With a flair for computers and always seeking to learn new things, i am beginning to develop interest in autocad drawings and wish to render services drawing building plans. The questions are;

1. I am not an architect by profession. Will that in anyway affect the business if i successfully learn Autocad drawings?

2. What is the possibility of learning it hassle free since am relatively new to that domain?

3. What is the market prospect for someone vastly skilled in drawing professional building plans using autocad?

4. Are there any beginners guide online to aid my learning?

Thanks for your contributions.

Hi bro,

lemme give you my (architect) perspective.

1. Yes, not being architect will limit the scope of designs you will be contracted to execute (the construction as well)

2. You can learn it within a month, provided you have a flair design and some background knowledge on building construction

3. This the good part...the market is quite vast (private, commercial..you name it) dependent on your skills. however, the juicy (big bucks) designs are usually given to registered architects (bullet point 1) who in turn hand it to skilled guys

4. There are quite a lot, even the softwares you use for design has got em...if you need any assistance let me know

i will like to get the personal contacts of Managing Directors of companies but it seems this are very hard to get. anyone have an idea how to do that.