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WHY TRAIN WITH PPI?• PPI is the only locally owned and operated Autodesk reseller in Oregon and Western Washington!

• We have the largest Autodesk training centers in the Northwest!

• Our training classes can come to you – with a state-of-the-art full size mobile training lab.

• Our instructors and support teams have, on average, 15 years in the AutoCAD support industry. And they live in your community, not in a call center in another state.

• We have been in business locally for over 85 years.

• Our training centers include plenty of free parking, WI-FI break areas, complimentary snacks & beverages.

• All of our courses qualify for AIA, Continuing Ed Units and PDH’s.

PPI Group is excited to bring you online training courses through ourpartnership with Global E-Training – Anytime. Anywhere. Any Device.

Global E-training courses can beadded to any PPI Group class for only$199 each. With a full Autodesklibrary, Global E-Training offers youadditional learning and support after you leave the classroom – FOR A WHOLE YEAR!

Autodesk® Fireworks

AutoCAD® Plant 3D

AutoCAD® Map 3D

Autodesk® BIM 360 Field

Autodesk® BIM 360 Glue

Microsoft® Access

Microsoft® Excel

Microsoft® Project

Microsoft® PowerPoint

Microsoft® Publisher

Microsoft® Outlook

Microsoft® Word

CALL US TOLEARN MOREABOUT GLOBAL E-TRAININGäS

LIBRARYAutoCAD®

AutoCAD® Civil 3D®

Autodesk® Inventor

Autodesk® Revit® Architecture

Autodesk® Revit® Structure

Autodesk® Revit® MEP

Autodesk® Navisworks®

Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design

Autodesk® Vault

AutoCAD® P&ID

AutoCAD® Electrical

Autodesk® Infraworks 3

YOUR TECHNICAL HOME TEAMOregon: 800.247.1927 Washington: 800.558.5368

GLOBAL E-TRAINING IS THEPERFECT ADD-ON TO PPI CLASSES

General design and DraftingINTRODUCTION TO AUTOCAD®

For the beginning AutoCAD user, this hands-on 3 day course introduces the userto AutoCAD. If you are not currently using AutoCAD or using version 2008 orolder, this course will get you started. Upon completion, you will be able to useAutoCAD to design and draft in 2D. Length: 3 days

Dates: Portland 7/8-10, 9/16-18 | Seattle 7/1-3, 8/12-14

CLASS ONLY: $995 per personCLASS + 1 year access to AutoCAD from Global E-Training: $1194

INTERMEDIATE AUTOCAD®

This 2 day class introduces the user to features, commands and techniques forbecoming more productive when creating, annotating, and printing drawings withAutoCAD. Length: 2 days

Dates: Portland 7/23-24 | Seattle 7/8-9


ADVANCED AUTOCAD®

This is a hands-on 3 day class that introduces advanced techniques and teaches theuser to be proficient in the use of AutoCAD. The user will learn how to recognizethe best tool for the task, the best way to use that tool, and how to create newtools to accomplish tasks more efficiently. Length: 3 days



CAD MANAGEMENT FOR THE IT PROFESSIONALThis course is for IT Professionals who deal with deployment and maintenance ofAutodesk products. After this one day class, you will have an understanding of themetrics of various licensing mechanisms, know why you should use centralized networktechniques and how to customize and standardize your installations. Length: 1 day

Dates: Portland 7/23 | Seattle 8/20

CLASS ONLY: $425 per person

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Managing Your Licensing & Installation

Take the stress out of updating and configuring your Autodesk licensing by having PPI’s local specialist, Doug Lauritsen do it for you. Doug offers comprehensive license consulting for:

· Autodesk Network License Manager installation and configuration

· Deployment creation

· Product or Suite installation from media or deployment

· Installation of service packs, updates, and object enablers

Keep your focus. Stay productive. Contact The PPI Group today. * Hourly/Daily rates available

REVIT® ARCHITECTURE COLLABORATION TOOLSThe goal of this one day class for the existing Revit user, is to increase the student’sproductivity while working with other people on a team, either in the same firm orwith other firms, and working with Revit files or other CAD files. Length: 1 day

Dates: Portland 7/10

CLASS ONLY: $425 per personCLASS + 1 year access to Revit Architecture from Global E-Training: $624

INTRODUCTION TO REVIT® MEP: MECHANICALLearn the essential functionality of Revit Mechanical. The student will learn aboutbuilding information modeling (BIM), navigate through the program interface, manageviews and work with many other powerful mechanical features. Length: 2 days


CLASS ONLY: $795 per personCLASS + 1 year access to Revit MEPe from Global E-Training: $994

INTRODUCTION TO REVIT® MEP: ELECTRICALLearn the essential functionality of Revit Electrical. The student will learn aboutbuilding information modeling (BIM), navigate through the program interface, manageviews and work with many other powerful electrical features. Length: 2 days


CLASS ONLY: $795 per personCLASS + 1 year access to Revit MEP from Global E-Training: $994

INTRODUCTION TO REVIT® MEP: PLUMBINGLearn the essential functionality of Revit Plumbing. The student will learn aboutbuilding information modeling (BIM), navigate through the program interface, manageviews and work with many other powerful plumbing features. Length: 2 days

Dates: Portland 7/30-31| Seattle 8/26-27


Building Design SolutionsINTRODUCTION TO REVIT® ARCHITECTUREGet introduced to Revit Architecture while learning the fundamental concepts ofBIM. This 3-day course presented by PPI’s expert Revit instructors will guide thestudent through this diverse software, enabling the student to create full 3Darchitectural project models and set them up in working drawings. Length: 3 days

Dates: Portland 7/1-3, 8/19-21, 9/9-11 | Seattle 7/22-24, 8/26-28


INTERMEDIATE REVIT® ARCHITECTUREOur Intermediate Revit Architecture course is a hands-on class that covers a widerange of intermediate topics, continuing to build on the concepts introduced in ourIntroduction course. Length: 2 days

Dates: Portland 7/8-9


REVIT® ARCHITECTURE FAMILIESOne of the biggest challenges for Revit® Architecture users is the Family Editor. Thisclass will demystify the Family Editor environment through real-world examples andhands-on exercises. Length: 1 day



PPI Technical Support Contract offersunlimited email & telephone support witha 2 hour maximum acknowledgementtime frame for one low annual fee.

REVIT® MEP FAMILIESOne of the biggest challenges for Revit MEP users is the Family Editor. This class willdemystify the Family Editor environment through real world examples and hands-onexercises. Topics include, intro to families, creating custom tags and family parameters.Length: 1 day



INTRODUCTION TO REVIT® STRUCTURELearn the essential features and functionality of Revit Structure. The student willexperience the power of building information modeling (BIM) as you are taught howto navigate through the program interface, manage views and identify different typesof structural elements. Length: 3 days


CLASS ONLY - $995 per personCLASS + 1 year access to Revit Structure from Global E-Training $1194

ADVANCED REVIT® STRUCTUREThe PPI Group’s Advanced Revit Structure class teaches you the techniques andconcepts beyond what you learned in our Introduction course. Covered topicsinclude creating families, preparing the analytical model for analysis and project sharing. Length: 2 days


CLASS ONLY: $795 per person

CLASS + 1 year access to Revit Structure from Global E-Training: $994

New - Revit for Project ManagersThis is a general class that is very useful for people that do not need to be in themodel every day or become production people. It will give the basics so that thetool can be used by the PM or principle for their level of involvement within themodel and for project QA/QC.

Dates: Portland 7/31

CLASS ONLY - $425 per personCLASS + 1 year access to Revit from Global E-Training: $624

Revit® ImplementationYour local Revit team – support from the ground up.

• Installation

• Deployments

• License server setup

• License file management

• Best practices

• Consulting

• Revit implementation from zero

• Evaluation of current implementation status

• Revit implementation reboot

• Workflow analysis

CALL THE PPI GROUP

TO DISCUSS YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS.

Por tland: 800.247.1927 Seattle: 800.558.5368

COLLABORATIOn: INTRODUCTION TO NAVISWORKS®

This course will teach you how to reliably share, unite, review and polish your3D design models from multiple formats. Navisworks will save you RFIs andCollision issues. Learn how to open and append 3D files of different formats forproject review, perform visual project model approval and perform interferencedetection tests between 3D files of different disciplines. Length: 1 day


CLASS ONLY - $425 per personCLASS + 1 year access to Navisworks from Global E-Training $624

Infrastructure Design Solutions

INTRODUCTION TO AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

This course provides the student with a foundation for using the dynamictechnology of Civil 3D. Everything from importing points and creating surfaces-to finished corridor/road design will be covered. Length: 3 days

Dates: Portland 7/22-24 , 8/12-14, 9/23-25 | Seattle 7/8-10, 8/5-7, 9/2-4

CLASS ONLY: $995 per personCLASS + 1 year access to AutoCAD Civil 3D from Global E-Training: $1194

FINALIZING YOUR DESIGN IN AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

Learning how to generate finalized sheets can be a challenge. This one day classhas been designed to simplify the overall process by shedding light on manymisunderstood project and data management concepts as well as exploringmany time saving techniques. Civil 3D is here to stay, and there is light at the endof this tunnel. Length: 1 day



ADVANCED GRADING FOR AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

This class will get you familiar with grading features and techniques not coveredin our Introduction course. Your hands-on project will take you through grading aroad using corridors and assemblies. Learn how to lay out building pads andgeneral ponds as well as, how to import a 2D site with parking lots and buildingpads and convert it to a 3D surface. Length: 1 day



USING PART BUILDER IN AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

In this one day course the student will learn how to edit AutoCAD existing Structuresand Pipes in AutoCAD® Civil 3D®. Upon completion of this class, the student will beproficient in working with Part Builder. Length: 1 day



PIPING DESIGN IN AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

This one-day course will teach the piping features available in AutoCAD Civil 3D.Students will learn how to modify parts using Part builder, apply pipe rules, create andmodify pipe designs, and perform a hydraulic analysis of the pipe network in both acustom spreadsheet and in the Hydraflow Storm Sewers Extension. Length: 1 day



INCORPORATING SURVEY WITH AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

Our in-depth one day training course is for civil engineers, surveyors, and surveytechnicians that have completed the Introduction to Civil 3D course. Through hands-onpractical exercises, you will further your training in the survey functionality. Length: 1 day



DESIGNING CORRIDORS and INTERSECTIONS IN CIVIL 3D®

This class is two classes in one. Our formerly separate Civil 3D courses, Intersectionsand Road Design have been combined in to this one day class to cover both topics.Learn the recommended workflows and basic skills needed to create, model andmodify Intersections and Cul-de-Sacs. You will also gain an in-depth understanding ofRoadway Design using assemblies. Length: 1 day



“Kevin Closson, I just wanted to thank you for the class.Your personal and skillful approach to teaching made theclass productive and pleasurable. I would recommend yourclass to everybody.”

Phil “PW” Harskamp

INTRODUCTION TO AUTOCAD® MAP 3DIn two days learn how Map 3D can be used to leverage the collaborative designabilities of your organization. Learn how to load and edit information from multiplesources in to one work session, create and perform complex information queriesfrom these resources and export this info to other formats such as a database orspreadsheet. Length: 2 days


CLASS ONLY: $795 per personCLASS + 1 year access to AutoCAD Map 3D from Global E-Training: $994

INTRODUCTION TO PLANT DESIGNLearn the essential features and functionality of AutoCAD P&ID, AutoCAD Plant3D and AutoCAD Isometrics. Through lecture and hands-on exercises, this 3 daycourse will guide you through the common workflows for plant design. Length: 3days


CLASS ONLY: $995 per personCLASS + 1 year access to AutoCAD Plant 3D from Global E-Training: $1194

Get Certified!Looking to enhance your professional skills?Prep for an Autodesk® Certification Exam

The Autodesk Certification Exams are areliable validation of skills and knowledge,and can lead to accelerated professionaldevelopment, improved productivity, andenhanced credibility. These exams can onlybe taken through an Autodesk AuthorizedCertification Center, such as The PPI Group.Exams offered include:

· AutoCAD®

· AutoCAD® Civil 3D

· Revit Architecture

· 3ds Max Design

· Inventor

Exam Dates: 7/11, 8/15, 9/12

9:00am – 11:00am

$175 per exam

PPI Group’s Civil 3D team is an experienced business partnerto many private and government organizations, providing customimplementation, template development, and consulting to increaseproductivity and team efficiencies.

· Onsite visit & consultation

· Custom template build

· Improve work flows

· Best practices

· Over the shoulder or group training

Get Started Here: www.thePPIgroup.com/certification

Stop working harder – Let our teamshow you how to work smarter!

INTRODUCTION TO INVENTOR®

During this 3 day course, students will be trained in best usage approachesfor parametric design philosophy through a hands-on, practice-intensivecurriculum. Students will acquire the knowledge needed to complete theprocess of designing models from conceptual sketching, through to solidmodeling and drawing production. Length: 3 days

Dates: Portland 7/15-17, 9/2-4 | Seattle 7/8-10, 8/12-14

CLASS ONLY: $995 per personCLASS + 1 year access to Inventor from Global E-Training: $1194

AUTODESK INVENTOR ADVANCED PART MODELINGDuring this 2 day course, students will build on their Inventor part modelingskill set. The intention of this course is to develop useful strategies to partdesign. The students will develop their skills through a similar practice-intensive curriculum used in our other Inventor courses. Length: 2 days



AUTODESK INVENTOR SHEET METAL DESIGNDuring this 1 day course, students will be guided through techniques onsheet metal modeling, using typical Inventor practices and procedures.Attention in this course is directed on the creation and manipulation of sheetmetal parts. The students will develop their skills through a similar practice-intensive curriculum used in our other Inventor courses. Length: 1 day



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The PPI Group offers a wide array of professional services to serve yourCAD organization. With over 26 years of experience as an Autodesk®

provider, our Autodesk certified professionals engage with your teamslocally.

The PPI Group understands your business challenges because we are theonly locally owned and operated Autodesk Gold Partner and AuthorizedTraining Center in Oregon and Washington that offers the completesoftware/hardware solutions to our clients from Field to Finish.

Custom training means customized to your needs, your teams. Any ofour publicly offered classes in this catalog can be customized for yourcompany, as well as the topics listed below.

• AUTOCAD® UPDATE Length: One day

• AUTOCAD® CONCEPTUAL DESIGN & 3D MODELING Length: Two days

• AUTODESK® RECAP™ Length: Four days

• AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D® UPDATE Length: One day

• STYLES FOR AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D® Length: Two days

• CREATING A SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IN AUTOCAD® CIVIL 3D®

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