Description:

The AutoCAD for GIS Training gives GIS professionals a working command of the AutoCAD environment and the drafting fundamentals that underpin quality spatial data. Over the course of the training, you will move from navigating the interface and creating native AutoCAD objects to editing, layer management, coordinate methods, and object properties, finishing with polygon generation and polyline cleanup that translate directly into GIS-ready deliverables.

The training blends instruction with hands-on exercises and discussion throughout, so you leave with practical skills you can apply to real utility and mapping workflows rather than theory alone.

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The AutoCAD for GIS Training covers the following topics:

• Getting Started with AutoCAD

  • AutoCAD Drawing Environment: toolbars, menus, ribbon, command line

  • Setting AutoCAD distance and angle units

  • Creating AutoCAD native object types: lines, polylines, polygons, text, hatches, and circles

  • Use of menus and toolbars vs. command line

  • General viewing functionality: pan, zoom, etc.

  • AutoCAD object grips

  • Exercises and discussion

• Blocks, Editing, and Measurement

  • AutoCAD blocks

  • Editing AutoCAD native objects: move, copy, trim, fillet, extend

  • Absolute vs. relative measurement

  • AutoCAD object snapping options

  • Use of object snaps during creation and editing of AutoCAD objects

  • Exercises an discussion

• Layers, Properties, and Selection

  • AutoCAD layers and their properties

  • AutoCAD objects properties: using the Property panel and the LIST command

  • AutoCAD selection mechanisms: window, crossing window, fence, previous, and last

  • Exercises and discussions on properties, creation, and editing of AutoCAD objects

• Advanced Editing and Views

  • More on editing AutoCAD basic objects: scaling, rotating, fillets, and trims

  • AutoCAD predefined views, Model vs. Paper space

  • Quick selection

  • Exercises and discussion

• Polygons, Polylines, and Customization​

  • Generate polygons​

  • Weed polylines

  • Use of the Properties window to change AutoCAD object properties

  • Options dialog box: change of colors and selection mode

  • Exercises and discussion

• Wrap Up

  • Workshop, Q&A​