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AutoCAD 1

Architect making notes on autocad printout of floorplan.
ARCH X 493.992

Gain an introduction to the essential basic commands of AutoCAD and their applications.

Typically Available
Spring
Summer

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What you can learn.

Create, display, and plot working drawings
Prepare drawings to known scale for plotting
Operate and adjust input and output devices
Construct technical drawings using a standard computer aided drafting program
Demonstrate file management techniques
Prepare digital drawings of a hardscape plan, tree planting plan, planting plan, sections, and elevations

About This Course

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of AutoCAD, as well as how to apply and manage the tool. Students who successfully complete the course acquire a good foundation upon which they may further develop the tool. While instruction is directed toward landscape architecture, those in related disciplines also should find the course valuable.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of computers.

This course applies toward the following programs

certificate Whether you want to design a national park, or a modest, water-efficient backyard, landscape architecture can give you the skills and abilities to change the places you live, work, and play for the better. The profession of landscape architecture is a multidisciplinary field that weaves together design, environmental systems, sustainability, construction knowledge—as well as land and water conservation—to influence place making, and to create designed outdoor living spaces.

Whether you want to design a national park, or a modest, water-efficient backyard, landscape architecture can give you the skills and abilities to change the places you live, work, and play for the better. The profession of landscape architecture is a multidisciplinary field that weaves together design, environmental systems, sustainability, construction knowledge—as well as land and water conservation—to influence place making, and to create designed outdoor living spaces.