Capability Development / Mechanical & Civil
AutoCAD (Civil)
This AutoCAD Civil program builds a strong foundation in professional 2D drafting and introductory 3D design. Through a balanced blend of theory and hands-on lab sessions, learners master key AutoCAD tools to create accurate plans, elevations, projections and technical drawings, and apply industry-standard drafting workflows to create, edit, annotate and present clear, well-structured 2D and 3D civil drawings and building plans.
Program Overview
This AutoCAD Civil program builds a strong foundation in professional 2D drafting and introductory 3D design. Through a balanced blend of theory and hands-on lab sessions, learners master key AutoCAD tools to create accurate plans, elevations, projections and technical drawings, and apply industry-standard drafting workflows to create, edit, annotate and present clear, well-structured 2D and 3D civil drawings and building plans.
Audience Profile
Civil engineering and architecture students, diploma holders, site engineers and draughtspersons who need to produce building plans, elevations and civil drawings in AutoCAD, including beginners with no prior CAD experience.
Course Syllabus
Introduction to AutoCAD
Topics
- Getting started and launching the application
- User interface, commands and Cartesian workspace; workspace types
- Opening, viewing and saving drawings
- Basic draw and edit commands: lines, erase, polar tracking, rectangles
Drawing Settings
Topics
- Circles, undo and redo
- Simple drawings and basic shapes
- Precision with object snaps, snap overrides, polar tracking and object snap tracking
- Snap and grid options and making changes in drawings
Editing Drawings
Topics
- Select, move, copy, rotate, scale and mirror objects
- Editing with grips and creating drawings from templates
- Creating doors, windows and stairs
Draw Tools
Topics
- Arcs, polylines, polygons and ellipses
- Editing polylines and retrieving drawing information
- Object properties and measuring objects
- Trim, extend, stretch, fillet, chamfer and offset
- Creating simple plans
Blocks, Layouts and Layers
Topics
- Arrays and inserting blocks
- Blocks, dynamic blocks and DesignCenter insertion
- Layouts, viewports, copying layouts and printing
- Model tab, layers, layer states, object layers and advanced object types
Text and Hatch
Topics
- Annotations, adding and modifying multiline text
- Formatting text and notes with leaders
- Creating and modifying tables and hatches
- Editing hatches and adding dimensions
- Creating elevations and dimensioning concepts
Dimensioning, Annotations and Viewports
Topics
- Radial and angular dimensions and editing dimensions
- Model space, paper space and related viewports
- Tiled viewports and joining adjacent viewports
- Floating viewports and viewport layer visibility
- External references, dependent symbols and overlay options
Basic AutoCAD 3D
Topics
- User Coordinate System and World Coordinate System
- UCS icon visibility, defining and managing a UCS
- 3D modelling, types of 3D models and 3D coordinate systems
- TRIM, EXTEND and FILLET in 3D
- Creating walls, windows and door frames
Advanced 3D and Rendering
Topics
- Thickness and elevation for new objects
- Dynamic 3D viewing and solid modelling
- Predefined solid primitives, Boolean operations and extruded solids
- Rendering and animation with materials and lights
- Walk-throughs and final 3D building plans with stairs and walls