ArchiCAD school training courses in Boston, MA (public, in-house or online)

This course introduces the concept of Building Information Modeling (BIM) with ArchiCAD 10 at its core. From within the BIM framework, students will learn and master the use of building components, navigate through the actively linked views of the building (plans, sections, elevations, details, perspective views, renderings), compose a design presentation, and document a project for constructability/construction. At the start of the course students will be challenged with modeling several comple...

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- Lesson 1: Overview of Integrating with External Analysis Tools

- Lesson 2: Modeling Tips for Exporting to gbXML

- Lesson 3: Preparing an ArchiCAD Model for Export

- Lesson 4: Viewing Zones in the 3D Window

- Lesson 5: Setting the Color for 3D Zones

- Lesson 6: Saving as gbXML and Adjusting Zone Categories

- Lesson 1: Overview of Using BIM Tools for Sustainable Design & LEED

- Lesson 2: How to Organize the LEED Documentation

- Lesson 3: Managing an Interactive LEED Credits Checklist Schedule

- Lesson 4: Generating Calculations for Materials & Resources

- Lesson 5: Generating Calculations for Water Efficency

- Lesson 6: Generating Calculations for Building Reuse

- Lesson 1: Overview of Modeling & Detailing an Interior Space

- Lesson 2: Using Basic Modeling Tools for Interior Elements

- Lesson 3: Using Complex Profiles for Interior Details

- Lesson 4: Using the Accessories Add-On (Goodies)

- Lesson 5: Using Solid Element Operations

- Lesson 6: Using Objects within an Interior Space

- Lesson 7: Creating Custom Objects

Four 2 hour sessions of basic online training on ArchiCAD.

New to ArchiCAD? Need a refresher on its basic concepts?

Then ArchiCAD Basic Training may be just what you are looking for. This 8-hour course introduces the concepts of BIM and how to model a virtual building within ArchiCAD. You will learn how to navigate within a virtual building environment, explore basic modeling techniques and discover how to manage a building information model.