Premaratne Soil Mechanic, Structural Design, AutoCAD
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"I am a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 23 years of experience in the construction industry, as well as a passionate educator in AutoCAD and Structural Design. I have trained more than 2,000 AutoCAD draftsmen globally and guided engineers toward obtaining their chartered status. My online lectures include practical assignments, which I discuss in live sessions to ensure students fully understand and grasp the subject matter, bridging theory with hands-on learning for a comprehensive educational experience
I am a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 23 years of experience in the construction industry, as well as passionate lecturer in AutoCAD and Structural Design. I have trained more than 2,000 AutoCAD users globally and guided engineers toward obtaining their chartered status. My online lectures include practical assignments, which I discuss in live sessions to ensure students fully understand and grasp the subject matter, bridging theory with hands-on learning for a comprehensive educational experience.

Subjects

  • Primavera P6 Beginner-Expert

  • Structural design Beginner-Expert

  • Soil and foundation engineering Beginner-Expert

  • AutoCAD 2D & 3D Beginner-Expert

Experience

  • Visiting Lecturer for AutoCAD (Feb, 2005–Dec, 2019) at IDM Computer Studies (Pvt) Ltd, Matara
    Same content as described above
  • Visiting Lecturer for AutoCAD (Apr, 2002–Oct, 2004) at IDM Computer Studies (Pvt) Ltd, Anuradhapura
    1). INTRODUCTION TO AutoCAD
    Evolutions of AutoCAD versions
    MS Windows Environment
    Installing and Setting Up AutoCAD
    New features of AutoCAD2000/2002 and AutoCAD 2004
    Mouse/Digitizer Templates
    Advantage of AutoCAD Drawings

    2). CREATING THE FIRST DRAWING
    Getting to know Draw/Modify toolbars
    Starting your first Drawing
    Specifying distance with coordinates (Polar/Rectangle)
    Object snapping to find exact points
    Interpreting cursor modes
    Understanding prompts
    Selecting/Deselecting Objects
    Editing with grips
    Getting on-line help
    Displaying Data in a Text Window
    3). LEARNING THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE
    Setting up a work area
    Using AutoCAD modes drafting tools
    Grip mode, Snap mode, Grip and Snap together
    Polar Tracking
    Planning and laying out a drawing
    Exploring the drawing process
    4). ORGANIZING YOUR WORK
    Creating a symbol
    Inserting a symbol
    Using attributes for working fast Modifying a block
    Organizing information with layers
    Keeping track of blocks and layers
    Finding files on your hard disk
    Inserting symbol with drag and drop5). BUILDING ON THE BASICS
    Creating and using templates
    Copying an object multiple times
    Snap Tracking
    Drawing Parallel lines
    Eliminating blocks, Layers ect
    6). ENHANCING YOUR DRAWING SKILLS
    Assembling the parts
    Taking control of AutoCAD Display
    Working with polyline and Spline
    Changing line widths,modes,Survey Plans, Contours ect..,
    Using Hatch patterns
    Version Conversion
    Working with AutoCAD Design Center
    Defining/Extraction attributes
    External Reference
    Dynamic block ( very important tool after AutoCAD 2006)

    7). DIMENSIONING
    Creating Dimension Style
    Drawing Linear, aligned, radius, diameter ECT dimensions
    Editing Dimension
    Dimension variables and Overriding

    8). ADDING TEXT TO THE DRAWING
    Creating a text style
    Text Options (Justifications, width, height ect..)
    Writing multilane/single line text
    9). WORK IN 3D
    Introducing 3D
    Views,V point and View ports
    3D modeling using premititives
    Using Advanced 3D features
    Creating complex 3D objects
    Using revolved /composite/Extrusions ect..
    Advanced Surface modeling
    Applying materials, setting lights, Day and Night scenes
    Rendering
    Mastering 3D solids
    Obtaining Orthogonal Projections(Plan, Elevations) and Auxiliary Projections using 3D model
    T
    10). CUSTOMIZATION

    New Internet features
    Working with the express toolbars
    Creating your own toolbar
    System Variables
    Creating new line types and hatch patterns
    Templates with title blocks
    Managing an AutoCAD project



    11). PRINTING AND PLOTTING
    Model/Paper Space Plotting and Printing
    Understanding the importance of paper space and creating floating
    view ports with different scales in same drawing
    Creating Plot Style Tables


    12) PROJECT WORK
    Civil- Multi-storied building (Both 2D and 3D)
    Architectural, Structural, Electrical, Plumbing ect..,providing complete details for the building site
    Constructing 3D model and taking quantities to the BOQ (Combined work with Excel)
    Mechanical-Complex machine taken from the industry(Both 2D and 3D)
    aking quantities to the BOQs

Education

  • Bachelor of Science of Engineering (Civil) (Jun, 1996–Aug, 2001) from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Fee details

    රු2,000–5,000/hour (US$6.90–17.26/hour)

    When the number of students is less than 10, the charge is 2,000 per hour. If the number of students is greater than 20, the charge is 3,000 per hour, and for more than 20 but up to 50 students, the charge is 5,000 per hour.

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