SolidBuilder Training
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Three-day classes are held throughout the country every month. A trained professional with real world experience teaches these hands-on classes. In fact, 94% of our attendees rate our classes as “excellent”!
Each attendee is provided a laptop computer to use and every profit making aspect of SolidBuilder is covered. The instructor remains available to you the entire time. We also limit the attendance in these classes further ensuring that you receive the attention you need.
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What's Covered?
Standard Class
- Introduction to SolidBuilder
- SolidBuilder file structure
- Explanation of graphical user interface
- Review of command line
instruction,
coordinates, help files, etc.
- Estimating - Database:
- Explanation of the database
- Materials, labor, etc. in the database
- Creating items and assemblies
- Pricing
- Create a take-off /estimate
- Overview of 3D modeling
- Create sill plates and foundation walls
- Create footers
- Create exterior walls and insert openings.
- Create interior wall and insert openings
- Create girders and posts
- Create stairs
- Insert furnishings
Advanced Class
- Database Review:
- Calculating Labor
- Calculating areas, sq ft and lin ft.
- Walls
- Creating Dormers
- Shape --> Reinsert
- Modify Openings: framing, description
- Modify Oneside: walls and openings
- Trim to roofs
- Mitered corners
- Floors
- Modify perimeter
- Modify outliner
- Insert joist
- Omit joist
- Roofs
- Geometry Match: eave line, third point, plane
- Modify perimeter
- Subtract
- Valley plates
- Joiner birdsmouth
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- Create ceilings
- Roof creation – complex and simple roofs
- Create several different roofs on the model.
- Production mode work:
- Framing diagrams and reports
- Sheathing diagrams and reports
- Creating other production drawings
- Overview of the reports available
- Working drawings:
- Create floor plans
- Creating elevations
- Creating sections
- Text, notes, dimension styles, patterns etc.
- Creating Border drawings
- Create overlay drawings
- Printing and plotting
- Open lab for specific help one on one with your instructor
- Q & A period each day with your instructor
- Framing
- Modify framing
- Exhibit framing
- Estimate
- Quantity Takeoff Check Notes
- Tracking down and correcting errors
from checknotes
- 3D Symbols
- Creating
- Splicing to create new size
- Creating from DXF file
- Working Drawings
- Advanced linework functions in the CAD
menu
- Creating Legends
- Creating 2D symbols
- Importing DXF file to create detail
- Creating details from section or flat working drawing
- Open Lab / Discussion
- cover any/all specific questions
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