Featured LEARNing: Virtual Classes, February 23-27

Remember: Many virtual classes are typically offered on a regular basis. If you are unable to attend on the date shown here, click the course link to see future offerings.

3D Essentials for BIM

Virtual Classroom, United States
Feb. 23, 2015 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM   EST
Daniel Tanner

This course teaches a new user the 3D Essentials for beginning a BIM project and working effectively in a 3D environment.

Floors and Grid Systems             

Virtual Classroom, United States
Feb. 24, 2015 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM  EST
Daniel Tanner

This course teaches setting up the framework for a project by creating floor ACS planes and a grid system using the Floor Manager and the Column Grid Tool.

Conceptual Mass Modeling                

Virtual Classroom, United States
Feb. 25, 2015 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM   EST
Daniel Tanner

This course teaches how to create a conceptual block model, using solid modeling, form modeling and surface modeling tools. Additional exercises include creating presentation drawings and creating an alternate scheme.

QuickStart for Structural Designers Modeling Framing using AECOsim Building Designer

Virtual Classroom, United States
Feb. 25, 2015 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Paul Wagner

This course teaches new AECOsim Building Designer users how to create a structural column grid and model a structural frame including steel columns and beams. In addition, it reviews the overall structure of a BIM model and how intelligence is applied to the model.

Conceptual Site Modeling          

Virtual Classroom, United States
Feb. 26, 2015 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST
Daniel Tanner

This course teaches creating a conceptual site model, including locating the project’s geo-coordinates, creating a physical model by importing the site terrain from Google Earth using geo-coordinates, imprinting 2-dimensional roadwork on the site surface and making modifications to the site model to coordinate with a conceptual plaza model. In addition, this course teaches how to create a solar shadow study using the conceptual block model and site model.

QuickStart for Structural Designers Modeling Slabs and Foundations using AECOsim Building Designer   

Virtual Classroom, United States
Feb. 26, 2015 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Paul Wagner

This course teaches new AECOsim Building Designer users how to model different concrete slabs types and model spread footing, pedestal and base plate foundation components.

QuickStart for Structural Designers Creating Documentation using AECOsim Building Designer

Virtual Classroom, United States
Feb. 27, 2015 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Paul Wagner

This course teaches how to create a discipline master model and a drawing composition master model for the purpose of creating structural drawings. Once the drawing composition model is created you will create a framing plan drawing and a structural building section drawing.