How do you gain experience once qualified in 2D CAD?
I have recently qualified in 2D CAD city and guilds and I would like to become an architectural CAD technician. I am planning on studying the inventor course in parametric modelling. Is it just a case of writing to companies? Would a company take me on as a trainee and then how far can you progress in your career? Would they for example allow you leave to study?
Learning Inventor will be very little benefit to your resume if you want to do architectural drafting. You need to learn AutoCAD products and/or Revit. If you want to get hired, you will probably have to prove you have at least a decent working knowledge of the software already.
This isn’t a good time to look for this type of job. The architecture industry is a huge mess due to the drop in building construction in the current economy.
Without any college degree in architecture, you won’t go much farther than a draftsperson. That’s not a bad thing - but you asked…
If you can leave - depends a lot on the company.
Learning Inventor will be very little benefit to your resume if you want to do architectural drafting. You need to learn AutoCAD products and/or Revit. If you want to get hired, you will probably have to prove you have at least a decent working knowledge of the software already.
This isn’t a good time to look for this type of job. The architecture industry is a huge mess due to the drop in building construction in the current economy.
Without any college degree in architecture, you won’t go much farther than a draftsperson. That’s not a bad thing - but you asked…
If you can leave - depends a lot on the company.
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I’m an architectural project manager.