Course Outline

Introduction

Overview of AutoCAD

  • Navigation tools
  • Commands
  • Limits and display units

Getting Started

  • Preparing the development environment
  • Installing and configuring AutoCAD

Handling Heavy Drawings and Compressed Files

  • Understanding the challenges of working with heavy drawings
  • Introduction to ZIP compression and its benefits
  • Strategies for efficient file organization and management

Working with Large-Scale Designs

  • Utilizing layout tabs for better organization
  • Setting up viewports for different scales and views
  • Optimizing layout and viewport performance
  • Using the LOD (Level of Detail) feature to streamline complex designs

Layer Management

  • Understanding the importance of layer organization
  • Creating and customizing layer properties
  • Implementing layer states for different design stages
  • Using filters to simplify layer management in heavy drawings

Utilizing Construction Lines and Point Tools

  • Exploring the role of construction lines in complex designs
  • Creating and manipulating construction lines
  • Leveraging construction points for precise alignment
  • Applying construction lines and points for reference in complex drawings

Creating and Customizing Title Blocks

  • Importance of a well-designed title block
  • Designing a standardized title block for heavy drawings
  • Incorporating attributes for automated data entry
  • Dynamic blocks for flexible title block elements

Advanced Printing and Plotting

  • Configuring plot styles for consistent printing
  • Batch plotting for multiple layouts
  • Plotting heavy drawings with compressed files

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • An understanding of 2D modeling

Audience

  • Web designers
 14 Hours

Delivery Options

Private Group Training

Our identity is rooted in delivering exactly what our clients need.

  • Pre-course call with your trainer
  • Customisation of the learning experience to achieve your goals -
    • Bespoke outlines
    • Practical hands-on exercises containing data / scenarios recognisable to the learners
  • Training scheduled on a date of your choice
  • Delivered online, onsite/classroom or hybrid by experts sharing real world experience

Private Group Prices RRP from €4560 online delivery, based on a group of 2 delegates, €1440 per additional delegate (excludes any certification / exam costs). We recommend a maximum group size of 12 for most learning events.

Contact us for an exact quote and to hear our latest promotions


Public Training

Please see our public courses

Testimonials (3)

Provisional Upcoming Courses (Contact Us For More Information)

Related Categories