Course : AutoCAD 2D: Getting startedremote TOSA® certification optional
Practical course - 3d
- 21h00 - Ref. ATD
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 | 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.
JEAN G.
27/07/26
5 / 5
A brilliant trainer
ERWAN T.
27/07/26
5 / 5
A very interesting and highly interactive training course; a small group was brilliant – plenty of time for everyone. The trainer was very knowledgeable and shared lots of tips and tricks to help us get to grips with the subject, especially as there was so much information to cover in such a short time. A very good introduction to the subject, with plenty to put into practice. The trainer’s availability was much appreciated.
ETIENNE B.
27/07/26
5 / 5
A trainer who knows the software inside out and shared plenty of anecdotes about common pitfalls to avoid, to help you get off to a good start with the software
Publication date : 01/25/2024
PARTICIPANTS
PREREQUISITES
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
PREREQUISITES
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.
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This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.