Autodesk Certified Professional
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 Certified Professional can lead to accelerated career development,
improved capacity, and enhanced credibility. In short, it can help get you where you want to go.
PREPARE FOR SUCCESS
Your preparation for the exam will be
critical. As Autodesks exclusive provider
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2. PRACTICE THE TIME IS NOW
Refine your skills with interactive exam-
As an Autodesk AutoCAD Certified
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Professional, youll enjoy several career-
Build the confidence you need to take
boosting benefits:
the Autodesk AutoCAD Certified
Professional Exam. Prove your skill level with an official,
industry-standard credential
3. CERTIFY
recognized by employers
Validate your skills by passing the exam
and receiving your official certificate. Display the Autodesk Certified logo
and your certificate
RECOMMENDED
EXPERIENCE LEVELS Include your name in the database of
Autodesk Certified Professionals
Theres no substitute for training and
hands-on experience as you prepare
for your Certified Professional exam.
Certiport recommends the following.
For comparison, weve also included
information for Autodesk Certified User.
Certified User
Training AutoCAD 20112015
course (or equivalent)
Hands-on Experience 50 hours
Certified Professional
Training AutoCAD 2015 course
(or equivalent)
Hands-on Experience 400 hours
 DRAW OBJECTS PROFESSIONAL
Draw lines and rectangles 3
Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons 3
DRAW WITH ACCURACY
Use object-snap tracking 3
Use Coordinate Systems 3
Make isometric drawings 3
MODIFY OBJECTS
Move and copy objects 3
Rotate and scale objects 3
WHATS ON THE EXAM? Create and use arrays 3

Refer to the chart on the this page for a list of skills Trim and extend objects 3

covered by the exam. Offset and mirror objects 3

Use grip editing 3

AUTODESK CERTIFICATION Fillet and chamfer objects 3

USE ADDITIONAL DRAWING TECHNIQUES
The Autodesk Certified Professional exam contains 35
Draw and edit polylines 3
questions. The majority of these require you to use
AutoCAD to create or modify a data file, and then type Blend between objects with splines 3

your answer into an input box. Other question types Apply hatches and gradients 3
include multiple choice, matching, and point-and-click. ORGANIZE OBJECTS
You will have a two-hour time limit (in some countries, Change object properties 3
the time limit may be extended). Alter layer assignments for objects 3
Control layer visibility 3
The chart below shows you the skills you will be
Assign properties by object or layer 3
expected to demonstrate on the Pro exam, as compared
with those on the User exam. Keep in mind that some Manage layer properties 3

of the skills listed may not be tested on your specific REUSE EXISTING CONTENT

certification exam; however, you should be prepared to Work with blocks 3

demonstrate your mastery of them all. Manage block attributes 3
Reference external drawings and images 3
ANNOTATE DRAWINGS

Become an Autodesk
Add and modify text 3
Use dimensions 3
AutoCAD Certified
Add and modify multileaders 3

Professional Create and assign annotative styles

Use tables
3
3
Get started today by visiting LAYOUTS AND PRINTING
www.certiport.com/autodesk, or contact Create layouts 3
a Certiport sales representative Use viewports 3
Set printing and plotting options 3

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