AutoCAD Certification Program
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Earn the prestigious certification of Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design and Drafting with this hands-on program. The course includes:
- Three AutoCAD courses (48 hours total)
- Six (6) hours of private tutoring (two 3-hour sessions)
- The Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design and Drafting exam with a free retake
- Option to replace the exam with one extra hour of private tutoring
Curriculum
What you'll learn
- AutoCAD Level I group class
- AutoCAD Level II group class
- AutoCAD Level III group class
- Six hours of private tutoring (two 3-hour sessions)
- Autodesk Certified Professional exam with a free retake
- Proctoring for the exam
- Free retake of the group class within one year
Course outline
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AutoCAD Level I 18 hours
Learn how to use AutoCAD to create drawings for real mechanical and architectural objects, starting with basic tools and moving on to more advanced skills. This course will cover topics such as creating and editing drawings, using object snaps and tracking, organizing drawings with layers, and inserting blocks.
- Learn core drawing and editing commands to create and modify lines, circles, rectangles, and more
- Master object snap, tracking, and coordinate input to ensure precision and accuracy in every drawing
- Organize and manage your work with layers, templates, and advanced object types like polylines and ellipses
- Apply real-world workflows to draw complex layouts, floor plans, and design elements for mechanical and architectural projects
- Insert, manage, and reuse blocks with tools like Tool Palettes and Design Center
- Prepare your drawings for print with layouts, viewports, annotations, and dimensioning tools
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AutoCAD Level II 12 hours
Take your AutoCAD skills to the next level with our intermediate course, where you will learn advanced layering, styling, and blocking techniques to create quality templates and layouts for printing. Develop your technique and precision in using the AutoCAD interface to complete more complex projects.
- Improve productivity with advanced tools for accurate positioning, parametric constraints, and block usage
- Learn how to create, organize, and manage reusable content through custom block libraries
- Set up and customize drawing templates to maintain consistency across multiple projects
- Design and manage advanced layouts with viewports, paper space, and scaling techniques for print-ready drawings
- Master annotation styles to ensure clarity and standardization in dimensions, text, and hatching
- Integrate external references (Xrefs) into your workflow to manage large-scale drawings and collaborate across teams
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AutoCAD Level III 18 hours
Learn advanced AutoCAD skills: from annotation to customization. This course aims to help enhance productivity and improve your AutoCAD proficiency.
- Enhance drawings with advanced annotation tools, tables, and text objects for greater clarity and control
- Create dynamic blocks and attribute data to build smarter, more versatile design components
- Develop and publish professional drawing sets using sheet sets, layout tools, and collaborative features
- Customize the AutoCAD interface with user-defined settings, tool palettes, and productivity-enhancing macros
- Establish and enforce CAD standards across teams for consistent, high-quality output
- Learn tools for 2D automation and cloud-based collaboration to streamline workflows
What's included
- AutoCAD software
- Free course retake within one year to refresh the material and gain practice.
- Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design & Drafting exam with retake
- Class recordings
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Self-paced course
Learn through recorded lessons on your own schedule.
This program is available for 90 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 90 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
- Tuition
- $2,499
- Course length
- 48 hours
- Schedule
- On your schedule
Earn the Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design and Drafting credential through this comprehensive, hands-on training program. This certification track is designed to help you build advanced proficiency in AutoCAD and prepare for success on the professional exam.
This program includes:
- Three AutoCAD courses (48 hours total)
- Six hours of private tutoring (two 3-hour sessions)
- The Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design and Drafting exam with one free retake
- Option to substitute the exam for one additional hour of private tutoring
Self-paced curriculum
What you'll learn self-paced
- AutoCAD Level I group class
- AutoCAD Level II group class
- AutoCAD Level III group class
- Six hours of private tutoring (two 3-hour sessions)
- Autodesk Certified Professional exam with a free retake
- Proctoring for the exam
- Free retake of the group class within one year
Self-paced course outline
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AutoCAD Level I (Self-Paced) 18 hours
Learn how to use AutoCAD to create drawings for real mechanical and architectural objects, starting with basic tools and moving on to more advanced skills. This course will cover topics such as creating and editing drawings, using object snaps and tracking, organizing drawings with layers, and inserting blocks.
- Learn core drawing and editing commands to create and modify lines, circles, rectangles, and more
- Master object snap, tracking, and coordinate input to ensure precision and accuracy in every drawing
- Organize and manage your work with layers, templates, and advanced object types like polylines and ellipses
- Apply real-world workflows to draw complex layouts, floor plans, and design elements for mechanical and architectural projects
- Insert, manage, and reuse blocks with tools like Tool Palettes and Design Center
- Prepare your drawings for print with layouts, viewports, annotations, and dimensioning tools
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AutoCAD Level II (Self-Paced) 12 hours
Take your AutoCAD skills to the next level with our intermediate course, where you will learn advanced layering, styling, and blocking techniques to create quality templates and layouts for printing. Develop your technique and precision in using the AutoCAD interface to complete more complex projects.
- Improve productivity with advanced tools for accurate positioning, parametric constraints, and block usage
- Learn how to create, organize, and manage reusable content through custom block libraries
- Set up and customize drawing templates to maintain consistency across multiple projects
- Design and manage advanced layouts with viewports, paper space, and scaling techniques for print-ready drawings
- Master annotation styles to ensure clarity and standardization in dimensions, text, and hatching
- Integrate external references (Xrefs) into your workflow to manage large-scale drawings and collaborate across teams
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AutoCAD Level III (Self-Paced) 18 hours
Learn advanced AutoCAD skills: from annotation to customization. This course aims to help enhance productivity and improve your AutoCAD proficiency.
- Enhance drawings with advanced annotation tools, tables, and text objects for greater clarity and control
- Create dynamic blocks and attribute data to build smarter, more versatile design components
- Develop and publish professional drawing sets using sheet sets, layout tools, and collaborative features
- Customize the AutoCAD interface with user-defined settings, tool palettes, and productivity-enhancing macros
- Establish and enforce CAD standards across teams for consistent, high-quality output
- Learn tools for 2D automation and cloud-based collaboration to streamline workflows
What's included with self-paced
- AutoCAD software
- Autodesk Certified Professional in AutoCAD for Design & Drafting exam with retake