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The GenerativeComponents learning path

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

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

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

GenerativeComponents Essentials

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

The GenerativeComponents Essentials course will take students through the principles of design with 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 GenerativeComponents
  • Use 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 GenerativeComponents design with their CAD workflow

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 GenerativeComponents