Abstract: AutoCAD course is a compulsory course for environmental design specialty, but there are some problems in the actual teaching, such as heavy teaching tasks but few class hours, difficult teaching and single teaching means. In the teaching of AutoCAD course in environmental design specialty, it is necessary to educate students to strengthen their understanding, help them understand the content of drawings and master software skills, and consolidate the course content by guiding students to participate in professional competitions and scientific research projects, so as to improve the teaching quality.