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Our Goal: to elevate our active users to the Intermediate Level of Archicad proficiency.
Our Mission: to collapse your learning curve so that you may optimize the use of Archicad in your architectural practice as a strategic advantage for increasing efficiency and profitability.
This comprehensive training Series is intended to cover the spectrum of tasks an architectural practice faces on a daily basis. The Series is designed to roughly parallel the phases of the architectural process and to systematically reveal the optimal methods of deploying Archicad during each phase. These classes are designed to be taken sequentially or each one can stand on its own to fill the gaps in your knowledge of a specific part of the Virtual Building Process.
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| Class | City and Date | Cost | ||
| Hands-on, 9:00 AM-4:30 PM | Orange County | San Diego | Scottsdale | |
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Class 1: Jump Start-Beginning Archicad-Part I Getting Started Right with Virtual Building |
March 24 | FREE | ||
| April 27 | April 28 | May 5 | FREE | |
| June 8 | June 9 | June 9 | FREE | |
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Going Deeper SERIES |
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Class 2: Archicad Beginning-Part II Refining the Schematic Design and Setting Up Drawings |
May 11 | May 12 | May 12 | $295* |
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Class 3: Archicad Intermediate-Part I Developing the Design and Managing External Content |
May 18 | May 19 | May 19 | $295* |
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Class 4: Archicad Intermediate-Part II Refining Sheet Layouts and Creative Imaging |
June 1 | June 2 | June 2 | $295* |
| Locations | |
| Orange County: Class 1-4 | Digital Vision Office & Training Center, 245 Fischer, Suite C3, Costa Mesa |
| San Diego: Class 1-4 | C+K Architects, 2150 W. Washington St., Suite 501, San Diego |
| Arizona: Class 1-4 | Digital Vision, 7047 E. Greenway Pkwy, Ste 250, Scottsdale |
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For questions or to pre-register call 714 612-4547 or e-mail caitlin@digitalvis.com.
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Class 1: Jump Start (Beginning Part I)
$295* |
| This class is for raw beginners, new employees, self-taught users who might have gaps in their foundational knowledge. Prospects are welcome to attend to "kick the tires" and try before they buy. |
| The JumpStart class "skims across the surface" of the Archicad Virtual Building process (often referred to as Building Information Modeling-BIM). This class will give you an overview on how to get a project organized, how to layout a design, set up drawings and place them on sheets for printing or plotting. The 7 "core concepts" of Archicad will be introduced. |
Going Deeper SERIES
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Class 2: Beginning Part II (Refining the Schematic Design and Setting Up Drawings)
$295* 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. |
| TOPICS COVERED | |
| Customizing your Archicad Environment | |
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Setting user preferences Customizing the Info and Tool Boxes |
Establishing Work Environments, keyboard shortcuts Saving, using, and importing Favorites |
| Refining the Schematic Design | |
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Optimizing Layers and layer combinations Massing studies - bubble diagrams Understanding Library Part settings Columns and Beams Find and Select command for editing Grouping, suspend groups, display order Creating and editing in the 3D window |
Navigator in depth Understanding Door and window settings Custom stairs Edit selection set Achieving clean wall intersections The floor plan cut plane |
| Managing Drawings | |
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Creating Details & Enlarged Plans Adjusting Masters in Layout Book Creating View Sets Master Grids Placing views/drawings Layout sheets |
Establishing and controlling Sections and Elevations Auto Text Importing title blocks onto Master Sheets Naming and numbering sheets Project Info |
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Class 3: Intermediate Part I (Developing the Design and Managing External Content)
$295* |
| This course is appropriate for users who have completed the JumpStart class and Beginning Part II classes, or for experienced users who have completed a design development model, and set up cartoon layouts. This course covers tips and techniques that that can dramatically shorten the time required to produce a documentation-ready Archicad model. |
| TOPICS COVERED | |
| Customizing Attributes | |
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Creating and Customizing Line Types Creating Composites Creating and using Zones and Zone Categories Transferring attributes with Attribute Manager |
Creating Fills Creating Materials Managing multiple Pen Sets Developing your office standards template |
| Developing the Virtual Building Design | |
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Wall, roof, and slab Accessories Canted, battered, and custom profiled walls Making RCP's with the Fill tool Hot linked Modules for multi-unit projects |
Creating and managing wall, column, and beam profiles Creating 2D detail library parts Starting with a scanned topo or plan Mesh Tool for site modeling |
| Consultant collaboration in and out of Archicad | |
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Importing PDF's Building DWG/DXF translators Placing X-ref's |
Importing and exporting DWG's Publishing DWG, PLT, PDF Sharing an IFC model |
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Class 4: Intermediate Part II (Refining Sheet Layouts and Creative Imaging)
$295* |
| This course explains 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. |
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| Refining Sheet Layouts | |
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Schedules and Lists Interior Elevations Using the Grid Tool from the "Goodies" website Laying out details |
Project Indexes Keynoting Add-ons and add-on manager Custom drawing titles |
| Complex Modeling and Finishing Touches | |
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Using Profiler for revolved or extruded objects Wall and composite priorities TrussMaker for trusses, railings and more |
Making custom library parts Making custom doors and windows Solid Element Operations |
| Creative Imaging | |
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Colored, shaded elevations PhotoRendering using texture mapping People, cars, trees, and other 3D "entourage" Animations 3D cutaways 3D details using the marquee tool Aligning 3D textures |
Colored, shaded perspectives (architectonic) Sketch renderings Virtual Reality Tours (VR's) Sun studies Section perspectives Placing Lamps Line drawing perspectives for cover sheets |
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Workgroup Collaboration Teamwork basics |
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Instructors, with over 30 years of combined Archicad experience
Orange County: Melisa Pence, AIA, Digital Vision Senior Trainer Learn more about the instructors. Special note: You can mix and match classes from different series/locations; Orange County students: if you wish to sign up for an OC series and want to attend one or two classes in San Diego, the main train station is conveniently located two blocks away from our classroom. Required Text
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| GOING BEYOND SEMINARS | |
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Bring GDL to Life and Make the Objects You Want April 12 & 13 Digital Vision Training Center, 245 Fischer Ave., Ste C3, Costa Mesa, CA For more information visit our GDL training page. |
$295 one day; $495 both days* |
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OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS |
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| Online Training from the comfort of your own computer screen | $85 per hour |
| One-on-one tutoring | $90 per hour |
| Digital Vision Mobile Training System (equivalent of JumpStart and Going Deeper Series in your office, includes laptops, projector, and set-up) | $750/day; $375 half day, for up to 4 people, $100 per day for each additional person |
| Custom off-site training for your office in our training facility (includes laptops, projector, and set-up) | $750/day; $375 half day, for up to 4 people, $100 per day for each additional person |
| Project Assistance (we work with you on real projects) | To be negotiated |
| Learn Virtual on-line training | $495 per year subscription |
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CONSULTING SERVICES |
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| Evaluation of your office Archicad procedures with final report and recommendations | $90 per hour |
| Template and office standards development | $90 per hour |
| Virtual Building CAD Manual customized for your office | per contract |
| Remote CAD Manager | by monthly retainer |
| Archicad Training Centers Outside Our Area |
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Our colleagues throughout the West offer training options if it is more
convenient for you to train outside of the Orange County/Inland Empire/San Diego areas:
Los Angeles San Francisco/Sacramento/Reno/Oregon Idaho/Utah/Wyoming/Montana/Las Vegas |
