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Overview
Many learners struggle to organise technical drawings and data efficiently when using design software. Managing AutoCAD objects, spreadsheets, and text files can become confusing without the right knowledge, leading to mistakes and wasted time during projects.
This AutoCAD course helps learners understand how to transfer, export, and import data between AutoCAD and external files with confidence. The AutoCAD training explains key workflows clearly, making it easier to manage drawings, text files, and Excel data in professional environments.
You will learn how to export AutoCAD objects to Excel, import spreadsheet data, and work with text files effectively. This AutoCAD course is suitable for beginners who want to improve their drafting and data management skills. By the end, learners will feel more confident handling technical design information accurately and efficiently every day.
Key Benefits Included
► Accredited by CPD
► Endorsed by QLS (Quality Licence Scheme)
► Instant Access
► 24/7 Learning Assistance
► Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly
► Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover
► Developed by qualified professionals in the field
Learning Outcomes
► Identify key AutoCAD tools used for file management
► Export AutoCAD objects into Excel spreadsheets accurately
► Import Excel files into AutoCAD projects successfully
► Organise drawing data using external text files
► Manage AutoCAD workflows more efficiently for projects
Who is This Course For?
► Beginners interested in AutoCAD software
► Engineering and architecture students
► CAD technicians and drafting assistants
► Designers working with technical drawings
► Construction and project support staff
► Learners wanting to improve AutoCAD workflows
Certification
CPD Certification
After successfully completing the assessment of this AutoCAD course, you can apply for the CPD accredited certificates.
PDF certificate: £9.99
Hardcopy certificate: £15.99
Endorsed Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme
Upon successful completion of the AutoCAD course, you can order an original hardcopy certificate of achievement endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. The certificate will be home-delivered, with a pricing scheme of —
► 145 GBP within UK
► 155 GBP for International Delivery — Postal Fees Included
Please Note: Thames College is a One Education approved resale partner for Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed courses
Career Opportunities
► CAD Technician – £24,000 to £38,000 per year
► Junior AutoCAD Designer – £22,000 to £34,000 per year
► Architectural Assistant – £24,000 to £36,000 per year
► Mechanical Draughtsperson – £25,000 to £40,000 per year
► Design Support Assistant – £21,000 to £30,000 per year
Course Curriculum
The course covers a wide range of essential topics, including:
► Introduction
► Who is this course for?
► What will you learn from this course?
► Tools needed
► Course Prerequisites
► Section Overview – Export AutoCAD Objects to Excel
► Exporting Lines to Excel – Overview
► Creating the VB.NET-Excel Project
► Design of User Interface to Export Lines
► Creating the Common Utility Class
► Creating the ExportLines Method
► Running and Testing ExportLines Method
► Exporting MTexts to Excel – Overview
► Creating the ExportMTexts Method
► Export Polylines to Excel – Overview
► Creating the ExportPolylines Method
► Running and Testing ExportPoylines Method
► Export Blocks (Without Attributes) to Excel – Overview
► Creating the ExportBlocks Method
► Creating Export Blocks UI and Running the Code
► Exporting Blocks (With Attributes) to Excel – Overview
► Creating the User Interface for exporting Blocks to Excel
► Creation of BlocksForm UI
► Coding the BlocksForm Load Event
► Testing the BlocksForm UI
► Coding the BlocksForm to populate the Listboxes
► Coding the BlocksForm Export Button
► Coding the ExportBlocksWithAttributes Method
► Running and Testing ExportBlocksWithAttributes Method
► Section Overview – Import Excel File into AutoCAD
► Importing Lines from Excel File into AutoCAD – Overview
► Creating ImportExcelUtil Class
► Creating the ImportLines Method
► Creating the UI for the ImportLines Method
► Coding the ImportLines UI code behind.
► Running and Testing ImportLines Method
► Importing MTexts into AutoCAD – Overview
► Creating the ImportMTexts Method
► Creating ImportMTexts User Interface
► Running and Testing ImportMTexts Method
► Importing Polylines from Excel File into AutoCAD – Overview
► Creating the ImportPolylines Method
► Creating ImportPolylines User Interface
► Running and Testing ImportPolylines Method
► Importing Blocks (without Attributes) from Excel File into AutoCAD – Overview
► Creating the ImportBlocks Method
► Creating the ImportBlocks User Interface
► Running and Testing ImportBlocks Method
► Importing Blocks (with Attirubtes) from Excel File into AutoCAD – Overview
► Creating the ImportBlocksWithAttributes Method
► Creating the UI for ImportBlocksWithAttributes Method
► Running and Testing ImportBlocksWithAttributes Method
► Exporting Lines to a File – Overview
► Creating the ExportToFile Utility Class
► Creating ExportLinesToFile Method
► Creating the UI for ExportLinesToFile Method
► Running and Testing ExportLinesToFile Method
► Exporting MTexts to File – Overview
► Creating the MTextToFile Method
► Creating the UI for the ExportMTextToFile Method
► Running and Testing ExportMTextToFile Method.
► Exporting Polylines to File – Overview
► Creating ExportPolylinesToFile Method
► Exporting Polylines to File – User Interface
► Running and Testing ExportPolylinesToFile Method
► Exporting Blocks (without Attributes) to File – Overview
► Creating the ExportBlocksToFile Method
► Creating ExportBlocksToFile User Interface
► Running and Testing ExportBlocksToFile Method
► Exporting Blocks (With Attributes) to a File – Overview
► Creating the EXportBlocksWithAttributesToFile Method
► Creating the UI for ExportBlocksWithAttributesToFile Method
► Coding the BlocksForm for ExportBlocksWithAttributeToFile Method
► Running and Testing ExportBlocksWithAttributesToFile Method
► Importing Text File into AutoCAD – Overview
► Importing Lines from a Text File into AutoCAD – Overview
► Creating the ImportFileUtil Class
► Creating the ImportLinesMethod
► Creation of ImportLines User Interface
► Coding the ImportLines UI button
► Running and Testing the ImportLines Method
► Importing MTexts from Text File into AutoCAD – Overview
► Creating the ImportMTexts Method
► Creating the TextStyle Manipulation Code
► Creating the UI for the ImportMTexts Method
► Running and Testing the ImportMTexts Method
► Importing Polylines from a Text File into AutoCAD – Overview
► Creating the ImportPolylines Method
► Creating the ImportPolylines UI
► Running and Testing ImportPolylines (from a File) Method
► Importing BLocks (without Attributes) from a Text File into AutoCAD – Overview
► Creating the ImportBlocks (without Attributes) Method
► Creating the ImportBlocks UI
► Running and Testing ImportBlocks (without Attributes) Method
► Importing Blocks (with Attributes) from a Text File into AutoCAD – Overview
► Creating the ImportBlocksWithAttributes from a File Method
► Creating the ImportBlocksWithAttributes (from a File) UI (Part 1)
► Creating the ImportBlocksWithAttributes (from a File) UI (Part 2)
► Running and Testing ImportBlocksWithAttributes (from a File) Method
► Conclusion
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Course Curriculum
| Section 01: Introduction | |||
| Introduction | 00:04:00 | ||
| Who is this course for? | 00:02:00 | ||
| What will you learn from this course? | 00:05:00 | ||
| Tools needed | 00:01:00 | ||
| Course Prerequisites | 00:04:00 | ||
| Section 02: Exporting AutoCAD Objects to Excel | |||
| Section Overview – Export AutoCAD Objects to Excel | 00:02:00 | ||
| Exporting Lines to Excel – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the VB.NET-Excel Project | 00:06:00 | ||
| Design of User Interface to Export Lines | 00:10:00 | ||
| Creating the Common Utility Class | 00:19:00 | ||
| Creating the ExportLines Method | 00:12:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ExportLines Method | 00:06:00 | ||
| Exporting MTexts to Excel – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the ExportMTexts Method | 00:11:00 | ||
| Export Polylines to Excel – Overview | 00:01:00 | ||
| Creating the ExportPolylines Method | 00:12:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ExportPoylines Method | 00:12:00 | ||
| Export Blocks (Without Attributes) to Excel – Overview | 00:01:00 | ||
| Creating the ExportBlocks Method | 00:12:00 | ||
| Creating Export Blocks UI and Running the Code | 00:06:00 | ||
| Exporting Blocks (With Attributes) to Excel – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the User Interface for exporting Blocks to Excel | 00:05:00 | ||
| Creation of BlocksForm UI | 00:04:00 | ||
| Coding the BlocksForm Load Event | 00:08:00 | ||
| Testing the BlocksForm UI | 00:03:00 | ||
| Coding the BlocksForm to populate the Listboxes | 00:15:00 | ||
| Coding the BlocksForm Export Button | 00:04:00 | ||
| Coding the ExportBlocksWithAttributes Method | 00:21:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ExportBlocksWithAttributes Method | 00:02:00 | ||
| Section 03: Importing Excel File into AutoCAD | |||
| Section Overview – Import Excel File into AutoCAD | 00:01:00 | ||
| Importing Lines from Excel File into AutoCAD – Overview | 00:01:00 | ||
| Creating ImportExcelUtil Class | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportLines Method | 00:19:00 | ||
| Creating the UI for the ImportLines Method | 00:02:00 | ||
| Coding the ImportLines UI code behind. | 00:07:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ImportLines Method | 00:08:00 | ||
| Importing MTexts into AutoCAD – Overview | 00:01:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportMTexts Method | 00:11:00 | ||
| Creating ImportMTexts User Interface | 00:02:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ImportMTexts Method | 00:02:00 | ||
| Importing Polylines from Excel File into AutoCAD – Overview | 00:01:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportPolylines Method | 00:14:00 | ||
| Creating ImportPolylines User Interface | 00:02:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ImportPolylines Method | 00:03:00 | ||
| Importing Blocks (without Attributes) from Excel File into AutoCAD – Overview | 00:01:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportBlocks Method | 00:09:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportBlocks User Interface | 00:02:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ImportBlocks Method | 00:03:00 | ||
| Importing Blocks (with Attirubtes) from Excel File into AutoCAD – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportBlocksWithAttributes Method | 00:25:00 | ||
| Creating the UI for ImportBlocksWithAttributes Method | 00:04:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ImportBlocksWithAttributes Method | 00:03:00 | ||
| Section 04: Exporting AutoCAD Objects to a File | |||
| Exporting Lines to a File – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the ExportToFile Utility Class | 00:04:00 | ||
| Creating ExportLinesToFile Method | 00:14:00 | ||
| Creating the UI for ExportLinesToFile Method | 00:08:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ExportLinesToFile Method | 00:02:00 | ||
| Exporting MTexts to File – Overview | 00:01:00 | ||
| Creating the MTextToFile Method | 00:06:00 | ||
| Creating the UI for the ExportMTextToFile Method | 00:01:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ExportMTextToFile Method. | 00:08:00 | ||
| Exporting Polylines to File – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating ExportPolylinesToFile Method | 00:11:00 | ||
| Exporting Polylines to File – User Interface | 00:01:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ExportPolylinesToFile Method | 00:02:00 | ||
| Exporting Blocks (without Attributes) to File – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the ExportBlocksToFile Method | 00:10:00 | ||
| Creating ExportBlocksToFile User Interface | 00:02:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ExportBlocksToFile Method | 00:02:00 | ||
| Exporting Blocks (With Attributes) to a File – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the EXportBlocksWithAttributesToFile Method | 00:19:00 | ||
| Creating the UI for ExportBlocksWithAttributesToFile Method | 00:06:00 | ||
| Coding the BlocksForm for ExportBlocksWithAttributeToFile Method | 00:04:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ExportBlocksWithAttributesToFile Method | 00:03:00 | ||
| Section 05: Importing Text File into AutoCAD | |||
| Importing Text File into AutoCAD – Overview | 00:01:00 | ||
| Importing Lines from a Text File into AutoCAD – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportFileUtil Class | 00:01:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportLinesMethod | 00:17:00 | ||
| Creation of ImportLines User Interface | 00:03:00 | ||
| Coding the ImportLines UI button | 00:05:00 | ||
| Running and Testing the ImportLines Method | 00:04:00 | ||
| Importing MTexts from Text File into AutoCAD – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportMTexts Method | 00:09:00 | ||
| Creating the TextStyle Manipulation Code | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the UI for the ImportMTexts Method | 00:01:00 | ||
| Running and Testing the ImportMTexts Method | 00:04:00 | ||
| Importing Polylines from a Text File into AutoCAD – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportPolylines Method | 00:18:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportPolylines UI | 00:02:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ImportPolylines (from a File) Method | 00:02:00 | ||
| Importing BLocks (without Attributes) from a Text File into AutoCAD – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportBlocks (without Attributes) Method | 00:15:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportBlocks UI | 00:05:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ImportBlocks (without Attributes) Method | 00:04:00 | ||
| Importing Blocks (with Attributes) from a Text File into AutoCAD – Overview | 00:02:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportBlocksWithAttributes from a File Method | 00:23:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportBlocksWithAttributes (from a File) UI (Part 1) | 00:06:00 | ||
| Creating the ImportBlocksWithAttributes (from a File) UI (Part 2) | 00:04:00 | ||
| Running and Testing ImportBlocksWithAttributes (from a File) Method | 00:03:00 | ||
| Section 06: Conclusion | |||
| Conclusion | 00:01:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment – AutoCAD | 2 weeks, 5 days | ||
Certificate of Achievement
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This course explains how to manage AutoCAD data using Excel spreadsheets and text files. Learners will explore importing, exporting, and organising design information. The lessons are designed for beginners and focus on clear workflows. It is suitable for both study and workplace use.
Yes, the course is beginner-friendly and does not require advanced technical experience. Each section explains the process in a simple and structured way. Learners can study at their own pace online. It is suitable for students, designers, and office staff.
Excel integration helps users organise drawing data more accurately and efficiently. It allows faster updates and better management of technical information. Many industries use Excel alongside AutoCAD during projects. Learning these workflows can improve productivity and reduce errors.
Yes, the course can support learners interested in CAD, drafting, architecture, and engineering roles. Understanding AutoCAD file management is valuable in technical workplaces. The knowledge gained may improve workflow confidence. It can also support further learning in design software.
You will need access to AutoCAD software to follow the lessons fully. Basic computer skills are helpful for working with files and spreadsheets. No advanced design knowledge is required before starting. The course focuses on simple and manageable workflows.
