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CAD MANAGEMENTCAD MANAGEMENT FOR THE IT PROFESSIONALThis course is for IT Professionals who deal with deployment andmaintenance of Autodesk products. After this one day class, you willhave an understanding of the metrics of various licensing mechanisms,know why you should use centralized network techniques and how tocustomize and standardize your installations. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 2/19 | Seattle 3/11

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AUTOCAD® UPDATEThis fast-paced update course covers the new features in the latest release of AutoCAD and is intended to get students productive with thefeatures and enhancements since the prior release. Length: 1 day Dates: Call for details

AUTOCAD® CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND 3D MODELINGLearn to use core AutoCAD commands to create compelling conceptualdesigns using simple techniques and commands to quickly mass shapes, use raster images and visualize your designs with materials, visual styles and animated walkthroughs. Length: 2 days Dates: Call for details

INTRODUCTION TO AUTOCAD®

For the beginning AutoCAD user, this hands-on 3 day course introduces theuser to AutoCAD. If you are not currently using AutoCAD or using version 2008 or older, this course will get you started. Upon completion, you will be able to use AutoCAD to design and draft in 2D. Length: 3 daysDates: Portland 1/14-16, 3/11-13 | Seattle 1/7-9, 2/4-6, 3/4-6

INTERMEDIATE AUTOCAD®

This 2 day class introduces the user to features, commands andtechniques for becoming more productive when creating, annotating, and printing drawings with AutoCAD. Length: 2 daysDates: Portland 2/25-26 | Seattle 2/18-19

ADVANCED AUTOCAD®

This class is a hands-on 3 day class that introduces advanced techniquesand teaches the user to be proficient in the use of AutoCAD. The user willlearn how to recognize the best tool for the task, the best way to use thattool, and how to create new tools to accomplish tasks more efficiently.Length: 3 days Dates: Portland 3/25-27 | Seattle 3/11-13

REVIT® ARCHITECTURE FAMILIESOne of the biggest challenges for Revit® Architecture users is theFamily Editor. This class will demystify the Family Editor environmentthrough real-world examples and hands-on exercises. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 3/24 | Seattle 2/27

REVIT® ARCHITECTURE COLLABORATION TOOLSThe goal of this one day class for the existing Revit user, is to increase the student’s productivity while working with other people on a team, either in the same firm or with other firms, and working with Revit files or other CAD files. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 3/7 | Seattle 2/6

INTRODUCTION TO REVIT® MEP: MECHANICALLearn the essential functionality of Revit Mechanical. The studentwill learn about building information modeling (BIM), navigatethrough the program interface, manage views and work withmany other powerful mechanical features. Length: 2 daysDates: Portland 1/22-23 | Seattle 1/8-9

INTRODUCTION TO REVIT® MEP: ELECTRICALLearn the essential functionality of Revit Electrical. The student willlearn about building information modeling (BIM), navigate throughthe program interface, manage views and work with many otherpowerful electrical features. Length: 2 daysDates: Portland 2/12-13 | Seattle 2/4-5

INTRODUCTION TO REVIT® MEP: PLUMBINGLearn the essential functionality of Revit Plumbing. The student willlearn about building information modeling (BIM), navigate throughthe program interface, manage views and work with many otherpowerful plumbing features. Length: 2 daysDates: Portland 3/25-26 | Seattle 3/4-5

REVIT® MEP FAMILIESOne of the biggest challenges for Revit MEP users is the Family Editor.This class will demystify the Family Editor environment through real-world examples and hands-on exercises. Topics include, intro tofamilies, creating custom tags and family parameters. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 3/14 | Seattle 3/6

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REVIT® IN SLOW MOTIONDo you ever feel like technology is moving too fast? Do you wishyou could open Revit without breaking into a cold sweat? Ourexperienced Revit instructors have created Revit in Slow Motionwith you in mind. Length: 2 days Dates: Call for details

INTRODUCTION TO REVIT® ARCHITECTUREGet introduced to Revit Architecture while learning thefundamental concepts of BIM. This 3-day course presented byPPI’s expert Revit instructors will guide the student through thisdiverse software, enabling the student to create full 3Darchitectural project models and set them up in workingdrawings. Length: 3 daysDates: Portland 1/14-16, 2/18-20, 3/11-13 | Seattle 2/11-13

INTERMEDIATE REVIT® ARCHITECTUREOur Intermediate Revit Architecture course is a hands-on classthat covers a wide range of intermediate topics, continuing tobuild on the concepts introduced in our Introduction course.Length: 2 daysDates: Portland 3/4-5 | Seattle 2/25/-26

ADVANCED REVIT® ARCHITECTUREWe’ve shortened this class by one day, to truly offer only theadvanced concepts of Revit Architecture. This next step in ourRevit training series continues to build on the conceptsintroduced in our Intermediate course. Students will learn aboutworking with the conceptual design tools, rendering techniques,work with system families, how to create families of customcomponents, and much more. Length: 2 daysDates: Call for details

COLLABORATIONINTRODUCTION TO NAVISWORKS®

This course will teach you how to reliably share, unite, review andpolish your 3D design models from multiple formats. Navisworkswill save you RFIs and Collision issues. Learn how to open andappend 3D files of different formats for project review, performvisual project model approval and perform interference detectiontests between 3D files of different disciplines. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 3/10 | Seattle 1/7

INTRODUCTION TO SHOWCASE®

In this one day course, you will learn how to prepare 3D modelsand designs for presentation using Autodesk Showcase®. Throughhands-on exercises, you will learn the basics of Showcase, how tonavigate its interface and import and adjust geometry. You willprepare a design for presentation by applying and configuringenvironments, controlling lights and shadows, and assigningmaterials and decals to the design geometry. Length: 4 hoursDates: Call for details

INTRODUCTION TO REVIT® STRUCTURELearn the essential features and functionality of Revit Structure.The student will experience the power of building informationmodeling (BIM) as you are taught how to navigate through theprogram interface, manage views and identify different types ofstructural elements. Length: 3 daysDates: Portland 2/11-13 | Seattle 1/21-23

ADVANCED REVIT® STRUCTUREThe PPI Group’s Advanced Revit Structure class teaches you thetechniques and concepts beyond what you learned in ourIntroduction course. Covered topics include creating families,preparing the analytical model for analysis and project sharing.Length: 2 daysDates: Call for details

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AUTODESK® RECAP™You may have been asking yourself what is this new softwareincluded in the Suites packages. Now you can create intelligent3D data from photos and scans. Autodesk® ReCap™ deliverspowerful and easy to use workflow on the desktop and in thecloud to create intelligent 3D data from laser scans and capturedphotos. Rather than beginning with a blank sheet, ReCapenables any designer, architect or engineer to add, modify,validate and document their design process in context fromexisting environments. Length: 4 hoursDates: Call for details

AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D® UPDATEThe PPI Group’s Civil Update is a fast paced course that coversthe new features on the latest release. This course is intended toget students productive with the features and enhancementssince the latest releases. Dates: Call for details

INTRODUCTION TO AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

This course provides the student with a foundation for using thedynamic technology of Civil 3D. Everything from importingpoints and creating surfaces- to finished corridor/road designwill be covered. Length: 3 daysDates: Portland 1/8-10, 3/5-7

Seattle 1/14-16, 3/11-13

STYLES FOR AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

Learn the use of Styles within AutoCAD Civil 3D during this in-depth class that walks the student through building andcustomizing each component of Civil 3D Styles. The student willthen be able to apply these styles to their own companystandards and will take these styles back to the office at theconclusion of the course. Length: 2 daysDates: Call for details

FINALIZING YOUR DESIGN IN AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

Learning how to generate finalized sheets can be a challenge. This one day class has been designed to simplify the overall process by shedding light on many misunderstood project and data management concepts as well as exploring many timesaving techniques. Civil 3D is here to stay, and there is light atthe end of this tunnel. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 2/4 | Seattle 2/11

CREATING A SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IN AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

Learn how to generate sustainable design for land development,environmental and transportation projects. The goal of thecourse is to identify Civil 3D tools, features and procedures thatcan be used to support a sustainable design approach. Length: 1 dayDates: Call for details

ADVANCED GRADING FOR AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

This class will get you familiar with grading features andtechniques not covered in our Introduction course. Your hands-on project will take you through grading a road using corridorsand assemblies. Learn how to lay out building pads and generalponds as well as, how to import a 2D site with parking lots andbuilding pads and convert it to a 3D surface. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 2/6 | Seattle 2/13

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USING PART BUILDER IN AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

In this one day course the student will learn how to edit AutoCADexisting Structures and Pipes in AutoCAD® Civil 3D®. Uponcompletion of this class, the student will be proficient in workingwith Part Builder. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 2/25 | Seattle 2/17

PIPING DESIGN IN AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

This one-day course will teach the piping features available inAutoCAD Civil 3D. Students will learn how to modify parts using Partbuilder, apply pipe rules, create and modify pipe designs, andperform a hydraulic analysis of the pipe network in both a customspreadsheet and in the Hydraflow Storm Sewers Extension. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 2/26 | Seattle 2/18

INCORPORATING SURVEY WITH AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

Our in-depth one day training course is for civil engineers, surveyors,and survey technicians that have completed the Introduction to Civil3D course. Through hands-on practical exercises, you will furtheryour training in the survey functionality. Length: 1 dayDates: Call for details

DESIGNING CORRIDORS & INTERSECTIONS IN CIVIL 3D®

This class is two classes in one. Our formerly separate Civil 3Dcourses, Intersections and Road Design have been combined in tothis one day class to cover both topics. Learn the recommendedworkflows and basic skills needed to create, model and modifyIntersections and Cul-de-Sacs. You will also gain an in-depthunderstanding of Roadway Design using assemblies. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 3/21 | Seattle 2/25

INTRODUCTION TO AUTOCAD® MAP 3DIn two days learn how Map 3D can be used to leverage thecollaborative design abilities of your organization. Learn how to loadand edit information from multiple sources in to one work session,create and perform complex information queries from theseresources and export this info to other formats such as a database orspreadsheet. Length: 2 daysDates: Portland 1/28-29 | Seattle 1/21-22

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INTRODUCTION TO PLANT DESIGNLearn the essential features and functionality of AutoCAD P&ID,AutoCAD Plant 3D and AutoCAD Isometrics. Through lecture andhands-on exercises, this 3 day course will guide you through thecommon workflows for plant design. Length: 3 daysDates: Portland 3/18-20 | Seattle 3/25-27

Software Application Specialist

Matt has worked in the design and

construction industry since 1995 using many

Autodesk application softwares. Matt maintains his

architectural license for the State of Oregon since 2004 and is

a member of the AIA, NCARB and ASHE. Matt has used Revit

Architecture since 2007. He implemented Revit pilot projects

for two separate architectural firms. He has used Revit

Architecture for several project types and scales including,

new construction, renovations, small and large healthcare,

government and higher-ed projects throughout Oregon,

Washington & Idaho.

Meet MattOttinger

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MANUFACTURINGINTRODUCTION TO INVENTOR®

During this 3 day course, students will be trained in best usageapproaches for parametric design philosophy through a hands-on,practice-intensive curriculum. Students will acquire the knowledgeneeded to complete the process of designing models from conceptualsketching, through to solid modeling and drawing production. Length:3 daysDates: Portland 2/24-26 | Seattle 1/27-29, 3/24-26

NEW! AUTODESK INVENTOR ADVANCED PARTMODELINGDuring this 2 day course, students will build on their Inventor partmodeling skill set. The intention of this course is to develop usefulstrategies to part design. The students will develop their skillsthrough a similar practice-intensive curriculum used in our otherInventor courses. Length: 2 daysDates: Portland 1/6-7, 3/3-4 | Seattle 2/3-4

NEW! AUTODESK INVENTOR ADVANCED ASSEMBLYMODELING During this 3 day course, students will advance their skills in InventorAssembly. The goal in this course is to take students to a higher levelof productivity when creating and working with assemblies. Thestudents will develop their skills through a similar practice-intensivecurriculum used in our other Inventor courses. Length: 3 daysDates: Portland 1/8-10, 3/5-7 | Seattle 2/5-7

NEW! AUTODESK INVENTOR iLOGIC During this 1 day course, students will be instructed on how to useiLogic. The focus of this course is to illuminate students to thefunctionality and benefits of iLogic - incorporating higher levelparametric modeling that is accessible, and alert to the importance ofstreamlining design automation. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 1/15, 3/12 | Seattle 2/11

New Inventor Series!NEW! AUTODESK INVENTOR SHEET METAL DESIGN During this 1 day course, students will be guided through techniqueson sheet metal modeling, using typical Inventor practices andprocedures. Attention in this course is directed on the creation andmanipulation of sheet metal parts. The students will develop theirskills through a similar practice-intensive curriculum used in ourother Inventor courses. Length: 1 dayDates: Portland 1/13, 3/10 | Seattle 2/10

NEW! AUTODESK INVENTOR PROFESSIONALCERTIFICATION EXAM BOOTCAMP This 4 day accelerated course is designed for intermediate usersintent on acquiring their professional certification. Daily topicsfocus on the main exam objectives set out by Autodesk. The courseincludes access to one exam seat to be used within 60 days fromcompletion of class. Length: 4 daysDates: Portland 3/17-20

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