AutoCAD Plant 3D Basic Training

You have to work with AutoCAD Plant 3D or it has been a while since you used AutoCAD Plant 3D, therefor you need to learn the basic functions to be able to use AutoCAD Plant 3D in your daily work. Especially for these users Van Zijtveld Consulting developed this 3 day course, where the user will learn the essential functionalities of AutoCAD Plant 3D. During the course the user will learn AutoCAD Plant 3D by hands-on sessions and examples, where the user will work through the exercises to get a good understanding of AutoCAD Plant 3D.

After the course the user will be capable of using AutoCAD Plant 3D professionally during his daily work and will have good working knowledge of the basic functionalities in AutoCAD Plant 3D.

Required entry level

The user needs to have basic skills in using AutoCAD and should be able to read and understand technical process drawings, next to that basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows is recommended.

Course duration

The AutoCAD Plant 3D basic course is a 3 day course where the user will learn how to use AutoCAD Plant 3D to create 3D piping models. During the course all necessary skills to use AutoCAD Plant 3D in your daily work will be taught and the user will be capable of using AutoCAD Plant 3D in a professional way.

Course content

Day-1 Day-2 Day-3
- Plant 3D user interface
- Your first project
- Navigating a 3D model
- Visibility options and visual styles
- UCS and WCS
- Plant 3D modules
- Steel structure components and visibility settings
- The equipment modeler
- Equipment models
- External references
- Custom equipment
- Converting blocks
- Importing Inventor
- Pipe specs and dimensioning catalogs
- Pipe routing functions
- Inline components
- Creating a branch
- Placing pipe supports
- Using custom parts and placeholders
- Routing pipe using AutoCAD lines
- Modifying the 3D model
- Ortho graphic drawings
- Orthographic views and dimensioning
- Isometric drawings
- Publishing drawings and 3D models
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Van Zijtveld Consulting, started in 2009 as a small independent engineering and consultancy company, specializing in supporting and training users in the mechanical and process market who work with Autodesk software. In the meantime, we bring over 30+ years of experience in different phases of designing installations. Planning, design, production, implementation, integration and support is in our blood.

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