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2D CAD sucks

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I really truly beleive that moving to a non object based Computer Tool like 2D CAD was one of the worst things our industry ever did. We should've stuck with pen & paper until a tool like Revit or Archicad or Tri-Forma came along. With 2D CAD we got the notion of "oh its easy to change".

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Revit Beginners: An ArchiCAD Blogger

Revit Beginners

An ArchiCAD Blogger. Miguel Krippahl of Portugal is an ArchiCAD user and blogger who wants to know where are the ArchiCAD blogs are so if you find one or want to start one drop him a line. National CAD Standards. ArchiCAD vs Revit. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange.

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Another example why it is better to stay out of BIM surveys…

DebunkTheBIM

First thing, first: “The survey asked a series of questions to establish current usage of both 2D and 3D CAD, as a precursor to determining likely future engagement with Building Information Modelling (BIM).” … actually, this was the question: “When producing CAD drawings, which of the following tools do you mainly use?”

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Revit Beginners: Revit's Drafting Machine

Revit Beginners

Revits Drafting Machine. For those of you who remember using drafting machines mounted to a drafting table youll find a similar tool in Revit. Now any lines or walls that you draft will snap to the gridlines of your workplane. National CAD Standards. ArchiCAD vs Revit. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD.

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Revit Beginners: When is a Family Parametric?

Revit Beginners

National CAD Standards. ArchiCAD vs Revit. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. National BIM Standards. Autodesk Seek. Autodesk University. Customer Council. Graphics Cards List. GSA BIM Resource. Knowledge Base. BIM & BEAM.

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Revit Beginners: Should I enable Hardware Acceleration?

Revit Beginners

Useful for "expert-cad-managers-and-beginer-bim-managers" like me. National CAD Standards. ArchiCAD vs Revit. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. David Duarte. at 4:50 PM. 1 comment: Gustavo. Great blog!

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Isn’t someone missing here? (What is my problem with Autodesk?)

DebunkTheBIM

Even if I consider the vastly superior ArchiCAD and the Bentley/Microstation range, all the more so Tekla and everything Trimble had collected over the last year or two - these tools, all together are still ‘so last century’. I had my first training in Revit in 2004 and get around it OK. Although, it is.