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AutoCAD - Beginners

  • Qualifications Other Programmes
  • SCQF Level SCQF Level 5
  • Study mode Professional Learning
  • Campus Kilmarnock
  • Start date October 2025
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Attendance / Duration

3 Days (9:00am - 4:00pm)

Overview

Start Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025. This 3 day course is a practical course that will teach you how to create 2D CAD drawings for production, technical drawings, and architectural plans.

Cost

£535 (Payment plan options available)

Enquiry

For further information or to be added to our waiting list for future course dates please email engage@ayrshire.ac.uk

Course Dates

  • Tuesday, 14 October 2025 (09:00 - 16:00)
  • Wednesday, 15 October 2025 (09:00 - 16:00)
  • Thursday, 16 October 2025 (09:00 - 16:00)

What's Involved?

AutoCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) software application used for 2D and 3D design, documentation, and drafting. It is used in a variety of industries such as Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing. AutoCAD allows designers and engineers to create and modify 2D and 3D models of components, assemblies, and architectural plans.

AutoCAD - Beginners is a comprehensive 3-day training programme for Beginners. This is a practical course that will teach you how to create 2D CAD drawings for production, technical drawings, and architectural plans.

Course Content

  • Navigate the AutoCAD interface with confidence
  • Create basic drawings and objects using lines, arcs, polylines, and more
  • Use object snaps and object snap tracking to accurately place objects
  • Manipulate objects with precision using commands such as move, copy, rotate, mirror, and scale
  • Alter objects by trimming and extending them, creating parallel and offset geometry, and joining them
  • Use layers and object properties to organise drawings and make editing more efficient
  • Understand the difference between model space and paper space and how to use them effectively.
  • Create layouts and viewports to better manage drawing space
  • Add annotations to drawings using text and dimensions
  • Create reusable content such as blocks and symbols
  • Use hatch patterns to fill objects with solid or patterned colours
  • Plot drawings for printing or PDF output
  • Use keyboard shortcuts and command line inputs to speed up workflow
  • Backup and recover drawings in case of data loss or corruption
  • Understand and use AutoCAD's inquiry commands and measurement tools
  • Use polar tracking and dynamic input to draw with precision