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What to Look for in Construction Design Software

Lets Build

Construction professionals worldwide have used AutoCAD construction design software since the ‘80s for 2D and 3D drafting. Many in the industry consider AutoCAD to be the best construction drafting software to create blueprints for everything from residential homes to large-scale commercial projects.

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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. We design traditional, high-end residential work. National BIM Standards.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Matthew Keck, BIM Manager at Metromont 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

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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What is Building Construction | Steps & Processes of Building Construction | Application of Building Construction | How to do Planning of Building Construction

CivilJungle

Step 2: Draft a Preliminary Plan: Utilization of S.M.A.R.T. & BIM technology can use several techniques to supply support, that is, construction simulation, information statistics, in order that the management of the multifarious processes reflected in the contents of the visual, which can strengthen the management of its control.

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Revit Beginners: A builder's perspective on BIM

Revit Beginners

A builders perspective on BIM. Contractors are starting to take a serious look at the BIM movement. If youre curious about what theyre up to (bim) x is a new blog with a focus on BIM for contractors. We design traditional, high-end residential work. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource.

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Revit Beginners: Some New Bloggers on the Block

Revit Beginners

I've fortunately been busy lately working on some residential projects but do have a couple of new documents in the works for posting. We design traditional, high-end residential work. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. Marathon Drafting. All Things BIM.

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Revit Beginners: Imported Images and Sheets

Revit Beginners

The only solution is to place images in a drafting view (or legend view) first. Rescaling the image can also be easier from a drafting view once scale is established. We design traditional, high-end residential work. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. Marathon Drafting.

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