AutoCAD for Site Engineers Information

AutoCAD for Site Engineers is designed to equip site engineers with the essential skills and knowledge required to effectively utilize AutoCAD for their projects.

Get this online course for free when you book onto our in-person 2-day CITB Assured course, CAD for Site Engineers.

OR! If you purchase this online course, then decide to book onto one of our in-person courses, you’ll receive £60 off the cost of the in-person course.

What You’ll Learn In AutoCAD for Site Engineers?

Introduction

• General comments and questions
• How to use this elearning module
• Further support
• 10% off the SOFC tect book

Files for exercises

• FOUNDATIONS.dwg
• HOUSE_PLOTS_ONLY.DXF
• AUKRoad.dwg
• AUK_SITE
• Kerbs_Only.dxf
• Image For Superhatch
• Import Table
• Auk Drainage DWG
• PDF convert to Excel

Introduction and Basic Tools

• 1._Introduction (13:52)
• 2. Change Units (2:41)
• 2b. Convert A Model From mm to m (4:47)
• 3._Open_An_AutoCAD_File (1:33)
• 4._Merge_Two_AutoCAD_Files (6:00)
• 5._Layers (10:37)
• 6._Basic_CAD_Tools (27:00)
• 7._CAD_Tools (15:34)
• 8. Hatching (8:44)
• 9. Superhatch (5:04)
• 10. Measuring (3:56)
• 11. Calculate the Area of Multiple Objects (4:09)

Text

• 12. Text (11:01)
• 13. Superscript/Subscript Text (13:09)
• 14. Align Text To An Object (2:34)
• 15. Align Text To A Curve (3:39)
• 16. Automatically Number Text (2:15)
• 17. Enclose Text Within A Shape (2:58)
• 18. Convert Text To Mtext (4:14)
• 19. Automate Text (6:45)

Dimensions and Leaders

• 20. Dimensions (10:36)
• 21. Leaders (6:49)

Task 1

• 22. Task1 (3:31)
• 23. Task 1 Answer (8:17)

Tables

• 25. Create A Table Of Information (Data Extraction) (7:35)
• 26. Import and Insert Excel Information Into A Table (4:01)

General

• 27. Create Groups (3:44)
• 28. Convert Multiple Lines Into One Polyline (4:02)
• 29. Fuzz Factor Explained (2:37)
• 24. Create Points Along A Line (2:52)
• 30. Import And Georeference A PDF (8:45)

Task 2

• 31. Task 2 (1:38)
• 32.Task 2 Answer (5:21)

Blocks

• 33. Blocks (19:47)
• 34. Block Attributes (6:09)
• 35. Automate Blocks (To Annotate Points) (11:47)
• 36. Dynamic Parameters of Blocks (11:26)
• 37. Dynamic Parameters of Blocks Part 2 (9:44)
• 38. Block Visibilities (15:14)

Task 3

• Task 3 (1:16)
• Task 3 Answer (4:51)

Drawing Templates and Viewports

• 39. Create a Drawing Template (13:59)
• 40. Create A Title Block Part 1 (20:39)
• 41. Create A Title Block Part 2 (27:52)
• 42. Insert A Viewport (5:58)
• 43. Scaling Viewports (12:07)
• 44. Automate Scale On The Title Block (9:37)
• 45. Create Varying Drawing Template Sizes (11:33)
• 46. Insert The Title Block to Pages (17:30)
• 47. Set the Drawing Template As The Default Template (3:00)
• 48. Insert Your Drawing Template Into Existing Models (3:35)
• 49. Match Viewport Properties in Other Viewports (4:11)
• 50. Scale A Viewport From A Drawing Object (4:08)
• 51. Change Features in a Viewport (Without Affecting The Model) (9:26)
• 52. Sheet Sets (8:54)

General

• 53. Change Local Grids to National Grid (11:16)
• 54. Export Information into a CSV (or Excel) (4:35)
• 55. Compare Changes Between Models (4:11)
• 56. Associate Hyperlinks To Objects (3:23)
• 57. Convert PDF information into Excel (5:51)
• 58. Import a CSV or Excel file (5:01)
• 59. Create Chainages For Setting Out Profiles (23:50)
• 60. Insert multiple points quickly at corners (10:17)
• 61. Find A Level Along A Line (Gradient) (6:36)
• 62. Insert Scale Bars onto Drawing Templates (14:33)
• 63. Tool Palettes (9:24)
• 64. Automate Block Numbering (19:06)

Work Flows

• 65. Rotate the UCS without changing the coordinate system (11:43)
• 66. 3D Shapes and Materials (6:15)

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