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10 available modules3 hours per moduleBeginner to advancedEmail copy included

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01Beginner

3 h

Interface, units and drawing setup

Understand ribbon, command line and palettes and set units and precision.

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Understand ribbon, command line and palettes
Set units and precision
Navigate with zoom and pan
Use absolute and relative coordinates
Create and save a simple template
Adopt file and saving conventions

02Beginner

3 h

Drawing tools and 2D precision

Create lines, polylines, circles and arcs and use object snaps.

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Create lines, polylines, circles and arcs
Use Object Snaps
Work with Ortho and Polar Tracking
Enter distances and angles precisely
Use hatches and regions
Build clean geometry

03Beginner

3 h

Editing, layers and properties

Use Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale and Mirror and use trim, extend, offset and fillet.

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Use Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale and Mirror
Use Trim, Extend, Offset and Fillet
Create and manage layers
Control colours, linetypes and lineweights
Use Match Properties
Organize a drawing for fast editing

04Intermediate

3 h

Blocks, attributes and libraries

Create and insert blocks and understand existing dynamic blocks.

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05Intermediate

3 h

Text, dimensions and annotation

Create text styles and create and edit dimensions.

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06Intermediate

3 h

Layouts, viewports and plotting

Understand Model Space and Paper Space and create layouts and viewports.

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07Intermediate

3 h

Xrefs, images and external references

Attach and manage Xrefs and choose overlay or attachment.

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08Advanced

3 h

Data, tables, fields and extraction

Create and format tables and use automatic fields.

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09Advanced

3 h

Introduction to 3D and interoperability

Understand 3D views and space and create simple solids.

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Understand 3D views and space
Create simple solids
Extrude and edit volumes
Use basic UCS concepts
Import or export common formats
Prepare a DWG for Revit, SketchUp or 3ds Max

10Advanced

3 h

Standards, revisions and quality control

Use templates and layer standards and compare versions or drawings where available.

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Use templates and layer standards
Compare versions or drawings where available
Clean with Purge and Audit
Check units, scales and references
Prepare transmission with eTransmit
Document a team production method

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The 10 available modules

Each module is three hours and can be combined with others to create a pathway suited to your team’s level and priorities.

Beginner · 3 h

01. Interface, units and drawing setup

Understand ribbon, command line and palettes
Set units and precision
Navigate with zoom and pan
Use absolute and relative coordinates
Create and save a simple template
Adopt file and saving conventions

Beginner · 3 h

02. Drawing tools and 2D precision

Create lines, polylines, circles and arcs
Use Object Snaps
Work with Ortho and Polar Tracking
Enter distances and angles precisely
Use hatches and regions
Build clean geometry

Beginner · 3 h

03. Editing, layers and properties

Use Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale and Mirror
Use Trim, Extend, Offset and Fillet
Create and manage layers
Control colours, linetypes and lineweights
Use Match Properties
Organize a drawing for fast editing

Intermediate · 3 h

04. Blocks, attributes and libraries

Create and insert blocks
Understand existing dynamic blocks
Create simple attributes
Edit block definitions
Use DesignCenter or tool palettes
Create a reusable library

Intermediate · 3 h

05. Text, dimensions and annotation

Create text styles
Create and edit dimensions
Configure dimension styles
Use multileaders
Understand annotative scales
Maintain consistent annotations

Intermediate · 3 h

06. Layouts, viewports and plotting

Understand Model Space and Paper Space
Create layouts and viewports
Set viewport scales
Configure PDF printers and paper sizes
Use plot style tables
Publish multiple sheets cleanly

Intermediate · 3 h

07. Xrefs, images and external references

Attach and manage Xrefs
Choose Overlay or Attachment
Attach images and PDFs
Manage relative paths
Reload or replace references
Prepare a portable project folder

Advanced · 3 h

08. Data, tables, fields and extraction

Create and format tables
Use automatic fields
Extract block data
Create simple lists or quantities
Link external data when appropriate
Update information without re-entry

Advanced · 3 h

09. Introduction to 3D and interoperability

Understand 3D views and space
Create simple solids
Extrude and edit volumes
Use basic UCS concepts
Import or export common formats
Prepare a DWG for Revit, SketchUp or 3ds Max

Advanced · 3 h

10. Standards, revisions and quality control

Use templates and layer standards
Compare versions or drawings where available
Clean with Purge and Audit
Check units, scales and references
Prepare transmission with eTransmit
Document a team production method

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