BC Civil Newsletter

April 2009
Contents
Training: Civil 3D Essentials
Training: Introduction to CAiCE
Workshop: Building Information Model (BIM) for Civil Engineering
Webinar: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 - What's New
Lunch and Learn: GIS and CAD Professionals
Autodesk Road Show Lunch
CarteGraph User Group Meeting
Training Opportunity
Civil 3D 2009 Essentials
3 days: April 27 - 29, 2009 Vancouver Office
Register
This hands-on foundation-level course covers the essentials of Autodesk Civil 3D. Your instructor will teach you how to work with point data in AutoCAD Civil 3D, how to create and analyze a surface, how to develop a site, how to model roads and corridors, and how to import and export data. This course is designed to teach essential AutoCAD Civil 3D concepts and applications over a three-day period.
Training Opportunity
Introduction to CAiCE
4 days: May 4 - 7, 2009 Vancouver Office 
Register
This BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure certified course is structured for highway designers who want to utilize CAiCE's Visual Roads for highway engineering projects. The course provides a comprehensive overview of CAiCE's approach to highway design and teaches students to develop detailed design models in a 3D interactive environment. Students will review the use of digital terrain modeling (DTM), geometric layout, profile definition, surface modeling for grading plans, cross section design, superelevation definition, COGO input, report generation and plans production. In addition, attendees will be exposed to basic construction functions. Upon completion, students will be well-prepared to tackle most BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure highway engineering design projects from the survey data import stage through plans production. 
Autodesk BIM Intergration Tour 
Autodesk will be holding this event all over Canada and on April 28, 2009 they will be in Vancouver, BC!
Register Here
This full-day course explores the business decisions to rethink current project delivery services and considers new methods of project delivery like BIM Enabled and Integrated Project Delivery. Beyond the obvious 3D aspect of designing and documenting a project, the course looks at the more compelling reasons, including Architects expectations, BIM in an project delivery methodology that embraces 4D (construction sequencing) and emergent 5D (costing and pricing). Intended to provide an overview of emerging trends and practices; this course will not deal with using software. It is principally intended for engineers; however architects, building owners and those in the construction industry are invited to attend keep current of latest trends.
Webinar: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Overview
May 6, 2009 - 12:30PM - 1:30PM (PDT)
Register Free
In this webinar we will address the new features in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010. Major topics of discussion include the new user interface, intersection design, offset and widening alignments, Hydraflow storm sewers extension, new method of handling Lidar data and quantity takeoff. Attendees will receive a free AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 vBook with live recorded training.
Lunch and Learn: GIS Skills for Engineering and CAD Professionals
Free to attend and Free Lunch Included! Register
When: May 12, 2009 - 11:00AM - 2:30PM
Where: BCIT Downtown Campus
           555 Seymour Street Vancouver, BC

This half-day workshop discusses the importance of an Engineering GIS approach and reviews the challenges encountered when attempting to integrate engineering and GIS data. Demonstrations using AutoCAD, Autodesk Map 3D, Autodesk Civil 3D, Autodesk Raster Design and MapGuide Open Source highlight the differences between CAD and GIS workflows while demonstrating the common and important GIS skills needed. In addition, examples are used to show how benefits such as improved workflow, data, geospatial information sharing and decision making can be attained. 
Autodesk Road Show Lunch - Free
When: May 7, 2009 at 12:00PM
Where: Vancouver Convention  & Exhibition Centre @ Canada Place
Room: West meeting room 101 & 102
Register
Join us for lunch and a presentation on the latest advances in the translation of Building Information Models (BIM) from industry luminaries Safe Software.
CarteGraph User Group - Free
May 14, 2009 11:00AM - Vancouver Office
Register
Learn about the lastest developments in Asset Management from a Local Government that has successfully implemented CarteGraph.  Stay after lunch for targetted training sessions directly from CarteGraph.
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