Course : AutoCAD 2D: Getting started

remote TOSA® certification optional

Practical course - 3d - 21h00 - Ref. ATD
Price : 1630 CHF E.T.

AutoCAD 2D: Getting started

remote TOSA® certification optional


Required course



INTER
IN-HOUSE
CUSTOM

Practical course in person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. ATD
  3d - 21h00
1630 CHF E.T.
En option :
Dynamique.Model.Bean_FormationOption
Certification : 80 CHF H.T.






Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Discover the AutoCAD graphical user interface, workspace, and help
Create and edit 2D drawings
Construct precise geometrical figures
Use and configure layers
Develop complex plans with mark-up
Create a template with the style guide and CAD standard

Practical details
Hands-on work
Discussions, experience-sharing, demonstrations, tutorials, and real cases.
Teaching methods
Active learning based on examples, demonstrations, experience-sharing, real cases, and an evaluation of what was learned from the training.

Course schedule

1
Introduction

  • The new interface. New Tab page.
  • Help window, animated ribbon arrow.
  • Choosing tool palettes and saving workspaces.
  • File formats.
Hands-on work
Learn about and register for the TOSA® certification option. Managing custom spaces.

2
Creating drawings

  • Object creation tools. The 2D polyline and Pedit command.
  • Selection methods: Rectangular, path, and properties.
  • Basic editing tools: Copy, move, offset, rotate, symmetry, scale, fillet.
  • Multiline, multiline scale.
Hands-on work
Creating a drawing.

3
Geometric figures and accuracy

  • Object snaps: Endpoint, midpoint, center, perpendicular, parallel, nearest.
  • Leaders and magnetic leaders.
  • Relative/absolute and rectangular/polar coordinate systems.
  • Creating plans with dimensions.
Hands-on work
Designing to scale.

4
Managing and marking up complex plans

  • Layers: Use and configuration.
  • Text and styles. Linear, angular, and aligned dimensions.
  • Smart dimensions. Hatching: Configuration and use.
  • Creating internal blocks Customer/external libraries.
Hands-on work
Designing and marking up a plan. Automatically creating measurements based on the context of your drawing.

5
Blocks.

  • Links between blocks and layers.
  • Defining and associating block attributes.
  • Design Center and blocks.
  • Extracting data from block attributes.
Exercise
Creating an interactive title block with blocks and attributes.

6
Templates

  • Existing templates. Creating a template.
  • CAD standard manager and templates.
  • Verify a file with the CAD standard.
Hands-on work
Creating a template with the style guide and CAD standard

7
Presentation and layout.

  • Layout tools and DWG to PDF format. Model space and paper space.
  • Use of layout viewports. Multiple windows.
  • Publishing plans: Printer and plotter.
  • Electronic distribution. Improved PDF files.
  • Attaching PDF files to your drawings.
Hands-on work
Printing plans as PDFs.


Options
Certification : 80 CHF H.T.
If registering for the TOSA® certification option, you must do so at the same time as course registration. The exam is made up of a 60-minute adaptive test with 35 exercises. The result indicates your skill level. Merely taking the course is not sufficient to achieve a maximum score. The exam must be both scheduled and then taken online within 4 weeks following the start of your session.
The certification option comes in the form of a voucher or invitation that will allow you to take the exam at the end of the training course.

Customer reviews
4,7 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
ALEXANDRE S.
22/06/26
4 / 5

Trop peu soutenu pour une personne connaissant l’interface global mais les précisions techniques de base restent très intéressantes.
PHILIPPE P.
22/06/26
5 / 5

RAS
CYRILLE D.
22/06/26
4 / 5

très intéressant mais trop pousser pour le niveau initiale



Publication date : 01/25/2024


Dates and locations

Last places available
Guaranteed date, in person or remotely
Guaranteed session
From 27 to 29 July 2026 *
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 24 to 26 August 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 28 to 30 September 2026 *
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 26 to 28 October 2026 *
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 23 to 25 November 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 23 to 25 November 2026
EN
Remote class
Registration
From 14 to 16 December 2026 *
FR
Remote class
Registration

REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 27 July, 24 Aug., 28 Sep., 26 Oct., 23 Nov., 23 Nov., 14 Dec.