Cassell Construction Estimating

AUGUST 24, 2009

I’ve been asked by one of my industry software provider friends to write a piece on the current state of Building Information Modeling (BIM), as it relates to estimating in the here and now. The topic has become increasingly relevant as the software driving the standard is evolving quickly. (Or BIM is fully useful now.

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DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 18, 2012

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Wednesday, January 18, 2012. The Abu Dhabi Municipality is asking for CAD files from applicants of building permits. at 8:45 AM. ► February.

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CAD Shack

DECEMBER 10, 2010

East Coast CAD Kicks it up a Notch. East Coast CAD has had Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP software for years, but it added MEP Fabrication Version 1.0 See East Coast CAD announcement here. Labels: BIM , Neat-O , Resources , Revit MEP. 25th at 1PM EST. There is a sign up link from the EastCoast CAD/CAM home page.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 26, 2022

The common threads tying together RKD’s work across all these project areas are the design process it undertakes and the software it uses to support it. Almost every new project that RKD undertakes today is carried out using the 3D design modelling solution Revit and Autodesk’s Construction Cloud’s BIM 360 platform.

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DebunkTheBIM

DECEMBER 5, 2012

It is not the same for a BIM-mer to look for a new job, as it is for an architect, for example. Yes, it is easier in a way, BIM-mers are ‘doers’ – can earn their keep even in the toughest of times, while architects. Same goes for an engineer, a CAD-die, a construction manager, QS, almost anyone working in the AEC. One by one.

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Carol Hagen

JUNE 17, 2011

Print to PDF gets the document out of that technical construction software package (AutoCAD, Revit, etc) and serves it up for every construction team member, without needing the same software. Realize this is just one secret to Bluebeam Revu and is built-in to every version Standard, CAD and eXtreme.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 31, 2023

Design and BIM Prefabrication is all about building a structure's elements offsite and assembling them on location. This is where design and BIM training comes in. Teams well-versed in BIM and design platforms can take project specifications and transform them into detailed digital representations of future structures.

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DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

….Unless of course you have software to sell. Earlier this year a survey was published in New Zealand: [link] “This New Zealand National BIM Survey 2012 report has been prepared by Masterspec on behalf of the construction industry.

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DebunkTheBIM

JULY 26, 2014

This approach is somewhat surprising considering that in most contemporary construction contracts PDF’s as the digital representations of drawings have often higher standing than model files or even DWGs. Why are there no more efforts made to guide PDF users through thousands of drawings by the originators?

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CAD Shack

MAY 25, 2012

When it comes to implementing any Autodesk product, most professionals know that the mechanics of installing the software, whether from disc or download, are only the beginning of the implementation process. CAD Employee Hiring 101 – The fundamentals of hiring CAD employees are often overlooked. CAD Shack VIPs.

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Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

When discussing BIM with those yet to take it up the topic of Intellectual Property invariably comes up. It is so important to them it comes across as a major reason they are not using BIM (although I suspect it is more of an excuse). IP and BIM PROCESS. In the BIM context if everyone shares everyone benefits.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

BIM based computerized quantity take-off and cost-estimating solution has flourished in the last 4-5 years. Quantity take off procedure can be enhanced with BIM as estimate of the quantities are derived from BIM models and the model contains the information on all the objects in the building in addition to their dimensions.

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DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 26, 2011

sequencing, site logistics and other services loosely fitting under BIM. From all participants working in construction, steel manufacturers have managed to mimic manufacturing processes to highest degree. On one hand, I am delighted this is happening – and about time it is! On the other hand, am concerned.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

BIM based computerized quantity take-off and cost-estimating solution has flourished in the last 4-5 years. Quantity take off procedure can be enhanced with BIM as estimate of the quantities are derived from BIM models and the model contains the information on all the objects in the building in addition to their dimensions.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 16, 2010

The shop drawing is a drawing or collection of set of drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, and other data or information specifically generated or assembled by the contractor, supplier, manufacturer, subcontractor, or fabricator to demonstrate some portion of the work for the approval of architect or engineer.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 20, 2012

For BIM to succeed will require a fundamental changes in how the AEC industry (architecture, engineering, construction) industry does business. In the interim, BIM will be relegated to 3d visualization and an organic growth output of 2D CAD, vs. the process of efficiently managing the built environment supported by digital technology.

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Construction Cost Estimating

MARCH 25, 2016

This is a useful construction video that shows how to use Orion V18 software to create the design of a basic structure. Orion is a construction program as well as structural engineering software from CSC (currently acquired by Tekla) that can be used for developing efficient structural design.

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DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Digital Platform based Shop-drawing assessment Construction Information Management has been an interest of mine for a good 30 years. Over this time I become a fairly competent BIM implementer and had been involved with some pretty large projects all over the world. The process is linear and mostly broken over disciplines.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. Symposium Title: Integrating BIM: Moving the Industry Forward. Friday: BIM Academic Education Symposium. Day(s)/Date(s): January 7-11, 2013.

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BIM & Beam

AUGUST 13, 2015

Engineering firm Melia Smith & Jones uses SOFiSTiK software for 3D rebar modelling in Autodesk Revit. Most engineers still produce classic 2D reinforcement drawings using programs such as AutoCAD ® combined with CADS RC. SOFiSTiK involves the annotation side when creating reinforcement drawings in Autodesk Revit.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. Symposium Title: Integrating BIM: Moving the Industry Forward. Friday: BIM Academic Education Symposium. Day(s)/Date(s): January 7-11, 2013.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 27, 2022

In 2018, Eoin Nield joined as the company’s first BIM Manager, with the remit of supporting the transition from traditional CAD design to integrated delivery methods. “My People would carry around huge rolls of drawings, which would be stored in site offices. Some teams were already using BIM 360 Docs to share key information.

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BIM & Beam

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

You can snap to an imported and non-exploded CAD drawing. Similar to the behaviors when placing structural walls and slabs, all structural elements now snap to the geometry of imported drawings. These enhancements are available only to Autodesk Maintenance and Desktop Subscription customers for Revit 2015 software releases.

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DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 21, 2018

Since there is so little real news in the fields of the mighty BIM these days, while the unemployment market of the industry is ‘enjoying’ yet another of its unacknowledged heights, let’s put the focus on the HR sector of the AEC industry. It is just the luck of a draw – might as well buy a lotto ticket instead”.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 2, 2023

This is where Building Information Modeling (BIM) comes into play, and BIM managers are the ones tasked with connecting teams and improving coordination between them. His journey from various trades in construction to become a BIM Manager has given him a unique perspective on the challenges faced by different teams in the industry.

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DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

In the end, they are ‘just’ a software provider, successful at what they are doing, why can’t I just let them be. My biggest problem is not that Revit is a ‘dog of a software’. Autodesk has sewn up the HK market. The global AEC too. What is my problem with Autodesk? Their foot soldiers are pretty agreeable people world-wide.

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CivilJungle

MAY 28, 2021

Construction Planning Software. A dynamic construction planning software is crucial to develop the project on time & within budget, which aid in administrative tasks, estimating, resource management & time-tracking. Example- CAD. Also, Read: Standard Room Size | How to Draw House Plan Step By Step.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

a leader in web-based construction software, just launched new TeamLink Portal along with its flagship product Corecon V7. As for instance at some stage in preconstruction and bidding, the TeamLink Portal is applied to capture project drawings, accumulate RFPs and facilitates subcontractors and suppliers to present pricing remotely.

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DebunkTheBIM

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Sure, I loved drawing by hand – I still do – but the process of developing designs via sketch paper and getting them documented onto tracing paper required a lot of wasted paper, scratching (with blades) and redrawing time. These were the middle – to late nineteen eighties.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Trimble Connect contains synchronized information for each one across the DBO continuum, making the process easy for integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM), 3D and 2D models through the Web, making the coordination better amongst isolated offices and teams, and minimizing costs for software and training.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 20, 2010

First off (before you get upset at my comments) You guys are doing great work for Revit and BIM!!! I completely understand the desire to replicate your graphic standards and the like but in-place families mostly detract from a BIM, rather than add to them. especially as documents became a secondary deliverable to the coordinated BIM.

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Building Radar

JANUARY 14, 2020

Project management software: smart tools for fast teams 4. BIM: Solving problems proactively and reducing costs 7. Forecasts: How the construction industry in Germany will develop in 2020 Software in the construction industry 1. The software becomes the link between all participants.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 19, 2009

To add to the complexity, the as-built drawings we had on file were not accurate to the true construction of the existing structure because the original architect had improvised the design during construction. National BIM Standards. National CAD Standards. GSA BIM Resource. CAD Digest. BIM & BEAM.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 20, 2009

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. National BIM Standards. National CAD Standards. GSA BIM Resource. CAD Digest. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. Knowing CAD.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 23, 2007

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." And not just our models but also the drawings we are getting from consultants. GSA BIM Resource.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 10, 2010

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.) National BIM Standards. National CAD Standards. GSA BIM Resource. CAD Digest. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. Knowing CAD. CAD Block Exchange. All Things BIM.

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Revit OpEd

MAY 1, 2012

I created a video to describe what happens when Revit contours dont quite match up with the underlying cad file contours that were used to generate a toposurface. The first part of the video explains that the Site Settings usually dont match the contour interval settings of the cad source file. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc.

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