Autodesk AutoCAD Certified User — Requirements & Free Practice
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Autodesk AutoCAD Certified User
Licensing authority: Autodesk
Initial by examination
- Availability
- Requested November 25, 2026–January 31, 2027 horizon is subject to center capacity, version support and applicable policies. No daily home seat promise is made; check the actual center/institution arrangement.
- Award Criteria
- ["Complete an Autodesk AutoCAD training course or self-study training.","Acquire real-world experience with Autodesk AutoCAD software.","Pass the proctored AutoCAD examination with identity verification at a Certiport Authorized Testing Center."]
- Candidate Profile
- Current outline describes at least 150 hours of instruction and/or hands-on AutoCAD experience, foundational knowledge and supervised entry-level work; it does not demonstrate an account-system-enforced hours prerequisite. The earlier product page's 50-hour recommendation is not substituted for this current profile.
- Holder Expiration
- Current ACU holder validity is five years; it does not establish an exam retirement date.
- Prerequisite Knowledge
- ["Technical drawing & design","The AutoCAD user interface","The help system within AutoCAD","The draw order of overlapping objects","Inquiry commands such as List, ID, Distance, and Area"]
- Registration
- Create a Certiport account; arrange an authorized testing-center or school session and its payment/proctoring conditions. Use supported AutoCAD software and an active Autodesk application license for local LITA delivery.
- Seat Requirements
- Center policies require photo-and-signature identification, signed parental consent for candidates under 18, acceptance of the NDA and applicable terms, and administrative seat time in addition to timed exam time. No oral exam, separate writing submission or another named prerequisite examination is stated in the complete earning criteria; performance work remains part of this one examination.
Autodesk Certified User: AutoCAD
- Provider
- Certiport
- Format
- English Next Generation Live-in-the-Application examination combining knowledge questions and performance-based questions in AutoCAD; tasks and answers are assessed within one examination and result, not separate theory and practical awards.
- Passing score
- 700 on the equated 1–1000 score scale; not a raw percentage.
Examination outline
Draw and Modify Objects
- Create basic drawing objects
- Draw polylines
- Select and deselect objects
- Manage layers
- Work with blocks
Draw with Accuracy
- Apply basic object snaps
- Identify and use coordinates
Basic Editing
- Modify object properties
- Use basic editing commands to modify objects
- Trim, extend, or lengthen objects
- Create rectangular and polar arrays
- Offset objects at a specific distance
- Apply a fillet or chamfer to objects
Annotation
- Create and modify text
- Add and modify leaders and/or multileaders
- Create and edit dimensions
- Apply hatches or fill patterns
Layouts and Printing
- Work with layouts and viewports
- Manage output formats
Examination sources
- Autodesk Certified User Exam Objectives — AutoCAD
pages 1–3 / Objective Domain and complete objectives 1–5
- Autodesk Certified User Exam Objectives — AutoCAD
page 1 / Candidate Description and Prerequisites
- Autodesk program support
Program basics / Live-in-the-Application 101 / AutoCAD example
- Exam scoring policy
Passing standards and score report
- Official AutoCAD Certified User exam page
Exam format paragraph
- Autodesk program support
Important updates / English examination interface
- Autodesk badge earning criteria
Earning Criteria
- Support for test candidates
Public testing centers / account note
- Test Candidate policies
Identification, parental consent and NDA bullets
- Autodesk Exam Readiness Guide
page 3 / Actions to Perform After the Test Candidate Arrives
- Certiport exam retirements
Autodesk accordion / software support retirement
- Exam releases/languages
Autodesk Certified User / ACU-2026-NG table, AutoCAD Exam row, English en-us column
- Support for test candidates
Public testing centers / education institutions tip
- Test Candidate policies
Seat time