Learning objectives
You'll learn more than which tool places a wall. You'll learn to model so the drawings come out right and the other disciplines can trust what they're referencing.
Who it's for
You've learned the OBD basics and now model the architecture on a live project. This course builds the habits that keep your model clean and your drawings quick.
You produce the drawings in MicroStation and want to model the building yourself instead of drafting it.
You already think in BIM. This course covers how architectural modeling works in Bentley's tools, which your project requires.
Get your team modeling the same way, with training built around your project's workflow and the mistakes your team keeps running into.
Prerequisites
You'll get the most from this course if you already know your way around OpenBuildings.
Syllabus
Intelligent BIM walls that join automatically, host doors and windows, and carry Part and Family data, and how to reshape them without starting over.
Placing doors and windows from the project catalog so their openings stay connected to the wall, then flipping, resizing and editing them.
Building glazed facades and partitions from configurable panels, mullions and transoms, and customizing the components behind them.
Modeling floors and slabs with forms instead of the slab tool, for far more freedom to reshape and slope them as the design develops.
Modeling roofs and similar features with surfaces and Smart Solids rather than the built-in roof tool, then classifying them with the right data.
Cutting openings with Cut Solids by Curve, a more powerful and flexible alternative to the standard opening tool.
Placing intelligent steel and concrete stairs that stay editable and draw their own 2D symbols on the drawings.
Placing railings on stairs, ramps and slab edges, and building custom railing types from their profiles and components.
Placing the project's own objects and furniture from its libraries instead of modeling them from scratch.
Defining spaces and the room data they carry, so the model can report on areas and rooms.
Turning the architectural model into plans, sections and elevations, and controlling exactly how each view looks on the sheet.
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About BIM Global
BIM Global is a Bentley-focused firm offering training, support, consulting, and modeling services for OpenBuildings Designer, MicroStation, and ProjectWise, for teams delivering large infrastructure projects.
Our training is led by an industry expert who has trained multiple teams and uses these exact tools on live projects every day. Most experienced users already know how to navigate the software. What makes the difference is knowing why people get stuck, spotting the mistakes teams keep repeating, and delivering training in a way that makes skills actually stick.
Our approach is deeply interactive. We connect new skills to the tools and workflows you already know, continuously check for understanding, and stay on a topic until it’s truly mastered, not just demonstrated.
Book it on its own, or combine it with OpenBuildings Designer Fundamentals and other courses.
Invest in your team's training now and avoid costly mistakes later.