AutoCAD Intro Training Course Glasgow

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The AutoCAD LT Intro Training Course is delivered at our workshop at The Travelodge, Cumbernauld, Glasgow or can be delivered for your company/organisation at your facilities or for you at our venue.

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2 Days

Course Details

AutoCAD Intro Training Course  –  designed for beginners new to AutoCAD. Learn the basics to start using the package effectively.The main focus of this course is on using accurate and efficient AutoCAD techniques for creating new drawings or modifying existing drawings.

We very much encourage all delegates to bring along sample drawing to relate the course content covered but also for the trainer to make recommendations where possible.

The AutoCAD LT Intro Training Course is delivered at our workshop at The Travelodge, Cumbernauld, Glasgow or can be delivered for your company/organisation at your facilities or for you at our venue.

All our trainers have 25+ years of experience with CADD (Computer Aided Design and Draughting software). Their experience has been gained from working directly in various industry standard professions such as Architectural, Engineering, Mechanical and Building Construction.

We restrict our training classes to a manageable number to allow the trainers some time to take into consideration your specific industry needs. No matter what level of course you choose, our trainers are dedicated to making sure that you get the maximum benefit from the course to allow you to go away with an increased knowledge and confidence in using the CADD software.

Interfacing with AutoCAD

  • History of CAD
  • Navigating the Interface
  • Choosing Commands
  • Using Menu Search and Help
  • Opening / Beginning / Saving / Closing / Exiting AutoCAD

Using Accurate CAD Drawings Techniques

  • Picking Points
  • Using Object Snap
  • Inputting Coordinates
  • Using Dynamic Input
  • Typing Numbers
  • Aligning Points with Object Snaps Tracking
  • Locating Points with Snap From
  • Obtaining Distances

Displaying Areas of a CAD Drawing

  • Viewing the Entire Drawing
  • Enlarging or Reducing The Image
  • Viewing Adjacent Areas

Working with CAD Object Properties

  • Using Properties Palate
  • Creating and Assigning Layers
  • Working with Colours, Linetypes and Lineweights

Creating and Editing CAD Shapes

  • Erasing Objects
  • Drawing Lines, Circles, Polygons and Rectangles
  • Moving and Copying Objects
  • Adding Fillets
  • Trimming and Extending Objects
  • Offsetting Objects
  • Mirroring Objects
  • Creating Patterns with Array
  • Scaling and Rotating Objects
  • Using Saved Shapes from Design Centre
  • Filling Areas & Hatch

Adding Text and CAD Dimensions

  • Choosing an Annotation Scale
  • Adding a Not
  • Creating Horizontal, Vertical and aligned dimensions
  • Creating Multiline Leaders

CAD Printing

Choosing the printer, Area, Paper Size, Orientation and colour
Adding a Sheet Format

Venues and Delivery:

We offer this course on a regular basis at our training venue in at The Travelodge, Cumbernauld- located on the A80 Cumbernauld Road, 10 minutes north of Glasgow, as well as offering in-house or bespoke training for HR departments or companies.

Please visit our IT training course schedule page to find out when our AutoCAD training is running.

For corporate or business IT Training or for more info how Insight provide some of Scotland’s and Europe’s leading companies with in-house IT training, for further information Contact Us and we will get back to you very quickly.

  • Glasgow Branch

    3 Lochview Terrace, Gartcosh, G69 8BA, Glasgow

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