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Hi @Mangaliso Mguni, thank you for your feedback. We've rearranged the lessons in the correct order.

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Cert Prep for Autodesk Certified Professional: AutoCAD for Design and Drafting
10 lessons | 15 hours
Author: Design Academy
Software: AutoCAD
Level: Advanced
Enrollment: 7978

iCourse Description

Getting started

In this lesson, we'll discover what you'll learn in this course and download the software and resources you need.

After completing this lesson, you'll be able to:

Create an Autodesk ID.
Download and install Autodesk Autocad.

Step 1: Course overview

Step 2: Get the software

Step 3: Tips of the exam

Step 4: Exam objectives

Step 5: Course resources

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Lesson 1: Advanced Drawing Objects

This lesson covers the advanced drawing techniques covered on the exam, including polylines, arcs, splines, and polygons and working with rays, xlines, and multilines.

After completing this lesson, you'll be able to:

Create and modify polylines, arcs, splines, and polygons
Create and work with rays, xlines, and multilines

Step 1: Polylines - Part 1

Step 2: Create and work with polylines: Part 2

Step 3: Create and modify arcs

Step 4: Create and work with polygons

Step 5: Work with splines: Part 1

Step 6: Work with splines: Part 2

Step 7: Create and work with regions

Step 8: Create and work with rays

Step 9: Create and work with xlines

Step 10: Create and work with multilines: Part 1

Step 11: Create and work with multilines: Part 2

Step 12: Create 2D isometric drawings

Lesson 2: Organize Objects

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to select, isolate, hide, and remove objects.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to:

Select and organize objects using Quick Select, layer states, layer filters, layer overrides, Layer Walk, and layer merging commands.

Step 1: Select and organize objects

Step 2: Manage layers with layer states

Step 3: Use layer filters

Step 4: Have You Tried: Creating and Applying a Layer Filter

Step 5: Apply and remove layer overrides

Step 6: Use the Layer Walk tool

Step 7: Merging and removing layers

Step 8: Practice exercise

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Lesson 3: Draw with Accuracy

In this lesson, we'll learn how to manage layers, control the User Coordinate System (UCS), and work with multi-functional grips for editing.

After this lesson, you'll know how to:

Draw with accuracy using the UCS system and perform multi-functional grip editing

Step 1: Control the User Coordinate System

Step 2: Edit with multifunctional grips

Step 3: Have You Tried Hatch and Hatch Editing

Step 4: Practice exercise

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Lesson 4: Layouts, Printing, and Outputs

In this lesson, we'll learn about layouts and outputting drawings, including using the Page Setup Manager, working with viewports, and creating eTransmit packages.

After this lesson, you'll know how to:

Assign viewports, publish drawings, and create an etransmittal package.

Step 1: Create and manage layouts and viewports

Step 2: Have You Tried Create and Import Page Setups

Step 3: Publish drawings

Step 4: Create a zipped transmittal package

Lesson 5: Annotation techniques

In this lesson, you’ll learn about several annotation techniques and discover the benefits of working with revision clouds, multileaders, and dimensions.

After this lesson, you'll know how to:

Create and edit annotation with advanced dimensioning techniques.
Create blocks and apply attributes.

Step 1: Create and modify revision clouds

Step 2: Work with wipeouts

Step 3: Compare drawings

Step 4: Format text: Part 1

Step 5: Format text: Part 2

Step 6: Use tables in drawings

Step 7: Create and adjust multileaders and leaders

Step 8: Have You Tried Multileaders for Labels and Callouts

Step 9: Create and edit annotation with advanced dimensioning techniques

Step 10: Have You Tried Creating Dimensions Quickly and Efficiently

Step 11: Apply annotative properties and styles

Lesson 6: Reusable Content and Drawing Management

In this lesson, you’ll discover some best practices for reusing content such as blocks and working with external reference and underlay files.

After this lessson, you'll know how to:

Control xrefs and underlays, and add hyperlinks
Work with groups
Access and use the Blocks palette, Tool palette, and the Design Center

Step 1: Create blocks and apply attributes

Step 2: Have You Tried Working with Attributes in Blocks

Step 3: Control external references and properties of referenced layers

Step 4: Create a hyperlink to another file

Step 5: Work with groups

Step 6: Practice exercise

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Lesson 7: Productivity tips

In this lesson, you'll learn how to create arrays, use advanced options of fillet, and other tools to simplify your workflow.

After this lesson, you'll know how to:

Copy and paste between drawings
Create an array
Use the advanced options of fillet
Align and collect leaders

Step 1: Work smarter not harder

Step 2: Have You Tried Create Tools on Tool Palettes

Lesson 8: Challenge assignments

Now that you've completed the learning material in this course, you can take the challenge exercise to measure your skills on the topics covered in this course. Follow the assignment directions below or download the PDFs to follow along at your own pace.

Step 1: Challenge exercise 1

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Step 2: Challenge exercise 2

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Lesson 9: Next steps

Congratulations on completing Autodesk Certified Professional: AutoCAD for Design and Drafting Exam Prep!

We hope you take a moment to celebrate your accomplishments and all you achieved throughout this course.

After completing this course, you should now be able to:

Draw and organize objects, use advanced editing functions, and draw accurately using the User Coordinate System.
Create and manage your layouts, outputs, printings, and use annotation techniques like markup tools, hatch and fill, multileaders, and dimensioning.
Perform drawing management techniques, use blocks for efficiency, and control external reference and underlay files.
Demonstrate the skills and knowledge required for taking the Autodesk Certified Professional: AutoCAD for Design and Drafting exam.

We encourage you to join the Autodesk Student community online to connect with thousands of like-minded peers from across the world.

Step 1: Register for the exam

Step 2: Share your design work with your peers

Step 3: Give us feedback