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What to Look for in Construction Design Software

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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. The answer will always be SketchUp.

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Difference Between Sketching and Drawing | What Are Conceptual Sketches | Architecture Concept Drawing | Types of Drawings for Building Design

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it can also go into considerable depth, including design illustrations, indicative plans, sections and elevations and 3D Models of a development approach. ”. The drafting process may impose limitations on the size that is realistically workable. Site Plans. Conceptual Sketches Definition. Size and Scale. Section Drawings.

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Revit Beginners: Linking building and site

Revit Beginners

Linking building and site. This is the procedure we use for linking building and site. Once you have your building(s) modelled start a new project. Link your building(s) into your new site model and adjust their elevation and orientation so they are properly located in the topography. Save your site model.

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Revit Beginners: Surveys and Site Plans

Revit Beginners

Surveys and Site Plans. CAD Formats. elevations, sections, 3D views, etc (similar to model lines) and youll have to adjust its visibility one view at a time. Now lets say youve developed your site plan (with linked survey) and you want to export the data (including survey) back to DWG format. National CAD Standards.

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Top ten software for estimating and bidding

Construction Cost Estimating

It focuses on the need of the contractor ranging from quantity take-off, pricing and planning a project, controlling at the site level, analytical calculations, critical path planning, dynamic forecasting, Project cash flow through to the final certificate. Users can also evaluate subcontractor and supplier quotes.

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Revit Beginners: Revit Template Sharing

Revit Beginners

Edward Borg of Precision Drafting LLC has a dedicated FTP site for sharing cool Revit Project Templates and Families. Youll also find a Revit model of Calatravas Turning Torso project in Malmö, Sweden. See how it was modelled. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting.

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Revit Beginners: Autodesk Impression

Revit Beginners

I just ran across this old post while searching for a way to upload Impression for a Presentation project Im doing in Architectural Drafting school. It loaded viewing the model from the bottom of the floor, under the building. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Beyond.

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