Architectural Desktop 2006 Training Course

Architectural Desktop 2006 Training Videos on DVD
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Architectural Desktop 2006 Training Course

A full-featured Archtectural Desktop training course covering beginner to advanced concepts, and everything in between, for Autodesk's Architectural Desktop 2006 with 189 individual topics and over 22 hours of instructor-led training.

New users of Architectural Desktop will become familiar with the interface, tools, command line, style manager, and many other basic features. Experienced users will discover commands to increase productivity and streamline your everyday tasks. With over 189 individual topics, this Architectural Desktop CBT course has everything you need to maximize your use of the 2006 release.

Features & Benefits of Architectural Desktop 2006 Training CBT:

  • Use at Your Office or at Home
    Training software can be installed on a PC or laptop.
  • Powerful Keyword Search
    Quickly locate relevant lessons or reference seldom used commands.
  • Sort Lessons By Skill Level
    Work your way from Beginner to Advanced level topics.
  • Intelligent History
    Track the lessons you’ve completed or restart a lesson exactly where you left off.
  • Server-Based - Optional
    Share lessons across your network (multi-user license required for this option).
  • Multimedia DVD based Training
    With DVD based training, the lectures were video taped and then digitized and presented to you in Full Motion Video, Audio, & Graphics.

System Requirements: x86/400 mhz processor (minimum), DVD-ROM Drive, 128 MB RAM, Sound Card. 1024x768 Screen Resolution & 32 bit true color display required. Available Hard Disk Space 500 MB. Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista.
NOT COMPATIBLE with Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, or ME.

User License: This is a single user licensed product and user can authorize the product on a maximum of 2 of his/her computers (for example, on a work machine and a home or laptop computer). Please call for multi-user license information.

Course Outline - Architectural Desktop 2006 Training Series:

(Total of 189 Individual Video Lessons - 22 Hours of Instructor-Led Training)

ADT Fundamentals

  • Getting Started
  • The New Features Workshop
  • Starting a New Drawing from a Template
  • Understanding ADT Grip Symbols
  • Quick Start - Drawing a Simple Building
  • Introduction to Project Drawing Management
  • The ADT 2006 Interface Elements
  • Menus – Part 1
  • Menus – Part 2
  • Toolbars
  • Command Line Input
  • Dynamic Input
  • Tool Palettes
  • Tool Palette Groups
  • Content Browser
  • Project Browser
  • Style Manager
  • Application Status Bar
  • Application Status Bar Additional Tools
  • Drawing Status Bar
  • Notifications
  • Using the Right-Click Options

ADT Concepts

  • Locking the Interface
  • The ADT 2006 Desktop Icon
  • Recommended Options Settings
  • Recommended AEC Options Settings
  • Creating and Storing a Profile
  • Introduction to Customizing the Interface
  • Creating and Managing Tools
  • Workspaces
  • Where are the AutoCAD Menus?
  • Drawing Setup of Units and Scale
  • Assigning a Layer Standard to a Drawing
  • Toggle Wall Graph Display
  • Edit Scale List
  • Modifying a Command Alias

ADT Tools and Pallets

  • Walls
  • Doors, Windows, Openings
  • Door and Window Assemblies
  • Structural Tools
  • Curtain Walls
  • Ceiling Grids
  • Roofs and Roof Slabs
  • Stairs and Railings
  • Spaces and Boundaries
  • Materials
  • Horizontal and Vertical Section Tools

ADT Layers

  • Managing Layers
  • Layer Standards
  • Layer Standards
  • Managing Layers
  • Managing Layers
  • Managing Layers

The Display System

  • Display System Overview
  • Display System Manager
  • Display System Configuration
  • Display System SETS
  • Display System Representations
  • Display System Customization
  • Display System Importing
  • Display System Heads-Up Design

Basic Drawing and Design

  • Modify Tools
  • Modify Tools
  • Heads-Up Design
  • Heads-Up Design
  • Heads-Up Design
  • Drawing Aids
  • Drawing Aids
  • File Management
  • Drawing and Editing Aids
  • Drawing and Editing Aids
  • Drawing and Editing Aids
  • File Management

ADT Styles

  • Replacing Styles - Other Styles
  • Replacing Styles - Re-Importing
  • Editing Styles
  • Replacing Styles
  • Editing Styles

Modeling Objects and Concepts

  • Mass Elements
  • Mass Elements- Basic Shapes
  • Mass Elements- Creation
  • Mass Elements - Adding Extrusions
  • Mass Elements - Adding Revolution
  • Mass Elements - Drape
  • Mass Elements - Styles
  • Mass Elements - Face UCS
  • Mass Groups Creating
  • Mass Groups - Editing
  • Mass Groups - Model Explorer
  • Mass Groups Object Display
  • Editing Mass Objects -Convert to Mass Element
  • Editing Mass Objects Boolean Operations
  • Editing Mass Objects -Split & Trim by Plane
  • Editing Mass Objects Split & Trim by Face
  • Editing Mass Objects Face Editing
  • Editing Mass Objects – Slicing

Conceptual Design Tools and Space Planning

  • Spaces - Working With
  • Spaces - Adding with Shapes
  • Spaces Creating with Linework
  • Spaces - Auto-Generate
  • Spaces Styles for Target Dimensions
  • Spaces Styles for Color Presentation
  • Spaces Inquiry Tool
  • Spaces Room Schedules
  • Spaces - 3D Components
  • Space Boundaries - Adding
  • Space Boundaries -Converting Objects
  • Space Boundaries Boundary Edges
  • Space Boundaries - Split and Merge
  • Space Boundaries Boundary Tool
  • Space Boundaries - Presentation
  • Space Boundaries - Generating Walls

Preliminary Sketching

  • Napkin Sketch - Creating
  • Napkin Sketch -3D Orbit
  • Napkin Sketch - 3D Camera View
  • Napkin Sketch - Creating from 3D View

Project Management System

  • Project Browser
  • Project Navigator
  • Project Navigator Tab
  • Project Navigator - New Drawings
  • Project Navigator Constructs Tab
  • Project Navigator Views Tab
  • Project Navigator Sheets Tab
  • Callout Tools
  • Prototype Project Templates
  • Project Standards
  • Wall Basics
  • Adding Walls
  • Editing Wall Grips
  • Factors Effecting Wall Cleanup
  • Adding Doors
  • Adding Openings
  • Adding Windows
  • Adding Door/Window Assemblies
  • Adding Curtain Walls
  • Adding Column Grids
  • Editing Grids with Dimensions and labels
  • Adding Structural Members - Columns
  • Custom Column Grids
  • Adding Structural Members - Beams
  • Adding Structural Members - Braces
  • Adding Stairs
  • Editing Stairs
  • Adding Railings
  • Adding Design Content
  • Adding Roof Objects
  • Adding Roof Slab Objects
  • Adding Floor Slab Objects
  • Adding 2D Objects
  • Customizing Walls
  • Drawing Details - Part 1
  • Drawing Details - Part 2

Creating/Editing Styles

  • Wall Styles
  • Wall Styles - Part 2
  • Wall Endcap Styles
  • Door Styles
  • Window Styles
  • Openings Graphics
  • Curtain Walls
  • Curtain Wall Example
  • Structural Member Styles
  • Stair Styles
  • Stair Styles Part 2
  • Stair Winder Styles
  • Railing Styles
  • Roof Slab Styles
  • Roof Styles Part 2
  • Slab Styles
  • Material Definitions

Adding Annotation

  • Text and Dimensions
  • Adding Room Tags
  • Adding Door Tags
  • Adding Schedules
  • Adding Schedules Part 2
  • AEC Dimensions
  • Sheet And Reference Notes
  • Display Themes

Miscellaneous

  • Classifications
  • Exporting to AutoCAD
  • E-Transmit and Archive

VizRender

  • Basic Overview of Viz Render
  • Viz Render Interface
  • Link to Viz Render
  • Adding Daylight
  • Adding a Camera and Background
  • Rendering Options
  • Creating a Basic Material
  • Fine Tuning Curved Objects
  • Export Model to 3D DWF

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