Course: DS|Design v5 Introductory Training

Duration: 10.5hrs (3x 3.5hrs)

Instructor: Duane Morris

This class is perfect for the new user who wants to get up and running quickly with DynaSCAPE. Attend this instructor-led, web-based training from the convenience of your home or office. This training consists of three sessions of 3.5 hours each, for a total of 10.5 hours of training on DynaSCAPE Design v5.

Attendees will be provided with a workbook (PDF) consisting of exercises that are to be completed after each session. Each exercise is based on the concepts learned in each session. Workbook exercises must be completed and submitted to the instructor in order to receive your DynaSCAPE certificate of completion.

Topics covered in this course:

Session #1: Introduction to CAD Concepts, Basic CAD Drawing & Editing (3.5hrs)

• Rules and guidelines to learning DynaSCAPE
• Overview of DynaSCAPE Design and an overview of toolboxes
• Basic Draw tools – lines, polylines, squares and circles, text tools
• Basic Editing Tools – moving, copying and offsetting,
• Learning the Basic Trim Tools
• Editing layers
• On your own time: Workbook Exercise #1

*At the end of each topic there will be time to practice what is learned

Session #2: CAD tools for Design, Patterns and Library Figures (3.5hrs)

• Review of Session #1 and workbook exercise #1
• Review layers, prototypes and scale in more depth
• Overview of Constraints and Inference
• Overview of the tables – layers, weights, styles, color & modes
• More Draw tools – the Building Outline tool, the polyline tool in depth, hatch patterns
• More Edit tools – trim and join, measure and revise
• About libraries, library figures and title blocks
• On your own time: Workbook Exercise #2

*At the end of each topic there will be time to practice what is learned

Session #3: More CAD Tools, Building Your Plant List and Labeling (3.5hrs)

• Review of topics of Session #2 and workbook exercise #2
• More Draw Tools – the polyline tool in more depth and measuring tools
• More Edit Tools – other trim tools and the rotate tools
• The Softscape Label Panel
• The Plant List Editor – adding plants, sizes and prices
• Material Lists and Plant Picture Catalogue
• Adding Raster Images to the drawing
• Tracing a Lot Plan from a Raster image (if time allows)
• On your own time: Workbook Exercise #3

*At the end of each topic there will be time to practice what is learned

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