CAD for Construction Firms II
This course is designed to help contractors and construction professionals confidently adjust and annotate design files for submittals, as-builts, and on-site coordination. You’ll learn to add text, dimensions, and symbols; create and manage blocks; work with layers; and properly scale drawings using layouts and annotative styles.
In construction, clear and accurate communication of what’s actually being built is essential. This course is designed to help contractors and construction professionals confidently adjust and annotate design files for submittals, as-builts, and on-site coordination. You’ll learn to add text, dimensions, and symbols; create and manage blocks; work with layers; and properly scale drawings using layouts and annotative styles. By the end of the class, you’ll be able to produce professional, accurate drawings that reflect real-world construction conditions.
Session 1: Annotations and Symbols
- Adding Text and Dimensions to drawings
- Creating and Inserting BLOCKS
- Understanding Text and Dimension Styles
- Understanding Leader Styles
- Working with Layers
Session 2: Scaling Drawings using Layouts
- Scaling Viewports
- Adjusting Dimension and Text settings using ANNOTATIVE Styles
- Creating multiple views on a single sheet
- Concept of EXTERNAL REFERENCING (XREF)
Completion of this 4-hour course includes 4 CPC/CEU credits.
About ZenTek Consultants
ZenTek Consultants works with Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing firms to help them purchase and implement the software they need to grow in these complex industries. We provide a single point-of-contact for clients to buy, develop, and learn the most vital software systems. ZenTek strives to be your trusted technology partner, from initial needs through long-term support and training for your staff.
Our mission is to help clients build their business for the future. From preliminary planning through final implementation, ZenTek brings years of technical experience to help firms make best use of the technology they already own, and help guide them to the latest construction technology solutions they’re going to need to stay ahead of their competitors.
