Natural Trade University

There are currently two different courses available and many more to come. The current course cover Autodesk Revit and Navisworks. For Revit you will be taught the program from a Detailing point of view and learn the tools needed to become an MEP Detailer. The Navisworks course will teach you all the tools you need to become a natural in the program whether you are using it in the Field or in Detailing. For further information you can download the course curriculum from the free preview portion of any of the available courses.

No, Natural's pilot courses on Revit and Navis are not taught by a certified Autodesk instructor. However, they are accepted course training for UA Locals under DC-16, qualify for JUT hours and reimbursement through the A&J. As well as accepted training through many other locals nationwide. If you would like your local to join the Natural community please contact us to put us in touch with your local. These courses are taught by a tradesman with over 20 years experience in the trade and are geared specifically towards trade members as many existing courses out there are focused on Architectural and Engineering training and tools that do not apply to any of the MEP Trades.

No, Natural does not provide access to any of the programs themselves for any of this training. However the UA provides all members in good standing with access to many Autodesk programs and we will show students how to access those programs to get the hands on training they need as they take those courses.

No, we do not provide computers or any equipment you may need for this training. We do provide students with the recommended specifications for the equipment they will need as recommended by Autodesk. You can get this information from the home page before making any course purchases to ensure you are ready before starting.

Yes, all of the Natural course videos can be viewed from your phone or iPad which will free up your screens to follow along or let you quickly jump back to any video you need while you're out at work.

When it comes to any Autodesk programs and specifically Revit the answer is No. Revit is not compatible with a MAC.

No this course will not make you a Detailer. It will provide you all of the knowledge and tools for Revit and Navis that you need to become a detailer and strongly start you on your path. It is intended to teach you the programs so you can start with a company as an entry level Detailer. There is much more to Detailing however than just learning these two programs and even being taught all the right tools won't mean you've mastered them. If you really want to become a Detailer there will be much more to learn and we will have future course to help. It is recommended many times during the course videos to come back and use the tools daily and draw and redraw the models that are provided so you truly become proficient at the tools you have been taught.

See the image section down below for tips to answer this issue. You will typically need to go to Minute 34 of the installation video and download the Imperial Content file from the Autodesk site, then run it on your computer to create the folder.

See the image section down below for tips to answer this issue. This typically happens because there is a duplicate "Natural Database" folder created when downloading. You will want to either select the sub folder that contains all the content folders or make sure you only copy the sub folder when you place it under Fabrication Imperial Content.