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Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

4.17-19::San Francisco
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
4.23-25::Seattle
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
5.1-3::San Jose
AutoCAD Fundamentals

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Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.

Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

4.3-5::San Francisco
AutoCAD Fundamentals
4.17-19::San Francisco
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
4.23-25::Seattle
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

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Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

3.20-22::Sacramento
Revit MEP Electrical Fundamentals
3.26-28::Seattle
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
4.2-4::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
4.3-5::San Francisco
AutoCAD Fundamentals

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Classroom Training – Open Classes

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Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.

Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

3.20-22::Sacramento
Revit MEP Electrical Fundamentals
3.26-28::Seattle
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
4.3-5::San Francisco
AutoCAD Fundamentals

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Classroom Training – Open Classes

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Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.

Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

3.6-8::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
3.6-8::San Francisco
Civil 3D Fundamentals
3.11-12::Sacramento
Revit Beyond the Basics
3.13-15::San Francisco
AutoCAD Fundamentals

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eLearning – Upcoming Revit Classes

Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning – live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education. 

Upcoming classes include: 

3.5.13::Revit 201:
Revit Architectural Mode for MEP
3.12.13::Revit 201:
Revit Import Into 3ds Max

Each class is designed to give you specific, improved results in a particular topic. You can interact with the instructor right from your own office, while eliminating travel time. Because the class schedule rotates, you can easily select your topics of interest and choose the day which best meets your schedule.

Click here for class descriptions, times and registration link. Questions? Contact education@ideateinc.com

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Classroom Training – Open Classes

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Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.

Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

3.5-7::Sacramento
AutoCAD Fundamentals
3.6-8::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
3.11-12::Sacramento
Revit Beyond the Basics
3.13-15::San Francisco
AutoCAD Fundamentals

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Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler for Interoperability – .IMX and .FBX Files

Here at Ideate, Inc., we often receive requests from customers for information on how they can take advantage of their current Autodesk Suite of products to make modeling and visualization easier. Is there anything that can incorporate GIS data for existing features? Is there a product that can use model data that we already have in Civil 3D or Revit to create rendered animations? 

The answer to those questions is: Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler. And the best part is, if you’re on subscription with the right Autodesk Suite of products, you can have it for free. Autodesk Building Design Suite Ultimate, and Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Premium and Ultimate editions include AIM. 

Introduced in 2011, Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler has the ability to quickly and easily generate a 3D model from existing GIS and other data sources. In most cases, GIS data in the form of SDF, SHP along with Raster Images are used to generate the base of the AIM Model. For proposed features like buildings, roads, and sitework, the 2013 releases of Revit Architecture and Civil 3D include built-in exporting tools that generate AIM compatible files. These files come in .FBX and .IMX formats and can be imported directly into an AIM project. 

In Revit Architecture, the Export command under the Application Icon (Purple “R” in the upper left corner) includes the FBX option that allows users to export the 3D View to a FBX file. In the FBX file, both the building model and the toposurface will be included. 

In Civil 3D, the Output tab → Export panel of the Ribbon includes an Export IMX icon for exporting Civil 3D objects to AIM compatible format. The IMX file contains data from Civil 3D objects in the drawing and can be used to re-create those objects in AIM. Alignments can be easily converted and stylized to display proposed roads, and surfaces can be exported and combined to display existing and developed conditions.

As of October 2012, an enhanced version of AIM was posted and available for download to Subscription customers. Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler 2013 R2 can be found on the main Subscription Benefits page after logging in to Subscription Center. AIM R2 has been enhanced with new tools for communicating and presenting proposed designs. 

NOTE: If you’re considering AIM R2, please note that the existing version of AIM needs to be uninstalled from your computer before you install AIM R2. 

Also included in the AIM R2 package is an iPad® compatible version called Autodesk 360 Infrastructure Modeler for Mobile and a web-based version called Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler for Web that works on 32-bit Internet Explorer. Here’s the Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler 2013 R2 info per Subscription Center: 

Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler 2013 R2
Release Date: 2012-10-04 

Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler 2013 R2 software delivers several enhancements to our Autodesk® Infrastructure Modeler 2013 desktop software and our Autodesk® 360 Infrastructure Modeler cloud service. With the extension, Autodesk® Subscription customers will gain new tools designed to help better communicate their designs and produce high quality, low-touch design presentations in addition to new publishing options. 

• Storytelling Tools Enables users to better convey the details of their designs to non-technical audiences with the ability to create camera paths, fly-through animations, and videos that include titles, captions, points of interest and storyboards without needing video editing software. 
• Rendering More Realistic Models Helps users produce higher quality renderings with new photorealism tools like progressive ray trace, more realistic sun/sky models, and high and low definition range output. 
• Open Standards Support – Enables user to access CityGML, the standard many municipal bureaus in Europe use to store city data. CityGML data may contain a whole city’s structure (including detailed 3D models), roads, pipes, and textures in different levels of detail. The inclusion of CityGML can greatly improve our user’s ability to incorporate detailed data into their designs that was previously unavailable. 
• Autodesk 360 Infrastructure Modeler for Mobile Now, infrastructure professionals can share their models as well as specific scenarios in a more secure cloud environment - via Autodesk® BIM 360™ cloud-based services- with public stakeholders who want the ease and convenience of using an iPad® mobile digital device. 
• Autodesk 360 Infrastructure Modeler for Web The new Web application enables interested parties who are not Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler 2013 users to view models and specific scenarios via a link using their Web browser, giving broader access to project proposals and more. 

We’ve also posted a short fly-through video or a proposed road made with the new Storytelling tools to our YouTube page. The existing ground model and roads were imported via IMX file from Civil 3D and the road used in the fly-through (including light posts, median and intersections) was created directly in AIM R2. The process of setting up the model to producing the recording took about 30 minutes. The quality of this video clip has been lowered so we could post it on the web (down to 3 MB). The original video produced by AIM R2 is just under 3 GB. 

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Matt Miyamoto, P.E.
Ideate AEC Application Specialist
Matt is a licensed Civil Engineer in the state of Hawaii. Matt obtained a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and has 7 years of private sector design experience which he applies in his role as an application specialist with Ideate, Inc. His project experience includes residential and commercial site development, private and public sewer, water and drainage systems, harbors improvements, and roadway improvements. While in Hawaii, Matt was involved in multidisciplinary projects for City and County agencies, State Departments, the Army COE and private developers. @MattM_PE

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eLearning – Upcoming Revit Classes

Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning – live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education. 

Upcoming classes include: 

2.26.13::Revit 201:
Phasing A-Z
3.5.13::Revit 201:
Revit Architectural Mode for MEP
3.12.13::Revit 201:
Revit Import Into 3ds Max

Each class is designed to give you specific, improved results in a particular topic. You can interact with the instructor right from your own office, while eliminating travel time. Because the class schedule rotates, you can easily select your topics of interest and choose the day which best meets your schedule.

Click here for class descriptions, times and registration link. Questions? Contact education@ideateinc.com

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Get the Edge in 2013, Get Autodesk Certified!

Autodesk certifications are a reliable validation of your skills and knowledge. They can lead to accelerated professional development, improved productivity, and enhanced credibility in your field. 

Ideate, Inc. is an Authorized Certification Center (ACC) offering Autodesk Certified User exams for AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D and Revit Architecture. 

In 2013 Ideate will be sponsoring three (3) Autodesk Certification days: March 29th, June 28th and September 27th at our Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and San Jose offices. 

You can purchase your exam(s) online at: http://ideateinc.com/educate/certification.html

*No same day retakes. Ideate is not responsible for exam score.* 

For more information email education@ideateinc.com or call 888.662.7238 x1012.

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Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

2.25::Sacramento
Revit Architecture Families
3.5-7::Sacramento
AutoCAD Fundamentals
3.11-12::Sacramento
Revit Beyond the Basics
3.13-15::San Francisco
AutoCAD Fundamentals

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Classroom Training – Open Classes

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Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.

Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

2.25::Sacramento
Revit Architecture Families
2.26-27::Sacramento
AutoCAD Beyond the Basics

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Classroom Training – Open Revit Classes

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Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.

Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

2.6-8::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
2.11-13::Sacramento
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
2.25::Sacramento
Revit Architecture Families
2.25-27::San Jose
Revit MEP Electrical Fundamentals

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eLearning – Upcoming Revit Classes

Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning – live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education. 

Upcoming classes include: 

2.5.13::Revit 201:
Residential Construction in Revit Architecture

Each class is designed to give you specific, improved results in a particular topic. You can interact with the instructor right from your own office, while eliminating travel time. Because the class schedule rotates, you can easily select your topics of interest and choose the day which best meets your schedule.

Click here for class descriptions, times and registration link. Questions? Contact education@ideateinc.com

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Get the Edge in 2013 – New Year’s Training Bundles from Ideate

Competition in today’s marketplace is fierce, and technology advances in the New Year stand to demand even more of AEC professionals. Being well-qualified and skilled in real-world applications of software solutions helps position you for new projects and industry recognition. Let these New Year’s Training Specials from Ideate, Inc. give you the edge.

Revit Architecture – Special New Year’s Bundle
• Revit Architecture Fundamentals
• Revit Architecture Beyond the Basics
• 6 Revit 201s – Online
• 1 Revit Architecture 2013 Professional Certification Exam

--->All for $2013  

 AutoCAD Civil 3D – Special New Year’s Bundle
• AutoCAD Fundamentals
• Civil 3D for Beginners – Online
• Civil 3D Fundamentals or Civil 3D for Surveyors
• AutoCAD Update Course
• 1 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Professional Certification Exam

--->All for $2013  

AutoCAD – Special New Year’s Bundle
• AutoCAD Fundamentals
• AutoCAD Beyond the Basics
• AutoCAD Update
• 1 AutoCAD 2013 Professional Certification Exam

--->All for $2013  

Phone: 888.662.7238
Email: education@ideateinc.com
Expires: Training must be purchased by March 29, 2013.
Classes must be taken one year from date of purchase

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Rules and Restrictions:
• Training bundles must be purchased by March 29, 2013.
• No refunds for unused training.
• Classes must be taken one year from date of purchase. No extensions.
• Good for (1) individual. No substitutions.
• Certification tests offered in four locations: San Francisco, San Jose Portland, Seattle
• One test per individual. No retaking of exam unless paid for by individual. Ideate not responsible for passing grade.

Classroom Training – Open Classes

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Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.

Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

1.30::San Francisco
Revit for Project Managers Workshop
2.4-6::San Jose
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
2.6-8::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
2.11-13::Sacramento
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
2.13-15::San Jose
AutoCAD Fundamentals

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eLearning – Upcoming Revit Classes

Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning – live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education. 

Upcoming classes include: 

1.22.13::Revit 201:
Roof Framing in Revit Structure
1.29.13::Revit 201:
Impression
2.5.13::Revit 201:
Residential Construction in Revit Architecture

Each class is designed to give you specific, improved results in a particular topic. You can interact with the instructor right from your own office, while eliminating travel time. Because the class schedule rotates, you can easily select your topics of interest and choose the day which best meets your schedule.

Click here for class descriptions, times and registration link. Questions? Contact education@ideateinc.com

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Classroom Training – Open Classes

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Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.

Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

1.23-25::San Francisco
Revit MEP Electrical Fundamentals
1.28-29::San Francisco
Navisworks Fundamentals
1.30::San Francisco
Revit for Project Managers Workshop
2.4-6::San Jose
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
2.6-8::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

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Missing Something in a Revit View? 33 Steps to Find Stuff.

Recently David Haynes, Ideate Director of Consulting passed the following tidbit around the office and I thought it could be of use to you. Thanks for the tips David. 

Can’t see it in a view? Here are 33 possible reasons… 

Checklist: 33 Steps to Find Stuff in Revit.

Check to see if: 

1. The element or category is temporarily hidden 
2. The element or category is hidden in the view 
3. The element is being obscured by another element 
4. The element’s category or subcategory is hidden in the view 
5. The element is outside the view’s view range 
6. The view’s far clip depth is not sufficient to show the element 
7. The element resides on a work set that is not loaded within the project 
8. The element resides on a work set that is not visible in the view 
9. The element resides on a work set that is not loaded in a linked file 
10. The element resides on a work set that is not visible in a linked file 
11. The element resides within a group (detail model) and it has been excluded from the group 
12. The element is part of a design option that is not visible in the view 
13. The element is part of a linked file that is not visible in the view 
14. The element has one or more of its edges overridden to display as “Invisible Lines”
15. The element is a family and none of its geometry is set to be visible in the view type 
16. The element is a family and none of its geometry is set to be visible at the view’s detail level 
17. The element is set to not be visible at the category’s detail level 
18. The element has been placed outside the view's crop region (visible extents) 
19. The element is an annotation element and does not reside entirely within the annotation crop region 
20. The element’s phase settings or the view’s phase settings prevent the element from displaying in the view 
21. The view’s discipline is prohibiting the visibility of the element 
22. The element is affected by a filter applied to the view 
23. The element is subject to an element override, set to background color 
24. The element is subject to a category override, set to background color 
25. The element style is set to background color 
26. The element is constrained to a scope boxes that is not visible in the view 
27. The extents of the element itself don’t permit it to be seen 
28. The element is a mass, and “Show Mass” is turned off 
29. The element’s host view has been deleted (area boundaries) 
30. The view’s scale is prohibiting the element’s visibility 
31. The element is a linked instance with coordinates too great for Revit to handle 
32. The user has incorrectly identified the link instance to which the element belongs 
33. The element is in a link that is not in its correct position

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Ron Palma
Ideate AEC Application Specialist
Ron has over 24 years of experience in the architectural industry as a drafter, designer, lead project designer, trainer, and a CAD manager implementing Autodesk Architectural Solutions for a residential design firm. His instructional background includes being an Autodesk Certified Instructor, trainer, support technician, educator at Portland and Clackamas Community Colleges, as well as a U.S. Army certified instructor where he was a senior instructor at Ft Lewis Washington. Ron is a member of the Oregon Army National Guard and platoon sergeant, training and mentoring soldiers in their careers. Ron is a published writer and continues to author professional technical training manuals and shorts for AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, and Revit. As an Autodesk Certified Instructor, Ron provides Revit Architecture training and support for AEC firms. Follow Ron @RonPalmaAEC.

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Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming weeks:

1.23-25::San Francisco
Revit MEP Electrical Fundamentals
1.30::San Francisco
Revit for Project Managers Workshop
2.4-6::San Jose
Revit Architecture Fundamentals
2.6-8::Portland
Revit Architecture Fundamentals

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