DRAFTING WITH AUTOCAD

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Your New Career

Computer-Aided Design is the wave of the future, and AutoCAD® is the software chosen by more architectural firms, industrial sites, and government agencies than any other. Learn AutoCAD® at home and be on the cutting edge of the exciting drafting career field!

Industrial growth and increasingly complex design problems associated with new products and manufacturing processes, will increase the demand for drafting services. Drafters are beginning to break out of the traditional drafting role and increasingly do work traditionally performed by engineers and architects, which will also increase the demand for drafters.

Your New Skills

Learn the skills you need to begin a career in drafting by completing the Drafting with AutoCAD® training program at home. As a drafter trained in AutoCAD®, you can work for an engineering firm or government agency.

You'll learn every important part of Drafting with AutoCAD®.

  • You'll learn the basic sketching techniques.
  • You'll understand the mathematical skills necessary to drafting.
  • You'll learn to create drawings for structural, civil, electrical, and electronic schematic Drafting with AutoCAD® software.

Your New Diploma

Earn your Drafting with AutoCAD® Career Diploma at home in as little as 14 months by studying just an hour a day for your new career. Expert instructors and support staff – dedicated to helping you complete your coursework – will be just a phone call or an email away.

 

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Program Overview

Receive AutoCAD® training at home. You'll get the support you need while learning at your own pace, with the Continuing Education Center Drafting with AutoCAD Program.

Learn the skills you need to begin a career in drafting by completing the Drafting with AutoCAD® training program at home. It's convenient, affordable, and accredited.

You'll get hands-on AutoCAD® training in:

  • Use of basic CAD equipment; coordinate systems and software used with CAD programs
  • Use of drafting equipment, media, and reproduction methods
  • Dimensioning, geometric construction, and geometric tolerancing
  • AutoCAD® commands.
  • Electrical and electronic schematic Drafting with AutoCAD®

Software and Supplies Included!
The Continuing Education Center Drafting with AutoCAD® training program provides you with a broad range of tools and supplies, including AutoCAD® Student Portfolio software, to provide you with hands-on training.

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Find out more about AutoCAD® training which includes:

  • All the books, lessons, equipment, and learning aids you need
  • Drafting tools
  • AutoCAD® Student Portfolio software
  • Access to student services by website, phone, and mail

Program Outline

Instruction Sets
Your program consists of 10 Instruction Sets written to take you step-by-step through the techniques and skills you'll use in your new career.

Here's how it works
Your first Instruction Set will be sent immediately after your enrollment has been accepted. Other Instruction Sets will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have training materials to work with. Here is an overview of what you'll learn and the order in which you'll receive your lessons:

You will need access to a Microsoft® Windows®-based computer to complete this program. The Continuing Education Center recommends the following as minimum specifications: Pentium® IV 3.0 or AMD Athlon™ with SSE2 Technology GHz or better processor, using Microsoft® Windows® XP or later with 2GB of RAM and DVD-ROM drive. You will also need Internet access.

Instruction Set 1 (Delivered Online Only)

Learning Strategies
The advantages of learning at home, types of study materials, types of examinations, accessing and using the features of our website, determining what kind of learner you are, establishing a study schedule, using study tips, preparing for and taking examinations.

The Drafter's World Language
Basic techniques used in sketching; occupations that use the drafter's world language.

Instruction Set 2

Size and Shape Description
Orthographic projection; points of view and shape descriptions.

Introduction to Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)
Use of basic CADD equipment; coordinate systems and various software features used with CADD programs.

Project Booklet - Spatial Relationship

Learning Aids:
• Appendices and Glossary
• How to Use Your Architect Scale
• How to Use Your Mechanical Drafting Scale
• How to Use Your Civil Engineer Scale
• How to Use Your Metric Scale

Equipment: Drafting Kit #1
• Drafting Pencil
• Leads
• Template
• Other common drafting items

Instruction Set 3

Sketching, Lettering, and Lines
Properly sketching lines, circles, arcs and multiviews; sketching techniques.

Basic Drafting Math
Basic math ground rules; signs of operation and how they are represented in drafting.

Equipment: Drafting Kit #2
• Compass
• Divider
• Triangle

Instruction Set 4

Drafting Equipment, Media, and Reproduction Methods
Equipment and supplies used in the industry; scales; scales and drafting machine verniers; drafting media.

Orthographic Projection (Sketching)
Size and shape description; the three regular views of drafting; the six principal views of orthographic projection.

Geometric Construction
Drawing parallel and perpendicular lines; constructing bisectors; drawing polygons, tangencies, and ellipses.

Project Booklet - Applied Geometry

Learning Aid: Orthographic Sketching Workbook

Equipment: Drafting Kit #3
• Triangle
• Lettering Guide
• Drafting Pencil
• Leads

Instruction Set 5

Multiviews and Auxiliary Views
Drawing single-view and multiview drawings; first- and third-angle projection.

Dimensioning
Dimensioning systems; correct tolerancing techniques.

Sections, Revolutions, and Conventional Breaks
Making sectional views; modifying standard sectioning techniques.

Instruction Set 6

Geometric Tolerancing
Establishing basic dimensions; identifying proper feature control frames; determining the virtual condition of features.

Working Drawings
Complete sets of working drawings; preparing engineering changes.

Pictoral Drawings
Drawing three-dimensional objects using 3-D coordinates; isometric, dimetric, or trimetric drawings; one-, two-, or three-point perspective.

Instruction Set 7

Introduction to Windows®
The Windows® operating system; creating files and folders.

Using Windows®
Start-up; using Windows® accessories; using desktop commands; using Windows® Explorer.

Harnessing AutoCAD®, Part 1
Getting started with AutoCAD®; fundamentals.

Harnessing AutoCAD®, Part 2
Fundamentals of AutoCAD® operations.

Project Booklet - AutoCAD® Basic Commands

Learning Aid: AutoCAD® Student Portfolio Software

Textbooks: Harnessing AutoCAD®

Instruction Set 8

Harnessing AutoCAD®, Part 3
Dimensioning; plotting/printing; hatching and boundries; block references.

Harnessing AutoCAD®, Part 4
External references; DesignCenter; utility commands; the Internet.

Harnessing AutoCAD®, Part 5
3D; rendering tablet and digitizing; customizing; visual lisp.

Project Booklet - AutoCAD Commands: Blocks and Layers

Instruction Set 9

Structural Drafting with Basic Architectural Applications
Preparing a complete set of structural drawings; drawing a site plan.

Project Booklet - Structural Drafting with AutoCAD®

Civil Drafting
Drawing transit lines for roadway layouts; drawing plans and profiles from survey information.

Project Booklet - Civil Drafting with AutoCAD®

Instruction Set 10

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
Function of HVAC systems; preparing complete HVAC drawings.

Project Booklet - HVAC/Sheet Metal Drafting with AutoCAD®

Electrical and Electronic Schematic Drafting
Drawing electrical diagrams and cable assemblies; making a set of electrical power system substation plans; drawing an industrial electrical schematic; drawing electronic block and schematic diagrams.

Project Booklet - Electrical and Electronic Schematic Drafting with AutoCAD®

Project Booklet - Drafting with AutoCAD® Elective Project

Textbook: AutoCAD® Quick Reference

 

Online Library and Librarian
Students in the Continuing Education Center have access to an online library for use during their studies. Students can use this library to do the required research in the courses they complete or can use it for general reference and links to valuable resources. The library contains helpful research assistance, articles, databases, books, and Web links. A librarian is available to answer questions on general research-related topics via email and to assist students in research activities during their studies with the Continuing Education Center.

We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.

A High School Diploma or GED is required to enroll in this program.

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AutoCAD is a trademark of Autodesk, Inc. registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions.

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Tuition

$998.00

Your tuition includes all books, learning aids, unlimited instructional and student support services.

Click Here Now to enroll in this program or call 620.276.9647