Institute of Technology Carlow Curriculum

Learn and organise the Revit user interface, learn keyboard and mouse control functions, Create new drawing file from template ,Learn and customise the right mouse button ,Learn to create floors, walls ceilings and roofs. Learn to use annotation dimensions filled regions. Control how the different views are to display by understanding the visibility graphics of a drawing, Control the use of views and sheets Control the Revit display and plotting environments, Share data working with other applications Word and Excel Extract a coordinate list from a survey. Import the dwg coordinate list into Revit, generate a model and export the information in AutoCAD maintaining a real- world scale. Scan an ordnance survey map or dwg file and scale reference it to real life size using the OS scale bar as reference. Produce good quality working drawings of residential projects fully annotated and dimensioned, using A4, A3, A2 and A1 sheet with multiple views on sheets. Create good quality working drawings of a site plan and longitudinal section of a residential project showing services, drainage, access, and landscaping fully annotated and dimensioned.

Produce a variety of architectural drawings generally following a set of architectural drawing conventions to produce good quality working drawings plans sections elevations, vertical and horIzontal details live callout detail views annotated and dimensioned through the use of Revit Architecture.

MS Word 2013: • The Word window: Basics • Formatting Paragraphs and Working with Styles • Report writing :Adding Bullets and Numbers, using References, Setting Page Layouts and Printing Documents MS Excel 2013: • Entering Text and Numbers • Entering Excel Formulas and Formatting Data • Creating Excel Functions, Filling Cells, and Printing • Creating charts MS PowerPoint 2013: • The PowerPoint Window: Basics • Creating PowerPoint Presentations: Create a Title Slide ,Create New Slides ,Make Changes to ,Apply a Theme ,Run PowerPoint Slide Show • Animations, Transitions, Spell Check, Outline Tab, Slides Tabs, Sorter View, and Printing

(a) Differentiate between vector and raster file formats (b) organise image using named layers and layer groups (c) using strokes, fills and gradients (d) using transformation tools (e) using layer masks (f) importing and cleaning images, creating shadows and textures (g) using transparencies to create atmosphere and provide realism

Learn how to build basic geometry, apply materials, and import models from SketchUp’s 3D warehouse. Learn the SketchUp interface and learn selection tools such as select, rectangle, scale, materials, Pan, line, move, view, eraser, zoom, circle, paint, orbit, push/pull and offset. Learn navigation tools like orbit pan zoom rotate etc. Learn the modelling window, Menu bar dialog boxes status bar context menus and toolbars for ease of modelling. Learn saving and importing and exporting files.