Parsons
AutoCAD 1
PCDD 0201
1014203
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Course Description
In this course, designed for architectural, interior, and product designers, you learn basic 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. Note: This course is taught from a Windows operation system, however, Mac equivalencies are provided. AutoCAD software will not be included in the tuition purchase; students must obtain AutoCAD on their own and can utilize our Software Benefits page for educational discounts and opportunities.
Course Length - Online 9 weeks
Learner Outcomes
- How to set up a drawing, units and layers
- The interface: commands, preferences, osnap and coordinates
- The Drawing entities and navigation: lines, polylines, circles, rectangles, ellipse, arc, pan and zoom
- How to edit in AutoCad: erase, trim, extend, copy, move, offset, array, mirror, stretch, scale, break and fillet
- Layout tabs, paper and model space, page set up and printing
- Blocks and block management: creating blocks with block make and w-block, copy/paste, and editing blocks, design center, and tool pallets
- Text and dimensions: annotative scaling, text styles, multiline text, editing text
- Creation of dimensioning styles and dimensions tools
- Drawing management: layer standards, management and hatches
- Creating and editing attributed blocks
- Creating drawing templates and file management of blocks, templates and drawings
- Creation of a drawing that links to other drawings
Additional Information
Benefits:
- Developing a basic working knowledge of AutoCAD
- Gain exposure to a variety of methods and practices to create digital drawings in cad
- Begin to develop proficiency in motivated observation; Improve critical thinking, writing and presentation skills
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Interior and Architectural Design Software Certificate : Required Courses
- Interior Design Certificate : Electives
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