Learn how to use AutoCAD at a basic level. Topics include basic principles of the user interface; drawing setup procedures; function keys; basic 2D drawing creation commands; file management commands; layers; inquiring about drawing information; introduction to block creation; hatching; introduction to dimensioning techniques; object snaps; commands for object viewing; basic editing techniques; and text annotations. Prerequisites: basic computer skills; blueprint reading preferred but not required.

Required Textbook – available via Amazon or through Renton Technical College Bookstore Website.

AutoCAD 2019: A Problem-Solving Approach, Basic & Intermediate; ISBN 13: 9781640570276