Tutorials

OCAD Desktop

Cartography & Orienteering

Getting Started with OCAD

You find a brief introduction into OCAD in the documentation Getting Started with OCAD, which is available in different languages.

OCAD Basics

The OCAD Basics exercise teaches both basic and advanced drawing and editing functions in an interactive way. Many tips and tricks for working efficiently with OCAD are also presented.

You find the exercises OCAD Basics.ocd in different languages in the OCAD menu File > Open Sample Maps

Tips and Tricks with Keyboard and Mouse

The OCAD Wiki page Tipps and Tricks with Keyboard and Mouse summarises useful tipps to optimize your drawing and editing skills in OCAD.

Also available as PDF: OCAD Tips (PDF ) | OCAD Tipps (PDF )

Video tutorials on YouTube

Visit our OCAD YouTube Chanel with playlist about various topics.

Orienteering

Orienteering Maps

Forest and Sprint Orienteering Maps

• Draw Orienteering Maps in OCAD (Wiki )

Learn how to draw orienteering maps in OCAD from scratch.

Also available as PDF: Drawing Orienteering Maps in OCAD (PDF ) | OL-Karten zeichnen mit OCAD (PDF ) | Desenhando Mapas de Orientação no OCAD (PDF )

• Update Orienteering Maps in OCAD (Wiki )

Learn how to update an existing orienteering map.

• Use Airborne Laserscanning Data for Orienteering Base Map Generation (Wiki )

Analyze LiDAR data and use the generated contours and background maps for mapping.

School Orienteering Maps

• OCAD for Schools (Wiki )

Find information how OCAD can be used to map a school, classroom or gym hall.

World Orienteering Week

World Orienteering Week (WOW) is an annual global event organized by the International Orienteering Federation IOF to promote the sport of orienteering.

OCAD is partner of this event and offers free OCAD Starter licenses and tutorials for beginners.

Available as PDF:WOD Tutorial: Drawing Orienteering Maps in OCAD (PDF ) | WOD Tutorial: OL-Karten zeichnen mit OCAD (PDF ) | Creating Orienteering Maps with OCAD (PDF )

Indoor Orienteering

• Map your home or classroom (Blog/ Video )

Start mapping your home.

Course Setting

Introduction

• Getting Started with Course Setting in OCAD (Wiki )

Get started with Course Setting in OCAD.

Also available as PDF: Getting Started with Course Setting in OCAD (PDF ) | Einführung in die Bahnlegung mit OCAD (PDF ) | Getting Started with Course Setting in OCAD (PDF ) | Primeiros passos com Planejamento de percursos no OCAD (PDF )

Trainings

• O-training with OCAD (Wiki )

Discover o-technical exercises and get background information on Course Setting topics.

Features

• Canvas (Wiki )

Learn how to export courses and classes of the same course setting project as pdfs in different scales and layouts.

• Route Analyzer (Wiki )

Calculate the length, height and estimated running time of a specific leg or entire course.

• Course Setting in OCAD App (Wiki )

Learn how to check your GPS position on your smartphone when field checking control sites or putting our controls.

Cartography

Topographic Maps, City Maps and Leisure Maps

Migrate maps from other DTP programs to OCAD.

Available as PDF: Migration of unstructured DTP maps to OCAD (PDF ) | Migration von unstrukturierten DTP-Karten nach OCAD (PDF )

Visualize GIS data in OCAD.

Available as PDF: Visualization of GIS Data in OCAD (PDF ) | Visualisierung von GIS-Daten in OCAD (PDF )

Thematic Maps

• OCAD Thematic Mapper Tutorials (Wiki )

Learn how to create Thematic Maps in OCAD.

OCAD App

Introduction

This is the perfect way to start, if the OCAD App is new to you.

• OCAD App Website
• OCAD App Webinar

Manuals

Learn how the OCAD App works.

• OCAD App Manual (Wiki (up-to-date) )
• OCAD App Manual (PDF (may be deprecated) )
• MANUAL DO APLICATIVO OCAD (PDF (may be deprecated) )
• OCAD App マニュアル (PDF (may be deprecated) )

Videos

• Watch our OCAD App Playlist on our YouTube Chanel.