CAD · Free · ₹0
AutoCAD 2D and 3D Fundamentals
The drawing tool every engineering office expects: interface, files and navigation, drawing commands, drawing aids, modify commands, blocks, layers and properties, text, dimensions, tables and plotting, a complete beginner course, floor plan, elevation, mechanical and title block exercises, 3D basics, and the intermediate techniques that stop you staying a beginner.
What you will learn
Navigate AutoCAD, draw with lines, arcs, polylines, circles and hatches, use snaps and drawing aids, modify with trim, extend, offset, fillet and arrays, build blocks, layers and properties, add text, dimensions, leaders and tables, plot from layouts, complete floor plans, elevations and mechanical drawings, model basic 3D and apply intermediate workflow techniques.
- Navigate the interface, files, units and selection
- Draw with lines, arcs, polylines, circles and hatch using snaps
- Modify with trim, extend, offset, fillet and arrays
- Use blocks, attributes, xrefs, layers and properties
- Add text, dimensions, tables and plot from layouts
- Draw floor plans, elevations, mechanical parts and basic 3D
Course content
11 modules · 96 lessons · 16h 14m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.
- 01Interface, Files, Units, Selection and Navigation6 lessons37m
- 02Drawing Commands12 lessons59m
- 03Drawing Aids: Snaps, Ortho, Reference Lines and Dynamic Input5 lessons41m
- 04Modify Commands15 lessons1h 8m
- 05Blocks, Layers and Properties9 lessons1h 15m
- 06Text, Dimensions, Leaders, Tables and Plotting12 lessons1h 43m
- 07The Complete Beginner Course8 lessons2h 11m
- 08Exercises: Floor Plan, Elevation, Mechanical and Title Block11 lessons3h 11m
- 093D Basics10 lessons2h 36m
- 10Intermediate Techniques: Not Staying a Beginner7 lessons1h 54m
- 11Final Assessment1 lesson10m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Beginner. No CAD experience needed.
- Software
- AutoCAD (free education licence or trial)
- Hardware
- None required.
AutoCAD 2D and 3D Fundamentals at a glance
AutoCAD 2D and 3D Fundamentals is a free, self-paced online cad course from EDWartens India with 11 modules, 16h 14m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card.
- Format
- 11 self-paced modules, 16h 14m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner. No CAD experience needed.
- Brand
- Autodesk
- Software
- AutoCAD (free education licence or trial)
- Hardware
- None required.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹700, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- CADREGION Tutorials, CAD in black, CAD CAM Tutorials (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and you can buy a certificate for ₹700. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up.
- Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
- Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
- Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
- Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
- Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
- The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
- Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
- Your progress and notes stay in your account for good
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Common questions
AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical?
This is plain AutoCAD, the foundation; the AutoCAD Electrical course builds control schematics on top of it.
Is AutoCAD free?
Autodesk gives free education licences and a trial; either covers the course.
Is 3D covered?
One module of basics: extrude, revolve, sweep and loft. Enough to model simple parts.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- CADREGION Tutorialsthe step-by-step AutoCAD tutorials for beginners
- CAD in blackthe full AutoCAD beginners course and exercises
- CAD CAM Tutorialsthe AutoCAD tutorials and training exercises
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.