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AutoCAD Training

Penn State York is partnering with Penn State Wilkes Barre to offer premier AutoCAD training courses that are concise, intensive, and designed to help the busy professional quickly become more productive. AutoCAD courses available include:


AutoCAD: Level 1

In this hands-on computer-aided design course, participants will be provided with an introduction to display commands, CAD tools, basic draw commands, basic edit commands, layers, CAD construction techniques, creating text, block and drawing import options, dimensions, crosshatching, grips, introduction to layouts, and plotting basics. Participants will acquire the fundamental skills necessary for the development of mechanical, architectural, and/or civil drawings using AutoCAD.

Course Outline

  • The AutoCAD environment
  • Introduction to drawing
  • Making changes to AutoCAD objects
  • Layers
  • Annotation using AutoCAD
  • Layouts
  • Dimensions
  • Hatch objects
  • Reusable AutoCAD content
  • Additional drawing objects
  • Plotting a drawing
  • Template drawings

Logistics

Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 17 - February 9, 2023
Times: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual instructor-led training via Zoom
Cost: $1,499 per person
Textbook Requirement: AutoCAD 2022 Tutorial First Level 2D Fundamentals, by Randy Shih (ISBN 13: 9781630574383)
Registration: Register for AutoCAD Level 1


AutoCAD: Level 2

This course will help provide participants with an understanding of AutoCAD’s advanced productivity tools. Participants will begin to explore some of the subtler capabilities of AutoCAD, step-by-step with specific examples and plenty of hands-on projects, providing a skill set that translates directly to on-the-job use. Prerequisites: AutoCAD Level 1 (see above) or equivalent work experience.

Course Outline

  • AutoCAD tools and strategies to work efficiently
  • Isometric drafting
  • Create, write, and modify blocks
  • Define and manage attributes
  • Create and modify dynamic blocks
  • Work with geometric, parametric constraints, and parameters manager
  • Insert references to external files such as other drawings, raster images, and underlays
  • Manage layers, layer states, filters, and groups
  • Print and publish multiple sheets or drawings to a plotter, printer, or pdf document

Logistics

Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 21 - March 2, 2023
Times: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual instructor-led training via Zoom
Cost: $799 per person
Textbook Requirement: AutoCAD 2022 Tutorial First Level 2D Fundamentals, by Randy Shih (ISBN 13: 9781630574383)
Registration: Register for AutoCAD Level 2

Professional Development

  • Accelerated Personal Care Home Administrator Training (PCHA, 100 Hours)
  • AutoCAD Training
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  • Basic Grant Writing
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    • Learning System Certification Preparation (MGMT 9436)
    • Essentials of Human Resources (MGMT 9435)
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  • Workplace Languages

Contact

Patty Bowen, M.Ed.
Director of Continuing Education
[email protected]
717-771-4032

Tara Eisenhard
Education Program Assistant
[email protected]
717-771-4197

Room 115, Edward M. Elias Science Building

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Situated on 51 beautiful hillside acres overlooking the historic city of York in south-central Pennsylvania, Penn State York offers a small, engaging college environment with all the resources of a major research university.
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