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Axiom's GEOPAK training courses, written
by seasoned GEOPAK professionals, are designed to
make any GEOPAK user as proficient as they can be.
GEOPAK
Beginning Road
Library
The following are the courses included
in the GEOPAK Beginning Road library:
| Introduction
to Digital Terrain Modeling |
This course is a basic introduction
to Digital Terrain Modeling concepts. DTM key
words 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. |
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| Advanced
Digital Terrain Modeling |
Advanced Digital Terrain Modeling
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. Learn the proper use of Theme
functions, computing earthwork and working with
Drainage tools. |
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| Existing
Ground Cross Section |
This course introduces how to
generate cross sections using existing grounds.
See how to generate, display and modify cross
sections with great illustrations and informative
videos. Learn how to choose the proper baseline,
update existing sections and use Cross Section
Navigator. |
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| Project
Manager for Road |
Project Manager for Road
discusses how to set up a project, define preferences,
working alignments and various procedures included
in the Project Manager. |
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| Introduction
to Coordinate Geometry |
Introduction to Coordinate
Geometry covers the creation of the 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).
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GEOPAK
Intermediate Road
Library
GEOPAK Intermediate
Road Library is the complete training library
that trains new roadway designers on the road design
process from start to finish. In six in-depth courses,
GEOPAK Intermediate Road Library trains students
on design and earthwork for roadways, as well as,
how to create plots of their roadway designs.
The
following are the courses included in the GEOPAK
Intermediate Road library:
| Horizontal
and Vertical Geometry Layout Tools |
This course discusses several
sets of tools to compute alignments and profiles
for different types of roads, from basic to
complex. Some included tools are horizontal
layout tools, VPI based profile generator and
components. |
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| Plans
Preparation Tools for Road Projects |
Includes tools needed for creating
the construction plans. Includes drawing plans
with Design and Computation (D&C) Manager
to do quantities afterwards. Also featured are
draw transitions, plan and profile labeling,
generation plan and plan/profile sheets. |
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| Basic
Proposed Cross Sections |
Works through the generation
of proposed cross sections, both inside and
outside of Project Manager. This includes how
to utilize all the previously created information
from the design process; geometry, superelevation,
existing ground sections. This class does not
cover writing criteria. |
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| Basic
Earthwork |
Covers computing earthwork both
inside and outside Project Manager. Includes
cut/fill calculations, undercuts, unsuitable
materials, review of the log file, and how to
interactively fix errors. |
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| Superelevation
Tools |
Discussed in this course is how
to define the pavement cross slopes using several
different tools. The discussion begins with
roadways not requiring superelevation transitions,
called shapeless, to automatically calculating
superelevation transitions. Then, drawing the
pavement shapes and reviewing a variety of review,
editing and analysis tools.
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| Storing
Graphics |
The Storing Graphics course looks
at the different methods of linking graphic
elements and linking back into the coordinate
geometry database. This includes points, lines,
curves, chains, and parcels. |
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| Plan
Quantities Utilizing GEOPAK |
Using the elements drawn in the
construction plan, this course discusses what
is needed to compute quantities, reviews the
D&C Manager for computations, then performs
several different types of computations. Finally,
six different output methods, from ASCII file
to spreadsheet to databases, are reviewed and
examples done. |
GEOPAK
Advanced Road
Library
GEOPAK Advanced Road library is the
training library that trains roadway designers to
design more complex roadways. In three in-depth
courses, GEOPAK Advanced Road library provides
students with the skills to use additional tools
and options in GEOPAK that enable the user to complete
a wide variety of road projects such as divided
highways and freeway projects.
The
following are the courses included in the GEOPAK
Advanced Road library:
| More
Earthwork |
This course 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. |
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| Advanced
Proposed Cross Sections |
This course covers more complex
projects, such as multiple roadways on a single
cross section, and staged cross sections. Other
topics include drawing utilities and drainage
onto cross sections. |
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| 3D
GEOPAK |
3D topics include generating
a DTM from cross sections, 3D Station Offset
tool, laying 2D elements onto a 3D DTM model. |
GEOPAK
Site Library
GEOPAK Site Library
is the complete training library that trains designers
on land development and site design. In nine courses,
GEOPAK Site Library trains students how modeler
works, and apply it to the design and analysis of
a complete site project. This includes the site
layout, horizontal and vertical geometry development,
final site plan sheets and quantity take-offs.
The following are the courses included
in the GEOPAK Site Library:
| Introduction
to Digital Terrain Modeling |
This course is a basic introduction
to Digital Terrain Modeling concepts. DTM key
words 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
Digital Terrain Modeling |
Advanced Digital Terrain Modeling
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. Learn the proper use of Theme
functions, computing earthwork and working with
Drainage tools. |
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| Introduction
to COGO |
Introduction to coordinate geometry
(COGO) covers the creation of a GEOPAK coordinate
geometry database (*.GPK file, made up of stored
geometric elements such as points, lines, curves,
etc.) and includes details on using the COGO
Navigator to view, edit and display coordinate
geometry elements. |
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| Classic
and Graphical COGO |
This course 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. |
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| Plans
Production Tools |
This course covers the tools
used to create final site drawings. These include
tools to draw the site plan, the labeler and
generating the final site plan sheets.
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| Existing
Ground |
This course introduces how to
generate cross sections using existing ground.
Students learn how to generate, display and
modify cross sections with illustrations and
informative videos. Students also learn how
to choose the proper baseline, update existing
sections and use Cross Section Navigator. |
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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 essential analysis tools.
The project contains simple road (using sections),
building and parking lot. |
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| Advanced
Site Modeler |
Continuing in the same project,
the advanced 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. |
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| Plan
Quantities |
Using the elements drawn in the
construction plan, this course discusses what
is needed to compute quantities, reviews the
Design and Computation (D&C) Manager for
computations, then performs several different
types of computations. Finally, six different
output methods, from ASCII file to spreadsheet
to databases, are reviewed and examples done.
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GEOPAK
Survey Library
GEOPAK Survey library covers creating, editing
and modifying survey data so it can be used by other
project team members.
The GEOPAK Survey library is composed of
five comprehensive courses that cover surveying
tasks for any type of site. Right from their own
desks, students will become proficient in field
collection, processing data and drawing into MicroStation
files. By completing this library, the survey data
can be used by others in the project team such as
those in design.
The following are the courses included
in the GEOPAK Survey Library:
| Introduction
to DTM |
This course 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 |
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.
Learn the proper use of Theme functions, computing
earthwork and working with Drainage tools. |
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| Field
Collection using Survey |
Generating plan sheets, reports
and quantity calculations are all detailed in
this course. Learn how to create profiles, use
the labeler tool and add settings to the style
library. Students learn to use the Plan / Profile
Sheet Composition tools, navigate through the
Report Builder and calculate plan quantities
with the Design & Computation Manager. |
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| Office
Processing using Survey |
Once the data has been imported,
this course addresses how to reduce data, editing
data, mapping the data into a MicroStation or
AutoCAD file, graphically editing, exporting
to Drainage and creating a DTM model. |
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| Geometry
for Surveyors |
This course covers the different
types of geometry tools that are found in Survey.
These include classic COGO (coordinate geometry)
and graphical COGO. The COGO Navigator is demonstrated
for easily reviewing/editing COGO information.
Linking graphics back into COGO is also discussed,
along with conversions, importing and exporting. |
GEOPAK
Drainage Library
GEOPAK Drainage Library covers
the accurate design or modification of storm drainage
systems required for site development. The GEOPAK
Drainage Library discusses comprehensive drainage
tools, including on-screen watershed analysis, ponding
elevations and routing calculations, with great
illustrations and videos. Upon completion of this
library the student will be able to effectively
design a storm drainage system for new sites. Also,
students learn to expand upon a selected network
by modifying relationship and surface models while
still maintaining the system's original design intent.
The following are the courses included
in the GEOPAK Drainage Library:
| Introduction
to Drainage |
As an introductory class, this
course details the three 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. |
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| Design
with Drainage |
This course provides a workflow
overview for designing a drainage system. Learn
how to leverage data from one form to another,
define drainage areas and use digital terrain
managment (DTM) tools. |
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| Plans
Production Tools for Drainage |
Generating plan sheets, reports
and quantity calculations are all detailed in
this course. Learn how to create profiles, use
the labeler tool and add settings to the style
library. Students learn to use the Plan / Profile
Sheet Composition tools, navigate through the
Report Builder and calculate plan quantities
with the Design & Computation Manager. |
GEOPAK
PowerCivil Library
GEOPAK PowerCivil
Library
GEOPAK PowerCivil library covers using Bentley's
GEOPAK PowerCivil for dynamic modification of data
in site development. The GEOPAK PowerCivil
library introduces using Bentley's unique civil
engineering solution that streamlines workflow and
automatically updates data as it is modified. The
five courses discuss coordinate geometry, relationship
modeling and exploring design modifications with
coworkers, contractors and clients. Students will
learn about the relationship modeling capabilities
that enable dynamic exploration of site development
scenarios according to the varying design options.
The following are the courses included
in the GEOPAK PowerCivil Library:
| Intro
to Coordinate Geometry (COGO) |
This course 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
and Graphical COGO |
This course covers the use of
tools found in the main coordinate geometry
(COGO) application, including storing data such
as points, curves and alignments. It also 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. The course
also reviews of the COGO Navigator. |
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| Introduction
to Site |
This course covers the creation
of a site plan for a business park. This course
covers the basics: such as creating a site project.
It also covers creating objects from site elements
as well as some of the analysis tools. The example
project contains a simple road (using sections),
a building and a parking lot. |
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Drainage
|
This 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, define nodes, analyze information
and generate reports. |
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Water
and Sewer |
This course course introduces
the tools needed to design a water and sewer
system. This course includes creating a project,
adding in water and sewer nodes (structures),
creating water and sewer pipes and including
existing utilities. Other lessons included in
the course are use of the Navigator, profile
generator and conflict finder. |
GEOPAK
Criteria Library
GEOPAK Criteria
Library
GEOPAK Criteria library trains users to create
or modify the criteria to produce project-specific
cross sections of the proposed design. By doing
all the courses in GEOPAK Criteria library,
a user will become proficient at using the tools
needed to create cross-sections, compute Earthwork
and create PlanSets (paper or electronic copy of
the plans and specifications for a project that
a contractor bids on).
The following are the courses included
in the GEOPAK Criteria Library:
| Beginning
Criteria |
As an introductory class, this
course comprises instructions for placing lines,
text, cells and other elements onto cross sections.
This course looks at how to start writing your
own criteria. It offers various options on what
commands to use and reviews various types of
variables (and when to use each type). This
course sets up project-specific variables for
your criteria — all working through numerous
examples of real criteria. |
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| Advanced
Criteria |
This is the advanced course continued
from the discussions of the beginning course
and includes more sophisticated syntax, such
as nesting and loops. Drawing drainage information
onto cross sections with criteria is also covered.
All syntax is discussed with real criteria examples. |
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| 3
Port Criteria (3PC) |
This course covers how to draw
in plan, profile or cross section views. This
enables the information to be generated once
to avoid redundant entry and out of sync data. |
These courses are available as standalone
CD-ROMs or as LearningBay courses.
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