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Draw Your Own US Patent Drawings Like The Pros
Rating: 3.7 out of 5(3 ratings)
9 students

Draw Your Own US Patent Drawings Like The Pros

Learn to prepare and draw your own patent drawings using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD - A Very Unique Approach!
Created byAutrige Dennis
Last updated 4/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Learners will grasp fundamental skills in CAD applications like AutoCAD or ProgeCAD, or other user-friendly tools, to craft precise patent illustrations.
  • Learners will explore the different categories of patent illustrations.
  • Students will learn about utility patent drawings and design patent drawings
  • Learners will uncover the fundamental distinctions that separate utility patent illustrations from design patent drawings.
  • Students will learn about ProgeCAD and AutoCAD Workspace
  • Students will learn about the basic CAD commands for preparing patent drawings
  • Students will learn about tracing basic and complex patent drawings using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD
  • You’ll learn step-by-step how to sketch, trace, and edit drawings that meet USPTO standards. Whether you’re preparing a provisional or non provisional patent

Course content

5 sections • 20 lectures • 6h 10m total length

  • Introduction to Utility and Design Patent Drawing15:00

    In this course, we will give you a brief overview of patent drawings as shown from our software. We will examine the two types of patent drawings utility and design patent drawings in realtime on our drawing software. We will discuss each of them and show you the differences between utility patent drawing and design patent drawing. We will also learn who this course is design for. The course is designed for inventors, patent professionals such as patent attorneys, students, teens who want to start learning patent drawings, hobbyist, and those who just want to de-stress and get away from the grind of the day. Students will see that ProgeCAD is similar to AutoCAD in the way they are configure and learning one software will automatically make you proficient in the other software. ProgeCAD is cheap to get a perpectual license whereas AutoCAD comes at a steep cost.

  • Introduction to ProgeCAD and AutoCAD for Patent Drawings14:06

    Students will learn about Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and how they are used to prepare patent drawings by serious patent illustrators. We will show students two softwares AutoCAD and ProgeCAD and examine their similiarity and their deferences. We will dig deeper by showing students how patent illustrators revolutionized these two softwares for creating patent drawings. Students will see that ProgeCAD is similar to AutoCAD in the way they are configure and learning one software will automatically make you proficient in the other software. ProgeCAD is cheap to get a perpectual license whereas AutoCAD comes at a steep cost.

  • Mastering ProgeCAD and AutoCAD Workspace for Patent Drawings8:23

    Students will review the overview of the CAD Workspace Canvas or the drawing area for ProgeCAD and AutoCAD. Students will see that the workspaces of the softwares are easy to navigate. They will see that the tools for preparing patent drawings are easily accessible. Students will also see that they will not need to setup anything, they will use just the basic drawing tools found in many computer devices to prepare their own patent drawings. Students will see that ProgeCAD is similar to AutoCAD in the way they are configure and learning one software will automatically make you proficient in the other software. ProgeCAD is cheap to get a perpectual license whereas AutoCAD comes at a steep cost. Students will see that ProgeCAD is similar to AutoCAD in the way they are configure and learning one software will automatically make you proficient in the other software. ProgeCAD is cheap to get a perpectual license whereas AutoCAD comes at a steep cost.

  • Mastering Basic Drawing Tools in Patent Drawings Using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD18:53

    In this lesson, students will learn how to master the use of basic drawing tools to prepare patent drawings. Students will explore the drawing tools in AutoCAD and ProgeCAD. Students will see how those tools are utilize by professional patent illustrators to create both simple and complex utility and design patent drawings. Students will see that ProgeCAD is similar to AutoCAD in the way they are configure and learning one software will automatically make you proficient in the other software. ProgeCAD is cheap to get a perpectual license whereas AutoCAD comes at a steep cost.

  • Mastering Basic Modification Tools for Patent Drawing Using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD16:41

    Students will learn about basic modification tools in AutoCAD and ProgeCAD that makes preparing patent drawing very easy. Tools such as trim, copy, mirror, offset, rotate, erase etc are make the job easier and fast. Students will see that ProgeCAD is similar to AutoCAD in the way they are configure and learning one software will automatically make you proficient in the other software. ProgeCAD is cheap to get a perpectual license whereas AutoCAD comes at a steep cost.

  • Learn to Prepare Your Patent Drawing Images for Tracing In ProgeCAD or AutoCAD8:36

    In this lessons students will learn about image files and how to prepare their patent drawing image file for tracing in ProgeCAD and AutoCAD. Students will learn about the patent drawing template that is supplied with this course.

  • Learn to Insert Your Patent Drawing Images in ProgeCAD and AutoCAD for Tracing20:01

    Students will learn to insert their rough images, sketches, photos and prototype photos into ProgeCAD and AutoCAD software and students will also learn how to use the basic drawing tools to effortlessly trace their images and get well defined vector patent drawings in line with the United States Patent and Trademark Office requirements for patent drawings application submission.

Requirements

  • No drawing skills needed. Free ProgeCAD and AutoCAD links supplied to download the CAD software and start drawing your patent.
  • You don’t need to be an artist Follow simple tracing steps with the use of basic drawing tools
  • No expensive software to buy work from the use of any software
  • Short, targeted video lessons of important features of preparing patent drawings

Description


Overview

The online patent drawing course "Draw Your Own US Patent Drawings Like the Pros" is a specialized program designed to teach inventors, innovators, hobbyists and all adults who wants to learn to draw with the CAD the essential skills required to create vector-based patent drawings. The online patent drawing course using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD typically covers the fundamentals of both patent illustration standards and CAD software, making it suitable for beginners including those who just want to convert their raster images into vector line drawings. The course shows the similarities between ProgeCAD and AutoCAD drawing software, giving students the flexibility to try both drawing tools.

Key topics include understanding the requirements for patent drawings, mastering line types, drawing tools, and modification tools to give you accurate 2D line drawing. The course also guides users through the ProgeCAD and AutoCAD interface, providing step-by-step instructions on using drawing tools and modification tools to insert and trace an image in CAD.


Course Content:

The course is divided into three sections with 20 Lessons.

Section 1: Understanding Patent Illustrations - A Beginner's Guide

• Introduction to Utility and Design Patent Drawing

• Introduction to ProgeCAD and AutoCAD for Patent Drawings

• Mastering ProgeCAD and AutoCAD Workspace for Patent Drawings

• Mastering Basic Drawing Tools in Patent Drawings Using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD

• Mastering Basic Modification Tool for Patent Drawing Using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD

• Learn to Prepare Your Patent Drawing Images for Tracing in ProgeCAD or AutoCAD

• Learn to Insert Your Patent Drawing Images in ProgeCAD and AutoCAD for Tracing

Section 2: Learn To Trace Your Patent Drawings Using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD

• Tracing Line Images in Patent Drawings Using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD

• Continuing Tracing Line Images in Patent Drawing

• Tracing Solid Shapes in Patent Drawing using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD

• Tracing Orthogonal Shapes in Patent Drawing using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD

• Continue Tracing Orthogonal Shapes in Patent Drawing using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD

• Tracing Patent Drawing Images in ProgeCAD and AutoCAD using Arc Tool

• Preparing Patent Drawings Exploded Views with AutoCAD and ProgeCAD

• Tracing Patent Drawing Sectional Views using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD

Section 3: Tracing Complex Patent Drawings Shapes Using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD

• Tracing Complex Color Images into Patent Drawings Using ProgeCAD and AutoCAD

• Drawing Complex Patent Drawing Shapes - Continue

• Learn to Trace Complex Images in AutoCAD and ProgeCAD - The Finished Lines


Benefit for Hobbyists

Many hobbyists wants to learn to draw their products. The course will help them learn how to draw using CAD software such as ProgeCAD and AutoCAD

Students will be able to trace images of themselves and of others just for the fun of it.


Benefits for Inventors

· Cost Savings: Learning to create your own patent drawings can reduce or eliminate the need to hire a professional illustrator, saving inventors money during the patent application process.

· Faster Application Preparation: By mastering drawing skills, inventors can quickly produce and revise drawings, allowing for faster submission and response times when working with patent offices.

· Improved Patent Quality: Accurate and compliant drawings help ensure that the invention is properly understood and protected, reducing the risk of office actions or rejections based on inadequate illustrations.

· Enhanced Communication: High-quality drawings make it easier to explain complex ideas to patent examiners, attorneys, investors, and potential licensees.

· Greater Control: Inventors maintain control over the visual presentation of their inventions, ensuring that the technical details are depicted precisely as intended.

Looking Ahead

We will continue to add lessons to the course that will cover many other areas of patent drawings including various techniques used by professional patent Illustrators around the world.




Who this course is for:

  • This course is for inventors who wants to prepare their own patent drawings themselves by converting their informal patent drawing into formal, accurate, USPTO approved patent drawings.
  • The course is also for patent professionals such as patent attorneys, patent paralegals who want to prepare patent drawings for their inventor clients
  • The course is for who want to learn to trace an image with the use of a CAD software
  • Adults who want to learn to draw or trace an image of a product or an image of themselves with the use of a CAD software
  • The course is also for those who want to learn to become patent illustrators professionals
  • All those who wants to de stress by applying themselves to patent illustrations

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