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CAD Shack: AUGI World May Issue is out

CAD Shack

Autodesk PLM 360: A Success Story – In an eyewitness account, Scott Moyse reveals the details of implementing Autodesk PLM 360 in his own company. CAD Employee Hiring 101 – The fundamentals of hiring CAD employees are often overlooked. CAD Shack VIPs. CAD Shack Blog Buddies. RobiNZ CAD Blog.

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Driving Quality and Improving Communication to Prepare for New Regulations with Vrolijk in the Netherlands

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With rapid expansion and the need to improve information flow on their projects, Vrolijk worked with NTI CAD & Company , an Autodesk Construction Cloud partner, to identify the best solution to fit their needs. “To Our own drawings and documents are correctly formatted using the ISO 19650 naming conventions that we comply with.

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The accuracy fallacy

DebunkTheBIM

“I hate accuracy in CAD!” I also recall, early in my career, small-scale-builders giving me a hard time on construction sites for dimensions on my drawings ending with 2,3,7 (mm); Accuracy is a tricky thing – a double edged sward. Tolerances taken into account between various elements and a 3D grid set in stone.

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Here is why Autodesk’s monopoly over the Global AEC is not good, not even for Autodesk:

DebunkTheBIM

It started off with CAD, then, when BIM was getting strong enough to stay – it extended over almost anything to do with Construction Information Management. Ever since the first CAD hit the market, there had been viable alternatives for users to chose from and by doing so keep competition live and the suppliers honest.

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The new RFI features of PlanGrid can streamline the work of AEC processionals

Construction Cost Estimating

PlanGrid, the most recognized CAD drawings viewer and cloud -collaboration tool in AEC, recently launched a dedicated all-in-one RFI solution that will provide immense benefits to the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. RFI PDF reports are also created for allocation to the team through email.

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Top ten software for estimating and bidding

Construction Cost Estimating

Download CostX CostX can instantly capture exact measurements from scanned, PDF and CAD drawings together with formation of automatic BIM quantities from 3D/BIM models. eSUB’s timecard module tracks subcontractors’ labor hours and costs, which can be delivered from the job site to accounting software.

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Sounding Off — Construction Professionals Talk Emerging Technologies

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Tina Frazier, Account Manager, Coburn Contractors: The use of drones to be able to see projects develop in real time as well as the ability to take aerial shots of the project. Andy Gagliardi, Systems Specialist and Staff Accountant, Rummel Construction: There are many new technologies in the pipeline or already out.