CAD Shack

MAY 25, 2012

In his article on implementing 3ds Max, Osama Ali explores the forethought and planning that should occur before implementation begins. This article provides a method to use Autodesk Revit to model, and control by parameters, the basic version of nine types of forms that Felix Candela used, with several variations, during his career.

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DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Digital Platform based Shop-drawing assessment Construction Information Management has been an interest of mine for a good 30 years. This is the case even in the majority of otherwise BIM-mandated projects, though a parallel, quasi-sophisticated modeling workflow may exist, for ‘show’.

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BIM & Beam

AUGUST 13, 2015

Engineering firm Melia Smith & Jones uses SOFiSTiK software for 3D rebar modelling in Autodesk Revit. Most engineers still produce classic 2D reinforcement drawings using programs such as AutoCAD ® combined with CADS RC. SOFiSTiK involves the annotation side when creating reinforcement drawings in Autodesk Revit.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 31, 2023

Across the pond, 95% of UK construction companies plan to embrace emerging technologies like prefabrication and 3D printing by 2027. What's more, over half of the firms in the study indicate that they are hiring employees who lack the skills needed for their positions and plan to train them.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 26, 2022

In addition to specialist high tech design consultancy, RKD provides comprehensive architectural, interior design, master-planning, and urban design services to meet the needs of its diverse range of clients. RKD estimates that using BIM 360 achieves an average 75% of timesavings when opening models from the cloud versus opening across a VPN.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 12, 2017

. • Load Cases and Combinations: Produces load cases and combinations for equipment foundation design which are mostly utilized and reduce major design time • Soil/Pile Supported Designs: Accomplishes both soil and pile supported foundation designs in an collaborative surrounding facilitating you to explore with various “what-if” scenarios for getting (..)

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Cassell Construction Estimating

AUGUST 24, 2009

I’ve been asked by one of my industry software provider friends to write a piece on the current state of Building Information Modeling (BIM), as it relates to estimating in the here and now. The 3-D model can be rotated and viewed from any angle, including virtual walk-through capability. BIM is fully useful now. Why Design-Build?

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CAD Shack

DECEMBER 24, 2009

This week I needed to create some structure from the structural engineers AutoCAD plans since they were not using Revit. The way I got around the above mentioned error was to open a structural model I received from a different engineer on a different job. It shows up fine in my drawing and I can change its length, offset and location.

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DebunkTheBIM

JULY 31, 2011

Can you relate to the sentence:" we'll give you CAD files so that SHOULD reduce your work by half"? It used to be present when flatCAD drawings were the norm. Exploded blocks, fills and hatches, paperspace plans scaled, non-anchored labels, right angles just a bit out. Roll in model based building information!

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DebunkTheBIM

JULY 26, 2014

This approach is somewhat surprising considering that in most contemporary construction contracts PDF’s as the digital representations of drawings have often higher standing than model files or even DWGs. These can be placed in plans/elevations/sections making them an excellent base for either 2D or 3D based work.

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CAD Shack

JULY 17, 2008

If you are using Revit MEP, you might be thinking about your HVAC plans and wondering should you use a floor plan (which looks down and excludes the ceiling grid) or a Ceiling plan (which looks up and seems to invert which duct is actually on top when duct cross). Modeling in the ceiling plan view handles that.

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DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

There is a code on the structural drawing that can be tracked to the schedule and the dimensions are noted. The architectural plan neatly sets out the column’s centre point from two nearby, perpendicular grids. The structural engineer sizes the concrete column; the architect places it in the space.

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DebunkTheBIM

JUNE 2, 2017

These grids are 2D and represented (mostly) in plans. And I mean, everything, getting IFC drawings, as-builts, shop-drawings, or magical, know it all 3-7D (+) models. Then, likely the pieces will be designed by a specialist subcontractor, who will prepare connection shop drawings for someone to approve.

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Construction Cost Estimating

MARCH 17, 2016

GOBIM application creates the scope to operate 3D BIM models and their related data on the basis of the factors like number of triangles, number of parameters, and number of materials. FingerCAD This construction app can be used to generate technical drawing by applying your fingers through computer.

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DebunkTheBIM

JULY 8, 2011

We produce documentation for our buildings ‘the good old way’ and use CAD where absolutely necessary and only to mimic the traditional processes. Our buildings don’t come from cookie-cutters, we fashion each-and-every one from scratch by painstakingly drawing up separate views for all plans, elevations and sections.

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Revit OpEd

JULY 13, 2011

Since he is interested in developing a software application intended to support viewing Revit models via a 3D PDF Converter his need is a bit broader than just my opinion. He is seeking statements from firms that support his business plan. He needs interest from bigger organizations than mine.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Trimble Connect contains synchronized information for each one across the DBO continuum, making the process easy for integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM), 3D and 2D models through the Web, making the coordination better amongst isolated offices and teams, and minimizing costs for software and training.

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CAD Shack

JANUARY 30, 2015

Electrical construction documents depend upon the use of symbolic representations of devices in plan view. The symbolic representation on a receptacle, for example is larger than the actual 3 dimensional modeled receptacle used for elevations and interference detection. Use the generic annotation family template provided with Revit.

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Building Radar

JANUARY 14, 2020

Building planning: digital for optimized workflow 2. See more, plan better: thanks to Augmented Reality 9. Take-off: during planning, controlling and commercialization – with drones 10. Building planning: digital for optimized workflow New interfaces open up further synergies. And what does that mean for you?

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DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

I get regular updates through my FB page on how the big event of The Hong Kong Institute of Building Information Modelling (HKIBIM) planned for the 13 th of December is shaping up. The 1980-s AutoCAD was a good product for its time and the AEC industry; It supported the thinking of the ‘old master builders’, thinking and working in 3D.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 20, 2010

This wall is the sum of two 9 tall extruded shapes in plan view. We used to complain that CAD drawings looked horrible and now that concept has nearly been forgotten. Plus in-place families detract from performance of the team, model and file. What you get out of your model depends on what you put into it.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Building information modeling (BIM) is beginning to fundamentally change the building industry in a very positive way. The National BIM Standard-United States (NBIMS-US) Version 3 Planning and Project Committees will begin planning the new standard during these face-to-face meetings. Thursday: Information Exchanges. Chris Moor.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 20, 2009

Go to a floor plan view and hit the light bulb to reveal the two new coordinate system icons (the survey point triangle and the project base point circle). you can draw a simple building and link in a simple building (by shared coordinates) and move these two icons around a bit (clipped and unclipped) to see how the two models react or.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Quantity take off procedure can be enhanced with BIM as estimate of the quantities are derived from BIM models and the model contains the information on all the objects in the building in addition to their dimensions. QTO can be organized to perform any size estimate and for checking a BIM model for precision.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Building information modeling (BIM) is beginning to fundamentally change the building industry in a very positive way. The National BIM Standard-United States (NBIMS-US) Version 3 Planning and Project Committees will begin planning the new standard during these face-to-face meetings. Thursday: Information Exchanges. Chris Moor.

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Revit OpEd

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

This post attempts to outline how a project will develop (understanding there are exceptions) when considering multiple firms/models and attempting to keep each model aligned both in Revit's model environment and relative to the site location and survey information. They import your model Auto-Origin to Origin.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Quantity take off procedure can be enhanced with BIM as estimate of the quantities are derived from BIM models and the model contains the information on all the objects in the building in addition to their dimensions. QTO can be organized to perform any size estimate and for checking a BIM model for precision.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 21, 2006

Using Revits 2D Drafting tools: Because beginners are not completely familiar with all of Revits tools and because they are often faced with a deadline, beginners will likely rely on detail lines and filled regions to piece together plans, sections, and elevations for their first few projects. The Revit 3D model is just a place to start.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Thus the architect get benefitted as they can solve the complexities before the drawing are sent to the General contractors. This software is ideal for generating floor plans, cost estimates, landscape designs, and masterful 3D illustrations. The software can easily customize your design with basic floor plan.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 2, 2023

This is where Building Information Modeling (BIM) comes into play, and BIM managers are the ones tasked with connecting teams and improving coordination between them. I applied it more in the residential space by doing house drawings and house plans, and learning the parametric modeling side for families.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 20, 2022

They plan, design and build for the logistics, leisure and housing sector in the country. With rapid expansion and the need to improve information flow on their projects, Vrolijk worked with NTI CAD & Company , an Autodesk Construction Cloud partner, to identify the best solution to fit their needs. “To

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 14, 2023

I’d done some very light Revit work in my high school CAD classes because that was when Revit 1.0 I was initially put in charge of taking all of their standard 2D models, and their library of details, and turning them into 3D details. Almost all questions can be answered in the model.

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CAD Shack

DECEMBER 21, 2005

You can create separate blocks for top, bottom, front, back, left, right and models views, but for most electrical devices a model view, a plan view (which can also be used as a reflected view) and an annotation view are all that is required. Device styles are found under the Electrical Objects heading of the current drawing.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 22, 2023

but one that needs to take place if home builders want to successfully transition from on-site stick-building to an off-site or factory-built model for the bulk of their structural needs. Our CAD [computer-aided design] modelers and drafters have become experts in how to build a house,” Carpenter says.

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Lets Build

MAY 9, 2017

Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be a valuable tool in the hands of anyone who works in construction. As we saw above, BIM stands for Building Information Modeling. CAD drawings are used during Level 0, but there is no sharing of the generated information models. What BIM Actually Is.

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Carol Hagen

JULY 26, 2012

Construction communication challenges often arise as preferred technologies (BIM, IPD, CAD) often leave non-techie types out of the conversation loop. Everyone in construction operations is visual and depends upon drawings, plans and models to convey ideas. Remember the PDF?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 14, 2022

New business models. Traditional industry business models will shift towards data truly being valued as an asset- providing new service offerings and new business models for the industry and society.” – Adam Plunkett, Group Manager- Business Technology & Planning, John Holland. Design and build reimagined . “In

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