AutoCAD Level 3 Training Course

Where is the school located?

New York City Location
545 8th Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10018
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Washington, DC / Virginia Location
1901 N. Fort Myer Drive, Suite 1020
Arlington, VA 22209
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What materials does the course comes with?

The courses will come with a great textbook, which is yours to keep.

What is your refund or rescheduling policy?

You can get a 100% refund if you cancel up to 2 businesses before the start of your class. You can reschedule a class any time before the class starts.

How big are your classes?

All classes are between 5-11 students.

Can I retake this class if I need to?

Yes you can, as long as we have an available seat in our upcoming class. You can come back and retake the course as many times as you like for up to 1 year.

Is this an online class or a classroom course?

This is a live in classroom course held at our New York City location.

Why is the tuition much lower than other schools?

Our tuition is much lower than other training providers because we have optimized our business processes to ensure quality training at a reasonable price. As a smaller school with lower overhead we are able to provide a great class and better value to our students. We believe that education should be affordable and not break your bank account.

What are your instructors like?

We only hire the best instructors. Our instructors are all Autodesk Certified Instructors with over 10 years of experience using and teaching AutoCAD. We guarantee that you will love the instructors or your money back.

Why should I choose your training over other Providers?

Choosing a training provider can be tough choice. We all claim to offer the best value, in terms of price, passing rates, and guarantee. The Technical Institute of America offers the lowest price, one of the best passing rate, and an excellent guarantee. As a New York State licensed school and Better Business Bureau Accredited business we can honestly say what we offer is the truth and you can verify it. It’s the reason why we offer the money back guarantee.

Do you ever cancel a class because you don’t have enough students?

If unforeseen circumstances arise such as bad weather, instructor health or family problems and we have to cancel a class, we will offer all students a 100% refund or reschedule to another class.

I might miss one or more classes, can I make it up?

Yes we offer the most flexible schedule of all training centers. If you miss one or more of your classes you can attend a weekend, evening, or weekday class to make up your class.

LESSON 1 – Explaining the varioustechniques of working in 3D

• Overview of the different types of 3Dmodeling.

LESSON 2 – Creating 3D Solid Models

• Creating Solid Primitives
• Creating Complex Solid objects using Extrude, Press Pull, Revolve, and Sweep
• Creating Compound Solids using: Union and Subtract commands.

LESSON 3 – Editing Solid Models

• Using the “Gizmo” to move or rotate an existing solid
• Working with the Offset Face command.
• Using the Move and Copy Face commands.
• Creating thin walled parts by using the Shell Command.

LESSON 4 – Visualization Tools

• Panning, Zooming, and Orbiting in 3D environment.
• Using the ViewCube to establish various views of the 3D Model.
• Saving views
• Working with Visual Styles

LESSON 5 – Creating 2D drawings from3D models

• Using the Flatshot command to create a standard 2D obj from a 3D Model.
• Creating Sections from a 3D Model.
• How to edit and update Sections and Flatshots.
• Converting Solids into 2D geometry.

LESSON 6 – Creating Surfaces

• Creating Primitive Surfaces
• Creating complex surfaces
• Creating Compound surfaces

LESSON 7 – Working with Mesh objects

• Theconcept of Mesh objects.
• CreatingMesh Primitive objects.
• Editing Mesh Objects.
• Converting Mesh Objects into Solid Objects.

LESSON 8 – Other Editing tools for 3Dobjects

• Aligning 3D solids with the Align Command
• Using the 3D Mirror Command
• Working with the 3D Rotate Command

LESSON 9 – Working on different planesusing the Coordinate System Tools

• Understanding Coordinate Systems and how they work within AutoCAD.
• Creating Coordinate Systems
• Working with the Dynamic User Coordinate System (DUCS)

LESSON 10 - Adding Cameras to yourdrawing to create perspective views

• The Camera Command
• Placing and Adjusting Camera location and properties.

LESSON 11 – Adding real world Lightingto your drawing

• Adding Lights to the drawing
• Understanding the Light Manager Dialog box.
• Modifying Light properties
• Working with the various kinds of lighting in AutoCAD.

LESSON 12 – Applying Materials to 3DSolid Models

• Working with the Materials Library
• Adding Materials to objects
• Creating Custom Materials

LESSON 13 – Rendering the drawing

• Rendering Command and its settings
• Adjusting renderings appearance
• The Sun angle and its settings
• Adjusting Lighting and Materials for more realistic renderings.
• Saving renderings under different file formats to insert into other programs.