Pro Builder

JULY 14, 2021

For an increasing number of them, this transition entails moving from two-dimensional (2D) drawings to three-dimensional (3D) digital modeling. In a 3D environment, flat plans are brought to life, making it possible to visualize and understand precisely how a home’s design will come together. Tech Tools for Builders: Mobile Apps.

Modeling 105

Modeling Sketchup Drawings Visualization 105

CivilJungle

AUGUST 5, 2022

How to Draw a House Plan Step by Step? You should know the right process to draw a house plan before you start drawing a plan on paper. So before you start bringing out the design of your desired home you should read it carefully. Drawing a house plan takes much more effort and patience than doing other things.

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Drawings Plans Housing Drafting 52

BIM & Beam

APRIL 29, 2015

The Martin/Martin CES team has innovatively addressed the issue of fragmented fabrication drawing production that design and construction teams consistently encounter with today’s increasingly tight project delivery schedules. This process allows delivery of the first package of shop drawings (reviewed and approved!)

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Innovation Concrete Fabrication Drawings 40

HardHatChat

JANUARY 18, 2011

Bill Di Santo (right) overseeing a design-build project for Englewood Construction. Working with design-build GCs is a good resolution for 2011. I’m sure some of you don’t have the time to draft a list of resolutions, so I’ve done it for you – you can thank me later. Or better yet, hire a design-build general contractor.

Commercial 263

Commercial Bidding Negotiation Construction 263

CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Windows are often arranged, also for the purposes of architectural decoration. It can be a decorative architectural element or a combined ornamented structural item. The stairs are a series of steps which are designed to facilitate the ways of landing and takeoff between both the floors as well as the landings.

Foundation 52

Foundation Construction Drawings Housing 52

DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

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?”

BIM 54

BIM CAD ArchiCAD AutoCAD 54

Pro Builder

JUNE 14, 2021

Design Trends Survey: What's in Store for Housing's Look and Feel. A recent survey of architects and design-minded home builders reveals what's in store for the look and feel of housing during the next three to five years. Mon, 06/14/2021 - 08:00. Caroline Broderick, Associate Editor. . Trends in Exterior Cladding.

Housing 111

Housing Design Materials Architecture 111

Do

MARCH 24, 2011

My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. I never knew (until today) that you cant use the line work tool on objects that are contained in a design option. Labels: Drafting , Views. Thursday, March 24, 2011. Fun little things you find. Something else that I came across that is rather annoying.

Revit 44

Revit Drafting BIM Drawings 44

Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 10, 2015

By uploading PDF drawings to plangrid.com users can automatically synchronise all devices in real time. BIMx : BIMx acts like a interactive 3-D communication and presentation tool for architectural designs. PlanGrid : It is one of the best apps for iPhone and iPad. On Google Play Store and iTunes this app is available.

Construction 40

Construction Mobility Viewpoint Estimating 40

Pro Builder

APRIL 1, 2021

His first jobs were high end retail design projects. But when he did get the chance to visit, he was able to learn a great deal about the process that would begin to inform his ideas about design. Spending time on the jobsite should impact your design process. It’s great to watch your design come to life.

Site 52

Site Liability Design Residential 52

Construction Lawyer

MAY 13, 2013

Today’s financial institutions are very concerned about potential defaults by their borrowers during the design and construction phases of projects for which the bank is providing financing. Seldom is the architect presented with a draft of the bank’s proposed language prior to the architect executing its agreement with the owner.

Banking 45

Banking Agreement Bankruptcy Bargains 45

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 21, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Even advanced users use detail lines, filled regions, and detail components to refine their drawings. Revit will start your drawings but you have to finish them. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. Design Reform. BIM & BEAM.

Revit 40

Revit CAD BIM nemetschek AllPlan 40

Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This workaround involves drawing a repeating detail line (with imported text) on top of a simple detail line. Goto Drafting. Now draw a detail line in any view of your project. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. Properties.

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Revit CAD BIM nemetschek AllPlan 40

Construction Specifier

JUNE 13, 2021

Specifications originally intended for design bid-build (DBB) projects require significant revisions to be suitable for design-build or integrated project delivery (IPD). Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build. Design-build contractual relationships. Images courtesy HDR.

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EJCDC Design Documentation Contract 52

Revit Beginners

JUNE 9, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Quite often we need to organize our plots for different submittal package sets (Schematic Design Presentation, Land Use Permit, Plan Check, Construction Admin, etc). and check the category Drawing Sheets. Drawing List. Leave the name Drawing List.

Revit 40

Revit CAD Drawings BIM 40

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 28, 2021

Specifications originally intended for design-bid-build (DBB) projects require significant revisions to be suitable for design-build or integrated project delivery (IPD). Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build. Design-build contractual relationships.

Design 52

Design Documentation Negotiation Contract 52

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 19, 2009

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. The task was to demolish a 1980s addition, restoring the building to its original design, and then adding our own additions. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform.

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Revit CAD BIM nemetschek AllPlan 40

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 10, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Draw an arc (wall or line doesnt matter). Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos.

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Revit CAD nemetschek AllPlan BIM 40

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 16, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. The office I worked for didnt use Revit for developing working drawings but I do remember wishing that I could add text to linestyles (for phone, elec, gas, etc) and I remember having trouble understanding phases but I got a lot of help from users on Zoogdesign (now AUGI).

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Revit CAD BIM Autodesk 40

Revit Beginners

APRIL 20, 2009

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. you can draw a simple building and link in a simple building (by shared coordinates) and move these two icons around a bit (clipped and unclipped) to see how the two models react or. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. Design Reform.

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Revit CAD BIM Autodesk 40

Revit Beginners

JANUARY 20, 2010

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. We used to complain that CAD drawings looked horrible and now that concept has nearly been forgotten. I used to spend (not hours, not days) weeks fighting wall cleanups in Revit and our designs changed so frequently we needed a quick and clean way to get complete drawings.

Revit 40

Revit CAD BIM Autodesk 40

Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 21, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. While in plan view draw a floor plan callout. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos.

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Revit CAD nemetschek AllPlan ArchiCAD 40

Revit Beginners

APRIL 10, 2010

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. If you are drawing a wall or a line there is a pallet of line shapes that you can draw (square, polygon, circle, arc, etc.) For Walls Height/Facade, you may use "Edit Profile" to make certain design. We design traditional, high-end residential work.

Revit 40

Revit CAD BIM Autodesk 40

Revit Beginners

JUNE 19, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Select Detail View and draw a callout in plan view. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. Subscribe To.

Revit 40

Revit CAD nemetschek AllPlan nemetschek Vectorworks 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 6, 2013

We can begin to specify at a much earlier stage in the process’ Specifications were once undertaken by the specification expert, often once the detail design was completed. . ‘A new generation of specifiers is being empowered by BIM. A new generation of specifiers is being empowered by BIM.

BIM 51

BIM nemetschek Vectorworks Life Cycle Estimating 51

Revit Beginners

MARCH 23, 2007

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. In an Architectural Record article " Getting on Board with Building Information Modeling " Larry Flynn describes a Data Manager as someone "responsible for coordinating the various computer files and models that are integrated into a BIM." Design Reform. Post a Comment.

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Revit Management CAD BIM 40

Revit Beginners

JUNE 7, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Draw a wall in plan view. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos. Goto Tools.

Revit 40

Revit CAD nemetschek AllPlan BIM 40

Revit Beginners

JUNE 20, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. In the options bar youll notice that you can "Reference other view" (for referencing a drafting view that is already present). Are there any way to draw the section marks with a default gap between the segments? We design traditional, high-end residential work.

Revit 40

Revit CAD BIM Autodesk 40

The Korte Company

OCTOBER 14, 2022

His scenic hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin is famed for its sawmills, not architecture. When he decided to pursue architecture at the University of Michigan, his family was thrilled. And he loved the designing and drawing. But when Alex shifted from architecture to construction management, he didn’t give up anything.

Management 52

Management St. Louis Construction Software 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 2, 2023

Tell me a little bit about Metroment and what you specialize in Metromont specializes in producing precast concrete products designed, engineered, and produced here in Greenville, SC and surrounding areas. I continued grading until 2015, then went to school for drafting and design, where I was introduced to Autodesk products and BIM.

BIM 98

BIM Management Autodesk Modeling 98

Pro Builder

JUNE 1, 2021

As to how it matters as a skill to architects, I found an interview with Nick Axel, currently the Head of the Architecture Department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in the Netherlands, who neatly explains how critical thinking allows architects to understand who we build for and why we build in the first place. Nick Axel. #2 jump to 50:18.

Visualization 52

Visualization Software Software Architecture 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

At the core of Stephen's contributions lies his exceptional skill in optimizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) execution plans, setting elevated global practice standards, and significantly enhancing the quality of both models and contract drawings. Ellery's journey in the construction industry has been nothing short of remarkable.

Construction 116

Construction BIM Autodesk Innovation 116

Revit OpEd

APRIL 22, 2014

It''s been 14 years since Revit formally began knocking on the doors of architectural firms. When Autodesk decided to buy Revit Technology Corporation they confused many of their own customers who, until then, were using AutoCAD or Architectural Desktop (aka ADT, now AutoCAD Architecture aka ACA). Other responses were, "Really?

AutoCAD 98

AutoCAD Revit Autodesk Software 98

Do

JULY 26, 2011

My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. The first thing is I dont think the next big innovation will really be in what we might call the traditional "CAD (Computer Aided Design)" space. skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. Tuesday, July 26, 2011. What was coming after Revit?

Revit 54

Revit iPad Innovation BIM 54

Pro Builder

APRIL 7, 2021

Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Alexa Drees Walker , 31, Design Center Director, Drees Homes, Fort Mitchell, Ky. Adam Steiner , 35, Owner, Birnam Design Co.,

Industrial 98

Industrial El Paso Education Cleveland 98

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2017

O’Connell, Interior Graphic and Design Standards, S.C. ACF: Architectural Concrete Finish. ADAAG: Americans with Disabilities Act Architectural Guidelines. ARCH: Architect, Architectural. CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. DWG: Drawing. DWGS: Drawings. 2-PSS: Two-Part Polysulfide Sealant.

Construction 100

Construction Concrete Electrical Fabrication 100

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Offerors propose coefficients for costs such as overhead, profit, minimum design costs, G&A expenses, bond premiums, and gross receipt taxes. Minimum Design. Typically, minimum design for SABER is up to 35%. Coefficients are factors multiplied against the standard unit prices in the UPG to calculate task order (TO) prices.

Engineering 40

Engineering Negotiation Contract Estimating 40