Course Overview
Are you ready to enhance your skills and productivity in the construction industry using the power of AutoCAD? Our immersive 2-day course has been meticulously crafted for individuals aiming to master AutoCAD within the construction domain. Unlock the potential to elevate your project productivity, confidence, and on-site competence as a Site Engineer or Setting Out Engineer. By minimising your office time and maximising your presence on-site where your expertise is most valuable, you’ll become an indispensable asset to any construction project.
Course Highlights - Day 1 & 2:
- Learn to wield essential tools with finesse as you delve into creating lines, circles, texts, polygons, the building blocks of precise construction drawings.
- Uncover the art of extracting accurate dimensions and coordinates from intricate drawings, ensuring precision in every aspect of your project.
- Dive into the world of calculations as you discover how to compute areas, perimeters, and volumes seamlessly within your AutoCAD projects.
- Gain expertise in scaling and rotating drawings, empowering you to manipulate designs with accuracy and confidence.
- Understand the importance of drawing layers, and master their management to maintain an organised and efficient project workflow.
- Explore the nuances of importing and exporting drawings in optimal file formats, facilitating smooth collaboration and data exchange.
- Learn the art of overlaying drawings, a skill crucial for making insightful comparisons and design evaluations.
- Navigate the realm of PDF to AutoCAD and AutoCAD to PDF conversion, streamlining your document handling process.
- Discover the seamless integration between Excel and AutoCAD, enabling efficient point transfer and manipulation.
- Harness the power of Total Station by understanding how to load drawings into this essential tool for precise on-site execution.
- Create a solid foundation for your projects by mastering the setup of drawing templates, ensuring consistency and efficiency.
