This course is ideal for:
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Beginners with no AutoCAD experience
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Electricians and technicians transitioning to CAD
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Students entering drafting or design programs
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Anyone needing foundational drafting skills
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Autocad Electrical Tutorial - Beginner
AutoCAD Electrical Tutorial teaches beginners essential drafting skills, including basic drawing tools, layers, blocks, text, dimensions, and PDF plotting. It provides new users with the practical foundation needed to start creating simple power diagrams and navigate AutoCAD with confidence.
This 6-hour instructor-led AutoCAD Electrical Tutorial course is a beginner-level introduction for users with little or no CAD drafting experience.
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The registration fee for this course is $349.
Register 3 delegates at full price $349, and get a 4th registration FREE!
Why This AutoCAD Electrical Tutorial Matters
The course focuses on building fundamental skills: understanding the interface, creating basic geometry, using drawing and editing tools, applying layers, inserting blocks, adding text and dimensions, and producing simple power diagrams.
Students also learn best practices for drawing accuracy, layout setup, and printing or exporting designs. This course is the first of three AutoCAD Electrical courses we offer. The other two are AutoCAD Electrical Training for Intermediate students, and AutoCAD Electrical Toolset training for advanced students. Students can also register for our 24-hour AutoCAD Electrical Mastery Bundle course for significant savings.
By providing a structured, supportive introduction to drafting, this course gives new users the confidence and practical skills to begin working with drawings or prepare for more advanced AutoCAD training.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the AutoCAD Electrical Tutorial, participants will be able to:
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Navigate the AutoCAD interface and customize basic workspace settings
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Draw lines, circles, arcs, polylines, and other essential geometry
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Use layers, object snaps, grids, and precision tools
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Create and insert basic blocks for repeated symbols
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Add and format text, notes, tables, and dimensions
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Prepare layouts and print drawings to PDF
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Basic AutoCAD Electrical Tutorial - Course Outline
1. Getting Started
• User Interface and Command Line
• Working with Commands
• Cartesian Workspace Overview
• Drafting Settings (DSETTINGS)
• Opening, Viewing, and Saving Drawing Files
2. Drawing Precision
• Understanding Units (UNITS)
• Using Running Object Snaps (OSNAP)
• Snap and Grid Settings (SNAP, GRID)
3. Basic Drawing Commands
• Drawing Lines (LINE)
• Drawing Circles (CIRCLE)
• Drawing Arcs (ARC)
• Drawing Polylines (PLINE)
• Drawing Polygons (POLYGON)
• Erasing Objects (ERASE)
• Undo and Redo Actions (UNDO, REDO)
• Introduction to Hatching (HATCH)
4. Making Changes
• Selecting Objects for Editing (SELECT)
• Moving Objects (MOVE)
• Copying Objects (COPY)
• Rotating Objects (ROTATE)
• Scaling Objects (SCALE)
• Mirroring Objects (MIRROR)
5. Organizing Drawings with Layers
• Layer Concepts and Management (LAYER)
6. Advanced Editing Commands
• Trimming Objects (TRIM)
• Stretching Objects (STRETCH)
• Fillets and Chamfers (FILLET, CHAMFER)
• Creating Arrays (ARRAY)
7. Blocks
• Block Concepts and Creation (BLOCK)
8. Viewports and Layouts
• Viewport Concepts (VIEWPORT)
• Creating, Modifying, and Scaling Viewports
• Layout Concepts (LAYOUT)
• Creating and Modifying Layouts
9. Text
• Text Styles (TEXTSTYLE)
• Adding Multiline Text (MTEXT)
• Modifying and Formatting Text
• Creating and Editing Notes
• Creating and Editing Tables
10. Dimensions
• Dimensioning Concepts and Properties (DIMSTYLE)
• Adding Linear Dimensions
• Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions
• Editing and Managing Dimensions
11. Printing and Plotting
• Printing and Plotting Concepts (PLOT)
• Plot Settings and Configuration
• Plotting to PDF
COURSE SCHEDULE:
Start: 10 a.m. Eastern Time
Finish: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
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The registration fee for this course is $349.
Regular price
$349
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(with coupon: save $50)
What you will get
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0.6 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits
2
Autocad Electrical Tutorial - Beginner Certificate
3
100-page Arc Flash/Electrical Safety Handbook (Value $20)
4
Free magazine subscription (Value $25)
5
$50 coupon toward any future Electricity Forum event
6
Course presentations in PDF format
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- Successful completion of this course qualifies delegates to receive a certificate of course completion with indicated CEUs.
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