Fall 2009 Schedule

• AutoCAD Foundations

• Productivity Seminars

• Autodesk Mechanical Segment

• Autodesk Architectural Segment

• Updating Your Skills

• Autodesk Multimedia and Entertainment/Animation

• Web Design and Computer Graphics

AutoCAD® Foundations

Introduction to AutoCAD®
This is a pre-course for the individual who has never used AutoCAD® before. This seminar is designed to orient and familiarize the CAD novice to the world of Autodesk® Computer Aided Drafting and Design. This learning experience covers the most basic AutoCAD® concepts. Students learn to create a simple drawing. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Windows operating system and drafting experience.
 

Course	Days	Date	Length	Time	Location	Classroom	In District Fee
MG5-005-170	F	8/29	1 days	8a-Noon	MVCC	T912	$125
MG5-005-171	F	10/24	1 days	8a-Noon	MVCC	T912	$125
MG5-005-200	W	9/17	1 days	6p-10p	MVCC	T912	$125

AutoCAD® 2009 Professional Essentials
This is the most fundamental of AutoCAD® courses, teaching the most basic drafting skills. Students learn to create simple drawings, to make simple modifications to existing drawings and to plot. In this course, we emphasize mechanics, rules and rote-based exercises. The person completing this course will have the skills to use AutoCAD® as an electronic drafting design tool. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Windows operating system and drafting experience.
 

Course	Days	Date	Length	Time	Location	Classroom	In District Fee
MG5-100-001	MTWR	9/8	4 days	8a-5p	MVCC	T912	$995
MG5-100-002	MTWR	10/20	4 days	8a-5p	MVCC	T912	$995
MG5-100-003	MTWR	12/8	4 days	8a-5p	MVCC	T912	$995

AutoCAD® Architecture Essentials
After completing this course, students will be able to use design resources and tools, add structural members to building models, and create and distribute plotting sheets. This course is AIA/CES approved.

BLUEPRINT READING FOR CONSTRUCTION TRADES
This course presents an introduction to the use of blueprints and construction documents as used in the building industry. The course will cover Residential, Light Commercial, and Multi-story Construction. Additional topics of discussion will include principles of reading plans, elevations, sections and details; as related to the following: Architectural, Civil, Electrical, H.V.A.C, Plumbing & Piping and Structural. This course is helpful for apprentices, architecture professionals, estimators, contractors, tradesman, real estate professionals, as well as construction industry professionals. Prerequisite: Drafting experience.

DUCTWORK/PIPING DESIGN USING AUTOCAD
This fundamentals course demonstrates the use AutoCAD to develop simple duct work and piping layouts as currently used in Residential and Light Commercial Buildings. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Windows operating system and drafting experience.

Productivity Seminars

AUTOCAD PRODUCTIVITY WITH TOOL PALETTES
This one-day seminar is designed for the professional user the using AutoCAD 2004-2009 for the creation and modification tool palettes. Increase productivity without the understanding of how to program or customize AutoCAD. Learn hidden techniques, management techniques and the sharing of tool palettes and tool palette groups. Export and import tool palettes. Knowledge of AutoCAD and the Windows operating system and drafting experience recommended.

Blocks and External References
Upon completion of this seminar, you should be able to able to create static and dynamic blocks, assign attributes, create attribute extraction files, edit attributes and edit blocks. Understand attribute specific variables. Create and use external references, edit external references, clip external references, understand layer and spatial indexes, use InPlace reference editing,
use AutoCAD® DesignCenter and link to Excel spreadsheets.

Autodesk Mechanical Segment

Autodesk® Inventor 2009 Essentials
This course introduces the designer or engineer to Autodesk’s® new 3D, feature-based solid modeling and drawing production system. In this course, we introduce adaptive architecture that allows the 3D models to “adapt” to changes as they occur. This course looks at parametric 3D technology and significant performance increase associated with large assembly modeling. We will design 3D models, assemblies and drawings creation, and learn to recognize the strengths and weaknesses during the design intent phase of modeling. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Windows operating system and 3D-design experience.
 

Course	Days	Date	Length	Time	Location	Classroom	In District Fee
MG5-310-001	MTWR	11/ 3	4 days	8a-5p	MVCC	T912	$995
MG5-310-270	A	10/ 4	4 wks	8a-5p	MVCC	T912	$995

Autodesk Architectural Segment
 
REVIT ARCHITECTURE ESSENTIALS
This course familiarizes the students with Autodesk’s newest architectural software, Autodesk Revit, one of the parametric database modeling technology available to the AEC industry. Upon completion of this course the student should be able to set up, develop, design and construct documents. The importance of creating a live database model will be emphasized as part of each project. This course is AIA/CES approved.

REVIT ARCHITECTURE ADVANCED
This courseware covers a wide range of advanced topics in Autodesk Revit Architecture, continuing to build on the concepts introduced in the Autodesk Revit Architecture Essentials course. Students learn about site design, advanced rendering techniques, phasing and design options, creating families of custom components, and collaborating on a design. This courseware offers both imperial and metric hands-on exercises representing real-world design scenarios.

Updating Your Skills

AUTOCAD 2009: TRANSITIONING FROM AUTOCAD 2008
Upon completion of this seminar you should be able to understand the basic concepts of menu customization, develop a common sense approach to modifying AutoCAD's pull down and toolbar menus and also develop an understanding of creating your own menu aliases, shortcut keys and on line lisp routines.

AUTOCAD PLOTTING PRODUCTIVITY
Give your plotting processes a complete overhaul discovering new ways to optimize and enhance your output processes. In this hands-on productivity course, learn the hidden tips and techniques for configuring your PC3 files, page-sets for layouts, use layer properties for plotting, determine if color-dependent or named plot styles is best for you? Convert plot styles; understand the difference between publishing, batch publishing and basic plotting and the advantage of DWF publishing. Knowledge of AutoCAD and the Windows operating system and drafting experience recommended.

AUTOCAD 2009 SKILLS UPDATE
This hands-on course will teach you the new commands and features of AutoCAD 2009 based on your previous AutoCAD experience. Learn the new AutoCAD User Interface, updated layering tools, fields, tables, Annotation scaling, updated dimensioning techniques, the action recorder, updated properties panel usage, recovery tools, tool palette updates, multileader tools, updates to text and Mtext, external reference updates and simple user customizing techniques.
Prerequisite: Experience with AutoCAD 200 or higher.

Autodesk Multimedia and Entertainment/Animation Courses

AUTODESK 3DS MAX PRODUCTIVITY
Learn to utilize the advanced techniques for creating professional-level animations. This class covers a variety of modeling techniques, using HI IK Solvers and linking for creating controllable bone systems, applying multiple material and maps to objects, and creating realistic materials. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Windows operating system and an understanding of 3D drawing.

AUTODESK 3DS MAX FOR DESIGNERS
Provides the designer with new and powerful tools to render and animate the designs created in AutoCAD Desktops. You will add materials, change lighting and create effects. You will learn to create still scenes, and animated walk-through that will effectively communicate your designs to your clients. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Windows operating system and an understanding of 3D drawing.

INTRODUCTION TO DREAMWEAVER
Learn how to create your web site using Dreamweaver. This course will introduce both basic web design concepts and use of the Dreamweaver web authoring environment. The students will learn how to use the Dreamweaver interface, create hyperlinks between and within documents, add images to web pages, create page designs and templates using tables, and format page contents. Learn to add behaviors for interactivity in addition to testing and deploying your web site. Working knowledge of Windows and personal computers and access to Dreamweaver outside of class is highly recommended. Basic keyboarding and file management skills are required. Textbook required. Purchase textbook in the college bookstore prior to first session.

INTRODUCTION TO FIREWORKS
Learn how to enhance your web pages with graphics created using Fireworks. This course will introduce basic graphic design concepts. The student will learn how to use tools in Fireworks to create and edit web graphics with both vector and bitmap images. Work with layers, build buttons and rollovers and optimize your web graphics for use in your web pages. No previous experience with graphic applications is required. However, working knowledge of Windows and personal computers and access to Fireworks outside of class is highly recommended. Basic keyboarding and file management skills are required. Textbook required. Purchase textbook in the college bookstore prior to first session.

INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP Level 1
This course provides new users of Photoshop a hands-on overview of the application. Students are introduced to the Photoshop environment and interface and learn how to select, move, and edit an image including resizing and retouching, as well as composite multiple images. Furthermore, students will learn the importance of layers in addition to the significance of saving the images in the appropriate file format for use on the Web or in a publication. Additional topics include taking out red eye, retouching old photographs, correcting blemishes or other imperfections in a photograph. Working knowledge of Windows and basic operations is required. Basic keyboarding and file management skills are required. Textbook required. Purchase textbook in the college bookstore prior to first session.

PHOTOSHOP LEVEL 2
This course offers a comprehensive overview of the features and commands of Photoshop. Students will gain further knowledge of Photoshop tools. Prerequisite: Students should have proficiency in using the PC and a working knowledge of its respective operating system, including file management, and manipulating files (i.e., opening files, copying, pasting). Typing skills a must, including familiarity of key placement on the keyboard. Both Photoshop Level 1 and Level 2 textbooks are required for this course. Purchase textbooks in the college bookstore prior to first session.

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
Providing a comprehensive overview of the features and capabilities of Adobe Illustrator, this course will include basic graphic design concepts and will use tools found in the Adobe Illustrator environment to create and edit complex and attractive illustrations and type effects. Topics covered include discussing various graphic formats, starting Illustrator, reviewing the Adobe Illustrator environment and user interface, creating and editing basic vector graphics, vector paths, use drawing tools to draw and edit geometric objects, manipulating objects, applying color, and working with type to create eye-catching type effects. Working knowledge of Windows, basic operations, basic keyboarding and file management skills are required. Textbook required. Purchase textbook in the college bookstore prior to first session. No previous experience with graphic applications is required.

PHOTOSHOP FOR THE WEB
This course explores web page layouts using Adobe Photoshop. It enables users of Photoshop to create background images for web pages, and makes use of the pen tool to draw and enhance images by formatting vector paths. In addition, large image areas can be exported by slicing and then saving as individual images for the web. In this course, the student will also prepare and optimize images for the web and prepare images for cross-platform viewing. The student will set preferences for size units and explore factors that contribute to file size. Explore image quality and file reduction sizes by saving files in different formats. Color management techniques can then be used to create images that are attractive to the widest possible audience. Working knowledge of Windows, basic operations, basic keyboarding and file management skills are required. Textbook required. Purchase textbook in the college bookstore prior to first session.

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