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BIM Management for Architecture, Structure and MEP
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an approach to the entire building life cycle. A key component in managing the BIM process is to establish a company foundation for different types of projects by creating standard templates and custom elements. Having this in place makes the process of any new project flow smoothly and efficiently. The objective is to enable students who have worked with the software to expand their knowledge in setting up office standards with templates that include annotation styles, preset views, sheets, and schedules, as well as creating custom element types and families.

Site and Structural Design
The main purpose of the Autodesk® Revit® Architecture software is to design buildings: walls, doors, floors, roofs, and stairs. However, architects also frequently need to add site and structural information. This course covers the elements and tools in the Autodesk Revit Architecture software that are used to create topographic surfaces for site work and to add structural elements.

Conceptual Design & Visualization
As architects and designers start a project, they frequently think about the overall massing of a building or the area of the footprint. Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, using its powerful Building Information Modeling (BIM) engine, includes tools for creating mass elements that can be modified into many shapes. You can then apply walls, roofs, and floors to them to continue designing. You can also access space planning tools for setting up areas for rooms and also applying colors for them to show the connections. For presentations, you can create and render perspective views. The objective is to enable students who have worked with Autodesk Revit Architecture to expand their knowledge in the areas of Conceptual Design, including massing studies, space planning, visualization, and rendering.

Collaboration Tools
Autodesk® Revit® Architecture is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) tool, which can be used by more than one person working on a new project. This is an important feature in collaboration within a project, between projects, and with other users, firms, and disciplines.
The objective is to enable students who have a basic knowledge of Autodesk Revit, to increase their productivity while working with other people on a team, either in the same firm or other firms, and while working with Autodesk Revit files or other CAD files.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the AutoCAD Electrical user interface and follow the basic electrical project design workflow.
• Manage projects and the multiple drawing and inter-drawing relationships contained in electrical projects.
• Insert wires, add wire numbers, manage circuits, and create point-to-point wiring diagrams and drawings.
• Insert and annotate schematic symbols.
• Edit drawings projectwide with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment.
• Extract information from drawings to create Bill of Material, Wiring, and other reports.
• Create and annotate panel layout drawings with lists of components that are extracted from schematic drawings and with other specific panel layout tools, such as the Terminal Strip Editor.
• Change project and drawing configurations, create drawing templates, and manage reference file and directory search paths

Pre-requisites:

AutoCAD Fundamentals – A working knowledge of the AutoCAD® software and electrical terminology.

BIM Management for Architecture, Structure and MEP
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an approach to the entire building life cycle. A key component in managing the BIM process is to establish a company foundation for different types of projects by creating standard templates and custom elements. Having this in place makes the process of any new project flow smoothly and efficiently. The objective is to enable students who have worked with the software to expand their knowledge in setting up office standards with templates that include annotation styles, preset views, sheets, and schedules, as well as creating custom element types and families.

Site and Structural Design
The main purpose of the Autodesk® Revit® Architecture software is to design buildings: walls, doors, floors, roofs, and stairs. However, architects also frequently need to add site and structural information. This course covers the elements and tools in the Autodesk Revit Architecture software that are used to create topographic surfaces for site work and to add structural elements.

Conceptual Design & Visualization
As architects and designers start a project, they frequently think about the overall massing of a building or the area of the footprint. Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, using its powerful Building Information Modeling (BIM) engine, includes tools for creating mass elements that can be modified into many shapes. You can then apply walls, roofs, and floors to them to continue designing. You can also access space planning tools for setting up areas for rooms and also applying colors for them to show the connections. For presentations, you can create and render perspective views. The objective is to enable students who have worked with Autodesk Revit Architecture to expand their knowledge in the areas of Conceptual Design, including massing studies, space planning, visualization, and rendering.

Collaboration Tools
Autodesk® Revit® Architecture is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) tool, which can be used by more than one person working on a new project. This is an important feature in collaboration within a project, between projects, and with other users, firms, and disciplines.
The objective is to enable students who have a basic knowledge of Autodesk Revit, to increase their productivity while working with other people on a team, either in the same firm or other firms, and while working with Autodesk Revit files or other CAD files.

BIM for Executives
What is BIM and is it relevant to me? How do I go about it and what will it cost me? These are all questions on many lips in today’s construction sector, and in this module we intend to answer at least some of those questions and hopefully several others that you possibly have or have not thought of yet, but should.
That said, this is not a definitive guide to BIM and we will not attempt to answer all the possible questions which may arise relating to a BIM adoption strategy but we hope at least, to guide people towards knowing what questions they should ask when defining one.
Topics Covered in this course:

• What is BIM and what does it mean?
• Is BIM for you?
• How to get started with BIM adoption?
• BIM industry drivers
• BIM terminology and principles
• The different dimensions of BIM
• The benefits and implications of adopting BIM
• BIM standards and protocols
• Team and workflow changes
• Implications on fee and deliverables
• Contract and insurance issues
• Overview of BIM tools
• Deliverables of BIM
• Managing the process

The objective of AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT Fundamentals is to enable students to create a basic 2D drawing in AutoCAD. Even at this fundamental level, AutoCAD is one of the most sophisticated computer applications that you are likely to encounter. Therefore, learning to use it can be challenging. To make the process easier and provide flexibility for instructors and students, the course is divided into two parts that can be taken independently.

Part 1 covers the essential core topics for working with AutoCAD. The teaching strategy is to start with a few basic tools that enable the student to create and edit a simple drawing, and then continue to develop those tools. More advanced tools are introduced throughout the course. Not every command or option is covered, because the intent is to show the most essential tools and concepts, such as:

• Understanding the AutoCAD workspace and user interface.
• Using basic drawing, editing, and viewing tools.
• Organizing drawing objects on layers.
• Inserting reusable symbols (blocks).
• Preparing a layout to be plotted.
• Adding text, hatching, and dimensions.

Part 2 continues with more sophisticated techniques that extend your mastery of the program. For example, here you go beyond the basic skill of inserting a block to learning how to create blocks, and beyond the basic skill of using a template to understand the process of setting up a template. You learn skills such as:

• Using more advanced editing and construction techniques.
• Adding parametric constraints to objects.
• Creating local and global blocks.
• Setting up layers, styles, and templates.
• Using advanced plotting and publishing options.

About the Software
As a cloud-based platform, updates are frequently available for the Autodesk Fusion 360 software. This courseware has been developed using software version: 2.0.2016. If you are using a version of the software later then version 2.0.2016, you might notice some variances between images and workflows in this student guide and the software that you are using.

Topics Covered:

• Understanding the Autodesk Fusion 360 interface
• Creating, constraining, and dimensioning 2D sketches
• Creating and editing solid 3D features
• Creating and using construction features
• Creating equations and working with parameters
• Manipulating the feature history of a design
• Duplicating geometry in a design
• Placing and constraining/connecting components in a single design file
• Defining motion in a multi-component design
• Creating components and features in a multi-component design

Advance Steel
The Advance Steel software is a powerful tool accelerating steel designs, detailing, fabrication and construction for structural engineering professionals. Advance Steel is based on the AutoCAD platform making new tool adaptation easy for the everyday draughtsman. The direct link between Advance Steel, Revit and Robot Structural Analysis completes the design circle and provides all the necessities for steel detailing.

Software
• Advance Steel
• AutoCAD
• Linking between Revit and Advance Steel

Topics covered
• Introduction to Advance Steel
• Inserting and Editing Structural Sections
• Advance Structural Elements – Part 1
• Inserting the Plates at Beams and Column-Beam Joints
• Inserting the Beam End to End, Platform Beam and Purlin Joints
• Advance Structural Elements – Part 2
• Inserting the Bracing, Tube and Stair Joints
• Inserting Plates, Gratings and Controlling the Object Visibility
• Extended Modeling and Productivity Tools
• Adding Custom Connections and Profiles
• Working with the Project Explorer and the Model Browser
• Model Validation and Numbering
• Generating Drawings and Using the Drawing Processes
• Working with Drawing Styles, BOM’s and NC Files
• BIM Data Interoperability with Autodesk Revit

Course Objectives
This Advance Steel Training course is designed for Structural Modellers and Detailers that is looking to gain proficiency in the software’s advanced design, detailing and customisation tools.

Who should attend
The course is suited to meet the needs of structural draughtsman and detailers. The recommended level is for mid-level professionals.

Prerequisites
• AutoCAD Fundamentals

The objective of AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT Fundamentals is to enable students to create a basic 2D drawing in AutoCAD. Even at this fundamental level, AutoCAD is one of the most sophisticated computer applications that you are likely to encounter. Therefore, learning to use it can be challenging. To make the process easier and provide flexibility for instructors and students, the course is divided into two parts that can be taken independently.

Part 1 covers the essential core topics for working with AutoCAD. The teaching strategy is to start with a few basic tools that enable the student to create and edit a simple drawing, and then continue to develop those tools. More advanced tools are introduced throughout the course. Not every command or option is covered, because the intent is to show the most essential tools and concepts, such as:

• Understanding the AutoCAD workspace and user interface.
• Using basic drawing, editing, and viewing tools.
• Organizing drawing objects on layers.
• Inserting reusable symbols (blocks).
• Preparing a layout to be plotted.
• Adding text, hatching, and dimensions.

Part 2 continues with more sophisticated techniques that extend your mastery of the program. For example, here you go beyond the basic skill of inserting a block to learning how to create blocks, and beyond the basic skill of using a template to understand the process of setting up a template. You learn skills such as:

• Using more advanced editing and construction techniques.
• Adding parametric constraints to objects.
• Creating local and global blocks.
• Setting up layers, styles, and templates.
• Using advanced plotting and publishing options.

The primary objective of this course is to teach delegates the concepts of Building Information Modeling and introduce the tools for parametric building design and documentation using Revit Architecture.

This course covers the basics of Revit Architecture, from schematic design through construction documentation. Delegates are introduced to the concepts of Building Information Modeling and the tools for parametric building design and documentation.

The primary objective of this course is to teach delegates the concepts of Building Information Modeling and introduce the tools for parametric building design and documentation using Revit Architecture.

This course covers the basics of Revit Architecture, from schematic design through construction documentation. Delegates are introduced to the concepts of Building Information Modeling and the tools for parametric building design and documentation.

To take full advantage of Building Information Modeling, the Autodesk® Revit® MEP Fundamentals training guide has been designed to teach the concepts and principles of creating 3D parametric models of MEP system from engineering design through construction documentation. The training guide is intended to introduce students to the software’s user interface and the basic HVAC, electrical, and plumbing/piping components that make Revit MEP a powerful and flexible engineering modeling tool. The objective is to familiarize students with the tools necessary to create, document, and print the parametric model. The examples and practices are designed to take the students through the basics of a full Revit MEP project from linking in an architectural model to construction documents. The main topics covered in the course include:

• Introduction to Revit MEP, its interface, including viewing, drawing, and editing commands.
• Working with linked architectural files.
• Creating and modifying views.
• Understanding Revit MEP systems in general.
• Creating spaces and zones.
• Analyzing heating and cooling loads.
• Working with the HVAC module to add air terminals, mechanical equipment, and create HVAC systems.
• Working with the Piping module to add mechanical equipment as well as creating hydronic piping systems.
• Working with fire protection systems.
• Working with fixtures and piping systems in the Plumbing module.
• Working with components, circuits, cable tray, and conduits in the Electrical module.
• Creating and annotating construction documents.
• Adding tags and creating schedules.
• Detailing in Revit MEP

Training Course Description
Autodesk Revit software is a powerful Building Information Modelling (BIM) program that works the way structural draughtsman think. The program streamlines the design process by using a central 3D model, where changes made in one view update across all views and on the printable sheets.
The main objective of Modena’s Revit Structure Fundamentals Training is to give participants a basic understanding of the techniques and tools required to create and detail structural designs using Revit Structure.

Topics covered
• Revit in a Nutshell
• Introduction to the principles of BIM
• User Interface Tour, Project Navigation and View Creation
• Element Selection and Manipulation
• Visibility Control and Categorisation
• Model Development Methodology
• Establishing a Project
• Modelling the Basics – Walls, Columns, Beams and Bracing
• Foundations and Piling
• Editing System Families
• Basic Schedules and Legends
• Geometry Formation and in-place Families
• Slab and Roof Tools
• Basic Stairs, Ramps and Railings
• Beam and Truss Systems
• Construction Sequencing
• 2D Draughting and Annotation
• Sheet Compilation and Publication
• Basic Subdivision and Collaboration
• Introduction to the Principles of Family Editing
• Considering Options and Alternatives

Course objectives
This Revit Structure Fundamentals Training course is designed for beginner Revit Structure users looking to gain proficiency in the software’s design and detailing tools.

Who should attend
The course is suited to meet the needs of structural draughtsman and detailers. The recommended level is for entry-level professionals.

Training Course Prerequisites
Basic Computer Skills

Autodesk® Inventor® software, part of the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping, takes manufacturers beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping by giving engineers a comprehensive and flexible set of tools for 3D mechanical design, simulation, tooling, visualization, and documentation. With Inventor software, engineers can integrate 2D Autodesk® AutoCAD® drawings and 3D data into a single digital model, creating a virtual representation of the final product that enables them to validate the form, fit, and function of the product before it is ever built. Digital Prototyping with Inventor software enables you to design, visualize, and simulate products digitally, helping you to reduce development costs, get to market faster and make great products.

Topics include:

• The Autodesk Inventor software interface
• Creating 2D sketches
• Constraining and dimensioning sketches
• Generating 3D parts from sketches
• Part modeling, adding, and editing 3D features
• Work Features
• Creating equations and working with parameters
• Model geometry and model display manipulation
• Resolving feature failures
• Feature duplication techniques
• Establishing and working with model relationships
• Placing and constraining parts in assemblies
• Assembly component display
• Model Information
• Presentation files (Exploded views)
• Assembly tools
• Creating parts and features in assemblies
• Assembly bill of materials
• Working with projects
• Creating and annotating drawings and views
• Customization

Prerequisites:

It is recommended that delegates have a basic working knowledge of one or more of the following:

• Drafting, design or mechanical engineering principles.
• Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows 8.

The objective of AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT Fundamentals is to enable students to create a basic 2D drawing in AutoCAD. Even at this fundamental level, AutoCAD is one of the most sophisticated computer applications that you are likely to encounter. Therefore, learning to use it can be challenging. To make the process easier and provide flexibility for instructors and students, the course is divided into two parts that can be taken independently.

Part 1 covers the essential core topics for working with AutoCAD. The teaching strategy is to start with a few basic tools that enable the student to create and edit a simple drawing, and then continue to develop those tools. More advanced tools are introduced throughout the course. Not every command or option is covered, because the intent is to show the most essential tools and concepts, such as:

• Understanding the AutoCAD workspace and user interface.
• Using basic drawing, editing, and viewing tools.
• Organizing drawing objects on layers.
• Inserting reusable symbols (blocks).
• Preparing a layout to be plotted.
• Adding text, hatching, and dimensions.

Part 2 continues with more sophisticated techniques that extend your mastery of the program. For example, here you go beyond the basic skill of inserting a block to learning how to create blocks, and beyond the basic skill of using a template to understand the process of setting up a template. You learn skills such as:

• Using more advanced editing and construction techniques.
• Adding parametric constraints to objects.
• Creating local and global blocks.
• Setting up layers, styles, and templates.
• Using advanced plotting and publishing options.

Autodesk® Inventor® software, part of the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping, takes manufacturers beyond 3D to Digital Prototyping by giving engineers a comprehensive and flexible set of tools for 3D mechanical design, simulation, tooling, visualization, and documentation. With Inventor software, engineers can integrate 2D Autodesk® AutoCAD® drawings and 3D data into a single digital model, creating a virtual representation of the final product that enables them to validate the form, fit, and function of the product before it is ever built. Digital Prototyping with Inventor software enables you to design, visualize, and simulate products digitally, helping you to reduce development costs, get to market faster and make great products.

Topics include:

• The Autodesk Inventor software interface
• Creating 2D sketches
• Constraining and dimensioning sketches
• Generating 3D parts from sketches
• Part modeling, adding, and editing 3D features
• Work Features
• Creating equations and working with parameters
• Model geometry and model display manipulation
• Resolving feature failures
• Feature duplication techniques
• Establishing and working with model relationships
• Placing and constraining parts in assemblies
• Assembly component display
• Model Information
• Presentation files (Exploded views)
• Assembly tools
• Creating parts and features in assemblies
• Assembly bill of materials
• Working with projects
• Creating and annotating drawings and views
• Customization

Prerequisites:

It is recommended that delegates have a basic working knowledge of one or more of the following:

• Drafting, design or mechanical engineering principles.
• Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows 8.

The Autodesk® Navisworks® Essentials training course instructs students in best approaches to combine 3D geometry from cross disciplines into one scene to enable effective model reviews. Through a hands-on, practice-intensive curriculum, students acquire the knowledge needed to review and markup the model, use TimeLiner, Animator, Scripter, Quantification, Autodesk Rendering, as well as the Clash Detective tools within the Autodesk Navisworks software. Using the functionality of the Autodesk® Navisworks® Simulate, and Manage features, students learn how to open, review, quantify, and run object-interference checks on 3D models. Students also learn how to link to task-scheduling files and create 4D construction simulations. Using the Animator and Scripter tools, students create interactive animations. In addition, students learn how the Autodesk Rendering tools can help them create photorealistic images and animations.

The main topics include:

• Describe the main features and functionality of the Autodesk® Navisworks® software.
• Open and append 3D files of different formats and save in the Autodesk Navisworks format.
• Create links to object properties files and scheduling files in external databases.
• Perform visual project model reviews using the built-in review and reporting tools.
• Create construction simulations of a project model to check validity of construction schedules.
• Use Animator and Scripter to create interactive animations for presentations and demonstrations.

Inventor Advanced Assembly Modeling

Inventor Advanced Assembly Modeling builds on the skills acquired in the Inventor Introduction to Solid Modeling and Advanced Part Modeling to take students to a higher level of productivity creating and working with assemblies in Autodesk Inventor Software. Begin by learning the concept of Top-Down Design for assembly creation. Planning the assembly using the Top-Down Design approach helps create clean, reusable geometry that interacts as expected with the rest of the assembly. Throughout the training guide, you will learn how various Inventor tools can be used to achieve Top-Down Design practices in your assemblies using Derive, Multi-Body Design, and Layouts. Other advanced assembly topics include Positional and Level of Detail Representations (including substitute), iMates and iAssemblies, Frame Generator, Design Accelerator, iLogic for assembly automation, and file management and duplication techniques that aim to help you become more efficient when working with assemblies. A chapter has been included on Autodesk Inventor Studio to teach you how to render, produce and animate realistic images.

Topics include:

• Applying motion to existing assembly constraints using either Drive Constraints or Motion and Transitional Constraints.
• Introduction of the Top-Down Design technique for creating assemblies and its components.
• Inventor tools for Top-Down Design, including associative links, adaptive parts, multi-body design, layout design, derived components, and skeleton models.
• Creating Positional Representations of an assembly to review motion, evaluate the position of assembly components, or document an assembly in a drawing.
• Creating Level of Detail Representations to reduce the clutter of large assemblies, as well as reduce your time spent waiting for your system to retrieve a large number of components in an assembly. You will also learn about Substitute Level of Detail Representations.
• Using the Design Accelerator to easily insert standard and customizable components and features into your model.
• Creating rendered realistic images and animations of parts and assemblies using Inventor Studio and the Video Producer.
• Using iMates, iAssemblies, and iLogic to work efficiently with assemblies.
• Using the Frame Generator to create members in a structural frame work.
• Using pattern, mirror, and copy techniques to duplicate components in an assembly.
• Link system parameters and custom parameters to an external spreadsheet file and use it to drive parameters in the model. You will also learn about custom formatting and creating expression within a parameter.

Prerequisites:

The material assumes a mastery of Inventor basics as taught in Inventor Introduction to Solid Modeling.

Inventor Advanced Part Modeling

The goal of this course is to build on the skills acquired in Inventor Introduction to Solid Modeling by taking students to a higher level of productivity when designing part models using the Autodesk Inventor Software. In this course, we consider various approaches to part design and emphasize useful strategies. Specific advanced part modeling techniques covered include multi-body design, advanced lofts, ad-vanced sweeps, coils, and surface modeling. Additional material aimed at increasing efficiency is also included: iFeatures for frequently needed design elements, iParts for similar designs, iLogic for auto-mating designs, translation options for importing data, and the Engineer’s Notebook for communica-tion. It also covers some miscellaneous drawing tools such as custom sketches symbols, working with title blocks and borders, and documenting iParts. With an understanding of these tools, students can begin to streamline the design and documentation process.

Topics include:

• Advanced model appearance options
• Multi-body part modeling
• 2D and 3D sketching techniques
• Advanced geometry creation tools (work features, area lofts, sweeps, and coils)
• Part creation using iLogic
• Analysis tools, creating and editing basic surfaces
• Importing surfaces and surface repair tools
• Using iFeatures and iParts to work efficiently with part models
• Advanced Drawing tools (tables for iParts, surfaces in drawing views, and custom sketched symbols)
• Importing and exporting data, Emboss and Decal features
• Adding notes with the Engineer’s Notebook

Prerequisites:

The material assumes a mastery of Inventor basics as taught in Inventor Introduction to Solid Modeling. Students should know how to create and edit parts, use work features, and create and annotate drawing views, etc.

BIM Management for Architecture, Structure and MEP
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an approach to the entire building life cycle. A key component in managing the BIM process is to establish a company foundation for different types of projects by creating standard templates and custom elements. Having this in place makes the process of any new project flow smoothly and efficiently. The objective is to enable students who have worked with the software to expand their knowledge in setting up office standards with templates that include annotation styles, preset views, sheets, and schedules, as well as creating custom element types and families.

Site and Structural Design
The main purpose of the Autodesk® Revit® Architecture software is to design buildings: walls, doors, floors, roofs, and stairs. However, architects also frequently need to add site and structural information. This course covers the elements and tools in the Autodesk Revit Architecture software that are used to create topographic surfaces for site work and to add structural elements.

Conceptual Design & Visualization
As architects and designers start a project, they frequently think about the overall massing of a building or the area of the footprint. Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, using its powerful Building Information Modeling (BIM) engine, includes tools for creating mass elements that can be modified into many shapes. You can then apply walls, roofs, and floors to them to continue designing. You can also access space planning tools for setting up areas for rooms and also applying colors for them to show the connections. For presentations, you can create and render perspective views. The objective is to enable students who have worked with Autodesk Revit Architecture to expand their knowledge in the areas of Conceptual Design, including massing studies, space planning, visualization, and rendering.

Collaboration Tools
Autodesk® Revit® Architecture is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) tool, which can be used by more than one person working on a new project. This is an important feature in collaboration within a project, between projects, and with other users, firms, and disciplines.
The objective is to enable students who have a basic knowledge of Autodesk Revit, to increase their productivity while working with other people on a team, either in the same firm or other firms, and while working with Autodesk Revit files or other CAD files.