The fact that Autocad software is an industry leader in the design, drafting and modeling fields makes this one of the most popular software packages to learn in the IT sector today. Its applications are many and it is widely used in all kinds of industry sectors from niche design fields through to general business areas.

There are many different ways to learn Autocad, both from a career or a personal perspective. The three most popular ways at the moment are probably:

#1 Teach yourself — it is possible to teach yourself Autocad if you have access to a copy of the software and a computer. Many people will learn this way with the aid of books and/or from a variety of online resources. This is often the preferred route to learning how to use this kind of software for those of us who want to learn how the program works from an amateur point of view or for our own personal use. There are many different web options here which could be useful as the Internet is full of advice and informal courses that can help you pick up the basics here.

#2 Learn on the job — some employers will train up their own personnel in the use of Autocad as it pertains to their particular business. This may involve simply learning as you go along with the help of your co-workers who already understand how the package works and how it is applied within the company itself. Or, in some cases employers will send their employees off on Autocad courses to learn how to use the package more formally. This can be useful, especially if your course leads to an accredited Autocad qualification which could be beneficial to your career development on a general basis in the future.

#3 Formal learning — many people start to learn Autocad as part of a wider technology or computer course at college. There are also many different types of formal Autocad training that you could sign up to if you are interested here. So, for example, you could take an online Autocad course to teach you the basics or you could attend an offline course over a period of time that will give you an Autocad qualification.

The actual way that you learn Autocad will most often depend on why you want to learn how to use the program in the first place. If you, for example, want to use Autocad in your career then you may well aim for an accredited course that gives you an industry recognized qualification as this can be useful to you as your career develops.

If, however, you simply want to learn how to use Autocad for fun or for personal usage reasons then you may not need your training to be so formal. In this instance, for example, you might pick up most of your skills by working through books or by looking up advice sites and tips and tricks online.