AUTOCAD course for Civil Engineers from Beginner to Advanced

Explore the AutoCAD interface and workspace setup, learn to navigate the top menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts, and manage layers, drawing tools, and dimension styles for precise drafting.

Set up AutoCAD file units and limits for precise drawings, choosing architectural feet or millimeter. Configure the grid and save these settings as a template to streamline new projects.

Master AutoCAD navigation tools to navigate the workspace, zoom with mouse or touchpad, pan, zoom extents, and orbit in 3D while switching between 2D wireframe and isometric views.

Learn how to set up the AutoCAD classic workspace, customize toolbars and ribbons, organize layers and properties, and save a preferred workspace for permanent default.

Adjust crosshair cursor settings in AutoCAD to improve selection accuracy by widening the pick box, auto snap marker, and aperture sizes, and customize crosshair size from display options.

Master layer settings in AutoCAD using the layer property manager to create and assign layers for doors, windows, text, and columns; use on/off, isolate, purge, and block/explore to manage drawings.

Explore the coordinate system essentials for AutoCAD, including Cartesian and polar coordinates, origin, x, y, z axes, absolute and relative coordinates, and how snapping tools aid precise 2d drawing.

Learn to work with the AutoCAD coordinate system, switch off snap, enable dynamic input, and use absolute and relative coordinates to draw lines, polylines, arcs, circles, and rectangles.

Learn to draw with the line command in AutoCAD using snap tools, without coordinates, to build a footing with feet and inches, using dynamic input and trim.

Explore the hatch command in AutoCAD to fill enclosed areas with patterns or gradients, choose type, pattern, color, and adjust scale and boundaries.

Learn to use construction line to create horizontal and vertical reference lines for alignment of footings, and master polyline to draw a single planar object and calculate its area.

Explore polygon and rectangle commands in AutoCAD to create equilateral closed polylines and rectangles as single objects, with inscribed and circumscribed circle options, and shortcuts pol and r.

Master arc and circle commands in AutoCAD, drawing arcs via start center end, angle, or length, and circles by center radius, diameter, two-point, or three-point methods, trim, and divide features.

Master revision cloud and spline commands in AutoCAD for civil drawings, set arc length limits, reverse cloud direction, and compare fit point and control vertices.

Explore creating ellipses and elliptical arcs in AutoCAD with the center-based ellipse and ellipse arc commands, using horizontal and vertical radii, angles, and center/auto modes.

Learn how to use AutoCAD dimension and text commands, including linear, aligned, arc, radius, diameter, angular dimensions, and text options for styling and editing.

Learn how to erase, move, and copy objects in AutoCAD using the erase, move, and copy commands, base point and distance with tips on repeating commands and using modified toolbars.

Demonstrate mirror and offset in AutoCAD: create mirror copies with horizontal or vertical lines, decide whether to erase the source, and apply offsets for outside or inside distances.

Learn to apply rectangular, path, and polar arrays in AutoCAD and rotate objects by base point and angle. Adjust columns, rows, and spacing, and use shortcuts ro and r.

Use the scale command in AutoCAD with a base point and scale factor. Then stretch with a crossing window on rectangles and lines, noting non-stretchable shapes.

Learn how to use the trim and extend commands in AutoCAD to trim objects to boundaries and extend lines to meet edges, including enter, right-click, and shift-key methods.

Explore break at a point and break between two points commands in AutoCAD to split lines and arcs, project points, create space, then use join to form a single object.

Master the chamfer and fillet commands in AutoCAD to bevel or round edges by specifying distances or radii, applying to rectangle corners and other objects with tangent arcs.

Learn to use block and block editor to create and edit blocks, and explode to break groups into components, while using the blend curve command to maintain continuity.

Explore architectural drawings in AutoCAD, including two-dimensional plans, elevations, sections, and three-dimensional views, plus structural and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing layouts, aligned with National Building Code of India and norms.

Learn the basics of vastu shastra for architectural planning, mapping four directions and corners—Ishana (water), Agni (fire), Nairobi or Gubara (earth), and view (air)—plus a nine-part grid for room placement.

Learn to draw a ground floor plan in AutoCAD for a G+1 building using vastu, adjusting wall thickness and offsets to meet client requirements on an east-facing plot.

Design a residential staircase in AutoCAD by planning riser 6–8 in and tread 10–12 in, steps per flight, and landing, with plan and section drawings.

Draft the first floor wall plan from the ground floor and staircase design, adding two bedrooms with attached toilets and balconies, a family room, office, gym, pantry, and open terrace.

Master placing doors and windows in AutoCAD plans for civil engineers by using the layer manager to create and assign layers, drawing frames, and using blocks and mirrors.

Learn to draw and place window frames in AutoCAD floor plans, including ventilators and multiple sizes. Use dynamic blocks, offsets, and mirror tools to ensure cross ventilation across rooms.

Master AutoCAD floor plan detailing by placing built-in furniture and sanitary items using design center blocks, dragging, rotating, and scaling to reflect rooms clearly and aesthetically.

Learn to locate and size columns in floor plans, placing them in line while balancing aesthetic and structural requirements to ensure safe load transfer.

Master dimensioning the floor plan in AutoCAD by creating architectural dimension styles, setting unit formats, and applying text and continue dimensions to annotate walls, offsets, and room sizes.

Calculate floor areas in AutoCAD using the area command and polyline method, determining ground, first, and terrace floor areas in ft² with totals, perimeters, and list verification.

Place an overhead water tank on the terrace floor and size it to about 5,400 l using 8x8x3 ft. Position it in the southwest corner with access ladder.

Learn to develop an east facing elevation from floor plans in AutoCAD, including road, parking, floor levels, offsets, doors, windows, railings, and headroom for the terrace.

Learn to draw south facing elevation in AutoCAD from the ground floor plan by rotating, offsetting, trimming, copying, and hatching windows, doors, and ventilators across ground, first floor, and terrace.

Set up AutoCAD layouts and title blocks, convert drawings to PDF, and configure print settings (paper size, scale, orientation) to produce client-ready, print-ready sheets.

Prepare structural drawings by framing beam and column locations, detailing slab, footing, and reinforcement for reinforced concrete structures, and understand gravity loads and lateral loads such as wind and seismic.

Learn to create a framing layout in AutoCAD for ground and first floor plans, including layers, lines, offsets, beams, columns, and terrace and balcony slabs.

Master the AutoCAD column layout by creating grid lines and centerlines, placing them through columns and beams. Copy, trim, and dimension these lines for precise grid labels and site marking.

Learn to draw footing layout and reinforcement details. Align the column CG with the footing, apply excavation and offset rules, and develop footing schedules and typical sections.

Learn to prepare a sanitary plan in AutoCAD by using a blue sanitary layer, laying four-inch PVC pipes, traps, reducers, and routing kitchen and WC lines to the sewer.