AutoCAD Essentials Practice Exam

AutoCAD Essentials Practice Exam

About AutoCAD Essentials Exam

The AutoCAD Essentials Certification Exam evaluates your proficiency in using AutoCAD, the industry-standard computer-aided design (CAD) software. This certification is designed to assess your ability to create, modify, and manage 2D and 3D designs with precision and efficiency. The exam focuses on foundational AutoCAD tools, techniques, and workflows, ensuring you have a thorough understanding of drafting, modeling, and annotation for professional design projects. It also tests your capability to streamline tasks through layers, templates, and customization features, emphasizing practical applications in real-world scenarios.

Skills Required

• Proficiency in creating and editing 2D drawings, including lines, polylines, circles, and arcs.
• Ability to add and modify text, dimensions, and annotations for clear communication.
• Understanding of layers and their management for organized drawing structures.
• Knowledge of creating basic 3D objects such as extrusions, revolutions, and sweeps.
• Skills in viewing and navigating 3D models effectively.
• Ability to use visual styles, rendering tools, and lighting effects.
• Familiarity with setting up templates, viewports, and layouts for printing and presentations.
• Expertise in managing scales, sheet sets, and plot styles for professional documentation.
• Proficiency in using blocks, groups, and attributes for reusable content.
• Ability to automate repetitive tasks with tools like arrays and scripts.
• Knowledge of customizing AutoCAD settings to align with specific project requirements.
• Skills in importing, exporting, and referencing external files.
• Understanding of formats like DWG, DXF, and PDF for interoperability.
• Familiarity with version control and sharing workflows.

Who should take the Exam?

• Individuals who have completed basic training in AutoCAD and are looking to validate their skills for entry-level roles.
• Professionals working in architecture, engineering, manufacturing, or interior design seeking formal recognition of their expertise.
• Those transitioning into CAD-based careers and aiming to demonstrate their proficiency to potential employers.
• Freelancers and Contractors
• Trainers who wish to certify their teaching competency and stay updated with industry standards.

Course Outline

The AutoCAD Essentials Exam covers the following topics - 

Domain 1 - Introduction to AutoCAD 2D

• Overview of AutoCAD 2D
• Step-by-step guide to creating and verifying an Autodesk account
• Instructions on downloading AutoCAD 2D
• How to install AutoCAD 2D on your computer

Domain 2 - Learning AutoCAD 2D

• Introduction to the AutoCAD user interface
• Configuring essential settings
• Learning fundamental commands
• Understand about familiarizing yourself with commonly used commands
• Mastering remaining AutoCAD commands
• Working with layers and blocks
• Understanding and applying dimensions

Domain 3 - Starting the Ground Floor Plan Draft

• Setting up units and limits
• Steps for Creating and managing layers

Domain 4 - Drafting Walls

• Defining boundary walls
• Creating exterior nine-inch walls
• Drafting interior nine-inch walls for
• master bedroom and bath
• bedroom, lobby, and bath
• lounge and kitchen
• servant kitchen, pantry, and dining room
• double-height lobby, bath, and drawing room
• entrance lobby, porch, balcony, and cantilever line

Domain 5 - Adding Door Openings

• Creating openings for servant space and pantry
• Learn about Designing the main door

Domain 6 - Creating Stairs

• Designing simple stairs
• Process of Drafting circular stairs

Domain 7 - Designing and Installing Doors

• Drafting door designs
• Learn about Creating different door blocks
• Fitting doors in the lounge and in the main entry

Domain 8 - Designing and Fitting Windows

• Creating and adjusting smaller windows (2'x9")
• Designing and adjusting medium-sized windows (4'x9")
• Crafting and fitting larger or turned windows
• Steps for Making and adjusting smaller turned windows
• Designing and fitting larger turned windows
• Process of Creating and adjusting glass windows

Domain 9 - Working with the Line Command

• Explain creating patch blocks
• Designing columns and lawn areas
• Defining remaining line elements

Domain 10 - Hatching

• Creating paths for hatching
• Hatching in walls, lawn and patch areas, and in boundary walls

Domain 11 - Adjusting Furniture

• Positioning furniture in the master bedroom
• Adjusting plumbing fixtures in the bathroom
• Adjusting furniture in bedrooms and bathrooms
• Placing furniture in the kitchen
• Process of positioning furniture in the remaining rooms
• Designing and adjusting air conditioning units

Domain 12 - Inserting Text and Dimensions

• Inserting text in bedrooms and bathrooms
• Adding text in the kitchen, lounge, dining room, and other areas
• Placing text in remaining rooms, lawn, and passage
• Working with dimensions

Domain 13 - Landscaping

• Exporting drawings as PNG and PDF formats

Domain 14 - Drafting Section View

• Understanding the need for section drafting
• Projecting from the floor plan
• Creating prospective views
• Drafting section and boundary walls
• Drafting parapet walls
• Hatching elements in section views
• Inserting relevant text
• Exporting files
• Completing landscaping elements