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AutoCAD Training

Our premier AutoCAD training courses are concise and intensive, designed to help the busy professional quickly become more productive.

AutoCAD courses available include:

AutoCAD: Level 1

In this hands-on computer-aided design course, participants will be provided with an introduction to display commands, CAD tools, basic draw commands, basic edit commands, layers, CAD construction techniques, creating text, block and drawing import options, dimensions, crosshatching, grips, introduction to layouts, and plotting basics. Participants will acquire the fundamental skills necessary for the development of mechanical, architectural, and/or civil drawings using AutoCAD.

AutoCAD Level 1 Course Overview:

  • The AutoCAD environment
  • Introduction to drawing
  • Making changes to AutoCAD objects
  • Layers
  • Annotation using AutoCAD
  • Layouts
  • Dimensions
  • Hatch objects
  • Reusable AutoCAD content
  • Additional drawing objects
  • Plotting a drawing
  • Template drawings

Location: Instructor-led training via Zoom videoconferencing
Cost: $1500 
Dates: March 16, 2021 - April 8, 2021 

Registration deadline: March 9, 2021
Time: Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 5 pm - 9 pm

Register Online or contact 570-963-2509 or email [email protected]

Course Textbook: Autocad 2020 Tutorial First Level 2d Fundamentals ISBN-13: 9781630572686 Authors: Randy Shih; Luke Jumper


AutoCAD: Level 2

This course will provide participants an understanding of AutoCAD’s advanced productivity tools. Participants will begin to explore some of the subtler capabilities of AutoCAD, step-by-step with specific examples and plenty of hands-on projects, providing a skill set that translates directly to on-the-job use. Prerequisites: AutoCAD Level 1 (see above) or equivalent work experience.

AutoCAD Level 2 Course Overview:

  • Editing and reusing data to work efficiently
  • Mastering viewing tools, hatches, and external reference
  • Using automatic dimensioning and dimension styles
  • Using fields and tables
  • Using attributes; attaching information to a drawing object
  • Exporting information to databases and spreadsheets
  • Using dynamic blocks
  • Create blocks that can be edited with grips without having to redefine them
  • Making smart drawings with parametric tools

Location: Instructor-led training via Zoom videoconferencing
Cost: $800 
Dates: April 20, 2021 - April 29, 2021

Registration deadline: April 13, 2021
Time: Tuesday & Thursday evenings, 5:00 pm - 9 pm
Register Online or contact 570-963-2509 or email [email protected]

Course Textbook: Autocad 2020 Tutorial First Level 2d Fundamentals ISBN-13: 9781630572686 Authors: Randy Shih; Luke Jumper

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