BIM Basic for Mechanical

Course code DRFT 1362

Credit 2.0

Length 60.0 hours

Course outline View

This course introduces the student to the software’s user interface and the basic HVAC, electrical, and piping/plumbing components that make BIM software a powerful and flexible engineering modeling tool.

Prerequisites

DRFT 1256, DRFT 1257, DRFT 1258, DRFT 1259, DRFT 1260, DRFT 1261, DRFT 1262, DRFT 1263, DRFT 1264, DRFT 1265, DRFT 1266.

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What you will learn

  • Inserting and connecting MEP components and using the System Browser
  • Creating HVAC networks with air terminals, mechanical equipment, ducts, and pipes
  • Creating electrical circuits with electrical equipment, devices, and lighting fixtures and adding cable trays and conduits
  • Creating HVAC and plumbing systems with automatic duct and piping layouts
  • Creating and annotating construction documents
  • Adding tags and creating schedules

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

Select your program to see the available course schedules.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.