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Level Up Design and Coordination Workflows with Accessible Reality CaptureĀ 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For starters, you’re dealing with an old structure without CAD files and limited documentation. As the project progresses, leaders can take floor-by-floor laser scans to capture and document work being done or as-builts. It’s an exciting project, but it also comes with a host of challenges.

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CAD Shack: How to Know Everything Revit MEP

CAD Shack

The software accurately models in three dimensions, runs analysis, performs interference checks, and creates construction documents for HVAC, plumbing, lighting and power designs. Knowing What You Don’t Know How does one stay informed on the latest and greatest developments in the CAD world? CAD Camp is rolling out this month.

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#117:Ā  Building Information Modeling

NH Construction Law

This is not your father’s CAD system. Whether a BIM model is considered a Contract Document required to be followed is a matter for agreement among the project participants. For a cautionary tale, North American Mechanical Inc. Walsh Construction Company II LLC , 132 F.Supp.3d 3d 1064 (E.D.Wis. 2015), is worth a read.

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When is a discrepancy not really a discrepancy?

DebunkTheBIM

They both are confident to be following well established building-documenting practices. The structural engineer sizes the concrete column; the architect places it in the space. There is a code on the structural drawing that can be tracked to the schedule and the dimensions are noted. or a query with a proprietary, fancy name).

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BIM is dead, please do not resuscitate!

DebunkTheBIM

Fluency is probably below 1% of all the people that work in the AEC industry and deal with its information day in and out. The new generation of 20 somethings (and younger) in training or about to enter the AEC, are taught that documenting building is about creating drawings. Provide CAD files of their installation details?

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Basic Survey and Model Coordination

Revit OpEd

I recommend a different process using a Master Site model) No CAD survey, just an old hand drawn document? There are means to deal with each of the answers to those questions. (May need to move the source file up/down depending on previous question) Are the several or many buildings involved? (I

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Revision Numbering

Revit OpEd

A month or so ago I received an email from a friend asking about dealing with revision numbering in Revit. I''d rather use the feature as intended, live with the limited sequence of numbers or letters, than put more energy into creating additional bureaucracy for a team to deal with (and yes cost "us and them" money).

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