Welcome to the Platform

Understand the Course Structure and Choose Your Learning Path


Welcome! Start Here—How to Use the Platform gives you a quick tour of how everything works. It explains the main course tracks and shows you where to subscribe to the IP DaVinci Toolkit. You’ll learn how to navigate the platform, how each micro-course is structured, and the best way to follow lessons step by step. It also covers the recommended setup (e.g., using two devices) and where to find downloads.


💡 WATCH THE OVERVIEW VIDEO—WATCH THIS FIRST FOR A QUICK WALKTHROUGH



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Suggested Learning Path

Start with the Essential Track. When ready, continue with the Intermediate Skills. Advanced Skills are coming soon.

✅ Short on time? Complete the Essential Track to meet the “done in two weeks” promise.

Fast, high-impact lessons to review, mark up, and communicate clearly with drawing teams — comfortably completed in ~2 weeks.

🧱 MS Visio Basics for Patent Professionals
  • MC1A0: Introduction to Microsoft Visio for Patent Drawings
  • MC2B1–MC2K1: Core Visio Tools (Zooming, Panning, Selection, Movement, Duplication, Resizing, Dynamic Grid, Alignment & Distribution, Connectors & Formatting, Page Management, Text, Basic Drawing Tools, Image Handling)
🖊️ Annotation (Quick Wins)
  • MC2A1: Effortless Patent Drawing Annotations
🔁 Flowcharts
  • MC4A1: Mastering Flowchart Drafting in Patent Drawings
🔧 System Diagrams
  • MC4B1: Mastering System Diagram Drafting
  • MC4B4: Container-Based System Diagrams
  • MC4B6: System Diagrams with Images
  • MC4B7: System Diagrams with Custom Stencil Shapes
Timebox tip: Finish Essentials first. Return later for Intermediate Skills when ready.

Hands-on modules for those creating or refining drawings directly in Visio.

🖋️ Image Tracing
  • MC4B10: Image Tracing in Patent Drawings
📊 Tables
  • MC5C1: Mastering Tables in Patent Drawings
📈 Graphs
  • MC5C2: Mastering Graphs in Patent Drawings
🖥️ GUI Screenshots
  • MC5C3: Mastering GUI Screenshots in Patent Drawings
✨ Other Useful Skills
  • MC4B8: Reusable Components in Patent Drawings
  • MC5A1: Screenshot and Photo Integration
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Advanced Skills Coming Soon

Preview of upcoming advanced modules. Clickable when released.

🧪 Review & Standards
  1. MC6A — Patent Figure Inspection: Spotting Common Errors
    Identify misalignment, missing annotations, spacing, and scale issues.
    Coming soon »
  2. MC6B — Markup & Drawing Review Techniques
    Use structured markups to flag issues and suggest precise corrections.
    Coming soon »
  3. MC6C — Creating Drawing Review Checklists
    Build step-by-step QC checklists tailored to figure types.
    Coming soon »
  4. MC6D — Understanding Patent Drawing Standards
    Break down USPTO, EPO, and JPO requirements and practical differences.
    Coming soon »
🧩 Converting Source Materials into Patent Figures (Tier MC8D)
  1. MC5B1 — Raster → Patent Figures (.png, .jpg)
  2. MC5B2 — Vector → Patent Figures (.pdf, .svg, .eps)
  3. MC5B3 — 2D CAD → Patent Figures (.dwg, .dxf)
  4. MC5B4 — 3D CAD Models → Patent Figures (.stp, .igs)
  5. MC5B5 — 3D Design & Mesh (Blender/Maya) → Patent Figures
  6. MC5B6 — Diagramming Apps (Lucidchart/OmniGraffle) → Patent Figures
  7. MC4B4 — Patent Figures from Videos (Frame-Accurate Tracing)
  8. MC4B5 — Patent Figures from Hand Sketches

Each module will include live tracing demos and conversion workflows.

🧱 Advanced Figure Construction
  1. MC5A10 — Cross-Sectional Views (Internal Visibility)
    Reveal internal structures while maintaining compliance and clarity.
    Coming soon »
  2. MC5A11 — Drafting Freehand Patent Figures
    Use Visio’s drawing tools to create professional freehand sketches.
    Coming soon »
  3. MC5A12 — Working with Large Figures Across Multiple Pages
    Handle oversized figures and multi-page layouts efficiently.
    Coming soon »
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Last modified: Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 11:19 PM