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Autodesk®

Certified Professional

PREPARE FOR SUCCESS

Your preparation for the exam will be

critical. As Autodesk’s exclusive provider

for the Certi"ed Professional program,

Certiport makes Autodesk AutoCAD®

certi"cation easier with a powerful

three-step pathway:

1. LEARN

Obtain the skills you need to use

Autodesk AutoCAD® at a professional

level. Certiport offers content-rich

textbooks, online courseware, video

resources, and more.

2. PRACTICE

Re"ne your skills with interactive exam-

preparation tools and practice tests.

Build the con"dence you need to take

the Autodesk AutoCAD® Certi"ed

Professional Exam.

3. CERTIFY

Validate your skills by passing the exam

and receiving your of"cial certi"cate.

RECOMMENDED

EXPERIENCE LEVELS

There’s no substitute for training and

hands-on experience as you prepare

for your Certi"ed Professional exam.

Certiport recommends the following.

For comparison, we’ve also included

information for Autodesk Certi"ed User.

Certified User

Training — AutoCAD® 2011–2015

course (or equivalent)

Hands-on Experience — 50 hours

Certified Professional

Training — AutoCAD® 2015 course

(or equivalent)

Hands-on Experience — 400 hours

Contact a Certiport sales

representative today:

autodeskinfo@pearson.com

1.888.999.9830

www.certiport.com/autodesk

THE TIME IS NOW

As an Autodesk AutoCAD® Certi"ed

Professional, you’ll enjoy several career-

boosting bene"ts:

• Prove your skill level with an of"cial,

industry-standard credential

recognized by employers

• Display the Autodesk Certi"ed logo

and your certi"cate

• Include your name in the database of

Autodesk Certi"ed Professionals

CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EXAM

Enhance your ability to create breathtaking designs, increase your skills documentation, and boost your productivity by certifying at the pro level with AutoCAD®.

Becoming an Autodesk Certi"ed Professional can lead to accelerated career development, improved capacity, and enhanced credibility. In short, it can help get you where you want to go.

WHAT’S ON THE EXAM?

Refer to the chart on the this page for a list of skills

covered by the exam.

AUTODESK CERTIFICATION

The Autodesk Certi"ed Professional exam contains 35

questions. The majority of these require you to use

AutoCAD® to create or modify a data "le, and then type

your answer into an input box. Other question types

include multiple choice, matching, and point-and-click.

You will have a two-hour time limit (in some countries,

the time limit may be extended).

The chart below shows you the skills you will be

expected to demonstrate on the Pro exam, as compared

with those on the User exam. Keep in mind that some

of the skills listed may not be tested on your speci"c

certi"cation exam; however, you should be prepared to

demonstrate your mastery of them all.

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Certified

Professional

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DRAW OBJECTS PROFESSIONAL

Draw lines and rectangles ✓

Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons ✓

DRAW WITH ACCURACY

Use object-snap tracking ✓

Use Coordinate Systems ✓

Make isometric drawings ✓

MODIFY OBJECTS

Move and copy objects ✓

Rotate and scale objects ✓

Create and use arrays ✓

Trim and extend objects ✓

Offset and mirror objects ✓

Use grip editing ✓

Fillet and chamfer objects ✓

USE ADDITIONAL DRAWING TECHNIQUES

Draw and edit polylines ✓

Blend between objects with splines ✓

Apply hatches and gradients ✓

ORGANIZE OBJECTS

Change object properties ✓

Alter layer assignments for objects ✓

Control layer visibility ✓

Assign properties by object or layer ✓

Manage layer properties ✓

REUSE EXISTING CONTENT

Work with blocks ✓

Manage block attributes ✓

Reference external drawings and images ✓

ANNOTATE DRAWINGS

Add and modify text ✓

Use dimensions ✓

Add and modify multileaders ✓

Create and assign annotative styles ✓

Use tables ✓

LAYOUTS AND PRINTING

Create layouts ✓

Use viewports ✓

Set printing and plotting options ✓