Welcome to our ever-expanding community of users… We appreciate your business. - John Stebbins, CEO
Your Goals
- To dedicate and discipline yourself to learn ArchiCAD in the shortest time possible;
- To become a digital architect.
Our Goals
- To collapse your learning curve to the shortest time possible;
- To transmit years of technology and process knowledge, from our brains into yours, in the most efficient way possible.
We believe that ArchiCAD is one of the best investments you can make in your firm’s productivity and we are dedicated to assisting you in mastering and maximizing its capabilities.
- John Stebbins CEO & Sales
- p: 714 865-4712 / e: john@digitalvis.com
- Jeremiah Hill Tech/Training Support
- p: 602 741-2242 / e: jeremiah@digitalvis.com
- Caitlin Leal Customer Relations
- p: 714 612-4547 / e: caitlin@digitalvis.com
- Graphisoft Technical Support
- p: 800 238-3992 / e: support@graphisoft.com
- Graphisoft US Headquarters
- p: 800 344-3468
ArchiCAD has a minimal learning curve if you take it one step at a time …
Attend a free JumpStart Beginning Training Workshop. We include a 7-hour complementary hands-on JumpStart basics training class with the purchase of ArchiCAD, held monthly in Irvine, San Diego, and Scottsdale. This class is essential to help you get started out right and focuses on best practices and optimal advice on producing architecture with ArchiCAD.
Transfer your CAD skills from other programs to ArchiCAD skills. CAD principles are CAD principles…its just that different programs use different buttons and terminology to accomplish the same things. Read our AutoCAD/ArchiCAD Cross-Training Guide.
Start working with the free Interactive Training Guide. This step-by-step material guides you through the ArchiCAD process at your own pace. Download the files.
Start laying out your first project, beginning with walls, doors, windows, slabs and furniture. Leave the roofs for later. Keep it simple, yet begin being productive.
Attend monthly User Clinics. Start attending Digital Vision’s monthly ArchiCAD User Clinics. Consider the clinics to be free training and regular professional advancement.
Download tips and tutorials online. Start a personal ArchiCAD 3-ring binder notebook. Get started with our Tips & Tricks.
Take advantage of on-line learning. Visit our Online Training portal.
Complete the Interactive Training Guide. (see step 3)
Get some in-house custom training. No Train, No Gain: Attend our Going Deeper Class Series or schedule a custom in-house Intermediate or Advanced Training series with Digital Vision. Visit our training page for details, or call 714 612-4547 to schedule training.
Start setting up your office templates. We recommend basing your office template on the MaxATS templates we make available during the JumpStart Class. For other templates, visit our download section of call 714 612-4547.
Take advantage of Project Assistance or an Embedded Expert. Let let one of our Project Assistant or Embedded Expert consultants hold your hand on a consulting basis on your first project. Once you complete an entire project in ArchiCAD, the major learning curve will be behind you and the virtual building process will be internalized. For more information or to schedule your time, call 714 612-4547.
Complete your first full project, by using ArchiCAD throughout the entire architectural process: schematic design, design development, presentations and working drawings.