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The OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents learning path

The OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents learning path is the Bentley Institute’s recommended progression of professional development for infrastructure professionals who use OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents products.

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And follow the link to the OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents learning path. From there you can follow links to register for course offerings.

Your first step along the OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents learning path will be either the OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents Essentials course.

OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents Essentials

Designed for a new OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents user without previous experience, this course teaches the concepts, tools, and features of the OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents design environment.

The OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents Essentials course will take students through the principles of design with OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents. Students will become familiar with installation, general interface principles, basic geometric generation, basic scripting and importing/exporting data, with an emphasis on many design problems.

Upon completion of the course users will be able to:

  • Install and set up OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents
  • Use OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents tools to create geometry
  • Apply principles of Transactional and Programmatic design
  • Import and Export with Excel and databases
  • Use principles of scripting to design
  • Integrate OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents design with their CAD workflow

OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents Basic Scripting

Learn the basics of GCScript and scripting in general. This video covers the basic concepts and reviews how to create and use Functions, and cover basic looping and conditional statements. A brief introduction to GC and .NET is also discussed.

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Recognize the value of basic scripting
  • Develop basic Functions
  • Begin to use .NET and OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents