Video Content List
Intermediate and Advanced Training Videos:
101
12:37:40
7:30
4.23 GB
1 DVD
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- The Basic Edit Types
- Setting Array Copy Intervals, Angles and Quantities
- Polylines – Breaking Polylines
- Polylines – Merging Polylines that Overlap
- Polylines – Subtracting Polylines that Overlap
- Using the Trim and Extend Commands
- Basic Ceiling Types and Their Materials
- Drawing Cathedral Ceilings
- Drawing Vaulted and Curved Ceilings
- Creating Tray Ceiling Effects by Raising a Ceiling
- Drawing a Suspended Ceiling with Grid and Tile
- Creating a Coffered Ceiling Element with Recessed Backlit Panel
- Creating a Coffered Ceiling with Multiple Recessed Panels
- Cutting a Hole in a Floor Platform
- Setting Platform Depths – by Floor or by Area
- Designating Platform or Balloon Framing Conditions
- Building a Floor that Ledgers inside the Foundation Walls
- Dropping a Floor and Raising the Ceiling of a Room
- Changing Multiple Joisted Floors to Slabs
- Foundations with Exposed Brick and Brick Ledge
- Crawlspace Foundation with Framed Interior Bearing Wall
- Split-level Foundations
- Split-entry Foundations
- General Framing Strategy
- Creating Stacked Plates on Foundation Walls
- Specifying Where Joists are Cut
- Mixing Joist Depths and Directions on the Same Floor
- Drawing with the Beam and Post Tools
- Drawing Exposed, Sloped and Decorative Beams
- Drawing Columns
- Building the Wall Framing
- Editing the Wall Framing Detail
- Controlling Unwanted Wall Framing
- Framing a Plan’s Walls with Variable Stud Spacing
- Using a Framing Reference
- Adding Blocking and Bracing
- Mitering a Framing Joint with the Fillet Tool
- Displaying Framing as CAD Lines
- Framing with Floor and Ceiling Trusses
- Balloon Framing Walls
- Deck Framing Techniques
- Placing Deck Posts and Footings on a Module over a Terrain
- Framing a Roof
- What is a Truss?
- Setting Truss Defaults
- Framing a Truss Roof System
- Framing a Truss Roof System without Lookouts
- Framing a Cantilevered Truss Roof System
- Framing with Energy Heel Trusses
- Using a Truss Base to Truss Intersecting Roofs
- Hip Trusses – Building a Step-down Hip
- Hip Trusses – Building a Sub-girder Hip
- Framing with Scissor Trusses
- Framing with Attic Trusses
- Editing and Locking a Truss
- Locking a Truss to Frame a Skylight Well
- Viewing Truss Labels and Schedule
- Remodeling Overview
- Getting As-builts – Importing 2D Files and Converting Lines to 3D Walls
- Getting As-builts – Importing 2D Files to Lock and Trace
- Getting As-builts – Tracing a Picture of Existing Prints
- Showing an As-built’s Mask on a Remodel Plan
- Coordinating Layers to Show Existing, Demo and New
- Coordinating Wall Types to Show Existing, Demo and New
- Coordinating Layers and Room Definition to Show Demolition Walls
- Developing 3D Views of the Remodel Components
- Distinguishing New Framing and Calculating Its Materials
- Creating a Dynamic Wall Legend
- Creating Matching Textures for Deck Planking, Rim, Rail and Stairs
- Spanning 2 Inline Walls with a Window Block in 2D
- Spanning 2 Inline Walls with a Window Symbol in 3D
- Using Materials List Polylines for Materials Calculations
- Resizing Stair Sections
- Merging Stair Sections to Form Subsections
- Treads – Locking Tread Width
- Treads – Ignoring Subsection Boundaries
- Treads – Retaining the Number of Treads
- Showing and Hiding a Directional Stair Arrow
- Customizing Stair Landing Shapes
- Locking the Position of a Stair Landing
- Displaying Newels and Balusters in Plan
- Drawing Flared Stairs with Curved Tread
- Adding Starter Tread
- Drawing Concrete Stairs with Sloped Risers
- Drawing a Single Steel Stringer Stair with Concrete Tread
- Drawing an Exterior Stair from Grade to 2nd Floor
- Creating a Wheelchair Ramp
- Drawing Curved Stairs
- Configuring and Placing Curved Stairs
- Aligning Curved Stairs to Fit a Curved Wall
- Aligning a Curved Wall to Fit Curved Stairs
- Aligning Curved Stairs Across Floors
- Building U-shaped Winder Stairs
- Controlling Walls beneath Winder Stairs
- Enclosing Only Part of a Staircase between Two Walls
- Trim and Molding – Overview
- Drawing and Combining Molding Profiles
- Expanding and Filleting a Room Molding Polyline
- Creating a Brick Half-wall and Cap with a Room Molding Polyline
- Using the 3D Molding Polyline to Create Exposed Log Rafters
- Creating a Bell-shaped Ceiling Skylight with a Custom Molding Profile
3D Models and Rendering Training Videos:
28
2:23:00
5:06
1.41 GB
1 DVD
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- Creating, Saving and Opening 3D Views
- Editing the Camera in 3D
- Moving the Camera in 3D
- Controlling What Displays in 3D
- Applying Backdrops
- Placing and Editing Objects in 3D
- Recording a Virtual Walkthrough
- Working with Materials and Surfaces in 3D
- Glass House Views
- Optimizing Vector View Generation
- Optimizing Render View Generation – The Video Graphics Card
- Optimizing Render View Generation – Render Settings
- Optimizing Render View Generation – Model Complexity
- Creating a Raytrace View
- Preparing Materials for Raytracing
- Refining Raytrace Settings, Materials and Lighting
- The Different Types of Light Sources
- Using the Parallel Light Type
- Using the Point Light Type
- Using the Spot Light Type
- Leaving the Room and Keeping the Lights On
- Editing Light Properties
- Reflecting a Moon On Water
- Controlling Sun Angles and Shadows
- Changing the Picture in a Frame
- Creating a Texture from a Photo
- Creating Materials and Colors (Introductory 0038)
- Materials (What’s New in Version X1 0232)
Kitchens and Baths Designer’s Training Videos:
30
1:55:46
3:52
859.9 MB
1 DVD
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- Cabinet Defaults
- Selecting and Editing Cabinets
- Specifying Cabinet Shelving
- Corner Cabinets
- Creating Special Cabinets
- Adding Cabinet Accents
- Applying Cabinet Hardware
- Soffits (Introductory 0035)
- Cabinet Material Assignments
- Changing Cabinet Materials in 3D
- Cabinet Labels
- Schedule Defaults
- Creating a Cabinet Schedule
- Advanced Schedule Editing
- Custom Callout Labels
- Architectural Blocks
- Adjusting Cabinet Face Frames
- Adding Molding to Cabinets
- Custom Countertops
- Creating a Closet Storage System
- Applying a Backsplash
- Adding a Built-in Appliance to a Cabinet
- Attaching a Cabinet to a Curved Wall
- Creating a Recessed Corner Sink
- Creating Wainscot
- Creating a Cabinet with an Apron Sink
- Applying a Decorative End Panel
- Applying a Decorative Arch to a Hutch
- Drawing a Walk-in Shower – Part I
- Drawing a Walk-in Shower – Part II
Roof Designer’s Training Videos:
54
3:26:08
3:49
1.38 GB
1 DVD
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- Automatically Generating Roofs (Introductory 0024)
- Drawing Roofs Manually (Introductory 0025)
- Roof Design Strategies
- The Dialogs That Influence Roof Design
- Locking and Protecting Roof Planes
- Roof Baseline Polylines
- Soffits, Fascia and Gutters
- Frieze Molding
- Using the Gable-Roof Line Tool
- Generating a Roof Over an L-Shaped House with Gable Ends
- Generating a Shed Roof
- Generating Gullwing, Gambrel and Mansard Roofs
- Generating a Half-Hip Roof
- Using the Extend Slope Downward Option
- Roofs Over Bay, Box and Bow Windows
- Setting the Minimum Alcove
- Roofs Over Curved Walls
- Adding a Deck with a Roof and Ceiling
- One and a Half Story Roofs
- Designing a Cape Cod Roof Bearing on 2nd Floor Walls
- Designing a Cape Cod Roof Bearing on 1st Floor Walls
- Roof Groups
- Drawing and Editing Manual Roof Planes
- Joining Roof Planes
- Restrictions of the Join Roof Planes Tool
- Manually Roofing an L-Shaped House with Gable Ends
- Matching Roof Ridge Elevations
- Locating Roof Plane Intersections
- Lowering an Entire Roof
- Adding and Removing Roof Plane Edges
- Drawing a Dutch Gable
- Manually Drawing a Gambrel Roof
- Sloping Roof Plane Baselines
- Using the Ignore Top Floor Roof Option
- Chief Architect’s Automatic Dormer Tools
- Roof Types for Automatic Dormers
- The Auto Dormer Tool
- Adjusting Ceiling Height for Auto Dormers
- The Auto Floating Dormer Tool
- Using Attic Rooms to Build a Dormer
- Drawing a Dormer from Scratch – Part I
- Drawing a Dormer from Scratch – Part II
- Drawing Curved Dormer Roofs
- Curving Roof Planes
- Creating a Flat Roof System with Curved Eaves
- Drawing a Barrel Roof
- Drawing a Domed Roof on a Round Building
- Curved Roofs and Baselines
- Drawing a Flat Roof with an Overhang
- Designing a Flat Roof with Parapet Walls
- Drawing a Flat Roof with Center Drain and Parapet Walls
- Creating Parapet Walls Using Polyline Solids
- Placing and Resizing Skylights
- Editing the Skylight Curb and Shaft