AutoCAD for Design and Drafting Professional Certification Prep
Learn the typical workflow and features of AutoCAD, drawing management, editing objects, using tools for accuracy and annotations, reusing content, working with layouts and outputs, and collaborating with others. Follow along with lessons, datasets, and exercises to practice and review the exam topics on your own. You can also test your knowledge by taking a practice test to prepare for the certification exam. It’s all about practice and preparation.
After completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Perform drawing management techniques, including layer management, object property queries, and drawing health maintenance.
- Use annotation techniques for text, dimensions, leaders, multileaders, hatches, and blocks.
- Draw and edit design content, reuse existing drawing content, and draw and edit using precision tools.
- Create and manage your layouts, outputs, and printings.
- Collaborate with team members by using design sharing and markup tools, controlling external reference and underlay files, and incorporating external design data into project drawings.
- Review the topics covered on the Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design and Drafting certification exam.
Course modules
Discover what you'll learn in this course and download the software and resources you need.
Learn more about how to prepare for the Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design and Drafting exam.
Before you begin this course, test your skills by taking the following assessment to see where you stand.
In addition to representing drawing objects, annotations serve an important role in communicating designs. Learn to use annotation tools and their related styles.
In addition to representing drawing objects, annotations serve an important role in communicating designs. Learn to use annotation tools and their related styles.
Creating and reusing drawing content are core skills for CAD professionals. Learn to use blocks and the clipboard to improve the efficiency of design drawings, create geometry, and then edit the geometry using grips and other precision tools in AutoCAD.
Once completed, a design may need to be output to a file or device for review or sharing. Learn how to configure output options and generate desired output consistently.
The collaboration features in AutoCAD streamline workflow by sharing design documents and output with colleagues and clients. This module covers the tools and features for collaborating.
Now that you've completed the learning material in this course, you can take the challenge exercise to measure your skills on the topics covered in this course.
Ready to test your knowledge? Pass this required test with a score of 75% or more to complete the course.
Instructor resources
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Teach this course in the classroom. It is recommended that you watch the videos and familiarize yourself with the course before delivering this content in the classroom.
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We’ve provided an instructor guide for teaching the course content in the classroom, with learning objectives and estimated times for demonstration and practice. Students can either work in teams or solve the challenges that are found in the course on their own.
Want to create custom learning playlists to share with your students?
Share modules and courses using Playlists. Once you create a Playlist, share the URL with your students and they can sign into their Autodesk Account to access. Choose and share the modules that best fit your curriculum using the links below.
- To create a Playlist, select [+] 'Add to list' in the banner above.
- To pick and share individual modules, use the links below, then select [+] 'Add to list' from the module banner.
- To share a list with others, set the list visibility to Public and share the link.
Announcements
This course and its contents have been created for candidates who are preparing for the Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design and Drafting exam (August 18, 2023 and beyond).
