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Join us all month long for hands-on training classes and seminars.
Seminars include guest speakers as well as recorded sessions from AU with round table discussions involving the Mid-West CAD Technical Staff.
 
AutoCAD/Civil 3D Certification Day – Feb. 10 
 
Free Civil Seminars – Feb. 13 8:00am – 5:00pm
8-9:00am  Civil 3D Live Demo (for new users or those considering the move)
9:00-9:30  BIM for Infrastructure: Show Me the Money – AU Session
9:30-11     Storm & Sanitary Analysis for Highway Design of Simple or Complex Roads – AU Session
11-12:30   Making Dirt Look Good: Civil 3D Visualization Extention – AU Session
12:30-1:30 Lunch & Autodesk Cloud Functionality Live Demo
1:30-3:15  LIDAR Data and Point Clouds: From a Scan to Plan with Civil 3D – AU Session
3:15-4:15  Infrastructure Modeler: Live Demo of Autodesk’s NEW Conceptual Planning Tool
 
Training Dates:
Civil 3D Grading – Feb. 9
Civil 3D Corridors & Cross Sections – Feb. 10
Civil 3D for Land Desktop Users – Feb. 20-21
Civil 3D for Surveyors – Feb. 27-28

February is BIMuary for AEC!
Mid-West CAD’s annual Revit Week has grown so large it’s STRETCHING into BIMuary, with a combination of hands on training classes and seminar days that are divided by industry (Architecture, MEP, Structure, & Construction). Seminars include guest speakers as well as recorded sessions from AU concluding with round table discussions involving the Mid-West CAD Tech Staff.

AutoCAD/Revit Architecture Certification Day – Feb. 10

Seminar Dates – Feb. 14
*Seminar content will be released soon so mark your calendar.
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Training Dates
Revit Structure Essentials – Feb. 7-9
Revit MEP Fundamentals – Feb. 15-17
Revit BIM Management – Feb. 21-22
Revit MEP Advanced – Feb. 27
Revit Architecture Fundamentals – Feb. 28-March 2

Robert Green
CAD Management Consultant and Catalyst columnist
Robert has provided CAD management consulting, programming and training services for clients throughout the United States and Canada since 1991. Robert is the author of Expert CAD Management: The Complete Guide and the head of the Robert Green Consulting Group. Robert is well known for his insightful articles published by Cadalyst magazine.

Listen to the Interview with Robert Green

Robert Green will be at CAD Midwest on November 4th presenting:
Good to Great Technology Management
Using the concepts developed by Jim Collins in his book Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t, we will explore why some companies achieve such great results from their technology while others don’t—even though they may be using exactly the same software and hardware. We will move along Collins’ processes for identifying your leadership style, fulfilling core company needs, technology accelerators, building technology momentum, instilling discipline, and changing the technology culture of your company. In this interactive presentation, you will be encouraged to confront your assumptions about what managing technology really means and how you can transform your CAD processes from good to great as you do so. Want to shake up the way you view technology management and get fresh motivation? If so, this class is for you.

AutoCAD 2012 Tips & Tricks
Curious about the latest AutoCAD release?  Let Robert Green show you how AutoCAD 2012 brings some cool new features that are worth integrating into your command vocabulary.  We’ll look at the new Associative Array and Model Documentation features, the ability to import geometry from other CAD systems, new UCS controls, Multifunctional grips, the Content Explorer and more.  Along the way we’ll look at some cool features you may have missed if you’ve skipped a release or two!  We’ll also sneak a peek at some improvements to the installation/deployment feature set and improved migration controls to speed your transition from prior AutoCAD versions.

Register now for CAD Midwest Technology Expo

Bob Rowden
Sales Representative, Mid-West CAD, Inc.
Bob has been with Mid-West CAD for 20 years providing customer service to the AEC and Education Industries.

Listen to the Interview with Bob Rowden

For session details and registration: mwcad.com/register4cmw.php

‘Results through Productivity’ is this year’s motto. We are all trying to make the most of who and what we have in today’s economy; and with the Design and Engineering process being so labor intensive, the knowledge and skills you and your team employ, can really be the differentiator. So, quality employees and training in your design environment has never been more important.

Visit mwcad.com/cmw.php or call 800.279.3221 to register. Registration is $99 for Mid-West CAD Subscription and Ultra SE customers. Register by October 24th to be entered into the Early Bird drawing to win a $100 cash prize.

The Drawing Contest is back! $100 cash prizes will be awarded to the most creative and most technical drawings. Drawings will be judged by peer evaluations at the expo and the winner will be announced during lunch.

The 13th annual CAD Midwest Technology Expo, at the Unity Village Conference Center near Kansas City, is hosted by Mid-West CAD and Autodesk and is your opportunity to gather with industry experts, explore new technology trends and best practices. Choose from more than 35 sessions during this 1 day event ranging from beginner to advanced. Sessions include: hands-on labs, software demonstrations, tips and tricks, and user presentations.

Autodesk Guest speakers include:
- Robert Middlebrooks, AIA, Industry Programs Manager, Buildings
- James Wedding, P.E., Civil Engineering Technical Specialist

User presentations by:
- Dave Willard, HNTB
- Jim Smith, Burns & McDonnell
- Eric Hall, JE Dunn
- Mike Ebert, Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc.
- & more….

Complete the CAD Midwest Survey for your chance to win an iPad 2 and don’t forget to download AutoCAD WS! Hurry survey closes September 7th and the winner wil be notified on September 8th.

Click here to take the Survey  >>>

The CAD Midwest Technology Expo hosted by Mid-West CAD and Autodesk is your opportunity to explore the latest design automation tools, trends, and challenges impacting our industry today. Sessions include: hands-on labs, software demonstrations, tips & tricks and best practices from industry leaders.

Save the Date for CAD Midwest Technology Expo on November 4, 2011!

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