Software-The CAD Academy

The Discovery Channel has partnered with The CAD Academy delivering futuristic engineering and architectural presentations to inspire students in the career paths of engineering, architecture and design. Discover the scientific principles used in every aspect of home construction from the foundation to the roof rafters and unveil some of the most ambitious architectural and engineering plans every created.

Discovery Channel

The line between film, games and design visualization are quickly blurring. Its increasingly more difficult to distinguish the differences between an interactive architectural walk-through and an interactive video game. Breath excitement into your classroom by creating a fully functioning video game, architectural rendering or create an animated film using Blender and the Blender Creation Studio by The CAD Academy.

Blender

Teach civil engineering students to succeed with software and resources which integrate seamlessly into the classroom and is used by 48 of the 50 State Department of Transportation and US Army Core of Engineers. PowerCivil V8i revolutionizes site design with dynamic object modeling. Designers, engineers, and surveyors share a single environment.

Bentley PowerCivil V8i

Used by engineers, architects, GIS professionals, constructors and owner operators to design, model, visualize, document, map and sustain infrastructure projects. MicroStation V8i is their preferred software foundation, because it delivers an integrated and proven suite of intuitive, interactive and highly interoperable capabilities to the desktop.

Bentley MicroStation V8i

We provide all of the software and curriculum your schools needs to teach your students the fundamentals of 2D and 3D CAD using the industry standard AutoCAD user-interface, commands, DWG files and LISP programming tools. A+CAD is a functionally equivalent alternative to AutoCAD, so it requires no training or revamping of your AutoCAD curriculum.

A+CAD 2010

Sustainability is all about choices and 80 percent of design choices on energy efficiency are made early in the design process. EcoDesigner helps architects optimize the design by understanding the energy performance implications of design alternatives. EcoDesigner brings sustainability to the core of BIM (Building Information Modeling).

Graphisoft EcoDesigner

Prepare the next generation of professional architects with the most comprehensive architectural software and training tools available. More than 60% of the top architectural schools in the United States use ArchiCAD to create 'virtual buildings' with all virtual structural elements also referred to as (BIM) Building Information Modeling.

Graphisoft ArchiCAD 12

Sustainability Express allows users to understand and improve the environmental impact of your designs. Includes calculation of carbon footprint. Real-time feedback with Environmental Impact Dashboard, and handy find Similar Material tool.

SolidWorks Sustainability Express

Enable your students to design and create digital prototypes in the classroom. Extensive resources are included for learning and teaching across a broad range of engineering, design and physical science subjects using the industry standard software for 2D and 3D mechanical design. SolidWorks is used by more than 85% of the worlds top ranked engineering institutions worldwide.

SolidWorks 2009

K-12 Program Feature:

The CAD Academy features an extensive list of 3D software programs and resources. Students will find knowledge of our 3D software titles will open up 3X more job opportunities for them in engineering when compared to competitive solutions. The CAD Academy curriculum is approved by the American Design Drafting Association for Architecture, Civil, Mechanical and General CAD. The CAD Academy prepares instructors and students for industry certification from the American Design Drafting Association (ADDA) for Architecture, Civil, Mechanical and General CAD. The ADDA certification validates industry specific knowledge and isnt based upon software competencies. Software is a tool of the profession. Knowledge of a profession is what makes the professional. The CAD Academy further supports student advancement by allowing students to checkout software licenses for homework and exploratory studies. In addition to the curriculum resources delivered with The CAD Academy instructors also have access to online training, curriculum and tutorials via our instructor portal.

The CAD Academy curriculum meets the industry certification requirements of federally funded programs