Drafting school training courses in Chicago, IL (public, in-house or online)

CAD software is used by architects, builders, facility managers, and construction companies. Landscape CAD software is used by landscape designers and architects as well as municipalities and environmental planners. Specialized CAD products are used in the design of structural steel and concrete. CAD file viewers, CAD file converters, CAD file red lining, CAD symbols, and CAD libraries are also available.

Architectural Drafting is a study of techniques necessary to produce working drawings by which a building is constructed or remodeled. Completing the certificate or degree requirements in architectural drafting can lead to employment in drafting or detailing for an architectural or engineering firm, or to jobs in contracting, subcontracting, materials supply, or other construction related industries.

A strong foundation in the concepts and skills of computer automated drafting and design is provided in addition to manual drafting, blueprint reading for construction trades, and model building. CAD is used as graphic communication in all disciplines that need to convey visual and/or spatial information including: architecture, engineering, construction, and manufacturing. Students acquire professional experience through internships and hands-on classroom studies. Continue with the Bachelor&#...

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Students will develop advanced drafting skills using AutoCAD software in this skills-focused course. Students will learn an advanced technical skill set of CAD and complete a professional quality set of documents.

An introduction to graphic communication and its practices including an introduction to the design process with an understanding of manual drafting and computer-aided drafting (CAD) techniques. The theory of geometric construction, sketching, detail drawing, various projections, sections, auxiliary views, dimensioning, lettering, dimension tolerances and basic CAD procedures are presented in relation to the discipline of drafting and design. The course, being a theoretical foundation for the dis...

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