BIM FOUNDATION PROGRAM – 40-Hour Detailed
Course Syllabus
Audience: Architects and Engineers (Entry to Mid-Level)
Goal: Equip participants with a structured understanding of BIM workflows,
standards, and hands-on tools across project stages.
OVERVIEW: DAY-BY-DAY THEMES
Day Focus Tools/Concepts
Day 1 BIM Basics + AEC Industry + RIBA + LOD RIBA PoW, BIMForum LOD
Day 2 Revit Architecture Foundation Revit (Architecture)
Day 3 Revit Structure + MEP Foundation Revit (Structure & MEP)
Day 4 Coordination + Model Review Tools Navisworks Freedom + Revizto
Day 5 Autodesk Construction Cloud + Capstone ACC + Integration + Final Project
HOUR-BY-HOUR SYLLABUS (40 Hours)
DAY 1 – Foundations: AEC, RIBA, LOD & BIM Basics
Time Session Details
09:00 –
Course Kickoff Orientation, Objectives, Trainer Intro
09:30
09:30 – AEC ecosystem, global trends, digital
Introduction to AEC Industry
10:30 transformation
10:30 – Definitions, benefits, standards (ISO
BIM vs Traditional Workflow
11:30 19650)
11:30 –
Introduction to RIBA Plan of Work All 8 stages, roles, key decisions
12:30
01:30 –
Deep Dive: RIBA + BIM Integration Map RIBA stages to BIM deliverables
03:00
03:00 – LOD Specification (BIMForum LOD 100–300 with examples, graphic vs
04:30 2024) – Part I data
04:30 – LOD 350–500, project use cases, LOD
LOD Specification – Part II
05:30 table demo
DAY 2 – Revit Foundation: Architecture Workflow
Time Session Details
09:00 – Interface tour, templates, view
Revit User Interface & Navigation
10:30 control
10:30 – Architectural Elements (Walls, Doors,
Hands-on modeling session
12:30 Windows)
01:30 –
Levels, Grids, and Views Elevation, Section, Callouts
03:00
03:00 – Tags, Text, Dimensions,
Annotation & Detailing
04:30 Schedules
Time Session Details
04:30 – Title blocks, sheet setup, PDF
Sheets, Legends, and Plotting
05:30 printing
DAY 3 – Revit Foundation: Structure + MEP
Time Session Details
09:00 –
Structural Modeling Basics Columns, Beams, Footings
10:30
10:30 – Rebar, Foundations, Structural
Families, materials
12:30 Systems
01:30 – Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing
MEP Systems: Introduction
03:00 layouts
03:00 –
Revit MEP Modeling Workshop HVAC, lighting, piping tools
04:30
04:30 –
Coordination: Linking & Visibility Model linking, VG settings, filters
05:30
DAY 4 – Coordination Tools: Navisworks & Revizto
Time Session Details
09:00 – Navisworks Freedom
NWC/NWF formats, navigation tools
10:30 Overview
10:30 –
Model Aggregation & Review Append models, viewpoints, sectioning
12:00
01:30 – Introduction to Navisworks Manage
Clash Detection (Demo Only)
03:00 functions
03:00 –
Introduction to Revizto UI walkthrough, 2D/3D syncing
04:00
04:00 –
Collaboration with Revizto Issues, markups, coordination workflow
05:30
DAY 5 – Autodesk Construction Cloud + Final Wrap-Up
Time Session Details
09:00 – Introduction to Autodesk Platform overview, modules: Docs,
10:30 Construction Cloud (ACC) Build, Collaborate
10:30 – Cloud worksharing demo, model
BIM Collaborate Pro Workflow
12:00 publishing
01:30 –
LOD + RIBA + Tools Integration Case study: Full project BIM lifecycle
02:30
02:30 – Capstone Review Task (Group Assign a project for teams to map tools
03:30 Activity) to project stages
03:30 –
Final Quiz + Discussion Mixed-format knowledge check
04:30
04:30 – Wrap-up, next steps, certifications
Feedback, Certificates, Closeout
05:00 issued
