AutoCAD Beginners Course - Up & Running Quickly with AutoCAD (Udemy.com)

Learning to use AutoCAD quickly & professionally by creating as you learn

( 285 Reviews )

Created by: Mike Freeman

Produced in 2019

What you will learn

Have a good working knowledge of the basic AutoCAD commands
Able to take entry level job roles as an AutoCAD Drafter

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Overall Score : 92 / 100

Course Description

This course is aimed at those with absolutely no prior experience in AutoCAD. It is also helpful to those who may have learned the software in the past but forgotten how to use it. The course is designed to get you up & running with AutoCAD quickly by teaching you the things you need to know without long-winded explanations of techniques and commands that are no longer used.
As a CAD engineer with over 25 years of industry experience, I have taught many people to use AutoCAD over the years. I still use CAD software every day on major engineering projects and am shocked when I see the items still being taught in schools, books, and other online courses.
You do not need to enroll on a 2-year course, read a 500-page book or enroll on an online course that is over 15 hours long. Much of this is padding to make the course look more comprehensive by teaching commands that nobody actually uses in the workplace.
AutoCAD can have a reputation of being complicated but much of this is down to the fact that so many are teaching out of date techniques. Also, many of the teaching materials insist on beginning the course by explaining what every single button and command does which is unnecessary and tedious. Other courses like to start each chapter with a new example and this constant restarting means the student never produces anything substantial and easily gets bored.
Over the years I have refined my method of teaching CAD software so that I only teach the techniques that are required and none of the outdated methods that you will never need. My method of teaching is not just to describe each command separately but to get the student up and running early in the course creating a realistic project. This project will grow as different commands are introduced and in this way the student can see clearly how the different techniques are actually used rather than just copying small examples.
You will begin the course with a description of a project and learn how to create your own building layout which will be added to and refined as your knowledge grows and new commands are introduced. By the end of this course, you will have produced a fully complete 2D drawing to a standard that would be acceptable in any workplace. Our next course in the series follows on from this one and introduces 3D modelling of the same project before moving on the photorealistic visualisation.
Throughout the course I am available should you get stuck to answer any questions you may have. I look forward to introducing you to this software and getting you up and running quickly.**Please Note: This course was recorded on the PC version of AutoCAD. If you use a MAC then the commands and locations may vary. I do not have a MAC so am unable to help with this but a quick Google search should help you.**Who this course is for:
Anyone that wants to learn AutoCADPeople who may have used AutoCAD before and would like to brush upPeople moving to AutoCAD from another drafting software type

Time: 3.5h

Instructor Details

Mike Freeman

4.6 Rating
285 Reviews

I have over 23 years experience as a Draughtsman & CAD Designer in a wide variety of disciplines. I started on a drawing board learningtraditional drafting skills and witnessed the introduction of CAD softwarinto the industry. Originally starting on the very basicAutoCAD release 10 I have used every version of AutoCADsince as well as adding various other CAD software. This has given me a unique insight into how best to utilise these great tools in the real world environment.
Over the course of my career I've trained countless people in the use of these tools and as most of this training was geared towards getting staff members up & running with this software as quickly as possible, I developed a method thatgets my students actually creating drawings straight away. We then gradually add more advanced techniques as we go.
"I look forward to helping you get started and working working with you over the course of your development."