(New!)AutoCad Architecture 2013 !!

This 7-week course teaches beginner, intermediate and advanced users the features and functions of AutoCAD Architecture 2013.  Students are taught how to create a building design from scratch and work with 2D models. Lessons cover basic and advanced topics including building geometry, sections and elevations, components, and the drawing management system.

This 7-week course teaches beginner, intermediate and advanced users the features and functions of AutoCAD Architecture 2013.  Students are taught how to create a building design from scratch and work with 2D models. Lessons cover basic and advanced topics including building geometry, sections and elevations, components, and the drawing management system. There are no prerequisite requirements and no student materials necessary other than those for note taking.Mastering Autocad 2013 by George Omura , is recommended, but not required.

Licensed Architect, Licensed Interior Designer and Leed AP B+D certified, Mr. de Moraes is the Principal and Founder of EnviroTechno Architecture, a general practice Architectural and Interior design firm in Los Angeles.  His professional experience in Commercial, Hospitality and Residential projects exceeds 25 years with many projects located in the Palos Verdes Peninsula.   Mr. de Moraes has been awarded UCLA Extension Instructor of the Year more than once and has been lecturing many subjects related to the Architecture industry for the last twenty years. This class is not-for-credit (with the exception of Peninsula High students) . There is no class July 25, 2013.

Luis de Moraes AIA-CCIDC Leed AP B+D

ALL LEVELS WELCOME!!!! SESSION DATES & TIME July 8th - August 21st Mondays & Wednesdays Evening Classes: 5:00 pm-7:00 pm FEE: $600

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Photoshop Elements 11 On Your Laptop!!
Work with your own pictures as you learn the program?

Everybody loves a great photograph. Learn how to transform your average digital photographs into really good pictures that give great pleasure to family and friends.

In only five two-hour sessions you will experience the joy of enhancing and editing your precious photos using Photoshop Elements. Now you can turn those washed out, dark or imperfect pictures into visual pleasure. Photoshop Elements is the perfect tool to correct those nasty in-camera mistakes.

Take this class and learn how to be more like a professional photographer by editing your pics before sending them to family and friends or posting on Facebook. It is really easy to do a lot of photo magic once you learn Photoshop Elements.

Every great image you see on the Internet or in print is usually enhanced. Photoshop Elements is ideal for photo hobbyists wanting to create, edit, organize and share images, all from the same product. This excellent course features instruction using Photoshop Elements 11 (PSE11), the latest version of this extremely popular and capable photo editing tool.

Oh, by the way, Photoshop Elements is not some knock-off software application program. This is a scaled down version of the top selling Photoshop program used worldwide by professional photographers and image editors. Photoshop Elements is a PC application program created especially for people like you.

This class is designed for people like you, also. If you are new to photo editing this class teaches the essentials necessary to begin quickly and easily. Experienced Elements users learn how existing Catalog is displayed and how to transition to the new workflows provided in PSE 11.
Students need to bring their own laptop with Photoshop Elements 11 installed along with some of your own photos. If you have an earlier version of Elements, consider downloading the 30-day free trial of PSE 11 and installing it on your laptop to use during the class.

Photoshop Elements 11 is taught by Don Stouder, the well-known teacher of digital photographic applications. Be sure to visit Don’s website www.donstouder.com for an overview of his approach to having fun with digital photography.

The look and feel of Adobe’s Photoshop Elements 11 was totally redesigned from earlier versions of the program. This has led to new ways to use the program that are fundamentally different than earlier versions. This is true for both the Organizer, as well as the Photo Editor of PSE 11.
 
Have you been using and older version of Photoshop Elements and have recently bought the new version and finding it confusing because it looks so different?

If one or more of the above, apply to you, this is the course for you. As the title says, it will be taught using Photoshop Elements 11 installed on a laptop. The class will cover both using the Organizer and the Editor in PSE.

You will need to bring in your laptop with Photoshop Elements 11 installed along with some of your own photos. If you have an earlier version of Elements, consider downloading the 30-day free trial of PSE 11 and installing it on your laptop to use during the class.

This five-week course will cover the essentials of coming up to speed on PSE 11, whether you are a totally new user or have been using older versions of the program.

For previous users, you will learn how your existing Catalog is displayed and how to transition to the new workflows provided in PSE 11. For new users, you will learn the essentials to get you started on the right foot. The five-week class will focus on the Organizer, since the biggest changes were made there, but the Photo Editor will also be covered.
 
This class is not-for-credit. There is no class July 25, 2013.

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3-D Printing
Educational Technology Initiative 

PVNet’s 3D Printing Program students learn the processes required to produce a finished product. Students learn how to prepare virtual blueprints from computer aided design (CAD) software.

So, what actually is 3D Printing? 3D printing is a fascinating process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. It is an example of technology innovation opening many education and career opportunities. The first working 3-D printer dates back to 1984.  This technology is now getting wide spread interest via Internet exposure of medical device manufacturing, jewelry, clothing, and even firearms.

Another method is using animation-modeling software providing a 3D printer (machine) a guideline for printing
This unique PVNet class exposes students to a technology used for prototyping and distributed manufacturing of jewelry, footwear, industrial design, architecture, engineering, automotive, aerospace, along with other business sectors. PVNet hopes that program graduates may qualify for advanced college placement, as have some graduates of other PVNet training programs.

When the software design is completed, the student will observe the ‘printing’ of their original design. The process is captivating.  Depending on the machine used, material or a binding material is deposited on the build bed or platform in a manner similar to how toner is applied to paper in a laser printer.

When the material/binder layering is complete, the final 3D model has been "printed." It is a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) process where the virtual model and the physical model are almost identical.

This 3D printing course offers students insight beyond obvious technology experience. As a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) Education Partner, PVNet fills a needed learning gap role. It offers sophisticated training for students on the cusp of deciding future education choices.

This is a no-cost course offered to local students. Community donations of equipment, volunteer trainers, supplies, and financial assistance defray course expenses. Upon pilot program   completion and evaluation the 3D printing class will become part of the standard PVNet  award-winning curriculum. Future class fees are determined upon course acceptance by the PVNet Education Committee.

Class site is PVNet’s Computer Technology Center Learning Annex on the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Civic Center Campus, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd, Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275.

For further information on this course or other PVNet programs please call the Education Department at 310.544.5395.