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Saturday, May 5, 2012

BIM education


There are various educational license programs for BIM authorizing softwares. These programs are useful for universities, colleges, schools and other educational organizations.
Tekla educational license program
Tekla's exclusive building information modelling (BIM) program will focus on the significance of collaboration and the advantages of allocating project data correctly at the beginning of a project lifecycle.
Every student will learn each stage of a design project ranging from conceptual design all the way through to erection and construction planning. The student will also get an insight on the value of a constructable 3D building information model.  
Tekla’s educational license program is available at very nominal charges and utilized by major educational institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Dublin Institute of Technology, University of California Berkeley, Wolverhampton University, Stanford University, and many more across the global.
Subscribers to this program will get both Tekla Structures license and Tekla software maintenance agreement.
The educational license program includes
Tekla Structures software
Annual license subscription
Annual software maintenance agreement
New version updates
Interactive training material
Use of Tekla Extranet
Support from experienced industry specialists
A guaranteed future in the construction industry
Solibri License program
Solibri Inc, a leading company in providing software for checking & analysis of BIM model and model based design. Solibri provides licensing of some high tech softwares.

Solibri Model Checker

Solibri Model Checker facilitates users to provide rule based analysis of the quality of BIM files and designs. It maintains visualization of the building and walks around the result of the model checking. The users can avail several license program which are described below :-.
Workstation License
Floating License (Given number of concurrent users)
Educational License (Lower price floating license)
Training License (Short period floating license)
Trial License (Short period evaluation license)
Solibri Model Viewer

This version is useful for project managers, construction work supervisors, and management to visualize the building and search the outcome of the model checking.
Free License

Solibri IFC Optimizer

It is utilized to optimize IFC files.

Free License
Solibri Issue Locator
It is a complementary product facilitating CAD user to get the issue list directly in the CAD tool.

Workstation License
Professional
Graphisoft offers several licensing program for ArchiCAD           , a BIM based 3D architectural design software for architects and interior designers.
ArchiCAD software can be obtained all through the world for Professionals, Students, Teachers and Schools in the following localized versions:

English (International), US, Australian, New Zealand, German, Swiss, Austrian, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Finnish, Czech, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Korean.  
ArchiCAD for Professionals

A 30-day Trial Version of ArchiCAD alongwith BIM Experience Kit is available for download.

The prospective buyer can contact with near his locality to purchase a license and go on with applying the software exclusive of any further installation:

Africa / Middle East
Student
ArchiCAD Education version
Architecture and design students can avail the fully functional education version of ArchiCAD for free. They can download the 30-day version and request for full year extensions before their study get completed.
Teacher
ArchiCAD Education version
Teachers engaged with architecture schools and educational establishments can get a fully functional education version of ArchiCAD along with a total BIM Curriculum. Download the 30-day version and request for yearly extension.
School
ArchiCAD Academic version
Architectural schools and educational organizations are allowed to provide their computer labs with the free academic version of ArchiCAD. The network installation option is useful for organizing ArchiCAD to several computers in a quick and user friendly way
ArchiCAD Trial version
The fully functional 30-day trial version of ArchiCAD offers straightforward pathway to experience the premier BIM design tool for architects. Download a whole series of interactive training guides for an effortless learning experience.
GRAPHISOFT also arrange an unique certification program facilitating users to determine their Archicad knowledge against a global standard and expand their skills & get better chances of finding ArchiCAD jobs all over the world.


Autodesk Education Community


Autodesk has an unique education community. There are more than 3 million members all over the world. One can freely download 35 software products with a 36-month license. This education community is very useful for architects, engineers and digital artists. One can also have the training materials to get the product knowledge useful for designing, visualization and simulation.     


2013 product lists containing 3 years licensing available for free download


Advantages for Students and Educators

The students will be greatly benefitted by knowing latest industry trends with Digital Prototyping, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC), and sustainable design Information Modeling (BIM), Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC), and sustainable design.
AGC BIM education program
Associated general contractors of America (AGC) also arrange for a certificate program known as Certificate of Management-Building Information Modeling (CM-BIM). It is an assessment-based certificate credential that stands for knowledge and understanding of concepts concerning BIM adoption, practice and process transformation.

CM-BIM candidates have to complete the four AGC BIM Education Program courses. They have to give AGC with record to completion and approved application beforehand of exam administration. The willing candidates can easily access the CM-BIM application online.

Exam Information: The CM-BIM Candidate Guide covers brief information essential for making preparation for the CM-BIM exam.

Fees: All fees total $550 (break up as $100 application and technology fee and $450 exam fee)   will be charged one time after the application is being scrutinized and approved.

Testing Centers: At present there are twelve approved testing centers:

·         AGC of DC
·         Nebraska Building Chapter AGC
·         San Antonio AGC
·         AGC of Wisconsin
·         AGC of St. Louis
·         Houston Chapter AGC
·         AGC of Michigan
·         Maryland AGC
·         MBA of Western PA
·         AGC Florida East Coast Chapter
·         Construction Employers Association- Cleveland Branch
Builders Association (Chicago, IL)





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