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Certified ASSOCIATE Exam, Theory Exam

In addition to training (training certificates only confirm attendance/completion of training course), certification confirms your knowledge of the software, and has the following additional benefits:

1.  Gives Autodesk users special recognition for their knowledge of a specific Autodesk software application
2.  Certification credentials are for anyone attempting to validate their knowledge of Autodesk software
3.  Certification of a specific version never expires, however it is not considered current unless the latest recertification exam is passed
4.  Once Autodesk certification status has been obtained, the official Autodesk Certified logo may be used for business cards, websites CV’s etc etc. Access to an electronic certificate is gained.

AutoCAD 2011 Certified Associate Exam Objectives:

Creating Basic Drawings
• Use Object snaps
• Use Polar and Object snap tracking

Manipulating Objects
• Use appropriate selection set methods
• Apply mirror techniques to mirror copies of objects
• Use Rectangular arrays
• Use polar arrays
• Use rotation reference angles to rotate an object

Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands
• Analyze a closed object to find the area
• Apply changes to an object’s property
• Apply layer transparency to select layers

Altering Objects
• Identify methods for creating a radius between two objects
• Join two objects to create one object
• Apply modify techniques to change an object’s shape by stretching

Working with Layouts
• Demonstrate how to create or manipulate viewports

Annotating the Drawing
• Demonstrate the methods for editing multi-line text
• Identify text justification locations
• Describe a paragraph of text with multiple columns

Dimensioning
• Describe dimension styles • Apply methods for editing dimensions
• Apply linear dimensions to a drawing

Hatching Objects
• Describe hatch editing

Working with Reusable Content
• Apply the uses for Tool Palettes
• Create, insert, and edit blocks in a drawing

Creating Additional Drawing Objects
• Identify table cell data contents
• Describe how to create a polyline

Parametric Design
• Apply geometrical or dimensional constraints

Working with Annotative Objects
• Use annotative text and dimensions in a drawing at various viewport or annotation scales

Isolate or Hide Displayed Objects
• Use hide or isolate techniques with objects

Grip Editing
• Explain how to modify a drawing using grips

Viewing Drawings in 3D
• Use the ViewCube to view drawings in 3D