Arbortext® IsoDraw
As a certified PTC training partner, we offer basic, advanced and individual training courses for Arbotext IsoDraw.
You will learn the latest functions and tools.
The interaction between participants and the trainer focuses on practical experience and creation of a solid foundation for key drawing options and commands, which are required for technical illustrations for publications.
Requirements:
- Fundamental knowledge of Arbortext® IsoDraw Foundation and/or CADprocess
- Fundamental computer skills in Microsoft Windows
- Background experience as an engineer and/or employee in technical documentation departments and/or experience from similar areas
Target group:
- Authors, editors and illustrators of technical information
- Employees in technical and administrative areas
IsoDraw UPDATE
Course objective:
- Learn the fundamentals of Arbortext® IsoDraw Foundation and/or CADprocess and fundamental drawing skills
(e.g. differences between Version 6.0 and 7.3) - Introduction to advanced drawing techniques and the illustration creation process
Course content:
- New functions in Arbortext® IsoDraw Foundation
- Browser window
- Batch tool
- Production of 2D animations
- Compressed Iso files
- PDF export
- Thumbnail viewer
and/or
- New functions in Arbortext® IsoDraw CADprocess
- Using new 3D CAD formats
- Production of 2D and 3D animations
- 2D and 3D data in one file
- Shaded illustration of 3D data
- 3D axis selector
- Process optimisation for illustration creation
- Tips and tricks
IsoDraw COMPLETE
Course objective:
- Learn the fundamentals of Arbortext® IsoDraw Foundation & CADprocess and fundamental drawing skills
- Introduction to advanced drawing techniques and the illustration creation process
- Learning how to process 3D design data when creating illustrations
Course content for three days:
Day 1
- Fundamentals of illustration programme Arbortext® IsoDraw
- Fundamental drawing functions in Arbortext® IsoDraw Foundation & CADprocess
- Selection tools
- Drawing lines, rectangles, ellipses, polygons and Bézier curves
- Deleting functions
- Rotating, mirroring and scaling
- Shifting, aligning, distributing
- Threading tools
- Text tools
- Special tools
- Projection tools
- Extrusion tools
- Fills
- Masking
- Pens
Day 2
- Fundamentals of creating illustrations
- Callout function
- Working with layers
- Dimensioning
- Using and creating libraries
- Fundamentals of 2D animations
- Applying 2D data
- 2D import and export filters
- Fundamentals of tracing photos
- Procedure
- Using the grid function
- Photo editing tools
- Bézier and free-hand curves
- Toolbar
- Fundamentals of typesetting and layout
Day 3
- Fundamentals of creating illustrations in Arbortext® IsoDraw CADprocess
- Working in a 3D window
- Importing 3D data
- 3D window tools
- Selection tools
- Axis selection
- Selecting views
- Section and transparent function
- Conversion to 2D illustration
- 3D export filters
- Edit object information
- Browser window function
- Working with layers in the 3D window
- 3D animation with Arbortext® IsoDraw CADprocess
- Macro function
- Macro recorder
- Fundamentals of macro programming
- Optimising processes with macros
- Creating and editing object and hotspot functions
- Process optimisation for illustration creation
- Tips and tricks
IsoDraw CADprocess
Course objective:
- Learn the fundamentals of Arbortext® IsoDraw CADprocess and fundamental drawing skills
- Introduction to advanced drawing techniques and the illustration creation process
Course content for two days:
Day 1
- Fundamentals of illustration programme Arbortext® IsoDraw
- Fundamentals of creating illustrations in Arbortext® IsoDraw CADprocess
- Working in a 3D window
- Importing 3D data
- 3D window tools
- Selection tools
- Axis selection
- Selecting views
- Section and transparent function
- Conversion to 2D illustration
- 3D export filters
- Editing object information
- Browser window function
- Working with layers in the 3D window
Day 2
- Working with layers in the 3D window
- 3D animation with Arbortext® IsoDraw CADprocess
- Toolbar
- Using and creating libraries
- Macro function
- Optimising processes with macros
- Creating and editing object and hotspot functions
- Process optimisation for illustration creation
- Tips and tricks
IsoDraw Foundation
Course objective:
- Learn the fundamentals of Arbortext® IsoDraw Foundation and fundamental drawing skills
- Introduction to advanced drawing techniques and the illustration creation process
Course content for two days:
Tag 1
- Fundamentals of illustration programme Arbortext® IsoDraw
- Fundamental drawing functions in Arbortext® IsoDraw Foundation
- Selection tools
- Drawing lines, rectangles, ellipses, polygons and Bézier curves
- Deleting functions
- Rotating, mirroring and scaling
- Shifting, aligning, distributing
- Threading tools
- Text tools
- Special tools
- Projection tools
- Extrusion tools
- Fills
- Masking
- Pens
Day 2
- Fundamentals of creating illustrations
- Callout function
- Working with layers
- Dimensioning
- Using and creating libraries
- Fundamentals of 2D animations
- Applying 2D data
- 2D import and export filters
- Fundamentals of tracing photos
- Procedure
- Using the grid function
- Photo editing tools
- Bézier and free-hand curves
- Toolbar
- Fundamentals of typesetting and layout
- Object information
- Browser window function
- Macro function
- Macro recorder
- Fundamentals of macro programming
- Optimising processes with macros
- Creating and editing object and hotspot functions
- Process optimisation for illustration creation
- Tips and tricks
IsoDraw Makro
Course objective:
- Using practical examples, you will be introduced to macro development in Arbortext IsoDraw step by step, starting with the fundamentals.
- You will learn to develop macros independently.
Course content:
- What are macros?
- Macro pre-planning
- Recording, executing and testing macros
- Creating toolbars for macros
- Opening and editing macros
- Fundamentals of macro programming:
- Structure
- Functions
- Variables and queries
- Comparative operators
- Control structures
- Structure of the macro manual
- Practical exercises
The information depth of the course content is based on the participant’s existing knowledge and can be developed and adapted in coordination with SL innovativ GmbH during the training course.
Feel free to bring your own data with you.
This makes your actual work process a part of the training course.