Course Content
Overview (SI Units)
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DesignBuilder Software Overview (SI Units)
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User interface
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Introduction to DesignBuilder user interface
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Creating a model – adding buildings and blocks, drawing guides and snaps
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Adding, moving and cloning blocks, deleting objects
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Rotate, stretch, drag face and construction line tools
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Adding roofs basics: roof angle conventions, pitched and extruded roofs
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Cut block, use of protractor tool and outline blocks
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Zoning blocks by drawing partitions, zone types and zoning protocols
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Drawing holes, merging zones and creating an atrium
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Adding shadding and adjacency modification using component blocks
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Drawing arcs, circular shapes and domes
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Importing 2-D floor plans from DXF and bitmaps to help draw blocks and partitions
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How to create a room in roof
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How to draw dormer windows
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How to model a smaller zone within a larger zone
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Basic Geometry

Introducing the DesignBuilder user interface and the following features:

  • DesignBuilder’s opening screen.
  • Loading an existing model.
  • DesignBuilder screens and tabs.
  • Orientation and axes.
  • View controls such as zoom and pan. 
  • Navigating between levels.
  • And finally the help menu.
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