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Construction Collaboration: PDF Secrets Part 1 – Estimating Takeoff

Carol Hagen

Even with the Microsoft Office 2010 release that gives you the ability to convert documents to PDF built-in, it’s lacking when it comes to collaboration for the AEC Industry. To help change that I’ll share some best practices and features that contractors, architects and estimators perhaps weren’t aware of.

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PDF Editing, Sharepoint and ECM for the AEC Industry

Carol Hagen

Everyday PDFs are instrumental in the construction conversation to show mark ups on Microsoft Office documents, interactively draw on tablet PCs and then share these PDFs on Servers. ” Estimators will also love Bluebeam Revu. It then sets a pointer to the document in the ECM where the original document resided.

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Primus-DCF - A useful tool for construction estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

Primus-DCF is based on a DCF (Document Computation Format). It is a free software for creating Price Books, Price Lists, Estimate s and Bills of Quantities. This will help you to constantly maintain the Bill of Quantities under control and Estimate’s budget with the progression of the design phase updating all data in realtime.

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The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders

Pro Builder

For an increasing number of them, this transition entails moving from two-dimensional (2D) drawings to three-dimensional (3D) digital modeling. It’s an accurate representation of the materials used to build a home, which takes the guesswork out of estimating.” . Tech Tools for Builders: Mobile Apps. The Path to 3D Modeling.

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Overheard in the Big Room: The Future of BIM Across the Lifecycle   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

While humans have been engineering architectural feats for thousands of years, traditional drawings are often siloed, stagnant, and vulnerable to rapid obsolescence. . This allows us to have better communication with clients, vendors and support teams, who may or may not be familiar with standard drawing packages.” .

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STAAD PRO MANUELS & GUIDES

The Constructor

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU BASIC DRAWING COMMANDS FOR AUTOCAD Close Advertisement Hot Topics Recent Topics Most Viewed Most Discussed FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT? All rights reserved.

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SABER – JOB ORDER CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTORS

Building Information Management

tab=documents&tabmode=form&subtab=core&tabid=1d588ec5ede0accb99189f72bd0aa6f9. All work shall be done in strict accordance with the contract documents, as specified by each individual Task Order. and any special specifications included with the individual Task Order or included in any applicable documents.