CAD Diagramming with DVI-3D
Course Overview
This comprehensive 24-hour program equips professionals with the expertise needed to employ computer-aided design tools for creating precise, admissible crash scene diagrams using DVI-3D's integrated 2D/3D capabilities. Participants will master techniques for documenting, examining, and presenting crash scene data through detailed, proportionally accurate visual representations.
Core Competencies
The curriculum builds practical proficiency in importing field measurement data obtained through various collection methods—including total station equipment, GPS technology, drone imagery, point cloud data, and baseline coordinate systems. Students explore fundamental CAD operations encompassing project initialization, line creation, model placement, layer administration, project organization, two and three-dimensional scene construction, and terrain modeling.
The program advances to sophisticated applications including data geo-positioning, integration of multiple information sources, derivation of variables needed for reconstruction calculations, and final diagram preparation for legal proceedings and professional presentations. Real-world case studies and applied exercises reinforce competency development and transfer skills to actual investigative work.
Topic Areas Covered
- CAD fundamentals, application interface, and project initialization
- Field measurement data integration and administration
- Two and three-dimensional linework, surface modeling, and environmental reconstruction
- Component libraries and visual environment refinement
- Layer configuration and organizational tree administration
- Data positioning and integration of multiple information sources
- Variable determination for reconstruction applications
- Diagram finalization for legal and presentation contexts
Intended Participants
The course serves traffic crash investigators, traffic homicide specialists, reconstruction experts, law enforcement personnel, civil engineers, and other specialists engaged in crash scene examination and evidence analysis.
Duration and Requirements
The program runs for 24 hours. Participants must have previously completed IPTM's two-week At Scene Traffic Crash/Traffic Homicide Investigation course or comparable training. Engineering professionals should possess equivalent formal education or field experience in crash investigation methodology. A laptop computer capable of supporting DVI-3D software is required.
Professional Credit
Completion qualifies participants for 24 ACTAR continuing education units.
Upcoming Sessions
Session 1: October 14-16, 2026 | Jacksonville, Florida | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | $695.00
Instructor: Michael Flamm
Location: Adam W. Herbert University Center, 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224
Session 2: April 28-30, 2027 | Jacksonville, Florida | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | $695.00
Instructor: Michael Flamm
Location: Adam W. Herbert University Center, 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224