AutoCAD 2025 Boot Camp - New Users (Levels 1 & 2)

Course Description:

Course Description

The AutoCAD 2025 Boot Camp - New Users (Levels 1 & 2) is a 5-day session designed to take you from foundational skills to advanced techniques in AutoCAD 2025.

The course is divided into two progressive levels, ensuring that whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your existing skills, you'll gain the proficiency needed to create precise, professional 2D drawings and manage complex projects. In Level 1, you'll master the essential tools—basic drawing and editing commands, layer management, and annotation—to build a solid base.

Level 2 builds on that foundation by introducing advanced concepts such as parametric drawing, custom workspace creation, block management, external references, and enhanced layout and annotation techniques.

This 5-day Bootcamp prepares you to handle a wide array of real-world design challenges with confidence and efficiency.

Key Takeaways

• Master Core and Advanced AutoCAD Skills: Develop proficiency in essential drawing, editing, and annotation commands while advancing to parametric constraints, custom workspace setups, and efficient project organization.
• Precision and Efficiency: Learn techniques to enhance drawing accuracy using object snaps, polar tracking, and grid settings; and boost productivity through advanced editing and automation tools.
• Effective Drawing Organization: Gain expertise in managing layers, styles, templates, and external references to maintain structured, professional-quality projects.
• Professional Output: Prepare your designs for professional presentation by mastering layout setup, dimensioning, and annotation styles, ensuring your drawings meet industry standards.
• Hands-On, Real-World Experience: Engage in practical projects across various industries, from architectural and civil engineering to product design, to build a versatile and applicable skill set.

Course Objectives

Level 1: Essentials

• Introduction to AutoCAD and basic interface navigation
• Mastery of drawing and editing commands
• Techniques for precision drawing using object snaps, polar tracking, and grids
• Layer management and organization
• Creating and annotating simple to complex objects
• Preparing drawings for printing and professional output

Level 2: Intermediate

• Advanced editing and construction techniques
• Implementing parametric constraints for dynamic, precise designs
• Creating, managing, and utilizing local and global blocks
• Setting up layers, styles, and templates for standardized projects
• Attaching and managing external references
• Custom workspace creation and professional-grade annotation and layout design

Target Audience

• Drafters and design professionals looking to build or enhance their AutoCAD skills
• Mechanical, civil, and MEP engineers seeking precision and efficiency in 2D drafting
• Architects, interior designers, and product designers aiming to produce professional-quality drawings
• Anyone involved in design and drafting who wishes to advance from fundamental techniques to sophisticated AutoCAD methodologies

Content from AutoCAD 2025 Level 1: Essentials Course

1. Getting Started with AutoCAD
   • Starting the Software
   • User Interface
   • Working with Commands
   • Cartesian Workspace
   • Opening an Existing Drawing File
   • Viewing Your Drawing
   • Saving Your Work
2. Basic Drawing and Editing Commands
   • Drawing Lines
   • Erasing Objects
   • Drawing Vertical and Horizontal Lines
   • Drawing Rectangles
   • Drawing Circles
   • Undo and Redo Actions
3. Projects: Creating a Simple Drawing
   • Create a Simple Drawing
   • Create Simple Shapes
4. Drawing Precision in AutoCAD
   • Using Running Object Snaps
   • Using Object Snap Overrides
   • Polar Tracking at Angles
   • Object Snap Tracking
   • Drawing with Snap and Grid
5. Making Changes in Your Drawing
   • Selecting Objects for Editing
   • Moving Objects
   • Copying Objects
   • Rotating Objects
   • Scaling Objects
   • Mirroring Objects
   • Editing with Grips
6. Projects: Making Your Drawings More Precise
   • Schematic Project: Electronics Diagram
   • Architectural Project: Landscape
   • Mechanical Project: Using Polar and Tracking
   • Mechanical Project: Surge Protector
   • Mechanical Project: Satellite
7. Organizing Your Drawing with Layers
   • Creating New Drawings with Templates
   • What Are Layers
   • Layer States
   • Changing an Object’s Layer
8. Advanced Object Types
   • Drawing Arcs
   • Drawing Polylines
   • Editing Polylines
   • Drawing Splines
   • Drawing Polygons
   • Drawing Ellipses
9. Analyzing Model and Object Properties
   • Working with Object Properties
   • Measuring Objects
10. Projects: Drawing Organization and Information
    • Architectural Project
    • Mechanical Project
    • Civil Project
11. Advanced Editing Commands
    • Trimming and Extending Objects
    • Stretching Objects
    • Creating Fillets and Chamfers
    • Offsetting Objects
    • Creating Arrays of Objects
12. Introduction to Blocks
    • What Are Blocks
    • Inserting Blocks Using the Blocks Palette
    • Inserting Blocks Using the Tool Palettes
    • Inserting Dynamic Blocks
    • Inserting Blocks Using the DesignCenter
13. Projects: Creating More Complex Objects
    • Mechanical Project 1: Plate
    • Mechanical Project 2: Gasket
    • Mechanical Project 3: Plate
    • Mechanical Project 4: Rocker Arm
    • Architectural Project 1: Floor Plan
    • Architectural Project 2: Floor Plan
    • Civil Project: Parking Lot
14. Setting Up a Layout
    • Working in Layouts
    • Creating Layouts
    • Creating Layout Viewports
    • Named Views
    • Guidelines for Layouts
15. Printing Your Drawing
    • Printing Concepts
    • Printing Layouts
    • Print and Plot Settings
16. Projects: Preparing to Print
    • Mechanical Project
    • Architectural Project
17. Text
    • Working with Annotations
    • Adding Text in a Drawing
    • Modifying Multiline Text
    • Formatting Multiline Text
    • Adding Notes with Leaders to Your Drawing
    • Creating Tables
    • Modifying Tables
18. Hatching
    • Hatching
    • Editing Hatches
19. Adding Dimensions
    • Dimensioning Concepts
    • Adding Linear Dimensions
    • Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions
    • Editing Dimensions
20. Projects: Annotating Your Drawing
    • Mechanical Project
    • Architectural Project 1
    • Architectural Project 2
    • Civil Project

Content from AutoCAD 2025 Level 2: Beyond the Basics Course

• Creating a Custom Workspace
• Using the Keyboard Effectively
• Object Creation, Selection and Visibility
• Working in Multiple Drawings
• Copying and Pasting Between Drawings
• Using Grips Effectively
• Additional Layer Tools

• Coordinate Entry
• Locating Points with Tracking
• Construction Lines
• Placing Reference Points

• Schematic Project Purifier Unit
• Mechanical Project 2 Views
• Architectural Civil Project Formal Garden
• Mechanical Project Cover Plate
• Architectural Project Addition
• Mechanical Project Block
• Mechanical Project Plate

• Working with Constraints
• Geometric Constraints
• Dimensional Constraints

• Creating Blocks
• Editing Blocks
• Removing Unused Elements
• Adding Blocks to Tool Palettes
• Modifying Tool Properties in Tool Palettes

• Mechanical Project Control Panel
• Architectural Project Furniture Layout
• Civil Project Utility Layout

• Why Use Templates
• Controlling Units Display
• Creating New Layers
• Adding Standard Layouts to Templates
• Saving Templates

• Creating and Using Named Views
• Advanced Viewport Options
• Layer Overrides in Viewports
• Annotative Scale Features

• Creating Text Styles
• Creating Dimension Styles
• Creating Multileader Styles

• Interiors Project
• Mechanical Schematic Project
• Civil Map Project
• Mechanical Project Dimension Styles

• Attaching External References
• Modifying External References
• Xref Specific Information

• D-Sized Title Block 36x24
• Mechanical Project Drill Press Base
• Architectural Project Office Tower
• Pamp ID Project Oil Lubrication System
• Civil Project Warehouse Site

What's Included in this course

• Autodesk Certified Instructor Delivery
• Official Training Materials
• Hands-On Labs