 3. Drafting Setting

Grid settings
Snap settings
Tracking settings

Session 4. Basic Modifying Commands

Copy/ Mirror/ Offset/ Array commands
Move/ Rotate/ Scale/ Stretch/ Lengthen commands
Trim/ Extend/ Break/ Join/ Chamfer/ Fillet commands
Divide and Measure commands
Explode command

Session 5. Basic Annotation (texts and dimensions)

Dtext and Mtext
Dimensioning 101

Intermediate Level | 6 sessions (2 sessions including practice projects)

Session 1. Drawing Setup

Layers and their properties
Point style
Text style
Dimension style
Table style
Leader style
Drawing standards, templates and database (library)

Session 2. Organize Your Drawing

Generating and working with layers
Show – Hide – Isolate
Lock/ Unlock, Freeze/ Thaw Layers
Fade/ Transparency feature
Creating and inserting blocks
Introduction to Dynamic blocks
Introduction to External Reference
Insert external objects

Session 3. Effective Drafting Operation

Select smartly
Mass editing
Modifying by alternating Object’s Properties
Scale-it-right
Matchdrop

Session 4. Intermediate Annotation

Leaders and notes
Tables
Markup with Rev cloud and Wipeout
Built-in symbols
Block with attributes and Fields

Session 5. Your First Hands-on Experience Drafting a Plan Scratch

Session 6. Plotting and Publishing

Model and Paper space
Layout and Viewport
Arrange your blueprints with Title block, Legend and Notes
Dimensioning and assigning texts to scale
Printing to standard paper sizes
Distributing your CAD file(s) with eTransmit

Advanced Level | 1 session

Mining the valuable resource of Object’s properties and parameters
Instantaneous calculation in AutoCAD
Rapid editing by Grip
Tempo and instantaneous Collaboration
The art of making selection set
Advanced hatch features
Advanced plotting and publishing
AutoCAD and Excel
Advanced Xref-ing
Advanced features of blocks, Dynamic Blocks
Parametric features
Annotative property
Other applications of AutoCAD apart from drafting
Customizing your commands shortcut
Introduction to Autolisp
Introduction to Express Tools
Introduction to Autodesk’s Design Center
Tips on working multi-disciplinarily
Tips on working with CAD files of high complexity
Optional: Introduction to AutoCAD 3D / First impression of BIM Revit

UPON COMPLETION

Upon successful completion of all the required learning of this course, students will receive a certificate of completion.
Perform confidently at the workplace or job search.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Architect
Interior Designer
Civil Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Construction Design Manager
Landscape Design
Product Design
Manufacture
Drafting

DURATION

Beginner Level – 4 hours
Intermediate Level – 12 hours
Advanced Level – 4 hours

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Basic computer skills are essential.
No prior knowledge of AutoCAD is required.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

Students are required to bring their own laptops to attend the training.

OTHER RELEVANT COURSES/PATHWAY

Internship Placement

FEE INFORMATION

Fees must be paid within 5 days of receiving the confirmation of enrolment and invoice for the enrolment fee.
Seed Training Group may cancel enrolment or discontinue training if fees are not paid as required.
Both direct deposit and credit card are accepted.

*Please contact us for Fees & Refund Policy and Procedure.

Trainer’s Profile

- professional Civil Engineer with over 5 years in the construction industry
- a registered AutoCAD Certified Professional
- an experienced Estimator in residential, commercial and industrial projects
- worked on high profile projects with a value up to 40 million USD
- experienced working with Tier 1 and Tier 2 civil constructors in Australia