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PDF Editing, Sharepoint and ECM for the AEC Industry

Carol Hagen

PDF editing streamlines and helps clearly conveys changes, clarifications and improvements. 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. Create PDFs from any CAD or Windows file.”

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#117:  Building Information Modeling

NH Construction Law

This is not your father’s CAD system. Ideally, any disparity between what was modeled and what was encountered should be promptly raised with the architect or owner’s rep for instruction and potential redesign, implementing the change order process if the BIM is a Contract Document.

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iPhone and iPad Applications Best Suited for Construction Professionals

Construction Cost Estimating

FingerCAD : FingerCAD is a CAD application for technical drawing with fingers assisted by computer. The size of the model handled by GoBIM depends on three factors- number of parameters, number of triangles and number of materials. Through this application, the final design is saved and can be sent via e-mail or printed.

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Some Best Construction Apps In Recent Times

Construction Cost Estimating

FingerCAD This construction app can be used to generate technical drawing by applying your fingers through computer. The app facilitates the users to create designs with CAD at the jobsite or at your preferred location. It can also preserve the old versions of the similar drawing and notify while screening an obsolete drawing.

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Latest software for estimating & designing architectural projects

Construction Cost Estimating

At the time of design phase, accurate estimation can help architect to cut costs, remove RFIs, potential change orders and other supplementary costs that may arise throughout the actual building stage. Thus the architect get benefitted as they can solve the complexities before the drawing are sent to the General contractors.

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Top ten software for estimating and bidding

Construction Cost Estimating

Download CostX CostX can instantly capture exact measurements from scanned, PDF and CAD drawings together with formation of automatic BIM quantities from 3D/BIM models. The application supports digitizer integration, file integration (CAD, PDF, etc), and 2D takeoff. Users can also evaluate subcontractor and supplier quotes.

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DebunkTheBIM: ?Explain yourself!?

DebunkTheBIM

“The first step of the plan was to demonstrate the value of BIM with an apples-to-apples project analysis, comparing a just-finished renovation using CAD with a second one using BIM.” No one seems capable (in the olde tymes we estimated hours per drawing sheet - quite simple and elegant really.) Your thoughts?

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