SueKurtzInterior Posted Tuesday at 01:07 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:07 AM I'm a Residential Interior Designer, pretty techy and a fast learner. I have the best Mac Studio configuration and 2 screens, so well equipped. I knew AutoCad thoroughly prior and could do Revit at one time. I've used CA Premier for 3 projects now and have taught myself as needed thus far. I've been able to do cabinetry pretty good, documentation, some decent 3D Renders, and electric plans. But I am very much in need of a more thorough training and have time now. I know I need a thorough walk thru of the Plan Management Series and the User Interface Series since there are so many basic things I've missed. Then there is a LOT I still don't know at all (ceilings, framing, much of the user interface) or fully understand (rendering, plan views, schedules, defaults ...). But looking at the other hundreds of videos, I kinda need them all, yet I realize that's impossible and quite overwhelming. I'm sure there's overlap as well. So my ask is ... is there a best way to do this? Should I just walk thru the Reference Manual? Or, I think there's a Tutorial Manual? I'm a perfectionist (very thorough) and quite ADHD, so I could use some structure. Can't afford any paid training right now. Thoughts please!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted Tuesday at 01:18 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:18 AM 8 minutes ago, SueKurtzInterior said: I'm a Residential Interior Designer, pretty techy and a fast learner. I have the best Mac Studio configuration and 2 screens, so well equipped. I knew AutoCad thoroughly prior and could do Revit at one time. I've used CA Premier for 3 projects now and have taught myself as needed thus far. I've been able to do cabinetry pretty good, documentation, some decent 3D Renders, and electric plans. But I am very much in need of a more thorough training and have time now. I know I need a thorough walk thru of the Plan Management Series and the User Interface Series since there are so many basic things I've missed. Then there is a LOT I still don't know at all (ceilings, framing, much of the user interface) or fully understand (rendering, plan views, schedules, defaults ...). But looking at the other hundreds of videos, I kinda need them all, yet I realize that's impossible and quite overwhelming. I'm sure there's overlap as well. So my ask is ... is there a best way to do this? Should I just walk thru the Reference Manual? Or, I think there's a Tutorial Manual? I'm a perfectionist (very thorough) and quite ADHD, so I could use some structure. Can't afford any paid training right now. Thoughts please!? Assuming you've tried going through chiefs video archive and reading the interactive help? You can checkout my video shorts and other tips and tricks: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawdzira Posted Tuesday at 01:33 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:33 AM How slow do you want to learn? When I first started using Chief Architect I paid for some one on one training. I used 4 hours of training over about 3 weeks. I think those 4 hours paid me back in 100 hours of time. Prioritize the right training and only a one on one tutor will be able to get you just what you need for your projects and workflow. It should quickly show as a cost savings to your business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SNestor Posted Tuesday at 06:03 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:03 PM I’ve trained a lot of chief users… check out my website… https://www.mychiefskills.com/lp_training_1to1-1 i also have a YouTube page.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rpadge Posted Tuesday at 06:24 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:24 PM Definitely suggest taking a class, Chief has some (free?) at the International Builder Show in Vegas I believe. You could also do one-on-one with Chief. Or one of the many secondary guys that do training - in addition to the one listed above is Dan Bauman, I did a class with him when I first got Chief and it was vey helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted Tuesday at 07:24 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:24 PM I recommend watching all of the quick start videos and then going through the tutorial guide. Then I would pick and choose training videos based on areas that you need more help in. This is a good starting point: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/getting-started/ You might also want to check out the training events page because it looks like the "residential intro" class is free along with the residential and K&B bootcamp classes: https://www.chiefarchitect.com/events/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Gia Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago On 11/18/2024 at 8:07 PM, SueKurtzInterior said: Can't afford any paid training right now. Thoughts please!? Way back when I wanted to switch to Archicad, I had reached out to an architect Archicad user and asked him if I could come to his office and watch him put together construction documents form concept, to 3d model to, floor plans and finally to a full set of construction documents on a small enough project that would take less than 1 day to complete. He agreed, I spent the day with him and saw the whole process from start to finish. I learned that I should stick with Chief but that's beside the point. I would suggest you try and do the same with a local Chiefer in your neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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