AutoCAD Essentials for Civil Engineer

BY
Skill Lync

Learn to use AutoCAD software to draft designs and advance your career in the field of AEC by enrolling for the AutoCAD Essentials for Civil Engineer course.

Mode

Online

Duration

3 Months

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study, Virtual Classroom
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based

Course overview

In this era driven by technology, there have been significant improvements in business operations, resulting in the boosted performance of various industry sectors and segments. The civil engineering field, in particular, has been blessed with computer-aided drafting, which is more accurate, less time consuming and cost effective in nature. AutoCAD is one such computer-aided designing software which has assumed great significance in the field of civil engineering as well as architecture.

AutoCAD is being preferred by the majority of global civil engineering companies for drafting designs and building projects. With a plethora of in-built templates, design layouts and other packages of CAD, AutoCAD is highly advantageous to work with. The transition between 2D and 3D models coupled with standardization, AutoCAD is a time-saving and cost-reducing tool available for civil engineers.

The AutoCAD Essentials for Civil Engineer course offered by Skill Lync is specially designed for students, working professionals and employees of civil engineering companies with an aim to disseminate essential tools, concepts, applications and commands of AutoCAD software; to draft and design projects. The course involves pre-recorded learning videos, real-world industry-relevant projects and certificate of completion as well as merit.

The highlights

  • Flexible learning access ranging from 2 months to lifetime
  • Placement support from Skill Lync
  • Course completion certificate and merit certificate for top 5%
  • Professional portfolio building

Program offerings

  • Video lessons
  • Real-world projects
  • Online classes
  • Assignments
  • Quiz

Course and certificate fees

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Skill Lync

Who it is for

The AutoCAD Essentials for Civil Engineer course is best suited for:

  • Working professionals seeking to learn civil and architectural drafting
  • Civil engineering students from any trimesters
  • Employees from civil engineering organisations seeking to upscale their profession
  • Students of architectural studies
  • Individuals aspiring to find a job in the AEC field
  • MS and PhD students

Eligibility criteria

Education

It is expected that the participants of the AutoCAD Essentials for Civil Engineer course have basic knowledge of design concepts.

Certification Qualifying Details

In order to qualify for the certificate of completion, participants of the AutoCAD Essentials for Civil Engineer course will be required to complete the coursework, including the projects and challenges. Additionally, Skill Lync will also issue a Merit Certificate to the top 5% students of the class.

What you will learn

Civil engineering skills

Upon successfully completing the AutoCAD Essentials for Civil Engineer course, the participants will be able to:

  • Start, save and close a new drawing using AutoCAD
  • Learn basic commands in drawing and editing
  • Implement an object selection method to drawings
  • Learn to make use of layers and other advanced drawing commands
  • Build projects by applying principles of architectural drawing
  • Gain an advantage to find a job in AEC by learning CAD skills

The syllabus

Week 1 - Introduction to AutoCAD

  • Introduction to AutoCAD and its Role in Various Industries 
  • Why CAD is preferred over manual drafting 
  • Difference between AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 
  • Start and Exit Functions in AutoCAD
  • AutoCAD Screen Layout 
  • Application Menu 
  • Introduction to Various File Formats

Week 2 - Getting Started with AutoCAD

  • Absolute coordinate system 
  • Relative coordinate system 
  • Direct entry method 
  • Line and circle command 
  • Options and properties 
  • Fence, WPolygon, and CPolygon 
  • Erase command 
  • Setting units and limits

Week 3 - Advanced Sketching, Editing, and Drawing Aids (1)

  • Rectangle and polygon commands
  • Move, copy, offset, rotate, scale, filet, and chamfer
  • Ortho, snap, object snap, and its setting

Week 4 - Advanced Sketching, Editing and Drawing Aids (2)

  • Ellipse, arc, construction line, and ray 
  • Multiple points, divide, and measure
  • Donut 
  • Mirror, trim, extend, blend curves, and explode 
  • Lengthen, align, break, and break at 
  • Point and join 
  • Creating a new layer and assigning color, line, weight, and line type

Week 5 - Advanced Sketching, Editing and Drawing Aids (3)

  • Polyline, spline, region, revision cloud, wipeout, 3D polyline, and helic 
  • Array, edit, polyline, and spline 
  • On/off, freeze, isolate/unisolate, and locking 
  • Matching and merge layers

Week 6 - Create and Modify Annotations

  • Single line and multiline text 
  • Linear, aligned, angular arc, length, radius, diameter, jogged, and ordinate 
  • Add, remove, align, and collect leader 
  • Insert and modify the table

Week 7 - Hatching

  • Hatch in geometry, around text, dimension and attributes 
  • Editing hatch

Week 8 - Working with Blocks and Block Attribute

  • Types of block 
  • Create, insert, and edit block
  • Create and insert WBLOCK
  • Nested block 
  • Dynamic block 
  • Define, insert, manage, and edit block attributes

Week 9 - Understanding External References and Layout Concept

  • Attach, detach, bind option
  • Viewport concept 
  • Plot and its settings

Week 10 - Design Center and Tool Palettes Concepts

  • Design centers for insert blocks 
  • Create your own tool palettes

Week 11 - Introduction to 3D Coordinate System

  • Types of 3D models 
  • 3D navigation tools 
  • 3D viewing tools 
  • Setting viewport display 
  • World coordinate system 
  • User coordinate system and its settings

Week 12 - Getting Started with 3D Modeling

  • Working with solid primitives 
  • Types of solid primitives 
  • Extrude, sweep, loft, revolve of solids 
  • Boolean operations, filet, chamfer of solid objects 
  • Generate section, live section, and a flat shot of solids

Week 13 - Visualization

  • Visual styles 
  • Use of light, material, and sun 
  • Render 
  • Render environment and render presets 
  • Render window 
  • Controlling render output size 
  • Use of camera and views

Admission details

Aspirants for AutoCAD Essentials for Civil Engineer course will be required to follow the below-mentioned enrolment process.

  • Go to the course webpage.
  • Select the “Enroll Now” button.
  • Choose between the flexible course fee structure offered.
  • Click on the “Enroll Now” button below your desired plan.
  • Enter your Name, Email and Mobile Number on the enrolment page.
  • Proceed to the payment page.
  • Make a payment of course fees by opting for your preferred mode of payment.

Filling the form

Apart from entering your name, email and mobile number on the enrolment page, there is no other information available on the link with regard to the application form.

How it helps

AutoCAD is a widely-used computer-aided software, enabling architects, civil engineers and professionals in creating 2D as well as 3D models of their projects. Primarily available as a desktop application, AutoCAD is now available to use on mobile as well as web and cloud-based applications. With its numerous in-built templates and design layouts, AutoCAD is the most preferred tool for architectural and engineering planning.

The students of the AutoCAD Essentials for Civil Engineer course will benefit a great deal by gaining exposure to AutoCAD throughout the course duration and learning useful tools and skillsets of AutoCAD to build their projects. After successfully completing the course, participants will be able to use AutoCAD to draft architectural and civil layouts, as well as render 2D and 3D views of their projects. An added benefit of AutoCAD is that it reduces the cost of manual designing, saves time and offers high accuracy in all designing dimensions.

Civil Engineers, employees working with civil engineering companies, architects, design professionals and students will benefit from the course as they will learn basic skills in AutoCAD to apply to their future projects with their respective organisations and workplaces. The course will be administered by engineering experts and the participants will benefit a lot from the technical support for their queries. With flexible learning duration available, participants will benefit from the access to recorded videos, additional projects and dedicated support engineers, thereby enhancing their skills in the application of AutoCAD to design projects.

FAQs

Who is this course aimed at?

The AutoCAD Essentials for Civil Engineer course is designed for students, professionals and employees from engineering and architectural fields. Individuals seeking to learn AutoCAD for better job prospects can also apply for the course.

Which companies use AutoCAD?

Globally, the majority of engineering and architectural companies make use of AutoCAD and CAD tools to draft designs and build projects.

Will this course assist in job finding?

CAD is an extremely essential and useful skill for students and individuals representing architectural and engineering fields. This course will give these participants an added advantage for pursuing their careers in the AEC field.

Will the course aid MS or PhD students?

A participant aspiring to pursue an MS or PhD is expected to possess sound knowledge of CAD tools and its application. Participants of the course will learn various tips and tricks attached to the use of AutoCAD to work in a CAD environment.

Are there any prerequisites of the course?

It is strongly recommended that the applicants of the AutoCAD Essentials for Civil Engineer course have working knowledge of design concepts, prior to enrolling for the course.

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