TRAINING
DRAFTSIGHT INTRODUCTION - The Fundamentals

Duration: 3 days

Price: €2400 excluding VAT

Online or on-site training

The added value of this training:
Industry expertise, Draftsight specialist trainer for 20 years

Knowing how to create plans and drawings using Draftsight 2D design software.

Architects, engineers, draftsmen, design office technicians

Interpret the essentials of DraftSight software to view, create, modify, annotate, dimension, present and print simple drawings and site plans.

Certificate of completion of internship stating the results of theoretical and practical learning.

THE TRAINER
The trainer is currently working in the field and has over 20 years of experience.

DURATION
The training is organized over 3 days of 7 hours each, totaling 21 hours.

DATES
Dates will be communicated to participants in writing.

TRAINING LOCATION
Online, using Teams software, or on-site at your premises.

FEES
The cost of the training is €2400 excluding VAT.

FUNDING
Contact us for more information.

Familiarity with the Windows operating system. Basic knowledge of technical drawing.

Training Registration Process:
Pre-admission Interview: a telephone interview with the trainer to assess the applicant’s skill level and motivation, including consideration of any disabilities and potential training adaptations.
Presentation of the applicant’s challenges and definition of the training’s professional objectives.
Submission of administrative documents: training program, course description, quote, agreement or contract, and requests for supporting documents.
Receipt of the complete registration file and verification of all required documents.
Registration must be finalized, with a complete file, at least 21 days before the scheduled start of the training.

An assessment will be held at the end of the session. It will be in the form of a multiple-choice questionnaire.

A training certificate will be issued to participants who have completed the entire training program.

• Course handout provided
• In-person or online training.

• The trainer adapts the training as needed, using a combination of theory and practice.

• At the beginning of each training day, time will be allocated for a roundtable discussion to share expectations and prior knowledge.

• Our trainer tailors the training to the participants and their activities.

Course materials
Computer
Large screen

If you require specific accommodations (physical or educational accessibility) to follow this training course, please contact us by phone or email : accessibilite@aiola.fr

At the end of each training session, you will be asked to evaluate the training you received. An overall rating is calculated based on these evaluations.
To provide you with the best possible information on the quality of the training provided, as perceived by participants, the website aiola.fr displays the results of evaluations by participants of past training sessions, provided that these sessions have been offered at least once.

The maximum number of participants is 6.

The minimum number of participants required for the training to take place is 1. If this minimum is not met, the date will be postponed, or the training may be cancelled. In either case, you will be notified in advance, and in the event of cancellation, you will receive a full refund of any payments made.

The conditions are specified in the training agreement or contract, and the general terms and conditions of sale are available here. 

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1. START-UP & INTERFACE OVERVIEW
  • Template files
  • Toolbars, menus, icon and property palettes
  • The command window
  • The status bar and its command buttons
  • The tool matrix
  • Options
 
2. DISPLAY MANAGEMENT AND NAVIGATION IN THE DRAWING
  • The mouse wheel: rotation and pressure / panning
  • The most effective zoom tools
  • Mosaics
 
3. DRAWING AIDS
  • Add/remove paths from a selection
  • Properties palette
  • Select by snapping/window/smart selection
 
4. LAYERS
  • Creating layers / Layer properties
  • Path properties (color / line type / line weight)
  • Creating group filters
  • Managing layer states
 
5. CONSTRUCTION AND MODIFICATION
  • 2D Tools
  • Drawing Tools (line, polyline, double line, arc, circle, polygon…)
  • Drawing Modification Tools (mirror, pattern, trim, split, chamfer…)
 
6. DRAWING COVERING AND ANNOTATION
  • Hatching (surface/section)
  • Annotating a drawing (Text/Text style)
  • Creating a table (Table style)
  • Dimensioning: adding linear/angular/circular dimensions
  • Dimension settings (Dimension styles: font, color, arrows…)
 
7. BLOCKS: 2D Library Elements
  • Blocks: creation, insertion, block attributes (definition and editing)
  • Organization and storage of blocks
 
8. EXTERNAL REFERENCES XREF (Background plans, drawings or images)
  • Principles and control
  • Attaching/detaching/loading/unloading an Xref
  • Inserting a DWG file or a background image
  • Modifying referenced drawings or objects
 
9. LAYOUT AND PRINTING
  • Preparing a presentation, Inserting a title block
  • Creating multiple floating windows
  • Managing layers and scales
  • Print and pen settings
  • Managing layers by presentation
  • Previewing the drawing, printing to scale
 
10. DATA EXCHANGE AND COMPATIBILITY
  • DWG, DXF, and PDF formats
  • eDrawings publication (Drawing Viewer)
  • Miscellaneous

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