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  • Rendering Course

    Rendering Course

    (Video Play Time: 20 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 25 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 15 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 1 hour)

     

    Course Description

    In this course, you will learn the guidelines, principles, and process behind creating quality renderings using Revit.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course teaches you about:

    · Understanding and adjusting material appearance

    · Creating 3D perspective views

    · Working with natural and artificial lighting

    · Rendering locally or in the cloud

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have the following:

    · None

     

    CanBIM (Building Transformations) Accredited Course

    Rendering Course

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445.

    Render – Earn 1 AIA (USA) LU. This course is eligible for AIA Continuing Education Credits. 

     

    AIA (USA) Course Prerequisites

    ​Prerequisite Knowledge: None.

    Learning Objective 1: Understand and adjust material appearances.

    Learning Objective 2: Learn how to create 3D perspective views.

    Learning Objective 3: Learn how to work with natural and artificial lighting.

    Learning Objective 4​: Learn how to render locally or in the cloud.

     

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

     

  • Design Options Course

    Design Options Course

    (Video Play Time: 15 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 20 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 45 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    This course presents the standard workflow and best practices for using Design Options in Revit to present multiple design solutions for a given design problem.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course teaches you about:

    · When to use Design Options on a project

    · Best practices for use of Design Options

    · Creation and management of Design Options

    · Presenting and promoting Design Options

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have completed one of the following learning paths:

    · Revit Architecture Fundamentals

    · Revit MEP Fundamentals

    · Revit Structure Fundamentals

     

    CanBIM (Building Transformations) Accredited Course

    Design Options Course

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445 

    DesOpt – Earn 1 AIA (USA) LU. This course is eligible for AIA Continuing Education Credits. 

     

    AIA (USA) Course Prerequisites

    ​Prerequisite Knowledge: Revit Architectural Fundamentals Knowledge, Revit MEP Fundamentals  Knowledge, and Revit Structural Fundamentals Knowledge.

    Learning Objective 1:Learn when to use Design Options on a project.

    Learning Objective 2: Learn the best practices for use of Design Options.

    Learning Objective 3: Understand creation and management of Design Options.

    Learning Objective 4​: Understand presenting and promoting Design Options.

    SAICE – ECSA Accredited Course 

    This course is eligible for SAICE – ECSA Engineering Council of South Africa continuing professional development credits. If you would like to receive these credits, please fill out this form in its entirety. Make sure all required fields- including your name, email address, and course feedback- are completed accurately. Once your submission is received and verified, your personalized certificate will be emailed to the address you provided.  

     

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

  • Construction Document Management in Revit

    Construction Document Management in Revit Course

    (Video Play Time: 2 hours 5 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    This course will help you understand how to manage construction documentation in Revit.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:

    · Project Browser customization

    · Working with sheets

    · Placing views on sheets

    · Working with sheet lists

    · Creating sheet indexes

    · Adding project information

    · Using matchlines

    · Printing views and sheets to hard copies and electronic formats

    · Managing print setups

    · Working with revisions

    · Working with Project and Shared parameters

    · Titleblock customization

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should complete the following courses:

    · Introduction to Revit

    · Introduction to Views

    · Architectural Project Setup

     

    CanBIM (Building Transformations) Accredited Course

    Construction Documents Management in Revit

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    ​Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445.

    CDM001 – Construction Document Management in Revit – Earn 1 AIA (USA) LU. This course is eligible for AIA Continuing Education Credits. 

     

    AIA (USA) Learning Objectives

    Participants will learn how to use the Revit platform to create and manage the presentation of construction documents.

    Prerequisite Knowledge: Some basic Revit knowledge.

    Learning Objective 1: Participants will learn how to create sheets and place plans, elevations, sections, schedules and legends on sheets for construction documents.

    Learning Objective 2: Participants will learn how to create their own title block families with essential project information including creating their own project and shared parameters for construction documents.

    Learning Objective 3: Participants will learn how to customize their Project Browser to organize construction documents for internal and multi-discipline projects.

    Learning Objective 4: Participants will learn how to create and use project indexes to present construction documents for cover sheets and manage sheets in a project.

     

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

     

     
     
     
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  • Revit MEP Systems for Architectural Coordination

    Revit MEP Systems for Architectural Coordination Course

    (Video Play Time: 1 hour 20 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    The material presented in this course helps users understand the basics of placing MEP elements in the model and collaborating with the MEP model(s).

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course includes:

    · Working with HVAC systems and objects and equipment

    · Working with plumbing systems, equipment and fixtures

    · Working with electrical systems and equipment

    · Working with lighting systems and equipment

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have completed one of the following courses:

    · Revit Architecture Fundamentals learning path

     

    CanBIM (Building Transformations) Accredited Course

    Revit MEP Systems for Architectural Coordination

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445 

    MEP001 – Revit MEP Systems for Architectual Coordination – Earn 1 AIA (USA) LU. This course is eligible for AIA Continuing Education Credits. 

     

    AIA (USA) Learning Objectives

    Participants will learn how to create and reference MEP design and documentation for architectural coordination purposes using the Revit platform.

    Prerequisite Knowledge: Knowledge of Revit view setup and architectural coordination for construction documents.

    Learning Objective 1: Participants will learn how to add HVAC elements for floor plan and ceiling plan coordination.

    Learning Objective 2: Participants will learn how to add plumbing fixtures for floor plan coordination, accessibility, and code requirements.

    Learning Objective 3: Participants will learn how to add electrical, communication, audio and lighting elements for floor plan and ceiling plan coordination.

    Learning Objective 4: Participants will learn how to work with linked elements from the MEP discipline models for coordination in the later stages of the design project.

    SAICE – ECSA Accredited Course 

    This course is eligible for SAICE – ECSA Engineering Council of South Africa continuing professional development credits. If you would like to receive these credits, please fill out this form in its entirety. Make sure all required fields- including your name, email address, and course feedback- are completed accurately. Once your submission is received and verified, your personalized certificate will be emailed to the address you provided.  

     

    ​Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

  • Revit Structural Analysis

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    Revit Structural Analysis Course Introduction

    (Video Play Time: 20 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 35 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    This course presents the tools used to create and modify the analytical structural model in preparation for export to a third-party analysis software.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course teaches you about:

    · Creating analytical members and panels

    · Linking nodes

    · Associating analytical and physical geometry

    · Automating the creation of a physical model from an analytical model

    · Automating the creation of an analytical model from a physical model

    · Creating boundary conditions

    · Adding structural loads

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have completed the following learning path:

    · Revit Structure Fundamentals

     

    Download Data Sets

    Click on the link(s) below to download Zip files. Then extract to a local folder of your choice.

    · structuralanalysis.zip

     

    CanBIM (Building Transformations) Accredited Course

    Revit Structural Analysis

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445 

    RevitSA Revit Structural Analysis – Earn 1 AIA (USA) LU. This course is eligible for AIA Continuing Education Credits. 

     

    AIA (USA) Course Prerequisites

    Prerequisite Knowledge: Revit Structure Fundamentals Knowledge.

    Learning Objective 1: Understand how to create analytical members and panels.

    Learning Objective 2: Understand how to Link Nodes.

    Learning Objective 3: Learn how to associate analytical and physical geometry.

    Learning Objective 4: Understand how to automate the creation of a physical model from an analytical model.

    Learning Objective 5: Understand how to automate the creation of an analytical model from an analytical model.

    Learning Objective 6: Learn how to create boundary conditions.

    Learning Objective 7: Learn how to add structural loads.


    SAICE ECSA Accredited Course 

    This course is eligible for SAICE ECSA Engineering Council of South Africa continuing professional development credits. If you would like to receive these credits, please fill out this form in its entirety. Make sure all required fields- including your name, email address, and course feedback- are completed accurately. Once your submission is received and verified, your personalized certificate will be emailed to the address you provided.  

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

  • Life Safety Plans in Revit

    Life Safety Plans in Revit Course

    (Video Play Time: 1 hour 30 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    The material presented in this course helps users understand how to create life safety plans for architectural code documentation.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course includes:

    · Creating a schematic plan layout when needed

    · Adding rooms

    · Applying color schemes

    · Understanding room calculations for area and volume

    · Area plan creation

    · How to use the Path of Travel tool & People Flow toolkit

    · Creating egress plans

    · Creating occupancy plans and schedules

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have completed the following learning path:

    · Revit Architecture Fundamentals

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445 

    LSP001- Life Safety Plans in Revit – Earn 1 AIA (USA) LU. This course is eligible for AIA Continuing Education Credits. 

     

    AIA (USA) Learning Objectives

    Participants will understand the setup and execution of room and area plans in Revit for the purposes of documenting egress and occupancy code sheets for construction documents.

    Prerequisite Knowledge: Basic Revit knowledge.

    Learning Objective 1: Participants will learn how to create plan views dedicated to life safety construction documentation like egress and occupancy plans.

    Learning Objective 2: Participants will learn how to place analytical objects like rooms and room bounding elements.

    Learning Objective 3: Participants will develop area plans, schedules, and annotative elements for occupancy plans in Revit.

    Learning Objective 4: Participants will learn how to work with the path of travel and people flow tools for egress documentation.

    SAICE – ECSA Accredited Course 

    This course is eligible for SAICE – ECSA Engineering Council of South Africa continuing professional development credits. If you would like to receive these credits, please fill out this form in its entirety. Make sure all required fields- including your name, email address, and course feedback- are completed accurately. Once your submission is received and verified, your personalized certificate will be emailed to the address you provided.  

     

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

     

  • Dimensions and Text for ADA Compliance

    Dimensions and Text for ADA Compliance Course

    (Video Play Time: 1 hour 35 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    This course will discuss general principles to place text and dimensions in Revit as well as placement of clearance families, labels, symbols and dimensions for construction documents.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course includes:

    · Basic, essential skills for annotating views in Revit

    · Dimensions and constraints

    · Placing symbols

    · Creating Generic Annotation families

    · Documenting clearances with dimensions, detail items and solid geometry

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have completed one of the following courses:

    · Revit Architecture Fundamentals

    · Family Creation Fundamentals Course

     

    CanBIM (Building Transformations) Accredited Course

    Dimensions and Text for ADA Compliance

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445 

    DTC001 – Dimensions and Text for ADA Compliance – Earn 1 AIA (USA) LU. This course is eligible for AIA Continuing Education Credits. 

     

    AIA (USA) Learning Objectives

    This course will discuss general principles to place text and dimensions in Revit as well as placement of clearance families, labels, symbols and dimensions for construction documents.

    Prerequisite Knowledge: Basic Revit knowledge. Very basic family creation principles.

    Learning Objective 1: Participants will learn how to place of ADA construction document symbols.

    Learning Objective 2: Participants will learn how to place printing and non-printing clearance families to help designers follow ADA code.

    Learning Objective 3: Participants will learn how to place dimensional constraints to keep model geometry within ADA code.

    Learning Objective 4: Participants will learn how to create basic family content to dynamically document clearances for construction document.

    SAICE – ECSA Accredited Course 

    This course is eligible for SAICE – ECSA Engineering Council of South Africa continuing professional development credits. If you would like to receive these credits, please fill out this form in its entirety. Make sure all required fields- including your name, email address, and course feedback- are completed accurately. Once your submission is received and verified, your personalized certificate will be emailed to the address you provided.  

     

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text, and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

     

  • Revit Structural Systems

    Revit Structural Systems Course

    (Video Play Time: 1 hour 20 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    The material presented in this course helps architectural users create structural geometry in Revit.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course considers the placement and modification of:

    · Grids

    · Columns

    · Structural walls

    · Horizontal framing (beams, joists and trusses)

    · Vertical bracing

    · Structural slabs and floors

    · Isolated and wall foundations

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have completed one of the following courses:

    · Revit Architecture Fundamentals

     

    CanBIM (Building Transformations) Accredited Course

    Revit Structural Systems

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445 

    RSS001- Revit Structural Systems – Earn 1 AIA (USA) LU. This course is eligible for AIA Continuing Education Credits. 

     

    AIA (USA) Learning Objectives

    Participants will learn how to represent and integrate structural systems into the architectural project for early phases of design and documentation.

    Prerequisite Knowledge: Basic Revit Knowledge.

    Learning Objective 1:Participants will learn how to model horizontal framing to account for structural elements as they relate to the architectural model.

    Learning Objective 2: Participants will learn how to model vertical framing to account for structural elements as they relate to the architectural model.

    Learning Objective 3: Participants will learn how to identify load bearing walls and floors and communicate these to the structural team for design and analysis.

    Learning Objective 4: Participants will learn how to model foundations to account for structural elements as they relate to the architectural model.

    SAICE – ECSA Accredited Course 

    This course is eligible for SAICE – ECSA Engineering Council of South Africa continuing professional development credits. If you would like to receive these credits, please fill out this form in its entirety. Make sure all required fields- including your name, email address, and course feedback- are completed accurately. Once your submission is received and verified, your personalized certificate will be emailed to the address you provided.  

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

  • Revit Precast Course

    Revit Precast Course

    (Video Play Time: 25 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 1 hour)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    The material presented in this course will help you utilize the Precast tools in Revit to develop precast construction models and shop drawings.

     

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course will help you use the Precast tools in Revit to accomplish the following:

    · Create solid and multilayered precast walls

    · Create solid, hollow core and girder slabs

    · Add lifters, bushings and connections

    · Add reinforcement

    · Create shop drawings

    · Export CAM files

    · Create custom fabric sheets

    · Add mounting parts

     

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have completed the following courses:

    · Walls Course

    · Floors Course

     

    Download Data Sets

    Click on the link(s) below to download Zip files. Then extract to a local folder of your choice.

    · Revit Precast dataset

     

    CanBIM (Building Transformations) Accredited Course

    Revit Precast Course

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445 

    PrecastRev – Earn 1 AIA (USA) LU. This course is eligible for AIA Continuing Education Credits. 

     

    AIA (USA) Course Prerequisites

    ​Prerequisite Knowledge: Completion of the Walls Course Completion of the Floors Course.

    Learning Objective 1: Learn how to create solid and multilayer precast walls.

    Learning Objective 2: Learn how to create solid, hollow core, and girder slabs.

    Learning Objective 3: Learn how to add lifters, bushings and connections.

    Learning Objective 4​: Understand how to add reinforcements.

    Learning Objective 5: Learn how to create shop drawings.

    Learning Objective 6: Understand how to export CAM files.

    Learning Objective 7: Learn how to create custom fabric sheets.

    Learning Objective 8: Learn how to add mounting parts.

    SAICE – ECSA Accredited Course 

    This course is eligible for SAICE – ECSA Engineering Council of South Africa continuing professional development credits. If you would like to receive these credits, please fill out this form in its entirety. Make sure all required fields- including your name, email address, and course feedback- are completed accurately. Once your submission is received and verified, your personalized certificate will be emailed to the address you provided.  

     

    Tips:

    · Turn off your phone, close your email, text and social media apps.

    · Plug headphones or ear buds to your computer.

    · Go Full Screen when watching videos.

     

     

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