Winter and Spring 2010 Timetable Autodesk Premier ATC

AutoCAD Training Package

Register for AutoCAD levels 1, 2, and 3 and pay a fee of $1,480.

An introduction to the basic principles and operations of AutoCAD 2010, this course includes:

• The AutoCAD Interface, including workspaces
• AutoCAD 2-D drawing, editing and viewing commands and concepts
• Layers, colours, lineweights and linetypes
• Creating text, dimensioning and hatching
• Using blocks
• Basic plotting

Prerequisite(s): None

Fee: $ 535 (includes materials fee)

This hands-on course provides a brief review of AutoCAD 2010 2-D commands then concentrates on intermediate AutoCAD concepts and features to enhance productivity. The course also includes a brief introduction to 3-D. Topics include:

• Drawing prototypes
• Drawing standards, layers, dimensions and dimension styles
• Intermediate level usage of blocks
• External References (XREFs)
• Introduction to attributes and data extraction
• Advanced paper space and model space concepts (Layouts)
• Intermediate file management and plotting techniques
• CAD Customization

Prerequisite(s): AutoCAD - Level 1, or a working knowledge of AutoCAD 2-D drawing and editing.

Fee: $ 550 (includes materials fee)

This course emphasizes productivity enhancement. The participant studies advanced level AutoCAD commands, the drawing database, and data extraction. Topics include:

• Basic 3-D concepts and commands
• The AutoCAD database system
• Productivity enhancements
• Tips and tricks
• Interfacing with third-party software
• Windows OLE, cut, paste, and compound document creation and editing using AutoCAD and Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
• 3-D modelling and 2-D drawing

Prerequisite(s): AutoCAD - Level 2, or equivalent experience.

Fee: $ 535 (includes materials fee)

Modelling and Visualization Package

Register for the following three courses for $1,550:
AutoCAD - Level 1 for Architects and Designers or AutoCAD - Level 1
3-D Modelling and Design for Architects and Designers
Autodesk 3ds Max Design Essentials

This course is an introduction to the basic principles and operations of AutoCAD. The topics covered are the same as in the general course, "AutoCAD - Level 1"; however, the applications and the examples of this course are focused toward architectural and design office needs.

Prerequisite(s): None.

Fee: $ 535 (includes materials fee)

The potentials of using 3-D features of AutoCAD 2010 to explore and test architectural designs are examined. Particular emphasis is placed on using ACIS solid modelling effectively and productively. You are expected to have a thorough understanding of the 2-D features of AutoCAD.

Prerequisite(s): AutoCAD - Level 1 (or thorough understanding of basic AutoCAD 2-D commands).

Fee: $ 550 (includes materials fee)

Autodesk 3ds Max Design software enables architects, designers and visualization specialists to fully explore, validate and communicate their creative ideas from concept models to cinema-quality visualizations. It delivers powerful, new lighting simulation and analysis technology, advanced rendering capabilities, and faster, more integrated workflows with the AutoCAD and Revit software families of products.

This course demonstrates the capabilities of Autodesk 3ds Max Design for proposal and design work. Topics include:

• Introduction to the Autodesk 3ds Max Design Interface
• Working with viewports
• Creating and manipulating objects, including AEC objects
• Linking AutoCAD and/or Revit drawings to Autodesk 3ds Max Design
• Introduction to the Material Editor
• Assigning materials
• Using lights/cameras in scenes
• Rendering
• Basic animation

Prerequisite(s): None.

Fee: $ 630 (includes materials fee)

Learn how parts and assemblies can be created using Autodesk Inventor. Inventor basics such as creating sketches, part modelling, and creating and editing sheet metal parts are introduced. Additional topics include:

• The Inventor Interface
• Sketching tools and constraints
• Creating feature based parts
• Creating assemblies
• Driven parts
• Adaptive design

Prerequisite(s): None.

Fee: $ 560 (includes materials fee)

This course explores many advanced features and tools in Autodesk Inventor. These tools allow you to use Autodesk Inventor to its fullest, and covers a wide variety of functions. Topics include:

• Parameters - linking to Excel spreadsheets
• Advanced presentation tools - camera angles, tasks and sequences
• Ifeatures, Iparts and Imates
• Part factories
• Idrop technology
• Construction surfaces
• Motion and transitional constraints
• Importing data from other CAD programs

Prerequisite(s): None.

Fee: $ 510 (includes materials fee)

Revit is a Building Information Modeler. It lets you change anything anywhere, then coordinates the change everywhere, making sure your drawings are always up to date. This course covers the basics of Autodesk Revit Building, from Building Design through construction documentation. Students will be introduced to the concepts of Building Information Modeling and the tools for parametric design and documentation. Sheridan offers both imperial and metric hands-on exercises representing real-world design scenarios. Topics include:

• Basic Revit concepts
• The Revit user interface
• Projects
• Views and Visibility
• Designing with components: walls, doors, windows, floors
• Creating drawing sheets and schedules

Prerequisite(s): Good drafting knowledge and familiarity with computers.

Fee: $ 450 (includes materials fee)

Autodesk Architecture is Autodesk's latest software package aimed at the architectural design market. Built on AutoCAD 2010, this package supports the different phases in architectural design - from conceptual design to design development to construction documentation.

This course will guide the participants through the basic design and documentation phases. Topics include:

• Floorplans
• Design content and viewing tools
• Floors, roofs and misc. objects
• Elevations, sections and perspectives
• Drawing documentation

Prerequisite(s): AutoCAD - Level 1, or a working knowledge of AutoCAD 2-D drawing and editing.

Fee: $420 (includes materials fee)

Autodesk Architecture 2009 is Autodesk's latest software package aimed at the architectural design market. Built on AutoCAD 2010, this package supports the different phases in architectural design - from conceptual design to design development to construction documentation.

This course will guide the participants through the conceptual design phase and will cover advanced features. Topics include:

• Mass elements and grouping
• Space planning and areas
• Advanced wall and structural tools
• Advanced block and layout tools
• Object styles

Prerequisite(s): Autodesk Architecture - Level 1, or a working knowledge of Autodesk Autodesk Architecture.

Fee: $ 420 (includes materials fee)

This course explores the 3-D solid modelling capability of AutoCAD 2010's modelling engine applied to the mechanical engineering field. Basic 3-D commands that affect ACIS modelling will be covered as well. Topics include:

• AutoCAD's User Coordinate System (UCS)
• Creating multiple views
• Basic 3-D concepts
• 3-D solid primitives
• Boolean operations on solids
• All Solid modelling related commands
• Creating paper space and model space views (Layouts and Viewports)
• Dimensioning and annotating solid models
• Solid model memory management techniques

Prerequisite(s): AutoCAD Level 2 or equivalent knowledge

Fee: $ 453 (includes materials fee)