Going Deeper
Class 1 $295
Next Class: Thursday, September 04 in San Diego Sign up
Refining the Schematic Design
& Setting Up Drawings
Designed either as a follow-up to the JumpStart class, or for anyone who has been using ArchiCAD for a few weeks or months.
This course focuses on the optimal ways to prepare quickly and easily the Archicad Building Information Model for construction documents, and setting up those construction documents in the Layout Book. After this class, you will know how to create and print a basic set of clean and attractive presentation documents from a schematic ArchiCAD model. You will be provided a set of templates and modules to customize for your office.
Questions? Call 714 612-4547
Managing the Building Environment
- Optimizing Layers and Layer Combinations
- Setting a Model View
Organizing for Construction Documents
- Organizing the Navigator
- Creating View Sets
Organizing and Managing a Layout Book
- Setting up Project Info
& Placing Autotext - Setting up the Drawing Subsets
- Setting up Master Layouts
- Importing Title Blocks into Masters
Placing, Positioning and Viewing Drawings
- Naming and Numbering
the Layout Sheets - Creating Drawing Grids in Masters
Working With Doors and Windows
- Setting the Door and Window Tool
Object Settings
- Configuring the Object Settings
- Grouping Elements
- Find & Select
- Editing the Selection Set
- Display Order
- Creating & Editing in the 3D Window
Section / Elevations Tools and Settings
- Establishing and Controlling Sections and Elevations
- Colored, Shaded Elevations
- Interior Elevations
Extracting and Developing Building Details
- Detail Tool Settings
- Creating and placing Details
Managing ArchiCAD’s Environment
- Setting Project Preferences
- Saving, Using, and Importing Favorites
- Establishing Work Environments, User Preferences, & Keyboard Shortcuts
Working With Doors and Windows
- Setting the Door and Window Tool
Class 2 $295
Next Class: Friday, September 05 in San Diego Sign up
Developing the Design & Managing External Content
This course is appropriate for users who have completed the JumpStart class and Class 1 in the Going Deeper series, or for experienced users who have completed a design development model, and set up cartoon layouts.
The course covers tips and techniques that that can dramatically shorten the time required to produce a documentation-ready ArchiCAD model.
Questions? Call 714 612-4547
Customizing Attributes
- Solid Element Operations
- Using Profiler for revolved or extruded objects
- TrussMaker
- Making Custom 3D Library Parts
- Creating Custom 2D Library Parts
- Making Custom Doors and Windows
- Starting with a Scanned Topo or Plan
- Mesh Tool for Site Modeling
Developing the Virtual Building
- Massing Studies & Bubble Diagrams
- Creating and Managing Wall, Column, and Beam Profiles
- Canted and Battered Walls
- Creating a Custom Stair
- Wall, Roof, and Slab Accessories
Developing the Virtual Building
- Wall and composite priorities
- Making RCPs with the Fill tool
- Clean Wall & Beam Intersections
Managing External Content
- Hot-linked modules for
multi-unit projects - Placing X-refs
Class 3 $295
Next Class: Saturday, September 06 in San Diego Sign up
Refining Sheet Layouts & Creative Imaging
Learn how to complete the finishing touches on a set of construction documents and leverage the use of the 3D environment for effective presentations.
Upon course completion, you will know how to finalize a set of CD’s as well as create study renderings for design development, abstract renderings for client presentation, and site-specific renderings for design review committee presentations.
Questions? Call 714 612-4547
Customizing Attributes
- Creating and Customizing
- Line Types
- Creating Composites
- Creating and Using Zones and Zone Categories
- Creating Fills
- Creating Materials
- Transferring Attributes with Attribute Manager
- Managing Multiple Pen Sets
- Developing your Office
- Standards Template
Refining Sheet Layouts
- Schedules and Lists
- Project Indexes
- Add-ons and add-on Manager
- Using the Grid Tool
- Keynoting
Consultant Collaboration In and Out of ArchiCAD
- Importing PDFs
- Building DWG/DXF Translators
- Importing and exporting DWGs
- Publishing DWG, PLT, PDF
Workgroup Collaboration
- Teamwork Basics
Intro to Creative Imaging
- 3D Details using the Marquee tool
- Colored, Shaded Perspectives
- Line Drawing Perspectives
- Creating 3DAxo Details
- PhotoRendering using Texture Mapping
- Animations
- Virtual Reality Tours
Discounts
- Early registration discount of $50 if you register 7 days before start of class
- Multiple people from same office, students, out of area travelers, repeaters: $75 discount
- $795 bundle pricing for all three days (Class 1-3) $695 for early registration 7 days before class
Note: Discounts cannot be combined.
Policies
- Computer laptop rental per day: $35
- Minimum class size: 4
- Certificates will be awarded
- All major credit cards accepted
- For a list of hotels near to our training facilities, please click here (PDF).
Questions? Call 714 612-4547
Earn AIA Continuing Education System
(CES) learning units (LUs) for attending
our events via the CES Self Report Form
ArchiCAD Jump Start
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