AutoCAD Fundamentals

 The goal of this course is to provide Postal employees with working knowledge in AutoCAD 2006 and to help them design and maintain Postal facilities effectively.  The course introduces the students to the methods and interface characteristics of AutoCAD 2006.  It provides students with extensive hands-on experience in using the fundamental tools in AutoCAD 2006.  This instruction prepares them to take both the PostalCAD Fundamentals and the AutoCAD Advanced Features courses.  Successful completion of this course enables the student to create and modify a Postal workroom floor.

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Five day course featuring:

  • File Manipulation (Open, New, Save, and SaveAs)
  • Draw Commands (Lines, Polylines, Circles, Arcs, and Text)
  • Precision Drawing (Units, Object Snap, AutoSnap and Direct Distance)
  • Modify Commands (Erase, Move, Stretch, Rotate, and Scale)
  • Construct Command (Copy, Array, Offset, and Mirror)
  • Advanced Modify Commands (Trim, Extend, and Break)
  • Working with Object Properties
  • Creating and Inserting Blocks
  • Creating and Working with Layers
  • Display Commands (Zoom, Pan and View)
  • Hatching
  • Dimensioning
  • Plotting
Course Number: (53201-23)
Prerequisite: Fundamental understanding of using Microsoft Windows operating system (98, 98SE, 2000, NT, or XP).