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Enroll in all 3 of my new $97 training courses for a single payment of $97
The Best Practices 3-Pack of ArchiCAD training courses is a set of three of my specialty courses in an inexpensive bundle.
Each course provides a series of easy to follow video lessons that will teach you how to speed up your work in ArchiCAD while maintaining control and improving your model and documentation quality. You’ll learn the optimum methods and techniques for modeling quickly, drafting precisely and navigating rapidly around ArchiCAD, in general and specifically with relation to roof systems and site models.
I’ve refined these ideas during my 23 years of using and teaching ArchiCAD. These are the FASTEST ways to work cleanly, wasting no effort as you power through your tasks.
- FastTrack! Course – a carefully-crafted selection of 19 easy to follow yet incredibly potent lessons from my popular Best Practices Course.
- Site Design and Terrain Modeling ArchiCAD training course – a series of easy to follow videos that will teach you how to design a site and model the terrain for your project.
- Roof Design, Modeling and Documentation ArchiCAD training course – an extensive series of lessons that focus on how to design roof systems and model them so that you get accurate drawings for your project.
Eric Bobrow, ArchiCAD Master Trainer
NOTE: For more info or to sign up for a single course, click on any course name above.
You’ll get access to over 16 hours of high quality training videos you can watch any time you wish in your web browser, as many times as you like. You can even download them to your computer for permanent reference and offline access.
These new courses are normally $97 each, but as a special introductory offer, you can sign up today and get instant access to all three of them for only $97.
Designed for experienced ArchiCAD users to improve their efficiency, these courses are also approachable for newer users since they build from basic Best Practices principles in a logical and progressive manner.
I’m so excited about offering these new training courses that I want you to have them for a low bundle price – only $97 – during our introductory sale.
And for a limited time, I’m throwing in 3 great bonuses – see below – making this an even better value – so that you get the best deal I’ve ever offered.
I love to help ArchiCAD users work faster and better. It’s my passion and my calling. You’ve most likely seen my free ArchiCAD tutorials – with over 900,000 views on my YouTube channel as of June 2013, I’ve become the most prominent ArchiCAD trainer in the world. (After 23 years working with ArchiCAD and teaching users how to succeed with the software, I’m now an overnight success…)
I guarantee that you will tune up and improve your mechanics — your actual day to day efficiency and minute by minute methods for working in ArchiCAD — so much that after you go through this course you will wonder how you got anything done before…
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ArchiCAD Training – FastTrack! – Course Outline
19 easy to follow ArchiCAD video training lessons (a total of more than 8 hours of high-quality recordings) that will speed up your work.
Watch them in your web browser, or download to your computer for permanent reference.
Coordinate Input and Precise Placement
- Coordinate Input, The Tracker and Guidelines
- Precise Placement of Elements
Building Your Model – Alignment and Relationship
- Guide Lines
- Using the Ruler and Shift Key Constraints
- Introduction to Virtual Trace and the Trace & Reference Palette
- Uses of Virtual Trace for Model Views, Layouts and 2D Drawing
Navigation and Drafting Power Tips
- Advanced Coordinate Methods
- Advanced Mouse Constraints and the Control Box
- Using the Grid for Sketching and Precise Placement
- Navigation Shortcuts and Speed Tricks
- Managing the 3D Window: Showing What You Need, How You Want to See It
- Setting and Saving Precise 3D Viewpoints & Views
- Keyboard Shortcuts and Special Mouse Clicks
Advanced Selection and Editing
- Advanced Element Selection and Settings
- Power Selection Techniques
- Editing Element Geometry with the Pet Palette
- Using the Pet Palette with Editable Hotspots and Sub-Elements
- Drawing and Editing in 3D and Section
- Working in 3D using Gravity, 3D Guide Lines and Temporary Elements
ArchiCAD Training – Roof Design, Modeling
and Documentation Course Outline
Over 5 hours of easy to follow ArchiCAD video training lessons that will make developing a roof model really straightforward, for any size project.
Watch these lessons in your web browser, or download to your computer for permanent reference.
Lesson 1
Introduction to Roof Construction for ArchiCAD 10 through 14
This 42 minute lesson teaches the methods used for constructing roofs in ArchiCAD 10 through 14. If you are working with ArchiCAD 15, it is still a good idea to watch this video since there are many similarities, and I share some valuable tips in the video as well as on the QuickStart Course lesson page that will be helpful to you.
Lesson 2
Intro to Roof Construction for ArchiCAD 15 and Above
This 29 minute lesson teaches the methods used for constructing roofs in ArchiCAD 15 and later versions.
Lesson 3
Creating the Roofs for the Sample Building
This 33 minute lesson shows how to build the roofs for the sample building developed in the QuickStart Course, first in ArchiCAD 14 (which applies to versions 10 and above) and then in ArchiCAD 15 and above.
Lesson 4
Modeling Roofs with Ornate Rafter Tails
The roof tool creates a simple volume that does not represent the actual construction components. When you apply a composite, the roof becomes a little more detailed, but still retains a uniform thickness.
This 23 minute lesson shows how to use Solid Element Operations to trim off the underside of the roof in the extension that overhangs the outside shell of the building. Subsequently, beams or objects representing framing members are added to show the rafters supporting the roof. These are then carved out with a profiled element using SEO to create ornate rafter tails. Along the way, a few speed tricks and shortcuts are demonstrated that allow these operations to be performed quickly on large roof systems.
Lesson 5
Creating Different Roof Types in ArchiCAD 14 and Earlier
This 49 minute ArchiCAD training lesson demonstrates the quickest and easiest methods to model multiple roof types in ArchiCAD 14 and earlier versions.
Lesson 6
Creating Different Roof Types in ArchiCAD 15 and Later
This 49 minute ArchiCAD training lesson demonstrates the quickest and easiest methods to model multiple roof types in ArchiCAD 15 and later versions.
Lesson 7
Simple Hip and Gable Roof Systems
This 42 minute ArchiCAD training lesson explores basic creation and manipulation of simple hip and gable roof systems, those with a single plate height.
The demonstrations are done in ArchiCAD 14 (representing the methods used in ArchiCAD 10 through 14) and then repeated with variations in ArchiCAD 16 (showing the new options available starting in ArchiCAD 15 for working with multi-plane roofs). Users of ArchiCAD 15 and later will find it useful to watch the entire presentation, since there are times when you may need to split up multi-plane roofs into single plane roofs, or create them from scratch, in order to achieve certain results.
Manipulations include changing overall parameters for a roof system such as slope angle, overhang, material, and line-type style; as well as modifying the slope of individual roof planes, removing a hip roof plane to create a gable, and adding in an extra plane to a gable to create a hip. Various methods of trimming walls to the roofs are demonstrated, including the classic “Trim to Roof” (which leaves a static cut), Solid Element Operations (which retains a relationship between the elements and will update automatically), and the (new in ArchiCAD 15) Connect command to Trim Elements to Roof/Shell, which is similar to Solid Element Operations in that it updates as needed to retain the relationship between the elements.
Some subtle points are shown, including the importance of understanding and perhaps adjusting the Trimming Body setting for a Multi-plane Roof – changing it from Pivot Lines down to Contours down.
More Lessons Are Currently in Development
This course will include at least 8 more video lessons focusing on a variety of topics, including:
- Connecting roof systems
- Adding in skylights and dormers
- Working with vaulted roofs
- Flat roofs with drainage
- Coverings such as tile and shingle
- Framing
- Eaves troughs and downspouts
- Construction documentation including roof plans, sections and details
These lessons will be added to the course website over the coming weeks as they are completed.
This will be the most extensive course on designing, modeling and documenting roofs in ArchiCAD ever produced anywhere.
ArchiCAD Training – Site Design and Terrain Modeling
Course Outline
3.5 hours of easy to follow ArchiCAD video training lessons that will make developing a site model really straightforward, for any size project!
Watch these lessons in your web browser, or download to your computer for permanent reference.
Lesson 1
Introduction to Site Modeling:
DWG Import and Working with the Mesh Tool
This 49 minute introduction to site modeling covers the import of a DWG file to proper scale, which is placed into an independent worksheet that is used as a Trace Reference for building a terrain using the Mesh tool. This is done in the context of a previously-modeled building, with elevation information coordinated based on a sea level datum reference. Some site improvements are added including both hardscape and landscape elements.
Lesson 2
Drafting the Property Lines based on a Paper or PDF Survey Drawing
This 26 minute lesson shows you how to draft the property lines based on a property survey document, either on paper or as a PDF. The use of metes and bounds with survey bearings (degrees, minutes and seconds based on the North orientation) is demonstrated.
Lesson 3
Placing a PDF Survey Drawing to Scale, Setting North Orientation
This lesson continues from the previous one. It is a 15 minute video showing how to import a survey PDF file and scale and orient it properly.
Lesson 4
Advanced Site Creation:
Level Dimensions, Regrading, Cut and Fill Calculations
Lesson 4 starts by creating a Mesh-based site topography model following the contour lines. Regrading the terrain and calculating cut and fill is also covered in this 46 minute lesson.
Lesson 5
Advanced Site Creation:
Working with Roads, Paths and Paved Areas
Part 5 is a 42 minute lesson that continues from the previous section. It shows more advanced site modeling methods particularly useful for roads, paths and paved areas. Some use Solid Element Operations and others require Boolean subtraction of the mesh boundary.
Lesson 6
Case Study:
Additional Techniques for Drafting Property Lines
Part 6 is a 33 minute case study showing how to work with property surveys that include multiple arc boundary lines. All the steps are demonstrated, including resizing the PDF to scale and determining the North angle for the project based on the survey.
These courses are designed to cover all versions from ArchiCAD 10 through 16 plus the Start Edition, and all lessons are conducted using both imperial and metric systems.
Whether you’re a novice or an experienced user, these ArchiCAD training courses will help you speed up your work while maintaining control and improving quality.
The video lessons are available for viewing any time in your web browser, and may be downloaded to your computer for offline access. A set of 3 DVDs with all the videos will be made available to enrolled course members for an additional $49 including shipping anywhere in the world.
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Special Limited Time Bonus Offers
These 3 ArchiCAD Training Courses are each a phenomenal value at $97 per course, but as an introductory special offer, you can get all three for a single payment of only $97.
PLUS…
For a limited time, get these THREE additional bonuses:
- One month of access to the Best Practices ArchiCAD Coaching Program – a live 90 minute training webinar run 3 times each month for members of the Best Practices Course – ask your questions, watch and listen as I explain and creatively demonstrate relevant concepts and build the answer onscreen; if you can’t catch it “live” you can watch the recording later.
VALUE = $37 - Free access to the first 5 weeks of the Best Practices Course, teaching you the best ways to get yourself organized and set up your office template as well as general notes and specifications. (An additional 4 hours of high-quality training materials!)
VALUE = $117 - Full credit towards registration for the Best Practices Course – the money you invest today may be applied towards course registration at ANY later date – so this course that can be the first step in your larger journey towards ArchiCAD mastery!
Click the Add to Cart button and you’ll get immediate access to all three of these ArchiCAD training courses as soon as your payment is processed.
Our 90 Day 100% Money Back Guarantee
All of my ArchiCAD training courses are offered with a complete, no-questions asked 90 day money back guarantee. If you decide after watching some or all of the video lessons that this isn’t for you, that you haven’t improved your speed and efficiency in your work with ArchiCAD, simply send us an email and you’ll get your money back promptly and courteously.I only wish these had been available when I first began using ArchiCAD – they would have saved me a lot of time and helped me avoid many long and frustrating nights trying to figure out the program from the manual. Thank you Eric!”
NEW COURSES: Special Limited Time Introductory Pricing Offer
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I would recommend this course and Eric Bobrow to any user whether novice or veteran as it is the best reference going.”
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