Advanced Certificate in Civil CADD

The Advanced Certificate course at CADD Centre Lanka allows you to have a basic + intermediate level learning in your respective field. All Advanced Certificate programs are a combination of 2 (or 3) certificate level programs that broaden your skill set in the chosen domain.

Since our courses are skill based, the basic minimum educational qualification to join an Advanced Certificate programme is A Level. However certain advanced tools might require a pre-requisite, kindly cross check with the program coordinator for course specific details.

This Advanced Certificate is offered to students to be qualified to use the software AutoCAD, Autodesk Civil 3D, STAAD.Pro and ETABS. All are offered as modules where upon completion, the complete certificate is awarded. AutoCAD module will teach the students to handle the software with the basic tools and they will learn how to plan and draft 2D drawings, which will then advance up to the 3D designs level. The Civil 3D module will teach and engage the students in the advanced 3D detailing of Civil Structures, analysing roadways, bridges etc. the subsequent documentation and report preparation. ETABS and STAAD.Pro are popular finite element Analysis software that will help the structural engineer design and analyze structures that are to be bult in the real world.

AutoCAD

AutoCAD module will teach the students to handle the software with the basic tools and they will learn how to plan and draft 2D drawings, which will then advance up to the 3D designs level.

STAAD.Pro

STAAD.Pro is one of the most widely-used software for developing and analysing the designs of various structures, such as petrochemical plants, tunnels, bridges etc. STAAD.Pro, the latest version, allows civil engineering individuals to analyse structural designs in terms of factors like force, load, displacements etc. STAAD.Pro training builds expertise in using the software at a professional level in domains, including construction companies, government agencies, architecture firms etc.

AutoCAD Civil 3D

AutoCAD Civil 3D AutoDesk Civil 3D software is a civil engineering design and documentation solution that supports Building Information Modelling workflows. It is used for, drafting in 3D Space, documentation, analysis, defining workflows, surveying, and mapping of civil projects in the likes of corridor design, pressure pipe networks, gravity pipe networks, grading, parcel design, bridge modelling, geotechnical modelling, and rail track layout Analysis etc.

ETABS

ETABS is a highly efficient Finite Element Analysis based analysis and design program developed especially for building systems. It is loaded with an integrated system with an ability to handle the largest and most complex building models and configurations. The software has powerful CAD-like drawing tools with a graphical and object-based interface. It increases the productivity of structural engineers. It saves a significant amount of time and money over the general-purpose programs.

This Advanced Certificate is offered to students to be qualified to use the software through Four pathways, which are:

Pathway 1

Autodesk AutoCAD 2D & 3D + STAAD.Pro

Pathway 2

Autodesk AutoCAD 2D & 3D + AutoCAD Civil 3D

Pathway 3

Autodesk AutoCAD 2D & 3D + ETABS

Pathway 4

ETABS + STAAD.Pro

Module Contains

AutoCAD
AutoCAD Civil 3D
ETABS
STAAD.Pro

Drawing Entities
Modifying Commands
Annotating Drawings (Text & Dimensioning)
Parametric Drawing (Using Dimensional & Geometrical Constraints)
Using Layers to Effectively Organize the Drawing Entities
Assigning Object Properties Through Layers
Hatching Utilities
Using Blocks, Tool Palettes & Design Centre
Increasing Productivity with the use of Dynamic Blocks Attributed Blocks, External
References, OLE, Etc.
Preparing & Managing Layouts
Creating & Using Title Blocks, Templates
Plotting with Plot Styles
3D Modelling (Wireframe Models, Surface Models & Solid Models)
Use of Improved User Interface Features (Workspaces & Dashboard)
Solid Free-Form Design (Mesh Editing)
Generating 2D Drawings from the 3D Model
Producing Photo Realistic Perspective Images with Materials & Lighting

Setting 3D Views & Creating Motion Path Animations

How to use points in land development projects to identify existing ground locations and design elements.
How to use points, point files, DEM data, existing AutoCAD objects, contours, break lines, and boundaries to create new surfaces.
How to use civil 3D corridor modelling to create flexible and configurable 3D models of corridors, such as highways and railways.
How to use grading tools and commands to design finished ground surfaces.
How to represent real estate parcels, such as lots in a subdivision and other features with closed boundaries, such as bodies of water and soil regions.
How to create and define the horizontal alignment for roadways and site design.
How to use profiles to show surface elevations along a horizontal alignment.
How to use cross sections to provide views of the terrain cut at angles across linear features.
How to use the pipe network features to draw 2D and 3D models of utility systems, such as storm sewers, sanitary sewers.
How to annotate Civil 3D objects with labels that update dynamically when the drawing objects change.
How to insert tables into a drawing to document the geometry of selected objects.
How to use Civil 3D plan production tools to quickly create construction documents from drawings.

Introduction to Structural Analysis and Design using ETABS
Modelling of New Model Quick Template
Modelling Material Properties
Draw Grids o Draw Joint Objects Draw Beam/Column/Brace objects
Modelling, Replicate and Extrude through ETABS
Edit Frames Divide Frames Joint Frames Reverse Frame Connectivity, Edit Shells
Frame, Shell and Joint Property Specifications
Loading & Analysis and Load Patterns
Concrete Frame Design
Steel Frame Design
Steel Connection Design
Steel Joist Design
Detailing
Composite Beam Design
Introduction to Dynamic Analysis

Modelling Methods
Member Property Assignment
Specifications
Support Assignment
Load Assignment
STAAD Analysis
Interpretation of Analysis results
Design of Reinforced Concrete
Members with Bs 8110
Design of Steel Members with Bs 5950
Reinforced Concrete Interactive Design
Steel Interactive Design
Plate Elements
Surface Elements
Shear Walls
Solid Elements
Seismic Loads
Time History Load Analysis
Response Spectrum Load Analysis

Important Information

Certificate – International CADD Centre certificate for all participants.

Deliverables from CADD Centre

One set of CADD Centre Courseware on the topics chosen in the curriculum each per participants.
CADD Centre will depute an experienced faculty for conducting this Program.