Overview
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Use Synchro for virtual design and construction (VDC). Learn how to visualize models, schedule tasks, and manage projects more efficiently with Synchro.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
- Customizing the workspace
- Discovering the screen layout
- Opening a project
- 3D window navigation
- Using the view cube
- Setting up Auto Save
- Supported file formats
- Preparing 3D models for import
- Importing 3D files
- Importing a schedule from Microsoft Project
- Creating tasks manually
- Editing task duration
- Linking objects to tasks
- Assigning objects to multiple tasks
- Which task an object is assigned to
- Selecting resources assigned to a task
- Selecting objects
- Creating 3D sets of objects
- Grouping objects within a resource
- Creating auto-matching rules
- Viewing the model with system use profiles
- Creating your own custom use profiles
- Creating cutting planes
- Saving your views with viewpoints
- Formatting the date display
- Understanding Focus Time and Data Date
- Working with the Gantt display
- Model-based scheduling
- Creating a baseline
- Baseline vs. actual
- Synchronizing a schedule
- Adding equipment to a project
- Copying and pasting objects
- Moving and rotating objects
- Snapping to elements with the Manipulator
- Resource appearance profile for equipment
- Creating a textured pane
- Creating 3D objects
- Adjusting 3D object properties
- Adding user fields
- Creating an animation
- Setting up Turntable interpolation
- Creating 3D paths
- Synchronizing 3D objects
- Subdividing by slice
- Subdividing multiple objects
- Subdividing by user slice
- Printing from Synchro
- Exporting to FBX
- Exporting to 3D PDF
- Saving images
- Exporting to AVI
- Next steps
