Course Content
Unit 1 – Introduction to AutoCAD and
Working with the Windows Environment
Starting AutoCAD and Understanding the
Display
Interacting with AutoCAD
AutoCAD File Operations
Unit 2 – Creating Your First Drawing
Setting up a Drawing
Using AutoCAD Drafting Tools
Understanding Objects
Unit 3 – Viewing and Plotting a Drawing
Understanding the Display and Virtual Screen
Using ZOOM and PAN To Control the Display
Using the Aerial View Window and Creating
Views
Unit 4 – Basic CAD Drawing Techniques
Setting the Display Format and Units
Working with Prototype Drawings
Coordinate System Basics
Unit 5 – Understanding Layers and Linetypes
Working with Layers
Understanding and Creating Linetypes
Unit 6 – Creating Basic Geometry
Drawing Rectangles
Drawing Circles
Drawing Arcs
Unit 7 – Annotating a Drawing with Text and
Hatching
Adding Text to a Drawing
Filling Areas with Hatching
Unit 8 – Drawing Accurately
Working with Entity Points and Object Snaps
Using Point Filters
Unit 9 – Creating Selection Sets
Methods for Creating a Selection Set
Selecting Objects
Changing the Selection and Using Object
Selection Filters
Unit 10 – Basic Editing Skills
Deleting and Restoring Objects
Moving, Copying, and Offsetting Objects
Rotating, Mirroring, Scaling, and Stretching
Objects
Editing Edges and Corners of Objects
Producing Arrays of Objects (ARRAY)
Unit 11 – Editing with Grips
Working with Grips
Using the Grips Autoedit Modes
Unit 12 – Advanced Drawing Techniques
Dividing and Measuring an Object
Drawing Rings and Ellipses
Working with Multilines
Unit 13 – Dimensioning a Drawing
Dimensioning Basics and Dimensioning with
Precision
Linear and Radial Dimensioning
Angular Dimensioning
Editing Dimensions
Unit 14 – Modifying Object Characteristics
Changing Object Properties
Extracting Information from your Drawing
Unit 15 – Using Symbols and Attributes
Defining Groups
Creating Blocks
Adding Information to a Block with Attributes
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Bus Stop, Okota, Lagos.
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