# AutoCAD Level II Course

Canonical URL: <https://www.graduateschool.edu/courses/autocad-level-2>

## Overview

This intermediate course builds on core skills and leads students through creating more advanced, technical AutoCAD projects. You’ll learn to set up templates with predefined layouts for printing sheets by configuring units, drawing limits, and applying scales. The class also covers using the interface to perform advanced layering and blocking methods.

## What you'll learn

- Improve productivity with advanced tools for accurate positioning, parametric constraints, and block usage
- Learn how to create, organize, and manage reusable content through custom block libraries
- Set up and customize drawing templates to maintain consistency across multiple projects
- Design and manage advanced layouts with viewports, paper space, and scaling techniques for print-ready drawings
- Master annotation styles to ensure clarity and standardization in dimensions, text, and hatching
- Integrate external references (Xrefs) into your workflow to manage large-scale drawings and collaborate across teams

## Prerequisites

Attendees should possess a basic understanding of AutoCAD equivalent to our [AutoCAD Level I](/courses/autocad-level-1) course.

## Curriculum

#### AutoCAD Productivity

- Working Effectively with AutoCAD
- Accurate Positioning
- Projects - Productivity Tools

#### Using Blocks

- Parametric Drawing
- Working with Blocks
- Projects - Creating and Organizing Blocks

#### Templates, Layouts, and Styles

- Creating Templates
- Advanced Layouts
- Annotation Styles
- Projects - Drawing Setup and Utilities

#### Using External References

- External References
- Projects - Drawing

## Schedule
- May 29, 2026 – Jun 1, 2026 — Live Online
- Jun 23, 2026 – Jul 2, 2026 — Live Online
- Jul 9, 2026 – Jul 10, 2026 — Live Online
- Aug 20, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 — Live Online
- Sep 29, 2026 – Oct 8, 2026 — Live Online
- Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026 — Live Online
- Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026 — Live Online
- Nov 23, 2026 – Dec 7, 2026 — Live Online
- Dec 17, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026 — Live Online

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $449