Archicad Introduction to BIM

Our Archicad Essential Skills Course teaches you how to fully model a basic Building Information Model and produce working drawings from it using Archicad BIM software.
Using a hands on project based approach our accredited trainer will teach you:

• Basic Archicad Set Up and concepts
• Setting up a project
• Modeling a basic building
• Archicad and Ci Tools – Doors and Windows
• Sections and Elevations
• Extensions
• Saving views
• Site and Foundation/li>
  Annotation/Dimensioning Important concepts
• Multi Story Projects
• Schedules and Lists
• More Model Detail
• Drawings and Layouts
• Sun and Shadow
• Rendering

This training is recommended for those who would like to get familiar with the fundamental concepts, tools and techniques of Archicad. It is suitable for architects, designers and students or architecture without any work experience with BIM. It is also sufficient for beginner Archicad users who would like to extend their knowledge of the software.

By the end of this three day course you will understand:

• The advantages of Building Information Modelling
• How to setup and manage a project
• The functionality of Archicad’s principal Tools
• The method of producing a project with associated documentation
• Extracting basic data from the Model

• General computer skills.
• It is strongly recommended that students complete volumes 1 and 2 of the Archicad Training Series as preparation for this course.