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#117:  Building Information Modeling

NH Construction Law

Put the model in motion over time to depict progress of the work, and the simulation becomes 4D rather than 3D – an obvious aid to coordination and scheduling. This is not your father’s CAD system. For a cautionary tale, North American Mechanical Inc. Walsh Construction Company II LLC , 132 F.Supp.3d 3d 1064 (E.D.Wis.

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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. There is a code on the structural drawing that can be tracked to the schedule and the dimensions are noted. The structural engineer sizes the concrete column; the architect places it in the space. or a query with a proprietary, fancy name).

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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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Top 30 Construction Classes at Autodesk University 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We recommend registering for AU 2021 to receive this year’s official schedule as soon as it’s released. You’ll hear from Lauren Collier at the SSOE Group as she shares: How collecting and using data through the lifecycle of a project can help teams stay on schedule and maintain costs. Jump to classes by process/topic.

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BIM IP

Building Information Management

The architect schedules doors, the hardware supplier adds to that schedule, they don’t create their own. In a sense, because BIM contains more information that is structured more efficiently than traditional product like CAD files, spreadsheets and drawings. CAD files). Editable schedules from the BIM model (e.g.

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The Top 5 Reasons to Switch to ABS

CAD Shack

These are very valid questions that many CAD Managers and Owners are asking themselves lately. The time I have spent in the past dealing with compatibility issue was wasted time. Faster I produce construction documents faster in ABS. Those links means I always have the correct data in my schedules.

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DebunkTheBIM: I've got the feeling that BIM is about to go on the.

DebunkTheBIM

Deal with it! Some CAD developer is going to turn out a really cool proprietary integrated environment and either you go with it or lose out in the market, regardless of BIM. You need to be smarter to document buildings in 2D. BIM is not ‘value added’ Model validation through scheduling. at 5:03 AM.

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