This free online course presents practice exercises to help you learn how to use AutoCAD for 2D and 3D drawings.

Do you want to improve your graphic design skills and knowledge of computer-aided design (CAD) software in order to meet your creative needs? Then look no further. AutoCAD is the ‘godfather’ of CAD programs. It provides the best tools for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) and is used to create and optimize 2D and 3D designs. It also offers essential tools for streamlining design workflows, drafting construction documentation, exploring design ideas and visualizing photorealistic concepts.

This graphic design course shows you how to draw 2D and 3D objects with AutoCAD. We begin with 2D drawings of some object models used in engineering. We explain how to use the shapes in the ‘drawing’ panel of AutoCAD. The course demonstrates how to create horizontal and vertical lines with the ‘line’ tool and align them along the correct path using AutoCAD’s ‘tracking vector’ feature. We also show you how to measure angles for placing shapes and objects. We then teach you how to use AutoCAD’s ‘rectangle’, ‘circle’, ‘polyline’, ‘arc’ and ‘fillet’ tools to complete your 2D drawings. 

The course explains how to create 3D drawings by transforming 2D schematic drawings into 3D shapes. We show you how the ‘extrude’ tool lets you perform mandatory operations when making three-dimensional model drawings of an object. We then cover other AutoCADtools used to create photorealistic shapes, including the ‘press pull’ and ‘union’ feature, and highlight their roles in AutoCAD’s ‘modelling’ and ‘solid editing’ panels. This popular graphic design software forms the bedrock of many programmers skills so sign up for this AutoCAD tutorial to take your creative abilities to the next level.