Using CET Designer in Universities

Tara McCrackinKCAD

#CETDesignerUC Kelsey DeBruinConfigura

interior design program

• Kendall College of Art and Design began in 1931

•Currently have 1,400+ students in 17 programs of study

• Interior Design program has been accredited by CIDA since 1974

• BFA in Interior Design

• Approx. 100 students in the Interior Design program

Building on our location and industry relationships, the program focuses on commercial interior design.

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history:

KCID450 – Senior Studio A – Spring 2013

Course description:Problem solving for mid-size office project, preparation for Interior Design Qualification problem solving, application of historical building information in project solutions. Goals of the Course:The student will be able to:• Manage and produce inter and/or intra-disciplinary team solution

for mid-size office project.• Demonstrate professional communication skills• Apply design process to interior spaces, incorporating details for

the complete volume of space.• Present to industry professionals.

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history:

KCID450 – Senior Studio A – Spring 2013

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opportunity:

KCID450 – Senior Studio A – Fall 2013

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strategy:

• Series of exercises that expose students to the technology and have them explore the capabilities and the variety of furniture options.• CET Designer Exercise #1 – step by step

instructions to build a few spaces using the Walls extension and furniture space planning together. Each student then adds to that assignment independently and submits.

* Tip – use of a LMS will allow students to submit electronically without file size issues. Ethernet connections are encouraged for large file sizes.

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exercise #1:

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exercise #2:

• Students develop typical open office workstation settings. This has them exploring the furniture application options and further experiencing the technology.

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exercise #3:

• Using what was developed in exercise #2, students add finishes and create a simple rendering using the photo lab.

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exercise #4:

• Students then create a report and export bill of material for the settings developed in exercise #2.

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final projects:

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final projects:

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support:

• first line of support is instructor - be brave

• second string is dealer support – build those relationships, and don’t abuse

• back up is Configura chat support – typically this is the technology system settings, or the mysteries that can happen…

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learn from my mistakes:

• Expectations for installation…

• The first semester, I had the students build ALL of the architecture in CET Designer.

• Originally I had 3 exercises and combined the rendering with the report. CET Designer is better in smaller bits.

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learn from my mistakes:

• Time management and differentiating learning styles – use screen capture and update each semester!

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kelsey debruin:

• http://my.configura.com/?page=education

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questions?

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thank you!

taramccrackin@ferris.edu