Learn a step-by-step guide for drawing 2-D and 3-D diagrams in this free online training course on Mastering AutoCAD.

Have you ever considered learning AutoCAD to aid your design and construction drawings? This course will meet your needs to understand this design and drafting software. We start with the system requirements and installation procedures to run it smoothly on your computer. The course outlines the principles of AutoCAD operations, including the advantages and disadvantages of computers in the design process. We explore setting up drawing zones, saving them and printing them with different layouts. We will discuss adding title blocks, lettering, numbers, hatches, multileader and dimensions to your objects.

We then teach you how to draw circles, ellipses and arcs and construct polygons and squares with given dimensions using geometric methods. We go through the process of producing a simple drawing that meets a given specification using layers, dimensions and text. We describe how to use different edit boxes to modify, copy, move and rotate objects in a drawing. Explore the array command to draw multiple copies of pictures in polar or rectangular patterns. We illustrate how to modify shapes using offset, fillet and chamfer.

Finally, we demonstrate how to create leader lines and text annotations for your drawings before using the dimensioning facility in AutoCAD to create and edit dimensions for various types of objects. We explain managing views, properties and layers of 3D models using AutoCAD while showing how to access drawings online and share them with others. This Master AutoCAD training course will give you relevant skills and a solid foundation to pursue a career in drafting, mechanical and civil engineering. Sign up to become a pro in AutoCAD.