TRAINING + TOOLKIT WORKFLOWS
Teach Your Team to Draw Patent-Ready Figures in Visio
30+ micro-courses plus the IP DaVinci Toolkit workflow — a complete training system for attorneys, paralegals, inventors, and students.
Patent Drawing School – Visio Edition shows your team exactly how to produce clean, examiner-friendly patent drawings in Microsoft Visio. Lessons are short, practical, and aligned with the IP DaVinci Toolkit conventions used in real matters.
What’s Included in Patent Drawing School
Training, workflows, and practice diagrams that map directly to real patent work.
Training
Micro-Courses That Match Real Tasks
Short lessons that focus on the figures you actually need: flowcharts, system diagrams, GUIs, graphs, tables, and more.
- ✔ 30+ micro-courses grouped by skill and figure type
- ✔ Silent, step-by-step videos with on-screen labels
- ✔ Designed for busy professionals who learn in small blocks
Toolkit Workflows
Visio Methods That Match the Toolkit
Every lesson follows the same conventions used in the IP DaVinci Toolkit, so training aligns with production workflows.
- ✔ Layer and color conventions for tracing and annotations
- ✔ Standardized approaches for flowcharts, systems, and GUIs
- ✔ Easier handoff between training, Toolkit, and Studio
Practice
Guided Exercises & Reference Diagrams
Practice files show exactly what ‘good’ looks like for real patent drawings.
- ✔ Before/after examples for each major figure type
- ✔ Downloadable practice diagrams and reference solutions
- ✔ Ideal for homework, labs, or internal workshops
Optional Cloud
Optional: Cloud Workspace for Non-Windows Users
For teams on Mac, Linux, iPad, or locked-down laptops, training can run inside a managed cloud desktop.
- ✔ No local Visio install required
- ✔ Cloud desktops preloaded with Visio and example files
- ✔ Ideal for universities, mixed hardware teams, and remote cohorts
Outcomes for Learners and Teams
From ‘never drawn in Visio’ to consistent, filing-ready figures.
Confident Visio Users
Even non-designers learn a structured way to work in Visio that fits patent practice.
- ✔ Know which tools to use (and which to ignore)
- ✔ Comfortable with zoom, selection, layers, and shape editing
- ✔ Able to trace images into clean, black-and-white line art
Standardized Patent Figures
Everyone works from the same methods and conventions, so drawings look like they came from one studio.
- ✔ Annotation, flowcharts, GUIs, graphs, and tables follow one system
- ✔ Easier review and supervision across multiple team members
- ✔ Improved clarity for examiners, clients, and internal stakeholders
Less Back-and-Forth & Vendor Dependence
Clearer drawings up front mean less time lost in revisions and outsourcing cycles.
- ✔ More edits handled in-house instead of sent out
- ✔ Faster intake-to-filing and OA response cycles
- ✔ Attorneys and staff spend more time on strategy, less on mechanics
Training Licensing
Per-user training access, with options for teams, firms, and educational programs.
Patent Drawing School — Visio Patent Drawing Training
$997 / user
USD • one-time per user
A complete training system for creating consistent, examiner-friendly patent drawings in Microsoft Visio.
Ideal for: Attorneys, patent agents, paralegals, engineers, researchers, university students, graduate students, R&D teams, and independent inventors who want a clear, repeatable method for creating patent drawings in Visio.
💡 Discounted options are available for individuals, students, and academic users.
What’s Included
- ✔ Full access to all micro-courses (flowcharts, systems, graphs, GUIs, tables, image tracing, and more)
- ✔ Step-by-step video lessons aligned with IP DaVinci Toolkit-style workflows
- ✔ Practice files and reference diagrams for self-paced learning
- ✔ Access to training materials and updates for the purchased edition
See solutions for: law firms • universities • R&D teams • individuals
Training-Centered Bundles
Combine training with tools, workspace, or Studio support depending on how you work.
Training + Toolkit
Professionals and teams who need a full, production-ready Visio patent-drawing system
Includes:
- Full access to Patent Drawing School micro-courses
- IP DaVinci Toolkit (templates + stencils) with a commercial-use license
- Complete workflow: from learning to production
Options:
- Ideal for teams producing patent drawings in-house
- Add Cloud Workspace if some users are not on Windows
Training + Cloud Workspace
Mac/iPad-heavy teams and university programs
Includes:
- Patent Drawing School (all micro-courses)
- Cloud Workspace with Visio + Toolkit-style environment preconfigured
- Ideal environment for classrooms, labs, and remote cohorts
Options:
- Perfect for users who cannot run Windows or install Visio locally
- Toolkit included in Cloud for training; production use outside the Cloud requires a separate Toolkit license
Training + Studio Support
Professionals who want to learn the workflow but still delegate complex or time-sensitive drawings
Includes:
- Patent Drawing School (all micro-courses)
- Priority access to IP DaVinci Studio for done-for-you drawings
- Utility drawings follow the same workflow taught in training; design drawings use our STIPPLES® method
Options:
- Ideal for busy attorneys and solo practitioners
- Great for teams who want internal capability with overflow support
How Patent Drawing School Fits Into the IP DaVinci System
Patent Drawing School is one part of the broader IP DaVinci ecosystem:
- IP DaVinci Studio – when you want drawings done for you by a specialist team.
- Patent Drawing School + Toolkit – when you want your staff, engineers, or students to produce drawings internally using a consistent method.
- DaVinci Cloud Workspace – when learners don’t have Windows or can’t install Visio locally.
You can start with just the training, just the Toolkit, or both together — and later add Cloud Workspace or Studio support as your caseload grows.
For multi-seat law firm, R&D, or university deployments, we can bundle Training, Toolkit, and optional Cloud access under a single agreement.
👉 For full bundle pricing across all products, visit the IP DaVinci Pricing page.
Explore the Other Layers of the IP DaVinci System
Toolkit
IP DaVinci Toolkit
The standardized Visio environment that underpins all IP DaVinci products.
- ✔ Templates & stencils for all major patent figure types
- ✔ Shared conventions for layering, line weights, and annotations
- ✔ Works in local Visio and managed cloud desktops
Cloud
DaVinci Cloud Workspace
A managed Windows + Visio environment that runs the IP DaVinci Toolkit from any device.
- ✔ Ideal when users don’t have Windows or cannot install Visio locally
- ✔ Toolkit preinstalled and maintained for you
- ✔ Great for Mac/iPad teams, universities, and distributed groups
Done-for-You
IP DaVinci Studio
When you’d rather delegate some or all drawing work to a specialist team.
- ✔ Toolkit-compatible utility drawings for easy edits later
- ✔ STIPPLES® design-patent drawings for maximum clarity
- ✔ Perfect for overflow work or complex figure sets
Want to See If Patent Drawing School Is a Fit?
Tell us who you want to train — paralegals, junior attorneys, engineers, or students — and we’ll recommend the right mix of Training, Toolkit, and optional Cloud access.