Training in Winchester
Upcoming training days:
29th April, mainly 3D
4th May, mainly 2D
27th May, a general course
9th June, a general course
10th June, mainly 3D
29th July, 2D training
9th September, a general training day
22nd September, 3D training
6th October, mainly 2D training
28th October, a general training day
11th November, mainly 3D training
23rd November, a general course
1st December, a general course
15th December, mainly 3D
TurboCAD Training:
2D and 3D in one day
There are two or three scheduled training days in the second half of each month. While complete beginners are welcome on the course, it is advised that those attending have some experience to get the most out of the course. Those new to CAD are welcome to phone me for advice. I have some free and some inexpensive tutorials to get the beginner started. Once familiar with the interface and a few commands the user will be in the best position to gain from the course.
Most of the courses are aimed at covering both the 2D and 3D aspects of the package and spend about half the time on each. There is time to look at drawings brought in from individuals to discuss best practice. Some courses have a narrower focus, such as 3D furniture making.
Numbers attending are limited to six. In this way I can tailor the course to fit the requirements of the group. I like to speak personally to each student before they attend to enable me to be fully prepared to deliver the most useful aspects of the package for the group.
Courses start at 10am and go straight through to 6pm in the centre of Winchester. A light lunch is provided. The cost is £170 + vat =£199.75
We are also hoping to add more specialist training including training for SketchUp later this year.
Company Training in Winchester:
Training days can be booked to specifically address the needs of a company at our training rooms in Winchester. Times and costs will vary depending upon needs, please call for details.
Off-Site Training:
A full day is charged at £750 + vat.
Please take a look at our TurboCAD Training videos for more information on how to use TurboCAD.
Numbers limited
It is first come first served, but we’re keen to run further courses. If you have a requirement for course content that isn’t listed here, please drop us a line, we may be able to create something for you.
Paul Tracey
01962 835 081, ptracey@avanquest-solutions.co.uk
Hi there.
I am retired, now 70, and still do drawings for local Builders etc. I find I am about the only person I come into contact with that still uses a drawing board. I am happy with this but have had ‘people’ say my drawings aren’t as tidy as those that use CAD. For this reason and admittedly because CAD offers much more, I have tried for some years to master Turbocad for doing 2D drawings. I last bought v 10 deluxe with the Reference Manual and find this helpful, but since I am not at the board continuously, often forget the many sequences to do things. I am very computer lierate in all other respects. You have refered to Tutorials but none go simply through drawing in 2D a house layout say. I am too old to want to spend much on a training course but would love a good simple tutorial to get me going fluently, and something I can easily refer back to. I have gone through all on Youtube (where I get guidance on many technical things) but there is nothing appropriate. Can you help.
Rod,
A number of possibilities, some free some at a cost:
At present there is an offer to upgrade your v10 to v15 for £30, if you take this up I can also throw in the training 2D guide at £20, (normally £35). The advantages here would be that you would be able to save in the latest DWG and DXF formats and the guide is for v15 and good. When you load v15, it puts a large number of sample drawings and tutorials on your hard drive that the training guide refers to and you can play with.
There is a training day next week, 12th Feb, with places.
You are welcome to call me at the office and I’ll happily go through the relevant points of drawing building plans, or if you are on the internet, I can link our computers so that you can see me working while talking over the phone.
Once you know the correct tools and a few keyboard shortcuts, plans can be done very quickly and accurately.
Paul
01962 835 081 (0)
Hi Paul,
I’ve been asked to find some training materials for my boss. He’s been using an ancient version of Autocad to do drawings with corners that don’t quite meet up and dimensions that have been edited by had to say ‘10mm’ when they are 9.674319461mm, etc. Can you recommend a free or cheap tutorial to go through the basics of how to do CAD drawings properly with Turbocad? After he’s been though this I think some training might be appropriate. Many thanks for your help
Will,
I have a few training CDs for 2D v12 that you can have for free which will get him going. There is also a lot of training on YouTube. After that there are training days in Winchester, ( last few at £184 before the price goes up a bit), also excellent training books and videos.
If you’d like the disk send a note with a mailing address to ptracey@avanquest.co.uk.
The issue over a length is easily sorted and he will find TurboCAD far easier to use than AutoCAD.
Paul
Paul,
Could you please recommend which version of turbocad would be best for my needs. I am a structural engineer; I need to do 2D drawings. I don’t need 3D. But the drawings I produce must be professional and accurate. And I want to work on a Mac.
Secondly, are there any training courses for TurboCad on Mac?
David
David,
No training courses for a Mac at present, although I’ve been asked this so often now that they will come.
The Mac versions are now on v5 which costs £50 as a download. However what I think would be best for you is to buy TurboCAD v4 2D Mac boxed version. This comes with a manual, plus I’ll throw in a training CD or book, whichever you’d prefer, for £60. This way you’d get a lot of extra help or just £10 more.
Also I have a Mac technician that knows TC well who will be able to help out if a problem arrives.
At my desk all day today, Monday and Tuesday next week, but then off for a show untill the following week.
Paul
01962 835 081 (1)
Paul
I am a Building Surveyor who from time to time produces measured surveys and drawings for Building Reg and Planning Applications.
I am experienced with AutoCAD but it seems TurboCAD can provide me with the tools to produce exactly what I would produce on AutoCAD at the fraction of the cost, therfore I have purchased TurboCAD 16 and while the majority of tutorials attached have been very helpful, I find myself struggling on ’scaling’ especially in paper space when trying to produce my final drawing – I have no idea how to do it.
Would a training day be useful for me as even though I’m only producing 2D drawings I’m sure there is a lot more to be learnt?
I am willing to attend a training course.
Please could you advise.
Kind regards
Mandeep
Mandeep,
You are welcome to call me on 01962 835 081 ex 1 at some time and I’ll take you through the steps involved in scaling.
There are just two important points to remember.
1 You always draw full size in model space.
2 You only impose scale at one point and that is in paperspace.
Several dimension scales can be created in the Style Manager, so that dimensions in model and paperspace can be different. Most people seemed to be trained to just put dimensions in paperspace, however, as long as you put them all on one layer, you are able to turn them on and off in paperspace.
You can find some old training notes of mine at http://www.turbocad.co.uk – tutorials, there is a link at the bottom right of the page.
Paul