Content

• Class 01
  • Mastering 3D space
  • Dynamic UCS manipulation
  • Navigation (Orbit/Walk/Fly)
  • Creating primitive solids and Boolean operations (Union/Subtract)

• Class 02
  • Advanced modeling
  • Extrude, Revolve, Sweep and Loft commands
  • Using Presspull for quick edits
  • Editing faces and edges in complex models

• Class 03
  • Visualization and materials
  • 3D viewport configuration
  • Visual styles (X-Ray, Conceptual, Realistic)
  • Applying materials, textures and lights for quick presentations.

• Class 04
  • Introduction to BIM and IFC
  • Using IFC Panel
  • Identifying classes (Walls, Doors, Slabs)
  • How to turn ZWCAD objects into walls, doors and slabs

•  Class 05
  • Exporting IFC models from ZWCAD
  • Combined visualization of IFC models from ZWCAD and other software in management platforms such as Trimble Connect

• Class 06
  • Importing IFC models into ZWCAD
  • Viewing individual systems
  • Property queries
  • Creating and editing properties

• Class 07
  • Extracting object lists based on IFC classes and associated properties
  • Extracting object counts, areas and volumes

• Class 08
  • Generating 2D documentation from models
  • Generating sections and elevations with SECTIONPLAN
  • Using FLATSHOT for 2D drawings based on 3D
  • Automating technical views.

• Class 09
  • Creating BCF design notifications in ZWCAD
  • Exporting BCF notifications
  • Opening BCF files in management platforms such as Trimble Connect
  • Importing BCF files into ZWCAD

• Class 10
  • Workflow and final project
  •  Integrating 3D Xrefs
  • File cleanup (Purge/Audit 3D)
  • Practical exercise coordinating architecture and structure.

Who is this course for?

This course is for designers, drafters, architects and engineers who already work with 2D CAD and want to move into BIM processes using ZWCAD Pro. It focuses on those who need to model 3D elements, work with IFC files from different programs, extract drawings and quantities and participate in team communication through BCF issues, using their CAD experience as a starting point.

Course technical details

• 20 hours of live online classes
• Course materials are provided as BIM models in IFC and other formats, PowerPoint or PDF presentations and Excel tables, with extensive bibliographic references to further your studies.
• PLEASE NOTE: Copies of the ABNT standards mentioned in this course are not provided!
• Access all your classes, recorded live on video! You have three months from the start of the course to download your video classes.
• Our courses count as complementary activities in undergraduate architecture, engineering and design programs.
• At the end of the course, a completion certificate is issued to those who attended at least 75% of the live online classes.

About the instructor

Alison Cruz works at the intersection of technology, operations and strategy in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector.

He is currently Technical Coordinator and Industry Expert at TotalCAD Softwares Técnicos, where he leads support and technical training operations while directly implementing and applying solutions in strategic projects.

He is responsible for structuring processes, developing teams and evolving the company's technical workflows, with a focus on operational efficiency, standardization and scalability.

He has experience implementing and using solutions such as ZWCAD, SketchUp, V-Ray and BIM technologies, optimizing workflows and integrating different tools and processes.

He also develops solutions for the AEC ecosystem, applying product thinking concepts to create tools, automations and applications for extracting, organizing and practically using BIM data in CAD environments.

His work focuses on developing more autonomous, strategic teams and aligning technical operations, innovation and sustainable growth