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Essential BIM Terminology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Viewpoint software seamlessly integrates with BIM for increased collaboration. 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. Each stakeholder or contractor maintains their own data and documents. BIM Levels.

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Relationship between the designer and the contractor

Construction Business Owner

» Relationship between the designer and the contractor. One part of our industry that I simply cannot get my head around is the oftentimes adversarial relationship that exists between the building design professionals and the building contractors on a particular job. My How You’ve Grown!

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15 the best construction Apps for construction professional

Construction Cost Estimating

Viewpoint for Mobile : Viewpoint Construction Software, of Portland, Ore has launched its Viewpoint for Mobile, its mainly a Mobile Field Manager. It helps contractors and architects to coordinate on all their project plans, specs and photos. Apple and Android phones user can access this app.

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don't think: Do Revit: Inspiration from AU

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From Reference other View you can choose either drafting views (good for site/existing condition photos) or any view saved as a "rendering" (image) in the project. Of course, because its an elevation tag, it will carry the sheet/detail number references when you place your drafting or rendering view onto a sheet. Revit Job Captain.

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don't think: Do Revit: Fun little things you find.

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When youre drawing Drafting Lines, you can change the type of curve youre drawing, ie straight, arc, tangent arc, etc, but you cant change the style youre using, ie Wide Lines, Thin Lines, etc. Labels: Drafting , Views. BIM)X: A contractors BIM blog. Something else that I came across that is rather annoying. at 9:45 PM.

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don't think: Do Revit: More from ADSK blogger day.

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Convert lines (model/drafting). BIM)X: A contractors BIM blog. The comments and blog entries on this site represent the viewpoints of the author only. Coming in a few days for all Revit products: Shortcuts for draw commands. Keyboard shortcut manager. Conditional formatting. Text format shortcuts (cntrl+b, i & u).

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don't think: Do Revit: Guide Grids

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Interestingly enough, if you get to thinking about it, Sheet Views are really nothing more then a Drafting View whose behavior has been specialized to allow Views of the Model to be added to them. BIM)X: A contractors BIM blog. The comments and blog entries on this site represent the viewpoints of the author only. Revit Zone.

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