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New on-line GEOPAK Site and Drainage
training libraries available from Axiom.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — Looking
for a cost-efficient way to train on GEOPAK Site or Drainage?
GEOPAK users can now train on GEOPAK at their own pace and
on their own schedule with Axiom's new GEOPAK Site
and GEOPAK Drainage training libraries.
GEOPAK Site Library
GEOPAK Site Library covers the design and analysis
of land development and site design projects such as commercial,
residential and industrial sites. The library prepares the
student with beginning and advanced digital terrain modeling
(DTM), coordinate geometry (COGO) and GEOPAK's Site Modeler
courses in addition to courses on what tools to use, how to
plan according to the site and plan the quantities of construction
materials needed. When compounded with other, more specialized
courses in the GEOPAK series, the student will have all the
skills necessary to complete an entire civil design project.
The following are titles and descriptions of
the courses in GEOPAK Site library:
• Introduction to Digital Terrain Modeling
is a basic introduction to digital terrain modeling (DTM)
concepts. DTM keywords and procedures are discussed at length,
with video examples to make it easier to understand how to
build digital terrain models. The contents are designed for
users who are new to GEOPAK and the DTM process.
• Advanced DTM expands on concepts
found in the introduction class. This course discusses additional
extraction procedures, working with TIN files and advanced
tools, including Profiles, Volume Calculations and Slope Areas.
[Editor's note: TIN files are used for storing survey information
data and are used to create a 3D triangular mesh of the contours
of the elevation.] Students learn the proper use of Theme
functions, computing earthwork and working with Drainage tools.
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• Introduction to Coordinate Geometry
covers the creation of a GEOPAK coordinate geometry (COGO)
database (*.GPK file, made up of stored geometric elements
such as points, lines, curves, etc.) and includes details
on using the COGO Navigator (used to view, edit and display
coordinate geometry elements).
• Classic & Graphical COGO covers
the use of tools found in the main coordinate geometry (COGO)
application, including storing elements such as points, curves,
alignments and review of the COGO navigator. Graphical COGO
discusses the tools found in the graphical COGO application
which uses a combination of MicroStation-type tools to graphically
create, modify and delete COGO elements, while storing them
in the coordinate geometry database in the background.
• Plans Production Tools covers
the tools used to create final site drawings. These include
tools to draw the site plan, the labeler and generating your
final site plan sheets.
• Existing Ground introduces how
to generate cross sections using existing ground. See how
to generate, display and modify cross sections with illustrations
and informative videos. Learn how to choose the proper baseline,
update existing sections and use Cross Section Navigator.
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| Sample lesson from Existing
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• Beginning Site Modeler in the
context of a site plan for a business park, this course covers
the basics: creating a site project, creating objects from
site elements, and some of the analysis tools. The project
contains simple road (using sections), building and parking
lot.
• Advanced Site Modeler continuing
in the same project, the advance course covers composite sections,
edit profile, all wizards, the rest of the analysis tools,
drawing profiles and cross sections and exporting data out
of your site project.
• Plan Quantities uses the elements
drawn in the construction plan, discussing what is needed
to compute quantities, review the Design and Computations
Manager for computations and perform several different types
of computations. Finally, the six different output methods
(from ASCII file to spreadsheet to databases) are reviewed
and examples done.
GEOPAK Drainage Library
GEOPAK Drainage library covers the accurate design
or modification of storm drainage systems required for site
development. The GEOPAK Drainage library is composed
of three comprehensive courses on the design of a drainage
system for any type of site. Students will quickly become
familiar with the tools and processes involved in the drainage
design process through interactive lessons, complete with
illustrations and videos. Right from their own desks, students
will gain the necessary skills to effectively design a storm
drainage system for new sites or to modify existing sites.
The following are titles and descriptions of
the courses in GEOPAK Drainage library:
• Introduction to Drainage course
details three fundamental components necessary for designing
any drainage system — the CAD design, GDF (GEOPAK Drainage
File) and the drainage library — and how they work together.
Students will learn about working with features, drainage
areas and nodes before being instructed on how to create a
project, set preferences, defining and adding nodes, analyzing
and generating reports.
• Design with Drainage course outlines
the steps involved with the planning and production of a storm
drainage system. Students learn how to automatically leverage
data from one dialog box form to another, define drainage
areas and use digital terrain management (DTM) tools.
• Plans Production Tools for Drainage
course details generating plan sheets, reports and quantity
calculations. Students learn how to create profiles, use the
labeler tool and add settings to the style library. Also included
are lessons on how to use the Plan and Profile Sheet Composition
tools, navigate through the Report Builder and calculate plan
quantities with GEOPAK's Design and Computation (D & C)
Manager.
In each course, students will find an interactive
learning environment that covers an integral part of the process
of complete site design. Unlike a classroom, each student
can progress at their own pace, ensuring they fully understand
each section before moving on. What's more, students don't
need to have a copy of GEOPAK installed to be able to learn.
With GEOPAK training libraries, students can do hands-on
drills in each lesson with movies, audio and interactive multimedia
presentations to simulate all phases of site design.
Stay up-to-date!
The upcoming scheduled releases that can increase the ability
of your GEOPAK users are GEOPAK Survey, GEOPAK PowerCivil
and GEOPAK Criteria libraries. To get the most up-to-date
information on the current releases of GEOPAK training from
Axiom go to www.AxiomInt.com/products/geopak_training.htm.
Call now!
For more information on GEOPAK
training libraries contact an Axiom MicroStation Consultant
today! Call 727-442-7774 extension 9557 or e-mail 9557@AxiomInt.com.
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