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AutoCAD®
Trainer Guy, LLC
If
you need..
...professional, on-site,
hands-on, customized, application-specific AutoCAD,
AutoCAD LT or CAP Studio
version 2008 training...
...that's what I do.
Need
Training?
Will Travel!
Autodesk Certified Instructor
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Autodesk Authorized Author
michael.beall@autocadtrainerguy.com
Office
phone - 502.633.3994 (FAX, too)
Cell
phone - 502.500.2267
Training
seminars on the most current software
now available!
CAP Studio 2009
Update
Remote Productivity
Training
(over the Internet!)
AutoCAD 2009®
Update
training
A2009
Update Summary
AutoCAD 2008®
Update
training
A2008
Update Summary
AutoCAD
LT Training also available!
www
"Michael is great at focusing on the specific tips & tricks that will
help us be more efficient on a daily basis. Good explanations of 'why'
not just 'do.' I would recommend this to everyone who uses AutoCAD"
[A2008 Update]
July 2008 - APG
www
"Michael
did an excellent job."
"Great overview for the uninitiated. Really appreciate your time and
expertise."
[A2008 LT
Training]
July
2008 - Southwest Airlines, Dallas
www
"Michael was so patient, flexible, and professional. Because there
was so much to cover, he managed to keep us all highly entertained with
his wit & humor."
"I loved it all! It will speed up my productivity by using even better
shortcuts than I use now.
I loved this course!"
"When it comes to CAD, you are my new hero!"
[A2008 Update + CAP Designer]
July 2008 - Creative
Office Pavilion, Boston
www
"This
is the first CAD training session that has actually helped and that
pertains to what we do as designers in the furniture industry. I was
riveted. Your style and pace of training is excellent."
[A2008 Update +
CAP Designer]
April
2008 - C-W-C, Atlanta
www
"If we have any further CAP or AutoCAD training, I've requested Michael
... it's the first CAD training I've been able to regularly follow
& retain.
The demonstrations were applicable & helpful!"
[A2008 Update + CAP Studio 3.0]
April 2008 - Pigott ,
Inc., Des Moines
www
"A+!!
Michael was able to tailor the course (on the fly) to our needs and was always
able to answer any questions we had. I'm coming to this with no formal
AutoCAD training, but came away feeling totally comfortable with the
software."
[A2007
Update]
February
2008 - Maxon Furniture Company, Seattle
www
"We
greatly appreciate your expertise, and are very happy that we chose you to
help us with our transition over to CAP.
The feedback I have received on the training has been excellent. We
will definitely be in touch with you in the future, and I look forward to
a long term relationship with the AutoCAD Trainer Guy."
[A2008 & CAP Studio 2008 Update]
January 2008 - Klingman
Williams, Charlotte
www
"There
are only a handful of people that can train and do it well. In my opinion,
you are definitely one of those people. I gained so much from our session
... in the 10+ years I have worked in AutoCAD, most of the items you
covered was stuff I didn’t know about or know how to use!"
[A2008
Update]
January
2008, Contract Interiors, Fresno
www
"I personally learned so many new things about AutoCAD that can save
me time and everyone in the class felt that this was the best training
class we have ever attended."
[A2008 Update]
December 2007 - Ohio
Desk, Cleveland
www
"I
am always blown away with the knowledge that you have in your head! Best training I've ever had!"
[A2008
Update
& CAP Studio]
December
2007, Allsteel Inc.
www
Always had an answer handy, very patient, very knowledgeable, very
appropriate examples, very upbeat; I never was bored - humor is a
wonderful thing when you're sitting in training for two days! I
would love it if Michael could train on everything we ever needed training
on!"
[A2008 Update]
September 2007 - BOS,
Chicago
www
"Again,
I have learned more work changing information that I will USE
everyday. Thank you!"
[A2007 Update
& CAP Designer]
August
2007 - WorkSquared, Grand Rapids
www
"Loved learning about palettes and how to create your own buttons.
These shortcuts will definitely help me in future projects. The
AutoCAD and CAP Designer portions were excellent. "
[A2007 Update & CAP Designer]
July 2007 - OP
Hawaii
www
"Michael was in tune
with the class and able to identify when students were not getting the
information. His entertaining manner made the class fun,
informative, and applicable. Sharing scenarios in the work
environment made it easy to identify
use of the material.
People should be warned about his high
excitability!"
[A2007 Update]
April
2007 - Workspaces, Phoenix
www
"Michael is great at customizing the training & spending time to make
sure you understand."
[CAP Designer]
April 2007 - Franklin
Interiors
www
"Michael knows the 'Systems Designer' world and teaches us what we need."
"Probably the best training I have ever attended!"
[A2007 Update]
April
2007 - Workplace Resource/Dallas
www
"One of the best courses I have ever taken. Enthusiastic in your
knowledge and delivery of material"
[A2007 Update]
January 2007 - University
of Kentucky
www
"Very well laid out & thought through"
"Michael is such a great & patient instructor!"
[AutoCAD 2007]
December 2006 -
Southwest Airlines
www
"We have had many different trainers through the years and Michael is by
far the most knowledgeable and entertaining."
"The drawing examples + the handbook; very carefully thought out and
runs very smoothly."
[A2007 Update + 20-20 Worksheet]
December 2006 - Wilson
Office
www
"Fabulous Energy"
"Very entertaining and well outlined & ordered"
"He seems to really know his stuff and is all about helping people"
[20-20 Worksheet]
November
2006 - C-W-C
www
"Michael is very knowledgeable and makes the class fun and entertaining."
[20-20 Worksheet]
October
2006 - American
Office
www
"Michael understands what we do as architects, interior designers, and
space planners, so he quickly focuses on our questions, demands, and
struggles. In addition to his concise focus, his knowledge base is
immense."
[A2006
Update]
March
2006 - University of Michigan
www
"This was by far, the best, most concise training I have taken for
AutoCAD."
[A2006 Update]
February
2006 - APG
www
"Very willing to answer any and all questions with a smile. Has a great
personality and fun to listen to. I wish all trainers were like
Michael. Thank you for accomplishing our objectives."
February 2006 - BINW
www
"Your
knowledge level is excellent. The use of analogies/graphics & visuals is
very effective"
October 2005 -
Spectrum
www
"This
was the first CAD course I have taken that really made sense. Michael took
what is usually very dry material and made it fun to learn and easy to
remember. I think I could sit for days and listen to Michael teach. He is very funny and
very good at teaching all levels of experience."
July
2005 - Kaiser Permanente
www
"The
best training sessions I have ever attended are with Michael Beall ...
always look forward to it and would recommend to anyone trying to learn or
'grow' with Autodesk programs."
January,
2005
www
"If
I have to spend two days in training,
you are the instructor I want."
Also
available from Autodesk!!
If you don't have AutoCAD
and need to view DWG files,
download Autodesk's DWG
TrueViewtm
2
Including
Plot to Scale, 3D Orbit,
Layer visibility options, Pan & Zoom.
Shaan
Hurley's 'Between the Lines' Blog
SHAAN'S SITE IS
THE BEST LOCATION FOR BLOG LINKS ON ...
and
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Click
here to go to the
"Michael's Corner"
ARCHIVES!
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Training Topics
AutoCAD
2009
AutoCAD 2008
CAP Studio v.2009
20-20 Worksheet 2009
Details on my courses
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AutoCAD
Stuff
Downloads
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Job
Postings
[This
is a FREE
service]
Jobs for Designers
Current openings for
Interior Designers in:
New York, NY [1]
Grand Rapids, MI [1]
Phoenix [2]
Houston [1]
Los Angeles [3]
San Francisco Bay Area [4]
Pittsburgh [1]
Seattle [1]
(1) Los Angeles slot - FILLED!
(1) Phoenix slot - FILLED!
USING THIS SERVICE!!
Structural
Engineering Draftsmen:
Johannesburg, South Africa
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About
Michael's bio
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Customers
Who I've been
training
"By far, one of
the best instructors around."
"I was highly
impressed with his approach. I would highly recommend Mr. Beall.
A lot
of energy - a lot of fun. Worth missing [popular speaker's] class."
"Great collection
of tricks that can be used everyday. Lots of tools that can be used
immediately after returning to the office."
photo by my friend H. Hernandez,
Facilities Eng., Southwest Airlines
The
Sherwin-Williams
Color Book for
AutoCAD
At NeoCon, the folks at the Sherwin-Williams
booth told me about their downloadable color book for AutoCAD.
This zip file...
S_W_Colors.zip
...contains Sherwin_Williams_Colors.acb.
Unzip it and put
the .ACB file in your C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 200x\ Support\Color
folder.
The next time you launch
AutoCAD and set a color, you can choose Sherwin Williams colors from the
Color Books tab!
Christian
AutoCAD User Group:
His Team
www.christianautocad.org
Contains
links to other Christian sites, too!
The
mind of man plans his way,
but the Lord directs his steps.
-Proverbs 16:9
Christian
Professional magazine
The
Congressional
Prayer Caucus
click to find out more...
The most fabulous
Dude Ranch on the planet!
So many horses, so little
time...
The feeding waters of the
Firefish and high seas adventure.
The
Trophy Chase Trilogy
by
George Bryan Polivka
Ivytree Designs
A small Kentucky-home-based business, making bead and wire jewelry with Sterling &
Gold Filled wire, semi-precious gemstones, Dichroic & lampwork beads, Swarovski crystals, and silver metal clay...
and Michael's neighbor!
ivytree@insightbb.com
502.727.4778
ANNA
CARY PHOTOGRAPHY
Anna has an amazing
and diverse gallery of photos. Classic and elegant.
How much better to get wisdom than
gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 16:16
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for coming by my site!"
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If
you have questions about my customized onsite training, click here!
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What a great time
we had at the
AutoCAD Toolbelt seminar
at NeoCon!! A
big THANK
YOU!! goes out to
the 70+ folks
that came to my annual
AutoCAD Toolbelt party
... and I'll see you next year! -------------------------------------------------
NOTE
to HMI CAP Studio 2009 users...
If
you need to access old pricing, I have written up a step-by-step
procedure.
Just
email me and I
will send you the PDF.-------------------------------------------------- While
I'm in the area, contact me for onsite training if you
are in or near these regions ... because I'll be there soon!
...COLUMBUS - 9/8
...FLORIDA - 9/15
...CHICAGO - 9/23
...CHARLESTON, WV - 9/25
...COLUMBUS - 9/29
...BAY AREA - 10/6
...SEATTLE - 10/10
...BIRTHDAY! 10/12
...BALTIMORE - 10/15
...IIDA/Louisville - 10/20
...NASHVILLE - 11/20
Autodesk
Certified Instructor
Go
to CADTutor.net
Free
AutoCAD tutorials, a fantastic forum, and home of
"Michael's Corner"
On
Michael's Corner in JULY
with guest author
Professor David Watson,
CADTutor Webmaster
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AutoCAD
2009: Don't Fear the Ribbon
(...and other
assorted A2009 insights)
Autodesk Freewheel
Nvidia AutoCAD Performance Driver
Free AutoCAD (!) (??)
"It is wonderful to be trained by someone who understands what a
furniture dealer designer does on a daily basis."
HMWR - Florida
"Exceeded
my expectations; impressed with his understanding and application to the
dealer world."
SBI
- Omaha
Looking
for books on AutoCAD???
James
A. Leach has
authored the AutoCAD Instructor series since R13! A veritable
compendium of every AutoCAD feature.
Lee
Ambrosius
(January 2008 guest author on Michael's Corner) has some excellent
titles ... including A2009!
www.contractdesignintl.com
CONTRACT DESIGN
INTERNATIONAL
CDI
provides contract space-planning and design services for clients dealing
in Herman Miller furniture and ancillary contract furniture products.
One
of my first customers when we moved to Kentucky, Kara Chase, has
established herself as a prominent interior designer in our area.
www.chase-design.com
"Our
mission is to provide our clients with unique, safe and healthy spaces
that economically partner function and aesthetics, foster synergy and
promote brand recognition both internally and externally."
www.worldcadsolutions.com
Providers of professional CAD Services & Support to the Modular
Furniture and Contract Interiors industry.
Tools
created to make your job easier.
Because these are AutoCAD Tools you can
use.
www.resourcecad.com
In its simplest form, ResourceCAD
International is an alliance of CAD programmers and CAD users. Great
bunch of guys; very knowledgeable & some useful freeware ... and a
newsletter!
Zeeveld
and Company
www.zeeveld.com
3D Studio Visualization | Rendering | Animation
www.autocadeverything.com
Buy AutoCAD Software, Get Free Help
and Find a career in CAD!
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