AutoCAD Foundations Course | 100% Online & Self-Paced

Learn the 5-Step Workflow for Designing Landscapes in AutoCAD

A beginner course that teaches the exact workflow landscape designers use to go from a survey to a professional landscape plan.
 No prior AutoCAD experience required.
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Who This Course Is For

   Landscape professionals learning drafting for the first time

   Contractors and design-build firms ready to move beyond hand sketches

   Designers wanting AutoCAD in their professional landscape workflow

   Anyone who wants to understand how real landscape plans are created

Why Learning AutoCAD Feels So Difficult

   Most tutorials teach commands without showing how they fit into a landscape project

   Beginners don't know where to start

   The software feels disconnected from real landscape design work

   Most courses don't explain how professional landscape plans are actually produced

AutoCAD Foundations focuses on the workflow behind professional landscape plans.

What You’ll Learn Inside the Free Course

1.

Import Real Site Information

Start with surveys, site plans, and property layouts.

2.

Build Your First Landscape Plan

Create patios, walkways, planting areas, and annotations.

3.

Understand the Professional Workflow

Learn the process landscape designers use on real projects.

4.

Master the Core AutoCAD Commands

Focus on the tools that matter most instead of hundreds you'll never use.

How the Course Works

Step 1

Create Your Free Account

Get immediate access to the AutoCAD Foundations course and starter files.

Step 2

Follow Short Step-by-Step Lessons

Learn through guided landscape design workflows designed for beginners.

Step 3

Build Your First Landscape Plan

Apply the workflow using real examples and the included CAD starter template.

By the end of this course you'll understand:

  How landscape plans are organized
  How surveys are imported and scaled
  How core AutoCAD commands work together
  Why professional plans look different from beginner drawings
  What it takes to create complete landscape drawing sets
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Inside the AutoCAD Foundations Course

See the exact lessons that walk you from a blank screen to your first landscape plan.

Built Specifically for Landscape Design

Most AutoCAD Training

  Architecture-focused examples
  Generic command tutorials
  No landscape-specific workflow
  Little real-world application

AutoCAD Foundations

  Built around landscape design projects
  Real landscape workflows
  Beginner-friendly instruction
  Professional plan examples
  Designed as a pathway into advanced landscape CAD workflows

Meet Your Instructor

Jordan Felber is a designer with experience in landscape architecture and architecture, including work at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in New York.

Through The Landscape Library, he has helped thousands of designers improve their workflow, technical drawing skills, and understanding of professional landscape documentation.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need prior AutoCAD experience?

No. This course was designed for complete beginners and assumes no previous AutoCAD knowledge.

Is this course for landscape designers only?

No. It's helpful for landscape designers, design-build contractors, students, architects, and anyone interested in learning professional landscape drafting workflows.

Will this teach me everything about AutoCAD?

No. Foundations focuses on the workflow behind landscape plans and the core commands used most often. The goal is understanding the process before diving deeper into professional documentation.

What's the difference between AutoCAD Foundations and AutoCAD for Landscape Design?

AutoCAD Foundations teaches the what.

AutoCAD for Landscape Design teaches the how. Click here to learn more.

The full course expands on the workflow shown in Foundations and covers professional plan production, templates, layer systems, CAD libraries, sheet layouts, and construction documentation.

Start Building Professional Landscape Plans

Learn the same workflow used to create planting plans, hardscape plans, and professional landscape drawings.

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Inside the Course

Learn the exact landscape-specific workflow that takes you from a blank screen to producing professional plans without wasting months learning commands you’ll never use.

  • 16 beginner-friendly lessons
  • Landscape CAD starter template
  • Real landscape design examples
  • A clear pathway into AutoCAD for Landscape Design
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