AU 2009 Presentations by Ideate Available at AU Online

Did you miss AU 2009? Or attend, but miss the technical presentations by the Ideate pros? Don't worry, our team's AU 2009 presentations are now available at AU Online:

• CV318-4 Connecting the Dots: Creating AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Surfaces with LIDAR Data by Matt Miyamoto
  
  
• AB118-3 Finding Your Way Around Shared Coordinates by Teresa Martin
  
  
• AU218-3 Creating a Good Impression by Ron Palma
  
  
• AU318-2 Signature Styles and Entourage for Autodesk Impression by Ron Palma
  
  
• AB204-4 Better Decisions, Better Buildings, Early Energy Analysis by David Haynes
  
  
• AB322-6 There Is No "I" in Team by Ron Palma and Paul Hristov
  
  
• CR222-1L Quantity Takeoffs Made Easy by David Haynes and Glynnis Patterson. The session was not recorded as a screencast, but the slides and hand-outs are available at AU Online, with more than a dozen videos from the QTO lab available on our YouTube page.

Interested in learning about these topics and more? Contact education@ideateinc.com for information on upcoming classes at Ideate, an Autodesk Authorized Training Center.

AU Online – Autodesk Impression by Ron Palma

Visit AU Online for the screencasts from Ron’s two well-received AU 2009 presentations on Autodesk Impressions.

AU218-3 Creating a Good Impression
Your design documents provide the fuel for creating great-looking presentation drawings with Autodesk Impression. Getting superb output in the Impression rendering pipeline starts with understanding the options available to get the best input into the system. In this class, Ron demonstrates the best ways to work with Impression andAutodesk design applications. He explores topics such as document preparation, output options, and best practices for streamlining the flow from design to illustration. He also covers the utilities within Impression, such as Style Mapping, Block Substitution, and CAD Refresh that permit automated, iterative rendering of CAD works in progress.

Primary software: Autodesk Impression

AU318-2 Signature Styles and Entourage for Autodesk Impression
The illustrations you use to communicate your ideas to your client will carry the signature of your firm in every brush and pencil stroke. In this class, Ron shows you how to achieve a dynamic and personal look to your presentation illustrations. The creation of unique Autodesk Impression appearance styles and how to create libraries of these signature styles is covered. Entourage elements such as furniture, trees, cars, and people add life to your illustrations. Methods for bringing your current image-based entourage libraries into Impression blocks, and techniques for creating a signature look for custom Impression blocks and block libraries are also reviewed.

Primary software: Autodesk Impression

Presented by Ron Palma, Ideate AEC Solutions Application Specialist

Ron has over 20 years of experience in the architectural industry as a drafter, designer, lead project designer, and most recently a CAD manager implementing Autodesk Architectural Desktop for a residential design firm. His instructional background includes being an Autodesk Certified Instructor, trainer, support technician, educator at two community colleges, and a U.S. Army certified instructor. Ron is a published writer and continues to author professional technical training manuals for AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture. Ron provides Revit Architecture training and support for AEC firms.

Check our Training calendar for current course offerings by Ron and all the pros at Ideate.

AU Online - Shared Coordinates by Teresa Martin

Visit AU Online for the screencast and hand-outs from Teresa Martin's AU 2009 presentation on shared coordinates in Revit Architecture.

AB118-3 Finding Your Way Around Shared Coordinates
Shared coordinates have been an elusive, sometimes confusing idea of the use of coordinates within an Autodesk Revit project. This class is designed to walk you through the steps of utilizing shared coordinates within a Revit building project. Orienting a building project to true north and reviewing the new Project Base point and Survey point subcategories are reviewed. Techniques for linking files into Revit and defining their locations utilizing Shared Coordinates are covered.

Primary software: Revit Architecture

Presented by Teresa Martin, Ideate AEC Solutions Application Specialist

Teresa is a graduate of Cornell University with over 20 years experience in the architectural and construction industry. She has spent her career pursuing her interest in 3D modeling and computer-aided-design having worked alternately as a designer, project manager, CAD manager, 3D modeler and educator. Teresa currently develops curriculum and customized content as an Autodesk Architectural Desktop Certified Expert and Revit Implementation Expert.

For current training courses led by Teresa and the other pros at Ideate, check our Training calendar.

AU Online - Creating AutoCAD Civil 3D Surfaces with LIDAR Data by Matt Miyamoto

Ideate is so proud of the positive feedback that our own Matt Miyamoto garnered for his AutoCAD Civil 3D and LIDAR presentation at AU 2009:

• speaker’s knowledge = 9.3 out of 10
  
• overall presentation = 8.7 out of 10
  
• recommend the speaker = 95%
  
• comments = “Outstanding job!” and “Well prepared presentation. This class was the best for content and presentation of material.”

To see what the excitement was about, visit AU Online for the screencast from Matt Miyamoto's AU 2009 presentation.

CV318-4 Connecting the Dots: Creating AutoCAD® Civil 3D® Surfaces with LIDAR Data
Technological improvements continue to increase the availability of LIDAR data. However, we have not always had access to the tools necessary for taking advantage of these large data sets. With potentially millions of points, Civil 3D now provides us with a tool that we can use to take advantage of LIDAR data for our designs. In this class, Matt reviews some of the issues associated with LIDAR data, and goes over the tools available in Civil 3D that allow you to manage your data more efficiently and reduce drawing file size. See how Civil 3D allows us to connect the dots, creating surface models that we can use to develop layouts for master plans, flood boundaries for mapping and drainage analysis, and preliminary site design for permitting and earthwork estimations.

Primary software: AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Presented by Matt Miyamoto, P.E., Infrastructure Solutions Application Specialist

Miyamoto is a licensed Civil Engineer in the state of Hawaii. He received 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. Miyamoto’s 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.

For current training courses led by Matt and the other pros at Ideate, check our Training calendar.