Self-study material
Welcome to Vertex G4Plant user! You can find nice amount of self-study material from these pages to get you up and running with our software.
General
Learn about the interface and archiving
Learn the terms used in the instructions and the structure of the Vertex desktop.
Check out Vertex's model and drawing archiving.
Learn how to edit a database.
Basics of Mechanical Design
Learn how to sketch
- Part modeling almost always begins with a sketch. The sketch is used to make a feature of the part.
- This is the most important thing for a beginner to master in order to model parts successfully.
Learn how to model parts
- In the part modeling course you learn sketching and other modeling functions.
- You will learn how to add raw material to a part, make a drawing with Bill Of Material information.
Learn how to model assemblies
- In the assembly modeling course, you will learn the principles of how parts are positioned relative to each other.
- You will learn to make pattern of parts. You will also learn how to create assembly drawings and lists of parts.
Basics of Plant Design
Plant Design Tutorial
This tutorial gives you the basic knowledge of plant design.
You will learn to use the pivotal tools for plant designers.
Other Useful Skills
Learn how to model sheet metal part
- The sheet metal course introduces functionalities related to the processing of part models made by bent sheet metal, which are not found for a regular part.
- You also learn how to unbent sheet metal, which you need to cut or laser-open the model.
Learn how to model profile structures
- In the Profile Structure course, you will learn an effective way to model profile structures by first sketching a guide geometry that controls the placement and length of profiles.
- You will also learn how to model your own profiles.
