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Course title: AutoCAD Level 1 (2D - Beginners/Intermediate)
Course length in hours: 36
Type of Course: Part-time, non-vocational
Pre-requisite: Basic knowledge of computers
- AutoCAD Interface Overview
- Drafting Tools (Grid, Snap, Object Snap, UCS)
- Display Commands (Zoom and Pan)
- Selecting Tools (Single selection, Window and Crossing Window selection)
- Creating 2D Geometry (Line, Circle, Arc, Rectangle, Polygon, Spline, Ellipse)
- Modify Commands ( Move, Copy, Rotate, Mirror, Offset, Scale, Array, Trim)
- Modify with Grips
- Drawing and editing Polylines
- Managing Object Properties with Layers
- Hatching for Sectional Views
- Text and Text Styles
- Dimensions and Dimension Styles
- Creating and editing Multilines
- Drawing with Isometric Snap
- Blocks and Wblocks
- Blocks with Attributes
- Symbol Libraries
- XRef (External References)
- Paper Space versus Model Space
- Page setup and plotting (Viewports, Title Blocks, Annotations)
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Course title: AutoCAD Level 2 (3D-Advanced)
Course length in hours: 30
Type of Course: Part-time, non-vocational
Pre-requisites: Completion of AutoCAD 1
This Course builds on the knowledge of AutoCAD 1, introducing users who are proficient with 2D commands to the concept of 3D modeling. Students will study 3D primitives, conversion of objects from planar to solid, surfaces, element analysis and rendering procedures. By the end of the course students will create drawings with representation of orthographic and pictorial views of 3D parts and assemblies. The course will emphasize the versatility of AutoCAD by showing a range of options to achieve a particular result.
Who should attend?
Architectural/Mechanical/Industrial Designers, Interior Decorators, Engineers, Technologists, CNC Machinists or any individual interested in learning Advanced 3D-modeling with AutoCAD.
- Introduction to the 3D modeling concept
- Working in 3D with Views, UCS and Orbiting
- Creating 3D models from Primitives
- Creating Models from 2D Profiles
- Creating Composite Solids
- Adding Detail to Your Solid Models
- Editing Solid Models
- Creating a Models using the Sweep and Loft Command
- Creating Surfaces
- Combining Surfaces and Solids
- Creating Drawings from 3D Models
- Creating Orthographic, Sectional and Isometric views
- Getting Information from 3D Objects
- Visualization Techniques
- Use of Materials and Lights
- Rendering
- Using Cameras and Views
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Course title: Solid Works Level 1 (Beginners/Intermediate)
Course length in hours: 39
Type of Course: part-time, non-vocational
Pre-requisite: Basic knowledge of computers
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with Solid Works, a parametric design application used commonly for mechanical/industrial solid modeling. The course begins with an overview of the sketching environment where students learn to create 2D objects such as lines and arcs. Definition is then added to the sketch including dimensions and geometric relationships. Solids are then quickly created by converting the sketches into 3D models. Solids are then arranged into assemblies where interference and motion can be studied. Professional technical drawings can then be generated in accordance with Industry standards.
Who should attend?
Mechanical/Industrial Designers, Interior Decorators, Engineers, Technologists, CNC Machinists, AutoCAD operators, or any individual wanting to go to the next design level and learn the leading software for 3D Modeling.
- The SolidWorks User Interface
- 2D Sketching (Sketch Relations and Dimensions)
- 3D Modeling (Boss Feature, Cut Feature Revolved Feature)
- Hole Wizard
- Creating Patterns (Linear, Circular , Mirror, Curve Driven, Sketch Driven)
- Shelling and Ribs
- Bottom-Up Assembly Modeling (Adding Components and Mates)
- Inserting bolts and nuts from the Toolbox Library
- Analyzing the Assembly
- Creating Motion Simulation
- Exploding an Assembly
- Top-Down Assembly Modeling Method
- Editing Parts and Assemblies
- Creating Drawing Files
- Creating Drawing Views (Model, Orthographic, Section, Broken, Detailed)
- Annotations and Blocks (Dimensions, Title Blocks, Bill of Materials)
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Course title: Solid Works Level 2 (Advanced)
Course length in hours: 39
Type of Course: Part-time, non-vocational
Pre-requisite: Solid Works 1
This course is an advanced continuation of Solid Works 1. It covers advanced modeling techniques and automation of the design process. Students will design complex 3D models, Surfaces, Sheet Metal parts, Molds and Weldments through step-by-step lectures and hands on experience. Real mechanical parts and industrial products are used as design samples. The course includes Finite Element Analysis simulation, a useful analysis tool applied for critical design decisions. Students will learn to create photo-real images of several design projects. Students will also apply the concept of eco-design as a focus in their design approach.
Who should attend?
Mechanical/Industrial Designers, Interior Decorators, Engineers, Technologists, CNC Machinists, AutoCAD operators, or any individual interested in learning the advanced level of 3D Modeling using SolidWorks.
Sweeps and Lofts:
- Sweeping Through Curves and Edges
- Lofting Through Sketches and Guide Curves
- Creating cuts with sweeps and lofts
- Creating Helix and Composite Curves
- Modeling Springs and Threads
- 3D Sketches
Surfaces:
- Extruded and Revolve d surfaces
- Swept and Lofted surfaces
- Offset and Extended Surfaces
- Trimming and Filleting Surfaces
- Surface Solidifying with Thicken Feature
Sheet Metal Parts:
- Base Flanges
- Adding Tabs, Bends and Jogs
- Folding and Unfolding
- Lofted Bends
- Sheet Metal Forming Tools
- Sheet Metal Drawings
Mold Making:
- Variable Radius Fillet
- Dome feature
- Shape Feature with Constraining Curves
- Engraving and Embossing Text
- Part Lines
- Creating Moulds with Core and Cavity
Weldments:
- Structural Members
- Fillet Welds, Gussets and End Caps
- Weldment Drawings with Part List
SimulationXpress and FloXpress:
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Stress Analyzing a Component
- Analyzing the flow of Air and Liquids
- Using Results to make Design Decisions
- FEA report
Photoworks:
- The Render Wizard
- Scenes, Materials and Textures
- Lighting, Shadows, Visibility and Reflection
- Creating a Final Rendered Print
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Course title: Adobe Photoshop (for PC)
Course length in hours: 24
Type of Course: Part-time, non-vocational
Pre-requisite: Basic knowledge of computers
This course provides the basic knowledge and applications of Adobe Photoshop. Students will be introduced to the elements of digital graphic design through an image processing and manipulation context. Upon completion of the course students will have an understanding of digital image properties and apply the features of Photoshop to modify images as desired.
Who should attend?
Anybody interested in Photo Editing and Graphic Design
- Software Features: Menu options; toolbars; tool locations
- Project Start-Up
- Colour Picker tools
- Colour Swatch Palettes
- Eyedropper & Info Palette
- Selections and Masks
- Marquee Selection tools
- Lasso and Wand Selection tools
- Transforming Selection tools
- Layers
- Working with Type
- Type Options: Review of tools
- Type Palettes: Review of tools
- Type Warping: Review of tools
- Paint
- Paint Bucket and Fill
- Gradient, Pattern and Lines
- Brushes and Fade
- Pencil, Paintbrush, and Airbrush
- Retouching
- Blur, Sharpen, and Smudge tools
- Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools
- Clone Stamp, History Brushes tools
- Out-Put Options
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Course title: Adobe Illustrator (for PC)
Course length in hours: 24
Type of Course: Part-time, non-vocational
Prerequisites: Adobe Photoshop
This course provides the basic knowledge and application of Adobe Illustrator. Students will be introduced to the properties of digital graphic design through a vector based drawing application. Similar in operation to the popular Adobe Photoshop, however mainly different in intentions and usages. Knowledge gained in this course will allow students to create images, layout displays, and bring together multiple independent items into a final product, in an efficient and professional manner.
Who should attend?
Anybody interested in Graphic Design
- Getting to Know the Work Area in Illustrator
- Selecting and Aligning
- Creating Shapes
- Transforming Objects
- Drawing with the Pen tool
- Color and Painting
- Applying Transparency and Blending Modes
- Working with Layers
- Placement an Order of Objects
- Working with Type
- Blending Shapes and Colours
- Working with Symbols
- Working with Brushes and Scribbles
- Creating Airbrush Effects
- Using 3D Effects
- Printing Artwork
- Combining Illustrator Graphics with Photoshop Images
- Creating a Web Publication
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Course title: Web Design with Adobe Dreamweaver (for PC)
Course length in hours: 30
Type of Course: Part-time, non-vocational
Pre-requisite: Basic knowledge of computers
This course familiarizes students with the basic techniques used for creating professional looking websites using the Adobe Dreamweaver application. It also provides the fundamental knowledge and techniques needed to advance to more complex operations for enhancing the functionality of websites. Students will create and manage database-driven websites.
Who should attend?
Anybody interested in learning Web Design
- Introduction to Web Design
- Exploring the Dreamweaver interface
- Defining a New Site Using the Site Wizard
- Managing Files and Folders using the Files Panel
- Creating New Documents
- Working with Starter Pages
- Inserting Text and CSS formatting
- Editing the Font, Size and Colour of Text
- Testing pages in common Web Browsers
- Using Live View
- Understanding CSS
- Creating, Changing and Renaming CSS Rules
- Understanding CSS Element, Class and ID Selectors
- Defining and applying a Custom CSS Style
- Working with Images
- Managing assets in Dreamweaver CS4
- Photoshop Integration
- Using Background graphics
- Link Basics
- Absolute and Relative Links
- Named Anchors
- Email Links
- Adding interactivity and behaviour
- Working with Tables
- Working with Forms
- Working with multimedia (Flash and Video)
- Publishing and maintaining a website
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Course title: Web Development with FLASH
Course length in hours: 36
Type of Course: Part-time, non-vocational
Pre-requisite: Basic knowledge of computers
Adobe Flash is a program commonly used for animation on the web and is often found integrated in web design especially for marketing purposes. Using lecture and various exercises students will learn the techniques associated with animation. This is both an introductory and intermediate course and will be going through the programming language of ActionScript within Flash.
- Complex Graphics
- Basic and Complex Animations
- Actions and Buttons
- Dragging Movie Clip and Loading Movies
- Programmatic Movement and Interactivity with ActionScript
- Advanced Publishing
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Course title: Introduction to Computers and Internet
Course length in hours: 21
Type of Course: Part-time, non-vocational
Pre-requisite: None
This is an introductory course to Computers and the Internet world for people who are not familiar with computers but always wanted to be. Overcome the fear of computers and embrace technology to make your life easier and more enjoyable. Join our classes full of friendly people and have fun while becoming familiar with the most common applications of the Personal Computer. Also learn how to easily navigate the Internet and send emails to your family and friends.
- Introduction to Computers hardware and software
- Managing your pictures and document files
- Word Processing
- Using the Internet
- Sending and receiving E-Mail
- Crafting with your computer
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Course title: Build your own E-commerce Website
Course length in hours: 30
Type of Course: Part-time, non-vocational
Pre-requisite: Basic knowledge of Computers and the Internet
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Build your own E-commerce website without any knowledge of web programming. No Dreamweaver, no JavaScript, no Adobe software, no thousands of dollars on training, just you and the Internet. You will be amazed! In 30 hours you will know everything you need to know.
This hands-on course will teach you how to build and maintain your own E-commerce website. You will learn online ordering and payment System (such as Pay-Pal and Credit Card). You will take control of your on-line business and save a substantial amount of money on developer’s fees. Our experienced instructor will guide you through all your technical needs.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE?
Web Designers/Developers, Business owners, Non-web-skilled Users, Anybody curious about new marketing technology.
Main topics covered in this course:
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What is an E-commerce database website?
- Benefits of E-commerce, R.O.I • On-line Product Promotion strategies
- Create a Web Page, Navigation menu
- Set up website album, Create a Product Catalogue
- FTP, Upload/Download pictures/files • Set up Shopping Cart, Taxes, Shipping
- Create and Manage Web Database, Smart Forms
- Create Member Account (register/login)
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Create E-billing Invoices
- Set up online Payment Systems (Credit Card, Pay-Pal, PC Banking)
- Create Order History Lists, Order Tracking
- Learn how to use Web Editor, CMS
- Set up Blog, Forum, Site look & feel
- Working with File Manager, Page manager and Catalogue Manager
- Create E-mail Marketing • E-Security
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Course title: Blueprint Reading for Construction (Design Interpretation)
Course length in hours: 24
Type of Course: Part-time, non-vocational
Pre-requisite: None
Drawings contain the information necessary to efficiently and properly construct a house or a building. This course covers the principles of how architectural drawings are structured. Students will learn how to interpret Plot Plans, Floor Plans, Elevations and Sectional Views. They will also get familiar with Abbreviations, Symbols and Materials used in Construction. Students will be exposed to extensive hands-on activities using real industry prints and real architectural settings.
Who should attend?
This informative course can be taken by anybody who wants to improve his/her Design Interpretation skills in the architectural field (Construction Workers/Technologists, CAD Designers, Interior Designers, etc.)
- Construction Professionals (and their responsibilities)
- Type of Drawings (Isometric, Perspective, Orthographic projection)
- Dimensions, Lines, Symbols and Abbreviations
- Orientation (Plot Plans, Elevations, Sections, Details)
- Written Descriptions
- Windows and Doors and Stairways (Representation and Building Codes)
- Measuring and Sketching
- Construction Materials
- Electrical and Mechanical Materials and Components
- Frame construction (Joists, Studs, Rafters, Ridge Board, Subfloor...)
- Masonry Construction
- Foundations (Footing and Walls)
- Solid Brick Walls
- Metal Framing (Steel Framing Members)
- Brick Veneer Residence: Floor Plans, Elevations and Roof
- Specifications (Outline Spec., Complete Spec., Masterformat)
- Roof Framing (Reading Truss Plans)
- Commercial Buildings (Regulations, Design Methods, Reading Drawings).
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Course title: Revit Architecture 2012
Course length in hours: 36
Type of Course: Part-time, non-vocational
Pre-requisite: Basic knowledge of computers and drafting.
Revit Architecture is an Autodesk's Building Information Modeling software (BIM). It is popular throughout the architectural industry; it brings unprecedented efficiency to the design process. Designs and documentation stay coordinated, consistent, and complete because any change you make -- anytime, anywhere -- is automatically coordinated throughout your project.
Objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to manage a Revit project and its content from a CAD Manager's perspective. During the course, students will learn how to: set up a new building information model; create floor plans; work with architectural elements (walls, doors, windows, floors, ceilings, roofs, curtain walls). Students will also learn how to create section and elevation views and add notations including dimensions, text, tags, schedules, legends, and keynotes; and share designs by plotting finished drawings and creating visualizations like walkthroughs and renderings.
Who Should Attend?
Architecture designers/modellers
- Building Information Modeling / BIM
- Starting a Project. Common terms and User Interface
- Working with Levels and Grids, Basics of the Building Model
- Working with Walls (Exterior walls, Interior Walls, Vertically Compound Walls)
- Adding Doors and Windows
- Placing and working with Dimensions and Constraints
- Creating Curtain Walls Using Building Components
- Loading and modifying Component Families
- Working with Rooms and Areas
- Colour Fills
- Creating and modifying basic Schedules
- Detailing and Drafting (Annotations, Drafting Views)
- Printing Phasing and Design Options (Setting up Standards and Templates)
- Working in Teams with Project Templates
- Worksets
- Inserting Vector and Raster Data
- Linking Projects
- Site Plans and Topo Surfaces
- Working with Site Tools and Site Components Openness
- Importing and Exporting
- Working with Linked Files Parametric Components
- Creating and Modifying Families (In-Place, Parametric and Nested Families)
- Using Component Groupings
- Walkthroughs
- Using Massing for Conceptual Design