Course Session 1:  8:55 AM - 10:25 AM

(S1 - 1)The AutoCAD Productivity Secrets Nobody Told You – Revealed!
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate/Advanced
Instructor: Matt Murphy

AutoCAD has been around for a long time. Yet simply using AutoCAD every day does not, in itself, make you more productive. Old habits, bad habits and commands and techniques that are simply obsolete are robbing your productivity, making you less efficient. In this session you will learn how to improve your productivity by tapping into AutoCAD’s productivity secrets that banish repetitive steps and tasks. You become more productive by eliminating clicks and picks – period! This session provides all users with instant productivity gains that they can immediately apply!

(S1 - 2)Introduction to the Corridor Model
Skill Level Guideline: Beginner/Intermediate
Instructor: David Okonewski

(S1 - 3)Tags and Schedules Made Easy in AutoCAD MEP
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate/Advanced
Instructor: Eric Kuszewski

Use the power of information to automate schedules and improve your design in AutoCAD MEP.  From lights to diffusers to plumbing fixtures to data connections, never hand prepare a schedule again.  This class will show you how to develop a workflow that assigns any information to objects in your drawings, tags the objects with the most important of that information, and automates the process of accurately scheduling those objects which appear in your drawing. We’ll even cover how to increase your productivity by adding custom tags and schedules to libraries onto Tool Palettes.

(S1 - 4)What’s New in Inventor 2009
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate
Instructor: Travis Jones

In this course you will learn the new and enhanced functionalities and workflows in Autodesk Inventor 2009. You learn about the enhancements for designing parts and assemblies as well as sketch and drawing creation improvements. We’ll explore the new 3D viewing tools like ViewCube and SteeringWheel. Time permitting, we may also go for a whirl-wind tour of improvements made for functional design, the Frame Generator, and Inventor Studio.

(S1 - 5)Successful Implementation of 3D CAD in a Multidisciplinary Engineering Firm
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate/Advanced
Instructor: Harold Litzenberger

Learn what it takes to successfully implement 3D object-oriented CAD into a 60-year-old, multidisciplinary environmental consulting engineering firm. A key component of our success was a three-phase approach to software, hardware, and training purchases. Case studies of 3D projects included a small water pump station in Atlanta; a large water pump station in Philadelphia; a complex hypochlorate treatment facility in Ft. Lauderdale; and a pretreatment wastewater facility in High Point, North Carolina. Additional projects include a 3D building systems model of a $1.5 billion water-treatment facility for New York City and a 25-mile gravity and force main transmission lines.

Course Session 2:  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

(S2 - 1)Blockbusters: Unleashing the Power of Dynamic Blocks – Revealed!
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate/Advanced
Instructor: Matt Murphy

Discover the full potential of Dynamic Blocks in AutoCAD. Learn how each parameter and action behaves and how these tools can be applied and implemented into your existing design processes. See more than 20 examples of how Dynamic Blocks can be assembled – from scratch – to enhance and automate your office’s design processes. Also featured are macro and field code examples that demonstrate how to manipulate Dynamic Block settings. We’ll also address the most common problems and pitfalls that hinder successful, powerful functionality.

(S2 - 2)Map Your Civil 3D into High Performance
Skill Level Guideline: Beginner/Intermediate
Instructor: Alex Penney

(S2 - 3)Creating Parametric Families
Skill Level Guideline: Beginner/Intermediate
Instructor: Mark Mates

In this session, we will examine how to create parametric families from scratch. It may be easier to copy and edit an existing family, but sometimes it is necessary to create one from a default template. We will cover how to choose the correct template, the benefits of reference planes and adding labels as parameters, creating geometry for the family as well as editing and adding geometry methods. Finally, we will review methods for adding formulas to specific family parameters. Add greater functionality to your dysfunctional families.

(S2 - 4)Things You Wish You Knew About Autodesk Inventor
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate/Advanced
Instructor: Travis Jones & Rodney Kerbyson

Think you know everything there is to know about Autodesk Inventor? There may be a few tips and techniques that you are not familiar with. Maybe you have a few tips that you'd like to share. In this course, we will cover little-known topics that help you become more efficient when creating part and assembly models and drawings. Come see if we can pull a few rabbits out of our hat and amaze you with something new

(S2 - 5)The CAD Manager’s Handbook 2008
Skill Level Guideline: CAD Management
Instructor: Robert Green

Distilled from Robert’s popular Cadalyst “CAD Manager” column, this session is designed for the working CAD manager who wants to establish a more organized, proactive CAD management environment. This presentation will give you valuable ideas for assessing your current situation and building a corrective action plan to make things better. We’ll focus on getting organized (and staying that way), managing hardware and software environments, file management, dealing with standards, hiring and managing users and how to interact with upper management. Throughout the session everyone will compose an action plan to use as a task list when they return to work. No matter your experience level, you’ll find practical, usable CAD management techniques you can start using the very next day.

Course Session 3:  1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

(S3 - 1)The Productivity Benefits of AutoCAD 2009 – Revealed!
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate
Instructor: Matt Murphy

Learn the shortcuts to mastering the AutoCAD 2009 interface and all the new “Quick” features built to make you more productive. We’ll show you how to harness the power of the Action Recorder to build custom macros that make repetitive tasks go to warp speed. Learn how to navigate in 3D space with the new ViewCube and SteeringWheel tools that are becoming common to all Autodesk design solutions. Finally you’ll learn how to create impressive cinematic presentations from basic drawing views. Just when you thought you couldn’t be more productive, AutoCAD goes to the next level to eliminate more of your repetitive clicks and picks!

(S3 - 2)Productivity Tricks in Civil 3D
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate
Instructor: David Okonewski

The real trick to productivity is to find the shortcuts used by really efficient technicians. Many of these are NOT well documented. In fact the majority of Civil 3D tricks and tips are not related to Civil 3D at all, but base AutoCAD functions. This class will show how these can be leveraged by your typical Civil 3D technician. In this session we’ll look at Dynamic blocks for Civil 3D users, CUI modifications, object property overrides, Xref labeling, assembly mirroring as well as some Tool Palette and Layer Manager improvements.

(S3 - 3)Organize Your Content in AutoCAD Architecture Now!
Skill Level Guideline: Beginner/Intermediate
Instructor: Beth Powell

Finding and organizing content, whether out-of-the-box or custom content, is key to working effectively with AutoCAD Architecture. With Content Browser, you can find the content you need and create your own custom catalog for storing your most-used content. CAD Managers will love the ability to create a network catalog and share company standard tool palettes across the network to all users for consistent CAD Standards.

 

(S3 - 4)Smart Modeling with Autodesk Inventor
Skill Level Guideline: Beginner/Intermediate
Instructor: Rodney Kerbyson

Inventor comes with a library of common components, fasteners, and component generators that can help you save time when creating a digital prototype. In this class, we will explore the Content Center, Design Accelerator, and Frame Generator. What these elements contain and different ways to configure them. We’ll also review some handy practical tips. Using Content Center Components, the Design Accelerator, and the Frame Generator can be a painless and efficient way to speed up your design process and make your digital prototypes more intelligent. Work smarter, not harder!

(S3 - 5)Selling CAD Management’s Value
Skill Level Guideline: CAD Management
Instructor: Robert Green

Ever been frustrated by not getting the hardware, software or training that you know you need to do your job? Do you ever feel like nobody understands what you do and why CAD management is important? Would you like to learn how to break through these impasses? Hint: it’s all in how you sell the concept! This session will show you how to communicate the concepts and benefits of CAD management in language your senior management team will understand. Topics we’ll cover include setting realistic expectations, the faster/cheaper paradigm, budgeting, technology forecasting, finding labor savings, cost justification, return on investment and the critical importance of managerial support for standards. Along the way we’ll examine a reporting format you can use to stay in constant contact with your boss. If you’ve ever had trouble getting your senior management to understand what you do, you can’t afford to miss this session.

Course Session 4:  3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

(S4 - 1)Annotation Scaling: Sizing Up your Text
Skill Level Guideline: Beginner/Intermediate
Instructor: Eric Kuszewski

Ever needed to pull out a calculator to figure out a text  size? Ever had a viewport scale such that a hatch pattern is obliterated? The Power of AutoCAD’s annotative tools and let the scale of these objects adjust automatically according to the size you’d like them to display on the page. Now you create text, dimensions, hatch patterns, blocks and other annotation objects that automatically change their size and placement to match the scale of the viewport. See how easy it is to apply annotation properties and create annotative styles to existing objects. The new annotation scaling tools can save you hours of time previously spent calculating scale factors and creating, editing and managing drawing annotations at multiple scales.

(S4 - 2)Enter the Geospatial World with Map 3D
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate
Instructor: Alex Penney

Most mapping systems contain enormous amounts of data. Using the AutoCAD drawing format has placed limitations on how much of that data we can use. In the past, the only solution was to convert your maps into a spatial database. The Feature Data Objects (FDO) in AutoCAD Map 3D provides this ability along with the first file-based geospatial solution. Imagine applying a theme to over fifty thousand polygons in less than 2 seconds! This course will cover how to prepare and convert your drawing files to the new SDF3 file format, connect to a Feature Source, use a Microsoft Access database as a point source, edit geospatial geometry, edit attributes, add DEM data to your maps, and stylize your map objects.

(S4 - 3)Design Phases and Analysis
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate
Instructor: Mark Mates

With Revit Architecture, you can create phases in a building design that allow you to subdivide a project into different periods of construction and manage the life cycle of the project. We’ll show you how to use design options that enable architects to develop, evaluate and redesign building elements in phases within a single project. Learn how to run interference checks to detect all instances where elements in a building model overlap or interfere with each other. In this class, you’ll learn how to create a design in phases and modify design options. Finally, we’ll cover running interference checks and generating reports. AIA 1 Hour CEU Confirmation #68147

(S4 - 4)Making Your First Impression – Illustrations for CAD Users!
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate/Advanced
Instructor: Beth Powell

Tired of trying to get your CAD data into a graphics application to add “pizzazz” for a presentation or illustration? Weary of spending countless hours smelling your markers, sharpening your colored pencils or cleaning your paintbrushes after you’ve plotted your design? Gone are the days when you created the perfect illustration, only to have to spend the same amount of time re-creating it due to a design change. Come and learn how to quickly and easily create and apply these types of styles to your DWG and DWF designs. You will also learn how to create your own styles so that your illustrations have their own unique flavor. The end result will be an experience where we will make a lasting impression with your “straight-line” CAD drawings.

(S4 - 5)The CAD Manager’s Productivity, Standards and Training Guide
Skill Level Guideline: Intermediate/CAD Management
Instructor: Robert Green

Are you responsible for training your CAD users but feel overwhelmed by the task? Are you under pressure to increase productivity? Are you in the hot seat for managing standards? If so, you’re not alone. In this session, we’ll cover the relationship between training and standards that allow you to gain productivity – solving all three problems at once! We’ll start with auditing your productivity-sapping problems and then rapidly move into designing a training program that addresses the problems. As the training program emerges, we’ll take time to examine the deficiencies in our standards that may be contributing to productivity loss. We’ll wrap it all up by talking about how to create your custom training materials and deploy them in a variety of media formats. If you’re responsible for standards and training users to gain productivity, you won’t want to miss this session.