Intro to AutoCAD Course Online
IDCAD101

Self-paced online training with expert support

Master the fundamentals of AutoCAD, including creating drafting symbols, floor plans, and assembling components into a complete sheet file. This course covers essential skills like layering, dimensioning, and plotting for practical, real-world applications.

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This course includes

  • 30 hours of project-based training from experts
  • Software Access
  • Answers from real instructors
  • Verified digital certificate of completion
  • Learn at an accredited institution
  • Credits: 3.0 CEUs

In this beginner-friendly AutoCAD course, you’ll learn how to draw drafting symbols, kitchen and bath fixtures, and create a floor plan, all while assembling everything into one cohesive sheet file. You'll get hands-on experience with AutoCAD’s user interface and essential commands, including drawing, modifying, layering standards, text, dimensioning, and plotting. Using source AutoCAD files, you'll work on a Habitat for Humanity residential project, starting from scratch and building your skills along the way.

  • Create drafting symbols, kitchen and bath fixtures, and a floor plan, then combine them into a deliverable sheet file.
  • Understand the differences between drawings for annotation and those for real-world modeling components.
  • Learn to create and insert blocks, use external references, and know when to apply these skills.
  • Master file management, layer-based drafting, integrating drawing components, and plotting while working on a residential project.
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