CAD Shack

JANUARY 5, 2010

Cooper B-line has their own Revit files for Cabletrays and Eaton has electrical components on their website. CAD Shack VIPs. CAD Shack Blog Buddies. RobiNZ CAD Blog. The MEP CAD Engineer. Knowing What You Dont Know About CAD. I had some issues with Eaton's though. 6/01/2010 10:51 AM. Post a Comment.

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Business Facilities

APRIL 2, 2018

The new CAD CAM Automotive plant in Coventry, England will produce commercial vehicles powered by the highly efficient hybrid Ecotive Vehicle Platform. Read: Red Sun Group Investing $140.5M In UK Auto Plant at BusinessFacilities.com.

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CAD Shack

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

I came from Structural and ended up in Electrical. Today I saw a video of and incident of an electrical arc that was gigantic, so I went to see if it was on You Tube. Obviously we are into engineering. Yup, it is. Check it out the fun part of engineering for yourself.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2016

CAD / 3D Visualiser. Electrical Switch Gear & Equipment. Find out about the latest construction projects. Network with industry peers. Ensure you stay at the top of your field. Types of companies that will be visiting: Architects. Building Managers. Civil Estimators. Commercial & Home. Construction Managers. Consultants.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2016

CAD / 3D Visualiser. Electrical Switch Gear & Equipment. Find out about the latest construction projects. Network with industry peers. Ensure you stay at the top of your field. Types of companies that will be visiting: Architects. Building Managers. Civil Estimators. Commercial & Home. Construction Managers. Consultants.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 14, 2014

FingerCAD : FingerCAD is a CAD application for technical drawing with fingers assisted by computer. Architect’s Formulator : Architect’s Formulator includes over 200 formulas to help you on electrical, carpentry and plumbing calculations. Through this application, the final design is saved and can be sent via e-mail or printed.

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Construction Cost Estimating

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

of Maxwell Systems™ Estimation® This new product includes some new advancements for takeoff and estimating that range from several maintenance enhancements, CAD integration with EastCoast Sheet Metals CAD/CAM product for the Estimation HVAC and Mechanical solutions. Maxwell System unveils 9.3 Global Associates. at 5:24 PM.

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cnstrctr

APRIL 7, 2019

You’ll need a few different things to prepare the entire document including a word processing software such as word or google docs, pdf editing software such as Bluebeam and or CAD. People such as structural engineers, mechanical and electrical engineers, elevator professionals and subtrades can all provide valuable input.

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CivilJungle

DECEMBER 26, 2021

The innovation in 2021 in civil construction is, glazing integrated photovoltaic that can help generate their electricity to buildings, into a solar panel by turning the whole building envelope. Computer-Aided Design (CAD). Also, Read: 81 Nos of List Use Construction Tools and Pieces of Equipment. Photovoltaic Glaze. Mechanization.

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NH Construction Law

OCTOBER 1, 2022

This is not your father’s CAD system. While the BIM may demonstrate how the plumbing, HVAC, electrical and anything else can all fit in a given space without clashes, the tighter the space the more important each trade’s means and methods will become in order to make it all fit.

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Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 29, 2015

It has range of specialization such as generating estimates, takeoff for HVAC, mechanical, residential and commercial plumbing and electrical firms. In addition to all this, users ill take pleasure in a conversion calculator, CAD file integration, automatic scaling, and other features.

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CAD Shack

DECEMBER 21, 2005

Autodesk Building Systems comes with quite a bit of predefined electrical symbology that covers most electrical design needs, but chances are you will need to customize or create devices for your company’s needs. To do this, understanding electrical device styles is a must. I created the following blocks for this device.

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CAD Shack

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Electrical Panels in Revit are at the very least. Doug Bowers just posted an excellent article on why electrical load calculations can go bad on his Blog Applying Technology to Architecture.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 20, 2009

Common Problem: When I place an electrical fixture or other family category it pops up automatically in other views I would rather not see it in. regards SBL CAD conversion Orthophotography services. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. David Duarte.

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CK Power

MAY 14, 2018

When North America’s leading heavy-duty transit bus company unveiled a line of all-electric buses, one of the biggest obstacles was a lack of charging stations across the United States. This fleet of electric buses was built upon the concept of cleaner, greener transportation. They needed a fully customized power solution.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

AUGUST 24, 2009

Because you need to own the drawings to have sufficient access to the CAD objects, or be on a truly team-oriented project that shares its resources openly among all project players. Additionally, built-in clash-detection attributes prohibit drawing ducts through windows, or electrical lines through ducts. Why Design-Build?

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CAD Shack

MAY 22, 2012

If an electrical device, mechanical equipment, or telecom device has a defined key, and is added to a schedule, fields in the schedule will automatically update with the keyed information, reducing the time required to produce the schedule. CAD Shack VIPs. CAD Shack Blog Buddies. RobiNZ CAD Blog. The MEP CAD Engineer.

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The Korte Company

OCTOBER 9, 2018

This software combines three-dimensional CAD capabilities with an exhaustive database of construction materials and their costs. Operational costs include: Electrical, water and sewage utility bills. Electricity is the most prominent of these costs. 5D Macro-BIM is a key estimation tool that can help.

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Carol Hagen

JANUARY 10, 2012

While Architects grab Revit, the complexities feel insurmountable, especially for smaller contractors in the electrical and mechanical trades. In Arizona, my friend Donna Overton, owner of Draftek has done exactly that, offering electrical, mechanical, piping and fire protection modeling services. Get Educated on BIM.

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DebunkTheBIM

DECEMBER 17, 2012

An indie-CAD supporter? And seen helpful ‘would be advisors’, tripping over each other to be the first to fire questions back to the questioner asking to clarify – Are you a small company? A large multinational? Do you do residential? Industrial, commercial, healthcare? Are you wedded to Autodesk? A closet Sketchup-er?

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Generally this process of making plans and producing them is known as technical drawing and a working drawing is a kind of technical drawing where documentation has to be done to build any engineering product or architecture such as civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing etc. and many more.

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CAD Shack

AUGUST 12, 2014

Then there you go, nothing but Electrical. This would seem to be great, but when a Mechanical opens the model, they will not see anything but Electrical. Then pick the "Edit" Button. In the dialog that pops up, you can now filter by discipline. I am waiting for the Project Browser to be user specific.

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CivilJungle

MAY 28, 2021

Electrical and Plumbing. Perform Rough Plumbing , Electrical HVAC. Example- CAD. A distinct permit is required for every sort of work (like demolition, plumbing, electrical, mechanical work, etc.). Plinth Beam or Slab. Superstructure Column and Beam. Brick Masonry Work. Lintel Over Door Window. Plastering. Punch List.

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PSMJ Resources

MAY 22, 2014

Although the electrical sub may not come in until later in the project, include him now. Each time you attend a client meeting, bring along a different team member—one week a CAD tech, another week a structural engineer, etc. Some simple techniques: Invite your entire team to the kickoff meeting.

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CAD Shack

DECEMBER 15, 2011

We need a little bigger number electrically to maximize light per square foot, so we want to run these calcs form the center of wall instead. CAD Shack VIPs. CAD Shack Blog Buddies. RobiNZ CAD Blog. The MEP CAD Engineer. Knowing What You Dont Know About CAD. Today, room area calcs. Popular Posts. Revit OpEd.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 16, 2010

MEP Engineers also prepare installation and coordination shop drawings for sheet metal ductwork, piping, plumbing, fire protection, and electrical. The structural engineers review this information to make sure that sufficient reinforcing is being supplied to be organized for storage and installation.

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Drawings Fabrication Construction Documentation 40

Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Just add paint, furniture, appliances, electrical, lighting, plumbing and more. It comes up with powerful CAD tools and many extra features for advanced users. Latest electrical estimating software can smooth t. It can precisely calculate square footage, costs and material requirements in familiar spreadsheet format.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

De-energize, lock out, and tag electrical circuits. Inspect electrical power panel. Check electrical connections and wiring for loose or overheated conditions. De-energize or discharge all hydraulic, electrical, mechanical, or thermal energy prior to beginning work. Door; Hydraulic, Electric or Pneumatic Operated.

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CAD Shack

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Consistent Electrical Fixture insertion behavior after creating Electrical Fixture schedules. ? Allows the ability to insert an electrical receptacle into a legend view. ? Download it here. Here is what it does straight from Autodesk's web page. Improvements made in the Web Update #3 build (20071109_2345): ?

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Using common digital image file formats, such as.TIF,CAL, and most CAD files you can see your blue prints directly on your computer screen and use your mouse to quantify lengths, areas, volumes and counts. Electrical Estimating Takeoff Sheet. Estimating Takeoff communicates with a digitizer for a truly competitive takeoff advantage.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Team members will get the ability to upload and distribute project files on the TeamLink Portal as well as drawings, CAD and BIM files and photographs. Latest electrical estimating software can smooth t. Building owner can easily download project documentation like as-built drawings and product manuals from the portal. Benefits :-.

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CAD Shack

MAY 28, 2009

The first thing I did was break my model into three pieces, one electrical model, one mechanical and one telecommunications model. For using Revit on MEP projects the last 3 years it took until now to really bury Revit MEP with a project so massive that everything started to fall apart.

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CAD Shack

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

I counted 15 new electrical families. Download it here. Imperial and Metric are both available. This extension supposedly contains over 300 new families which appear to be almost exclusively mechanical. Well, it sure beats a stick in the eye, and maybe there is something in there that I really need.

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CAD Shack

JULY 22, 2009

It weird to me that there is no Electrical tab, no HVAC tab, or no Plumbing tab. It's going to sound like I'm complaining, but let's just call this an observation. Revit MEP has a tab in the ribbon called Architect, so does Revit Structure. A Fire Protection and Technology tab would be welcome too.

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CAD Shack

JANUARY 16, 2008

Not doors and windows but actual mechanical and Electrical components. Anybody wanting to implement Revit MEP seems to know that content creation is a must. What you may not know is that Autodesk has posted a real good introduction to making MEP families. Down load today and get busy making your own family.

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CAD Shack

JULY 18, 2009

That's mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. I may win the electrical and loose the mechanical. I work for a firm that performs MEP engineering. It should be common knowledge that any MEP firm that has been using Revit has created a great deal of content. This means that a different MEP firm is doing that work.

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The Korte Company

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Whether you make crude plans in pencil on graph paper or use digital floor planning tools like CAD Pro , SmartDraw or LucidChart , turning ideas into visual assets you can share and discuss with stakeholders will help you (and us) hit the ground running. It may help to do some floorplan sketching of your own.

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