ArchiCAD Summer School: ArchiCAD for Beginners 1-Day Course
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ArchiCAD for Beginners: presented by Adrian Harms

Who should attend?
This course is not for the complete ArchiCAD virgin. Attendees should have some understanding of ArchiCAD. They need to dispel their fears of doing something wrong and be prepared to click away and find out what ArchiCAD is really capable of.

Why should you attend?
We will give you a basic grounding in ArchiCAD, covering many topics which it is difficult to pick up from reading the manual. By the end of the day you will have a greater understanding of those aspect of ArchiCAD which make it different from other CAD software. The course will be run as a hands on workshop and we will follow a small project through from beginning to end and show you how to be productive with ArchiCAD.
Below is a broad outline of the course. Given the time constraints some of the items will only be covered briefly but I will be responsive to topics attendees particularly wish to cover.

Morning

Why is ArchiCAD Different?
What is the Building Information Model?
How should it change the way we use ArchiCAD?
How can I be more productive?
Understanding the Tools
ArchiCAD’s basic element tools.
Attributes
Favourites.
Placing elements accurately and quickly.
Moving and editing elements once placed.
How ArchiCAD organises its Data
The Navigator.
Understanding Stories
Layers and Layer Combinations
Display Options + Output Scales
Preferences + Work Environment
Templates.

Lunch

Afternoon

Looking at the model
What do we get in 3D?
Exploring the Model
Elevations and Sections
Viewsets
Renders and Resolutions
Animations and QTVR
What IS openGL?
Producing the Drawings
The link with PlotMaker
Importing Views
Creating and numbering Layouts
Updating Layouts
Publishing Layouts
Archiving issued Layouts.
To participate in the course you will need to bring a laptop.

Email: ArchiCAD University Secretariat for further information