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  • Circulation

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    Circulation Course

    (Video Play Time: 45 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 15 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 15 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    This course will help you understand how to create stairs, ramps, and railings in Revit.

     

    Course Objectives

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

    · Stair families and types

    · Stair instance and type properties

    · Component and sketch based stair creation

    · Ramp creation and modification

    · Railing placement and instance properties

    · Railing type properties

    · Editing of rail paths and joins

     

    Course Prerequisites

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

    · Introduction to Revit

    · Introduction to Views

    · Architectural Project Setup

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445

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

     

    AIA (USA) Course Prerequisites

    Prerequisite Knowledge: Introduction to Revit Knowledge, Introduction to Views Knowledge, and Architectural Project Setup Knowledge.

    Learning Objective 1: Understand Stair Families and Types.

    Learning Objective 2: Learn How to Use Stair Instance and Type Properties.

    Learning Objective 3: Understand Component and Sketch Based Stair Creation.

    Learning Objective 4: Understand Ramp Creation and Modification.

    Learning Objective 5: Understand Railing Placement and Instance Properties.

    Learning Objective 6: Understand Railing Type Properties.

    Learning Objective 7: Understand Editing of Rail Paths and Joins.

     

    CanBIM (Building Transformations) Accredited Course

    Circulation Course

     

    SACAP via SAIAT (South Africa) Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for The South African Council for the Architectural Profession via The South African Institute of Architectural Technologies.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    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.

     

  • Site Design

    Site Design Course Introduction

    The material presented in this course helps users understand and employ tools to create toposolids, hardscapes and softscapes that communicate design intent for sitework in the Revit platform.

    

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course will teach you:

    Setting up the site project
    Establishing file exchange between building, site and civil models
    Adding property lines
    Creating toposolids and understanding point placement
    Modification of toposolids via sub-dividing, simplification, and excavation
    Adding site components
    Placing annotative elements in site views
    Creating graded regions

    Course Prerequisites

    To participate in this training course, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

    None

    Approximate Duration: 50 Minutes

    Tips:

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

    Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

    Go Full Screen when watching videos.

  • Structural Reinforcement

    Structural Reinforcement Course Introduction

    The material presented in this course helps users create structural reinforcement for concrete elements in the model.

    

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course includes:

    • Placing and modifying individual rebar placement and rebar sets
    • Propagating rebar to other elements
    • Working with rebar constraints
    • Placing area and path reinforcement
    • Placing fabric sheets
    • Placing adaptive and freeform rebar
    • Placing rebar in stairs
    • Rebar visibility and documentation
    • Bar bending details


    Course Prerequisites

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

    • Structural Columns
    • Beams
    • Walls
    • Floors
    • Foundations


    Approximate Duration: 50 Minutes


    Tips:

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

    • Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

    • Go Full Screen when watching videos.

  • Model Groups

    Model Groups Course Introduction

    This course presents material that helps users create model groups in Revit.

    

    Course Objectives

    The material presented in this course includes:

    Group concepts
    Creating, placing, modifying, and saving model groups
    Excluding elements from groups
    Managing parameters in groups
    Converting groups to links and vice-versa
    Creating and attaching detail groups to model groups

    Course Prerequisites

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

    Architectural Modeling
    Electrical Modeling
    Mechanical Modeling
    Structural Modeling

    Approximate Duration: 55 Minutes

    Tips:

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

    Plug headphones or earbuds to your computer.

    Go Full Screen when watching videos.

  • Structural Columns




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    Structural Columns Course

    (Video Run Time: 10 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 20)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 10 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 40 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    In this course, you will learn how to work with columns in the Revit model.

     

    Course Objectives

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

    · Placing columns in the project

    · Working with column families and types

    · Creating a column schedule

    · Creating a graphical column schedule.

     

    Course Prerequisites

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

    · Understanding of structural and architectural terminology.

    · Understanding of Revit levels, grids and views.

    · Revit installed in the machine.

     

    SACAP via SAIAT (South Africa) Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for The South African Council for the Architectural Profession via The South African Institute of Architectural Technologies.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    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.

     


  • Beams




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    Beams Course Introduction

    (Video Run Time: 10 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 20)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 5 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 35 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    In this course, you will learn how to work with beams in the Revit model.

     

    Course Objectives

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

    · Placing beams and beam systems in the project

    · Working with beam families and types

    · Creating a beam schedule

     

    Course Prerequisites

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

    · Understanding of structural and architectural terminology.

    · Understanding of Revit levels, grids and views.

    · Revit installed in the machine.

     

    SACAP via SAIAT (South Africa) Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for The South African Council for the Architectural Profession via The South African Institute of Architectural Technologies.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    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.

     


  • Walls




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    Walls Course

    (Video Run Time: 60 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 55 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 25 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 140 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    This course will help you understand how to create basic, stacked, and curtain wall types, place wall instances, and modify existing wall geometry.

     

    Course Objectives

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

    · Placing walls in the project

    · Modifying wall instances with sweeps, reveals, and openings

    · Creating wall types with integral sweeps, reveals, and split regions

    · Modifying wall joins

    · Creating canted and other non-vertical walls

    · Placing and modifying rule, ad hoc, and pattern based curtain walls

     

    Course Prerequisites

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

    · Getting Started in Revit

    · Views in Revit

     

    CanBIM (Building Transformations) Accredited Course

    Revit Walls Course

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445.

    RVW001 Revit Walls and Documentation – Earn 1 AIA (USA) LU. This course is eligible for AIA Continuing Education Credits. 

     

    AIA (USA) Learning Objectives

    This course will help you understand how to create basic, stacked, and curtain wall types, place wall instances, and modify existing wall geometry as well as properly document walls for fire rating and classification purposes.

    Prerequisite Knowledge: Basic Revit knowledge.

    Learning Objective 1: Participants will learn how to properly place and modify wall instances.

    Learning Objective 2: Participants will learn how to create their own wall types with different layers of material.

    Learning Objective 3: Participants will learn how to attach and constrain wall geometry to other building structural elements like walls, floors, ceilings and other walls.

    Learning Objective 4: Participants will learn how to use wall properties and documentation techniques to display hour ratings for wall in construction documentation.

     

    SACAP via SAIAT (South Africa) Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for The South African Council for the Architectural Profession via The South African Institute of Architectural Technologies.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    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.

     


  • Floors




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    Floors Course

    (Video Run Time: 25 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 25 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 5 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 55 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    This course will help you understand how to create floor types, place floor instances, and modify existing floor geometry.

     

    Course Objectives

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

    · Understanding floors as system family

    · Placing floors

    · Creating floor types

    · Modifying floors

    · Placing floor openings

    · Creating sloped floors and depressions

    · Adding thickened slab edges

     

    Course Prerequisites

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

    · Getting Started in Revit

    · Views in Revit

     

    AIA (USA) Accredited Course

    Eagle Point Software AIA CE Provider Number 404109445.

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

     

    AIA (USA) Course Prerequisites

    Prerequisite Knowledge: Knowledge of Introduction to Revit.

    Learning Objective 1: Understand Floors as System Family.

    Learning Objective 2: Learn How to Place Floors.

    Learning Objective 3: Learn How to Create Floor Types.

    Learning Objective 4: Learn How to Modify Floors.

    Learning Objective 5: Learn How to Place Floor Openings.

    Learning Objective 6: Learn How to Create Sloped Floors and Depressions.

    Learning Objective 7: Learn How to Add Thickened Slab Edges.

     

    CanBIM (Building Transformations) Accredited Course

    Floors Course

     

    SACAP via SAIAT (South Africa) Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for The South African Council for the Architectural Profession via The South African Institute of Architectural Technologies.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    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.

     


  • Foundations




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    Foundations Course

    (Video Run Time: 10 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 20 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 10 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 40 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    In this course, you will learn how to work with the building foundation elements in the Revit model.

     

    Course Objectives

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

    · Placing isolated, wall, and slab foundations in the project

    · Foundation element families and types

    · Creating a schedule of the foundation elements

     

    Course Prerequisites

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

    · Understanding of structural and architectural terminology.

    · Understanding of Revit levels, grids and views.

    · Revit installed in the machine.

     

    SACAP via SAIAT (South Africa) Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for The South African Council for the Architectural Profession via The South African Institute of Architectural Technologies.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    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.


  • Trusses




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    Trusses Course

    (Video Run Time: 10 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 15 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 5 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 30 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    This course will teach you how to place and modify trusses for the structural project in Revit.

     

    Course Objectives

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

    · Place and Modify Trusses

    · Truss Properties and Truss Element Properties

    · Truss Families

    · Schedule Truss Elements

     

    Course Prerequisites

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

    · Understanding of structural terminology.

    · Completed the Getting Started in Revit and Views in Revit learning paths.

     

    SACAP via SAIAT (South Africa) Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for The South African Council for the Architectural Profession via The South African Institute of Architectural Technologies.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    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.

     


  • Braces




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    Braces Course

    (Video Run Time: 5 minutes)

    (Estimated Exercise Time: 10 minutes)

    (Estimated Quiz Time: 5 minutes)

    (Minimum Course Duration: 20 minutes)

     

    Course Description

    In this course, you will learn how to add bracing to the structural model in Revit.

     

    Course Objectives

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

    · Placing Braces

    · Braces Families and Types

    · Creating Brace Schedules

     

    Course Prerequisites

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

    · Understanding of structural and architectural terminology.

    · Understanding of Revit levels, grids and views.

    · Revit installed in the machine.

     

    CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course

    This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.

     

    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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