To successfully enroll and complete the Fundamentals of AutoCAD internet course, you must, at a minimum, have access to the following software and hardware necessary to run it.

AutoCAD

AutoCAD is not supplied as part of your enrollment and registration fees. You must have access to the correct version of AutoCAD to successfully complete the course. While the versions are similar, they are different enough to make learning the program confusing if you are not using the same version. As the course website and textbook were developed specifically for a certain version, you must have access to that version. Note you are not required to purchase or own AutoCAD to take any of the courses. All you need is access to the program. There have been many people in the past, for example, that used AutoCAD through their place of employment. There are student versions of AutoCAD available at a greatly reduced price. Check out the Student Version page to see if you would qualify.

E-MAIL Program

You must provide an E-MAIL program capable of attaching files and viewing messages in HTML format. Outlook Express, available with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 is free and works well. Another capable E-MAIL program is Eudora. If your E-MAIL account is not capable of attaching files or viewing messages in HTML format, you can obtain a free E-MAIL account from hotmail.

WEB Browser

Assignments and course information will be distributed over the Internet. When you register for the course you will be given a password to access the course Internet site. We will be using the AutoCAD DWF file format to view drawings over the internet. You must have a web browser capable of viewing the assignment files. The course website was developed specifically for Microsoft Internet Explorer.