The objective of AutoCAD 2008 Fundamentals is to enable students to create a basic 2D drawing in AutoCAD. Learning to use AutoCAD is therefore not a trivial undertaking. To make the process easier and provide flexibility for instructors and students, the class is divided into two parts that may be taken independently.

Fundamentals, Part 1 (three days) covers the indispensable core topics for working with AutoCAD. The teaching strategy is to start with a few basic tools that will let the student create and edit a simple drawing. We then continue to develop those tools, as well as introducing more advanced tools throughout the course. Not every command or option is covered, because the intent is to show the most essential tools and concepts:

Understanding the AutoCAD workspace and user interface
· Using basic drawing, editing, and viewing tools
· Organizing drawing objects on layers
· Inserting reusable symbols (blocks)
· Preparing a layout to be plotted
· Adding text, hatching, and dimensions

Fundamentals, Part 2 (two days) continues with more sophisticated techniques that will extend the user’s mastery of the program. For example, here we go beyond the basic skill of inserting a block to learn how to create blocks, and beyond the basic skill of using a template to understand the process of setting up a template.

Using more advanced editing and construction techniques
Creating local and global blocks
Setting up layers, styles, and templates
Working with advanced layout and plotting tools

Who Should Attend
Anyone who plans to become a regular user of AutoCAD®, who does not have a solid foundation in the basics of creating a drawing. The class is appropriate for all disciplines - architects, engineers, designers, facilities planners, drafters, technicians, and others. It is also appropriate for those who will be primarily involved in editing drawings created by others.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with Microsoft Windows

Each Student Receives
- A Student Guide
- Autodesk certificate of authorized training
- AIA Learning Units for AIA members
- Digital Courseware