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ViewBuilder Advanced
CE GOLD VB ADVANCED

There are many different skill sets in the life of a field technician — engineering, IT infrastructure, technical support, and computer programming, to name a few. This Gold training will prepare field technicians and engineers to confidently install, commission, troubleshoot, and edit a graphic utilizing ViewBuilder. This course is designed to develop an efficient field technician and engineer for a job site right away.

The Gold ViewBuilder Advanced course has been developed for Carrier Field Office field technicians/engineers who are new to the Carrier i-Vu® Tools hardware and software.


duration cost format course prerequisites
2 days $785 Classroom, Online Silver Certification, ViewBuilder Essentials

There are many different skill sets in the life of a field technician — engineering, IT infrastructure, technical support, and computer programming, to name a few. This Gold training will prepare field technicians and engineers to confidently install, commission, troubleshoot, and edit a graphic utilizing ViewBuilder. This course is designed to develop an efficient field technician and engineer for a job site right away.

The Gold ViewBuilder Advanced course has been developed for Carrier Field Office field technicians/engineers who are new to the Carrier i-Vu® Tools hardware and software.

For more information on the Carrier Controls Expert Program, please contact your local Carrier Controls representative or visit the Carrier Controls Expert Program website.

After successfully completing this course, you will have a working knowledge of the ViewBuilder application and its option as well as editing equipment graphics and floor plan graphics.

Training Methods Used

Traditional Classroom: A live instructor will lead up to 12 students (course dependent) in hands-on exercises with minimal lecture in between. Using the situated learning techniques of the Kirkpatrick Model, this methodology fosters a collaborative learning environment where students are positioned to maximize knowledge retention. This course is a 2-day event.

eLearning: A Virtual instructor will lead students with the same content as the Traditional classroom. The students will have remote access to a training station to complete hands-on tasks, giving them a virtual classroom experience from many miles away. During the timeframe of the course, the student will have access to the instructor where they will be able to ask questions and communicate via live video feed. This course is hosted in the timeframe as the traditional classroom training.

Students must have the following access and hardware requirements:

  • Internet access with Google Chrome 
  • Administrative rights on your PC to install any necessary software for class 
  • Mouse (tablet touch screen or PC touchpad not recommended) 
  • Webcam 
  • Second monitor, not required, but highly recommended
  • Equipment Graphics: Make a Single .view File for Identical .equipment Files • Make a Single .view File for different .equipment Files • Make a ViewBuilder Symbol • Place the Background Ductwork and Arrows • Program Smaller Components • Find/Replace • Show/Hide Expressions • Math Expressions • Variable Color Expression • Associating an On-Off-Auto Symbol • Distribute & Align Components • Links to Metering Equipment • Trend Displays & Current Time • External Links to a File • Enable/Disable Conditional Expressions • Adding an Image List • Notes Display for Graphics 
  • Technical Graphics: Add a Second .view to an i-Vu Tree Item • Create External Links to Carrier Support • Create Internal Links to i-Vu Support • Create a Point Configuration Table • Create a Controller Information Table • Create HTML Control Buttons 
  • Floorplans: Floorplan with Colormap Report
new track take courses in this order course prerequisites

silver tier
1 silver essentials n/a

gold tier
2 snap essentials silver essentials
3 snap advanced silver + snap essentials
bacnet silver + snap essentials
networking essentials silver essentials

gold elective
2 viewbuilder essentials silver essentials
3 viewbuilder advanced silver + viewbuilder essentials
modbus integration silver + snap essentials

There are many different skill sets in the life of a field technician — engineering, IT infrastructure, technical support, and computer programming, to name a few. This Gold training will prepare field technicians and engineers to confidently install, commission, troubleshoot, and edit a graphic utilizing ViewBuilder. This course is designed to develop an efficient field technician and engineer for a job site right away.

The Gold ViewBuilder Advanced course has been developed for Carrier Field Office field technicians/engineers who are new to the Carrier i-Vu® Tools hardware and software.

For more information on the Carrier Controls Expert Program, please contact your local Carrier Controls representative or visit the Carrier Controls Expert Program website.

After successfully completing this course, you will have a working knowledge of the ViewBuilder application and its option as well as editing equipment graphics and floor plan graphics.

Training Methods Used

Traditional Classroom: A live instructor will lead up to 12 students (course dependent) in hands-on exercises with minimal lecture in between. Using the situated learning techniques of the Kirkpatrick Model, this methodology fosters a collaborative learning environment where students are positioned to maximize knowledge retention. This course is a 2-day event.

eLearning: A Virtual instructor will lead students with the same content as the Traditional classroom. The students will have remote access to a training station to complete hands-on tasks, giving them a virtual classroom experience from many miles away. During the timeframe of the course, the student will have access to the instructor where they will be able to ask questions and communicate via live video feed. This course is hosted in the timeframe as the traditional classroom training.

Students must have the following access and hardware requirements:

  • Internet access with Google Chrome 
  • Administrative rights on your PC to install any necessary software for class 
  • Mouse (tablet touch screen or PC touchpad not recommended) 
  • Webcam 
  • Second monitor, not required, but highly recommended
  • Equipment Graphics: Make a Single .view File for Identical .equipment Files • Make a Single .view File for different .equipment Files • Make a ViewBuilder Symbol • Place the Background Ductwork and Arrows • Program Smaller Components • Find/Replace • Show/Hide Expressions • Math Expressions • Variable Color Expression • Associating an On-Off-Auto Symbol • Distribute & Align Components • Links to Metering Equipment • Trend Displays & Current Time • External Links to a File • Enable/Disable Conditional Expressions • Adding an Image List • Notes Display for Graphics 
  • Technical Graphics: Add a Second .view to an i-Vu Tree Item • Create External Links to Carrier Support • Create Internal Links to i-Vu Support • Create a Point Configuration Table • Create a Controller Information Table • Create HTML Control Buttons 
  • Floorplans: Floorplan with Colormap Report
new track take courses in this order course prerequisites

silver tier
1 silver essentials n/a

gold tier
2 snap essentials silver essentials
3 snap advanced silver + snap essentials
bacnet silver + snap essentials
networking essentials silver essentials

gold elective
2 viewbuilder essentials silver essentials
3 viewbuilder advanced silver + viewbuilder essentials
modbus integration silver + snap essentials