Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch (On your own):         12:15 – 1:15 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:15 – 5:00 pm

Building Information Modeling/Revit Overview

   What is BIM?
   What is Revit?
   Revit overview
   Differences between Revit and AutoCAD
   What makes Revit the best tool to use?

The Revit User Interface

   Working in Revit 
   Using the ribbon
   Using the view window
   Selecting objects
   Modifying, mirroring and duplicating

Building a Model in Revit

   Project setup 
   Revit template
   Revit central and local file system
   Origin, grids and levels

Creating Basic Model Elements

   Walls 
   Floors
   Ceilings
   Doors
   Structural 
   Curtain walls
   Foundations 
   Link Files
   Roofs
   Room and Area Tools

Managing Links

   Worksets
   Managing Links

Creating Sheets

   Group sheets in project browser
   Create sheets and place views
   Title blocks 
   Drawing Sheet list

Drafting

   Detail group and detail component
   Annotations 
   Dimensions
   Hatches

3D Views and Model Management

   Perspective views and 3D views
   Navisworks
   Managing large Revit projects
   Sending, receiving and archiving files

The Bottom Line

   What a project in Revit can do for you

Credits

Professional Engineers
     7.0 PDHs

Architects
     7.0 PDHs/CE Hours
     7.0 AIA Learning Units

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 PDHs/continuing education hours to engineers and architects in most states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Kansas.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). The AIA does not consider the subject of this seminar to be a Health, Safety and Welfare topic. Engineers and architects with HSW requirements need to determine whether this course meets HSW standards in their state(s) of licensure and to be aware of any restrictions or limitations on non-HSW coursework.Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects.

This seminar provides a non-credit continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing board for mandated continuing education credit.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

David Fast

Fast Cadd Works, Cooler Design Inc.

Owner, Fast Cadd Works, Plainfield, Indiana
Mr. Fast has 35 years of drafting and design experience in the industry. He started Fast Cadd Works in 2012 to be able implement and train companies and employees in Revit. Mr. Fast is professionally certified in AutoCAD and Revit. He has experience with numerous types of projects including medical facilities, large warehouses, sporting facilities, churches, schools, assisted living facilities, restaurants, and government buildings. Working closely with architects, engineers, and outside consultants, Mr. Fast has coordinated the details of projects of all sizes. He has been responsible for generating construction documents for every stage of the design process. He is proficient in the building information modeling (BIM) software, Revit, and has spent time training employees at firms throughout Indianapolis area on the Autodesk software.