Autodesk Certified User in AutoCAD

The Autodesk Certified User (ACU) in AutoCAD is Autodesk’s entry-level AutoCAD certification. It shows that you can use AutoCAD to create, edit, and organize drawings. Certiport, Autodesk’s testing partner for ACU exams, recommends it for people with about 150 hours of hands-on Autodesk software experience. For the separate, more advanced Autodesk Certified Professional (ACP) in AutoCAD for Design and Drafting exam, Autodesk recommends about 400 to 1,200 hours of AutoCAD experience.

Topics include creating, organizing, annotating, and plotting drawings; editing and hatching objects; working with layouts; dimensioning; and using blocks and other reusable content. Review the AutoCAD exam objectives.

• Length: 30 to 35 questions in 50 minutes
• Format: some tasks are performed in a live copy of AutoCAD, and the rest are standard questions such as multiple choice
• Passing score: 700 on a scale of 1 to 1,000
• Delivery: through Certiport, at a Certiport Authorized Testing Center or online with a live remote proctor
• Retakes: wait 24 hours after a first failed attempt, and 5 days after the second and each later one. A retake voucher must be used within 60 days of the failed attempt.
• Validity: 5 years for certifications earned on or after June 18, 2025. You renew by buying a new voucher and passing the current version of the exam.
• When you pass: a PDF certificate and a transcript record in your Certiport account, plus a Credly digital badge