PCDD0201

{ "courseDescription": "For architectural, interior, and product designers. Learn the basics, including drawing, editing, dimensioning, output, and presentation. Gain a practical understanding of AutoCAD’s relevance to professional practice. Take a project from sketch development and produce professional drawings. Prerequisites: basic drafting skills and familiarity with Windows/PC operating system.", "countsTowards": "", "countsTowardsLink": "", "willLearn": "How to set up a drawing, units and layersThe interface: commands, preferences, osnap and coordinatesThe Drawing entities and navigation: lines, polylines, circles, rectangles, ellipse, arc, pan and zoomHow to edit in AutoCad: erase, trim, extend, copy, move, offset, array, mirror, stretch, scale, break and filletLayout tabs, paper and model space, page set up and printingBlocks and block management: creating blocks with block make and w-block, copy/paste, and editing blocks, design center, and tool palletsText and dimensions: annotative scaling, text styles, multiline text, editing textCreation of dimensioning styles and dimensions toolsDrawing management: layer standards, management and hatchesCreating and editing attributed blocksCreating drawing templates and file management of blocks, templates and drawingsCreation of a drawing that links to other drawings", "benefits": "Developing a basic working knowledge of AutoCADGain exposure to a variety of methods and practices to create digital drawings in cadBegin to develop proficiency in motivated observation; Improve critical thinking, writing and presentation skills"}