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Make It Resilient 2024 Student Contest Encourages New Ways to Build for Extreme Environments

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With its latest annual Make It Real program, Autodesk is challenging high school students to imagine how to design and build a habitat for an extreme environment. For the Make It Resilient 2024 contest , any extreme environment such as a desert, rainforest, deep ocean site, areas prone to flooding, or even another planet can be chosen.

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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. Data and documents are shared via a common data environment. Common Data Environment (CDE). Communication is done via paper and basic prints. Life-Cycle Assessment.

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CAD Shack: December AUGIWorld features Industry Insights

CAD Shack

Melinda Heavrin, AutoCAD Architecture expert, thoroughly discusses "Material Matters". Getting to the Next Level - creating a BIM environment goes far beyond implementing Revit and calling it done. CAD Shack VIPs. CAD Shack Blog Buddies. RobiNZ CAD Blog. The MEP CAD Engineer. within the product. Revit OpEd.

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Talent and Tech: The Keys to Unlocking Prefabrication Success 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

To be successful, teams need a clear understanding of material needs, labor requirements, and scheduling. Material and resource logistics and management There are so many logistical factors involved in prefabrication. Material and resource logistics and management There are so many logistical factors involved in prefabrication.

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Civil Engineering Software | List of Civil Engineering Software | List of Engineering Software

CivilJungle

Pro is referred to as the structural engineering professional’s choice for steel, concrete, timber, aluminum, and cold-formed steel design of virtually any structure together with culverts, petrochemical plants, tunnels, bridges, piles, and far more through its malleable modeling environment, advanced features, and data collaboration. #5b.

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The Power of Augmented Reality (AR) in Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

a piece of furniture or appliance) might look like in their own environment. AR refers to experiences and technologies that bring computer-generated objects into a physical environment, like augmented reality glasses for construction. In healthcare, AR is being used to visualize organs or simulate procedures. Key Takeaways. What is AR?

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Behind the Build: Interview with Ben Feltham, Director of Integrated Digital Delivery at Aecon

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Aecon has a dynamic roster of ongoing projects in Canada and abroad, balanced backlog diversified across multiple sectors and duration, and there is a strong demand environment for its services. . Right now, my future plans are all focused on the digital twin environment and the connected worker.