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Essential BIM Terminology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Level 0 : Level 0 entails basically no collaboration, and only 2D CAD drafting is used. Level 1 : Level 1 BIM is a combination of 3D CAD and 2D for drafting. The RAG Report, or simply referred to as RAG, indicates the status of an action in either red, amber, or green.

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CAD Shack: Imported DWG Files Have Thin Text

CAD Shack

Inserted DWGs can be placed directly onto a sheet, view, or into a drafting view, depending on its use. Create a drafting view by selecting the Drafting View tool on the View tab of the ribbon if required.). Select the Import CAD tool or the Link CAD tool on the Insert tab of the Ribbon. CAD Shack VIPs.

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CAD Shack: Using Character Map in Text and Tags

CAD Shack

Revit MEP supports oval duct, but the symbol in tags my firm has used since hand drafting is the Greek letter PHI. CAD Shack VIPs. CAD Shack Blog Buddies. RobiNZ CAD Blog. The MEP CAD Engineer. Knowing What You Dont Know About CAD. Unfortunately there is no key in for the PHI character. Popular Posts.

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CAD Shack: Autodesk Labs Plugin of the Month

CAD Shack

I need to keep reminding myself to never stop exploring and trying new things or I may find out that I am hand drafting and the whole world went to the cloud. CAD Shack VIPs. CAD Shack Blog Buddies. RobiNZ CAD Blog. The MEP CAD Engineer. Knowing What You Dont Know About CAD. Todd Shackelford. at 1:04 PM.

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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. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Green Revit. Knowing CAD.

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Revit Beginners: When is a Family Parametric?

Revit Beginners

National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Green Revit. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. HOK Green BIM. I was introduced to Revit 4.5 in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. View my complete profile. Laiserin Letter Debate.

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Revit Beginners: Should I enable Hardware Acceleration?

Revit Beginners

Useful for "expert-cad-managers-and-beginer-bim-managers" like me. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Green Revit. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. HOK Green BIM. David Duarte. at 4:50 PM. 1 comment: Gustavo.

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