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REAL-TIME AUDIT OF 3D MODELS USING DATA VISUALIZATION

Intermediate
50 Minutes
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REAL-TIME AUDIT OF 3D MODELS USING DATA VISUALIZATION

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Do more with your BIM model using data visualization. More and more parameters are needed in a BIM process, so maintaining the quality of the data can be difficult. Learn how to integrate tools like the data manager and data visualization for your quality assurance workflow to help minimize data discrepancies with your 3D models. Join Luc Lefebvre and Sarah Barrett to learn how advanced BIM tools can enhance your workflow, reduce errors, and increase quality output for your 3D models.

To receive 1 AIA LU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.

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Buildings
50 Minutes
Intermediate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Explore various sources of data and determine how to use them with your model for optimal results.
  2. Learn what data visualization is and how it can be used for data verification.
  3. Discover the benefit of data mapping to improve your open BIM workflow with IFC data.
  4. Identify best practices to maintain consistency with your models.

Architect and Designer
Vectorworks University

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FREEFORM MODELING FOR INTERIOR DESIGNS

Intermediate
55 Minutes
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FREEFORM MODELING FOR INTERIOR DESIGNS

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3D modeling tools offer a wide range of possibilities, so choosing the correct software for your workflow can be challenging. Join Luis Ruiz and Wes Gardner to see various methods using 3D modeling to create millwork and casework objects in Vectorworks. Learn how to improve your Interiors workflow to create custom building elements such as bulkheads, furniture, and ceiling treatments.

To receive 1 AIA LU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.

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Video
Buildings
55 Minutes
Intermediate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Identify best practices of modeling for designing custom millwork elements to get the best output for visualization and documentation.
  2. Explore workflows for designing and documenting custom furniture and exhibit design.
  3. Discover when to use different types of 3D geometry to achieve the best outcome for your designs.
  4. Determine when to apply color, texture, and lighting for best visualization effects.

Architect and Designer
Vectorworks University

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COORDINATING DRAWINGS WITH CONSULTANTS USING IFC

Intermediate
35 Minutes
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COORDINATING DRAWINGS WITH CONSULTANTS USING IFC

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Sharing your BIM with your consultants has many advantages including model checking and coordination. In the end, architects and engineers still have contractual obligations to produce a legal set of documents pertaining to a project being designed. In this training, you will learn how you can use various files from your consultants and put them to use with your architectural model to provide a fully integrated and coordinated set of drawings.

To receive 1 AIA LU, 0.5 AIBC CORE LUs, and 1 AANB, ALBNL, NSAA CORE LEARNING CREDIT, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.

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Video
Buildings
35 Minutes
Advanced

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Review the workflow and file exchange processes using IFC models and other useful file formats.
  2. Review how to setup your BIM model for importing IFC models.
  3. Discover the benefits of using other discipline BIM to create more accurate drawing sets.
  4. Learn how to use the various model information to coordinate and create more accurate drawings.

Architect and Designer
Vectorworks University

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SITE PLANNING AND MODELING FOR ARCHITECTS

Intermediate
1 Hour
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SITE PLANNING AND MODELING FOR ARCHITECTS

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Understanding site conditions and their relationship to the built environment is critical to successful architectural design.Having the ability to accurately represent, coordinate, and integrate site conditions into your workflow will increase opportunities for design and overall project success. Attendees will examine various tools for successful planning and modeling of sites, from the planning phase all the way through to construction documentation.

To receive 1 AIA LU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.

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Video
Buildings
1 Hour
Intermediate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Define the benefits of implementing a GIS at the initial stages of your workflow.
  2. Assess how real-time co-integration of site and building design workflows impact the final project.
  3. Determine how site modeling best practices can be applied to your firm’s specific workflows.
  4. Explore case studies demonstrating successful site planning and modeling.

Architect and Designer
Vectorworks University

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TRANSFORMING YOUR WORKFLOW FOR INTERIOR PROJECTS

Beginner
50 Minutes
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TRANSFORMING YOUR WORKFLOW FOR INTERIOR PROJECTS

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Even though interior architecture is often perceived as an after-thought, many architectural firms are now focused on adaptive re-use projects and developing inspiring interiors portfolios. Follow along with Eastlake Studio's journey to transform their approach to design by adopting new 3D workflows to take their creative process in new directions. In this webinar, Luis M. Ruiz, Int. Assoc. AIA, and his guest presenter Nicole Tabata, AIA, director architect at Eastlake Studio, will explore how to transition from a traditional 2D workflow to a fully integrated data-driven 3D modeling process.

To receive 1 AIA LU, 0.75 AIBC CORE LUs and 1.0 AAA STRUCTURED LH, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.

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Video
Buildings
50 Minutes
Beginner

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Discover how a 3D modeling approach helps solve common design problems.
  2. Understand how to transition from a traditional 2D workflow to new customizable workflow using new tools and technology.
  3. Learn techniques to take full advantage of your 3D model for communicating design intent effectively.
  4. Discuss lessons learned of implementing 3D workflows for your Interiors projects.

Architect and Designer
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ENERGY MODELING IN THE EARLY DESIGN PHASE

Intermediate
1 Hour
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ENERGY MODELING IN THE EARLY DESIGN PHASE

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Climate change and sustainable design are at the forefront of today's conversation. When doing sustainable and energy-efficient design, integrated design tools can help you be more efficient and make quicker decisions during design phases. In this webinar, attendees will learn how to assess the energy performance of a building very early on in an integrated design process — this gives architects the power to make informed design decisions, as well as the ability to back those decisions up.

To receive 1 AIA HSW LU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.

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Video
Buildings
1 Hour
Intermediate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Discover the benefits of integrating energy performance evaluation into architectural design workflows
  2. Explore how a building's form and shape affect its energy performance
  3. Learn how various shading percentages and different types of shading can guide your design decision based on expected building performance
  4. Evaluate energy performance changes based on building elements, boundary conditions, and U-values

Architect and Designer
Vectorworks University

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RENDERING FOR EVERYDAY ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING

Intermediate
1 Hour
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RENDERING FOR EVERYDAY ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING

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Architects need to produce drawings that are both graphically accurate and full of information, which means that everyday documentation processes need to be adjusted to meet these requirements while saving time and money. In this presentation, you’ll learn how rendering tools and feature sets can be used to enhance the graphic quality of your designs, letting you not only impress your client, but also more accurately communicate your design intent with contractors and project stakeholders. Attendees will explore these rendering best practices through sample workflows that showcase cutting-edge technologies in the architecture industry.

To receive 1 AIA LU, 1 AIBC CORE LU and 1.0 AAA STRUCTURED LH, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.

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Buildings
1 Hour
Intermediate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Define basic rendering techniques for creating typical architectural views (i.e. plans, sections, elevations).
  2. Evaluate the uses of surface hatches as material textures applied to external building surfaces with hidden line renders in everyday workflows.
  3. Examine the applications of foreground renders versus background renders in viewports.
  4. Explore the additional features available in rendering software (i.e. gradients, transparencies, Image Effects, etc.).

Architect and Designer
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MERGING ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGNS

Intermediate
1 Hour
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MERGING ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE DESIGNS

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The process of integrating exterior and interior features often begins with a desire to both physically enhance the occupant experience inside the built environment while also addressing energy efficiency and sustainability goals. Integrating a building into the landscape allows architects to design for the environment and lowers a building’s ecological footprint. Architects and landscape architects, building owners, occupants, and building visitors can all benefit from creative, aesthetic, and sustainable designs that merge seamlessly with the environment of the site location.

To receive 1 AIA LU, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.

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Video
Buildings
1 Hour
Intermediate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Define how architecture and landscape architecture practices can be merged.
  2. List the energy efficiency and sustainability benefits of melding site and architectural design.
  3. Explain the importance of early planning and coordination with all members of the design and build teams for successful integration of interior and exterior design and features.
  4. Describe the benefits to the designer, builder, and occupant of merging indoor and outdoor architectural design strategies and features.

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THE RISE OF TEMPORARY AND POP-UP ARCHITECTURE

Intermediate
1 Hour
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THE RISE OF TEMPORARY AND POP-UP ARCHITECTURE

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There is an increasing need for structure, display, enclosure, or interactive space that can be temporary, flexible, and adaptable for different people, uses, or times. This temporary architecture, sometimes referred to as "pop-up architecture," allows for great creativity and potential time and cost savings during the construction process. This webinar will look at some ways pop-up architecture has been developed, used, and admired around the world.

To receive 1 AIA HSW LU, 1 AIBC CORE LU and 1.0 AAA STRUCTURED LH, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.

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Buildings
1 Hour
Intermediate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Discover the history and motivation behind creating temporary architecture for habitable and non-habitable spaces.
  2. Explore the design challenges of innovative approaches to material usage, experimentation, and progressive design solutions.
  3. Recognize the positive environmental implications of temporary architecture, including disassembling, reuse, and recycling.
  4. Identify the ways pop-up architecture concepts are being integrated into permanent and semi-permanent structures in code-compliant manners.

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MOVING FROM AUTOCAD TO VECTORWORKS FOR INTERIOR DESIGN

Beginner
45 Minutes
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MOVING FROM AUTOCAD TO VECTORWORKS FOR INTERIOR DESIGN

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Join Luis M. Ruiz, Int. Assoc. AIA and explore how to get the most out of Vectorworks Architect for the retail interior design industry. This webinar will focus on inspiring interior designers to make use of all the obvious, and hidden, benefits of Vectorworks. You will learn how to move from working in 2D to 3D, employ best-practice techniques and workflows, make use of renderings tips, create the documentation you need, apply data to objects in your design, report finish take-offs, and take advantage of our Vectorworks Cloud Services features.

Video
Buildings
45 Minutes
Beginner

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Learn how to organize a file.
  2. Understand how some 3D tools are more effective than others.
  3. Comprehend how to implement rendering into their workflow.
  4. Learn multiple ways of extracting documentation from a 3D project.

Architect and Designer
Vectorworks University

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THE WHY AND HOW OF BIM IMPLEMENTATION

Intermediate
1 Hour
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THE WHY AND HOW OF BIM IMPLEMENTATION

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Building Information Modeling continues to become the industry standard, with many projects now requiring the delivery of BIM files. However, considering the implications of a BIM workflow only after starting said projects can lead to serious issues, which is why this presentation will expand upon the planning processes needed to adopt BIM in your firm. Attendees will also examine what a successful BIM transition looks like in practice through example case studies, exploring both why and how firms are already growing their businesses with BIM.

To receive 1 AIA LU, 1 AIBC CORE LU and 1.0 AAA STRUCTURED LH, please make sure to login and complete the quiz after watching our webinar.

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Video
Buildings
1 Hour
Intermediate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Define the benefits of implementing a BIM workflow.
  2. Assess how to create a set achievable goals and create actionable strategies regarding BIM adoption.
  3. Determine how BIM best practices can be applied to your firm’s specific workflows.
  4. Explore case studies demonstrating successful BIM transitions.

Architect and Designer

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SIMPLIFY YOUR PROCESS: FROM SKETCH TO BIM

Intermediate
1 Hour
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SIMPLIFY YOUR PROCESS: FROM SKETCH TO BIM

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Adopting a 3D process is undeniably profitable in terms of your workflow and the success of your business. However, the path from buying software to realizing a ROI can be steep. Join us and discover how firms are flattening the BIM learning curve as they transition from 2D drafting to 3D design. We will explore how misconceptions about the 3D environment can lead to challenges in adopting BIM, and how to more effectively connect design workflows, streamline project delivery, and win more work.

Video
Buildings
1 Hour
Intermediate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Understand current 2D workflows and where inefficiencies can be identified.
  2. Compare and contrast 2D drafting and 3D modeling workflows and benefits of each.
  3. Understand how a transition plan can help adopt new BIM workflows.
  4. Discuss various techniques and best practices used in developing 3D BIM models as well as how to derive 2D drawings from BIM that are graphically rich and full of information.

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