Classroom Training – Open Revit Classes

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10.24::Portland
Revit MEP Mechanical

10.24::Portland
Revit MEP - Documentation

10.29-31::San Francisco
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

11.5-7::San Francisco
AutoCAD Fundamentals

11.12-13::San Francisco
Revit Architecture Beyond the Basics

11.12-13::San Francisco
Navisworks Fundamentals

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Quick Tip: AutoCAD 2014 and Navisworks NWC File Exporter

While we are all aware that you cannot export the .NWC file format directly from AutoCAD 2014 without installing either Navisworks or the NWC export utility, one thing that still makes me chuckle is after either is installed if you type in (at the AutoCAD command line) the command “NWNAVIGATOR” it will bring up into your AutoCAD session a great Navis Viewer. Which is in reality a temporary *.NWC file that you can navigate in. This is a very powerful feed-back tool when modeling.

Download the Autodesk Navisworks NWC export utility. Once the utility installs, the command “NWCOUT” will now be available!

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Bill Johnson
Ideate Senior MEP Application Specialist

Bill has over 20 years experience in applying AEC design solutions for large commercial companies. A graduate of Pasadena Institute of Technology, he has worked for TEECOM Design Group, GTE/GTEL, Greg LeDoux and Associates, and Scottish Power in England. Bill has also had the opportunity to act as Lead AutoCAD Designer for multimillion dollar communication sites which have included structural, electrical, HVAC, conduit, cable plans and equipment layouts. He has a Sustainable Design Certification from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Classroom Training – Open Revit Classes

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10.7-9::San Francisco
Civil 3D Fundamentals

10.8-10::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

10.9-11::San Francisco
Revit MEP: Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals

10.14::San Francisco
Revit MEP Families

10.16-18::San Jose
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

10.21::Portland
Revit Architecture Families

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Classroom Training – Open Revit Classes

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10.7-9::San Francisco
Civil 3D Fundamentals

10.8-10::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

10.9-11::San Francisco
Revit MEP: Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals

10.14::San Francisco
Revit MEP Families

10.16-18::San Jose
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

10.21::Portland
Revit Architecture Families

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eLearning – Upcoming Classes

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9.16.13::Ideate Software 101:
Revit Project Management with Ideate BIMLink

9.17.13::Revit 201:
Documenting your project in Revit MEP

9.19.13::Infrastructure 201:
Analysis for Master Planning

9.20.13::Revit 201:
Revit MEP and Low Voltage Systems MEP

9.23.13::Revit 201:
Conceptual Design

9.30.13::Ideate Software 201:
Ideate BIMLink for RMEP Projects

Each class is designed to give you specific, improved results in a particular topic. You can interact with the instructor right from your own office, while eliminating travel time. Because the class schedule rotates, you can easily select your topics of interest and choose the day which best meets your schedule.

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eLearning – Upcoming Classes

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8.26.13::Revit 201:
Revit MEP and Low Voltage Systems MEP

9.5.13::Civil 3D 201:
Section Sheets Code Set Styles

9.9.13::ISW 101:
Revit Auditing with Ideate Explorer for Revit

9.10.13::Revit 201:
Residential Construction in Revit Architecture

8.19.13::ISW 101:
Ideate BIMLink for RMEP Projects

9.11.13::ISW 101:
Revit Project Management with Ideate BIMLink

Each class is designed to give you specific, improved results in a particular topic. You can interact with the instructor right from your own office, while eliminating travel time. Because the class schedule rotates, you can easily select your topics of interest and choose the day which best meets your schedule.

Click here for class descriptions, times and registration link. Questions? Contact education@ideateinc.com

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Classroom Training – Open Revit Classes

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8.12-14::San Francisco
Revit Structure Fundamentals

8.13-15::Portland
AutoCAD Fundamentals

8.19-20::San Francisco
3D Max Design for Architects

8.20-22::San Francisco
AutoCAD Fundamentals

8.20-22::San Jose
Revit MEP Electrical Fundamentals

8.27-29::Seattle
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

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eLearning – Upcoming Classes

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8.12.13::ISW 101:
Revit Auditing with Ideate Explorer for Revit

8.13.13::Revit 201:
View Properties:Controlling Visibility

8.15.13::Civil 3D 201:
Object & Label Styles

8.19.13::Civil 3D 201:
Working with ReCap

8.19.13::ISW 101:
Ideate BIMLink for RMEP Projects

8.20.13::Revit 201:
Impression in Revit

Each class is designed to give you specific, improved results in a particular topic. You can interact with the instructor right from your own office, while eliminating travel time. Because the class schedule rotates, you can easily select your topics of interest and choose the day which best meets your schedule.

Click here for class descriptions, times and registration link. Questions? Contact education@ideateinc.com

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Classroom Training – Open Revit Classes

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8.5-6::San Jose
AutoCAD Beyond the Basics

8.12-14::San Francisco
Revit Structure Fundamentals

8.13-15::Portland
AutoCAD Fundamentals

8.19-20::San Francisco
3ds Max Design for Architects

8.20-22::San Francisco
AutoCAD Fundamentals

8.20-22::San Jose
Revit MEP: Electrical Fundamentals

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Classroom Training – Open Revit Classes

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7.29-30::San Francisco
Revit Architecture Beyond the Basics

7.30::Portland
Revit MEP Overview

7.31::Portland
Revit MEP Mechanical

8.1::Portland
Revit MEP Electrical

8.2::Portland
Revit MEP Documentation

8.5-7::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

8.5-6::San Jose
AutoCAD Beyond the Basics

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What's New in Revit MEP 2014: I have a different View than you! - Ability to assign Temporary View Templates in Revit.

Revit 2014 in general has some great enhancements, one that, in my opinion, that will be used a lot is the ability to assign temporary view template overrides to the "assigned" View Template per view.

The assignment itself is a basic two step process:

1. Select a view template to apply as a temporary state

2. Then any property associated with view templates can be modified, but not saved

One of the common frustrations that we at Ideate, Inc. deal with in the improved Revit 2013 View Templates is the inability of individuals to make quick changes to the view, due to it being "locked" to a view template.

Temporary View Properties is a new platform feature that allows you to change view properties without affecting the saved view state. Starting the mode allows changes to the view to meet your current workflow. These changes will not affect the view for printing and will not cause issues while collaborating via worksharing. Using the feature may reduce the need for saving and maintaining working views, although that is not the primary use case.

Selecting “Temporarily Apply Template Properties…” enables you to enter the mode with a current view template applied to the view properties. This enables the mode to be started from a known state.

The menu saves the last 5 view templates that have been used when activating the mode.  Once the mode is activated a frame is drawn around the view with the title, “Temporary View Properties” to indicate that the view is temporary.

 

This improves documentation and design visualization with ability to change view properties without affecting the saved view state.

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Bill Johnson
Ideate Senior MEP Application Specialist

Bill has over 20 years experience in applying AEC design solutions for large commercial companies. A graduate of Pasadena Institute of Technology, he has worked for TEECOM Design Group, GTE/GTEL, Greg LeDoux and Associates, and Scottish Power in England. Bill has also had the opportunity to act as Lead AutoCAD Designer for multimillion dollar communication sites which have included structural, electrical, HVAC, conduit, cable plans and equipment layouts. He has a Sustainable Design Certification from the University of California at Berkeley.

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What's New in AutoCAD MEP 2014: What is your "Standard" - Enhanced Layer Standard NCS 5.0

 At Ideate, we’ve been reviewing the Autodesk 2014 product line and sharing new features and enhancements that we think will benefit users. AutoCAD MEP 2014 has some solid enhancements, one of the ones that will give companies and users additional flexibility is the Layer Standards and Layer Key Styles compatible with the new US standard - NCS 5.0.

Autodesk created the NCS 5.0 Layer Standard, NCS 4.0 Layer Standard, and 3.1. They had several goals to accomplish. Bring AutoCAD MEP up to date with NCS 5.0 Layer Standard. Make AutoCAD Architecture and MEP both use the same Layer Standard and Layer Key Style for consistency. Some companies standardize on a ALL CAPITAL LETTER layer format, and some on a Title Case format.

The MEP layer standard accommodates the NCS standard, with some flexibility (optional front status, and extra Minor3). The primary change in 2014, is the Field values match NCS 5.0 values everywhere possible (exception being the additional MEP values that support our content). Autodesk updated the layer values on the keys, so that they accommodate the NCS 5.0 values where applicable. That was huge in MEP, because back in 2007 they had Minor1 values that were only 3-characters. There is now the enhancement to have 4-character values in Minor1 everywhere in MEP.
 

This new enhanced Layer Standard drawing features:

o Ability to generate the correct layer names more easily 

o New layer standard and layer key styles

o NCS 5.0-compliant

The bottom line is for those firms that follow the NCS 5.0, you will no longer need to modify layer names manually to comply with NCS 5.0.

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Bill Johnson
Ideate Senior MEP Application Specialist

Bill has over 20 years experience in applying AEC design solutions for large commercial companies. A graduate of Pasadena Institute of Technology, he has worked for TEECOM Design Group, GTE/GTEL, Greg LeDoux and Associates, and Scottish Power in England. Bill has also had the opportunity to act as Lead AutoCAD Designer for multimillion dollar communication sites which have included structural, electrical, HVAC, conduit, cable plans and equipment layouts. He has a Sustainable Design Certification from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Classroom Training – Open Revit Classes

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7.22::San Francisco
Revit MEP Overview

7.23::San Francisco
Revit MEP Mechanical

7.24-26::Seattle
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

7.30::Portland
Revit MEP Overview

7.31::Portland
Revit MEP Mechanical

8.1::Portland
Revit MEP Electrical

8.2::Portland
Revit MEP Documentation

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Classroom Training – Open Classes

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7.10-12::Sacramento
Revit MEP Electrical Fundamentals

7.16-17::Portland
Revit Architecture Beyond the Basics

7.16-17::Seattle
3ds Max Design for Architects

7.22::San Francisco
Revit MEP Overview

7.23::San Francisco
Revit MEP Mechanical

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Classroom Training – Open Classes

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Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

7.10-11::San Francisco
Navisworks Fundamentals

7.10-12::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

7.10-12::Sacramento
Revit MEP Electrical Fundamentals

7.15-17::San Jose
AutoCAD Fundamentals

7.16-17::Portland
Revit Architecture Beyond the Basics

7.16-17::Seattle
3ds Max Design for Architects

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Classroom Training – Open Classes

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Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

6.24-26::Sacramento
Civil 3D Fundamentals

6.24-26::San Francisco
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

7.10-11::San Francisco
Navisworks Fundamentals

7.10-12::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

7.10-12::Sacramento
Revit MEP Electrical Fundamentals

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Classroom Training – Open Classes

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Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

6.18-20::Seattle
Revit Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals

6.24-26::Sacramento
Civil 3D Fundamentals

6.24-26::San Francisco
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

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Classroom Training – Open Revit Classes

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Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.

Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

6.10-12::San Jose
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

6.17-19::San Francisco
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

6.18-20::Seattle
Revit Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals

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eLearning – Upcoming Classes

Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning – live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education. 

Upcoming classes include:

6.3.13::Revit 201:
Getting Started with Presentations

6.20.13::Navisworks 201:
Clash Detection

6.25.13::Revit 201:
Converting Blocks to Families

Each class is designed to give you specific, improved results in a particular topic. You can interact with the instructor right from your own office, while eliminating travel time. Because the class schedule rotates, you can easily select your topics of interest and choose the day which best meets your schedule.

Click here for class descriptions, times and registration link. Questions? Contact education@ideateinc.com

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Classroom Training – Open Revit Classes

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Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.

Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

5.29-31::Portland
Revit MEP Electrical Fundamentals

6.3-5::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

6.10-12::San Jose
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

6.17-19::San Francisco
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

6.18-20::Seattle
Revit Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals

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