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Sketching Tangent Lines

Revit OpEd

AutoCAD deals with this in a clever fashion (when we invoke the tangent snap) by fixing (changing) the first point to be tangent after the second point is placed. This is same information but for the Revit drafting view exported to DWG. This is the native DWG sketch and properties screen captures for each element.

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Settlement Strategy is More Important than Litigation Strategy

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

In the world of federal government contract disputes, a great deal of time is frequently spent drafting a request for equitable adjustment (REA) or a claim under the Contract Disputes Act. Ideally, the result of litigation should not depend on the luck of the draw when it comes to the appointment of a judge.

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Reliance on Letter Agreement Defeats Architect’s Copyright Claim

Construction Lawyer

Some time later, the architect drafted an AIA contract which the owner marked up with various changes. The owner moved for summary judgment on the copyright claim on the basis that it had an implied nonexclusive license to use the drawings. The court held that the AIA contract did not apply. contracts copyright litigation'

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

BD+C

Unless you’ve had your head in the sand, you probably know this is a big deal. Unless you’ve had your head in the sand, you probably know this is a big deal. For example, the self-driving car AI machines are only fed data sets that deal with driving, like road conditions, mapping, traffic laws, driving situations, etc.

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

Do

Of course the simple way to deal with this is to make the design option editable, but its still bit odd to me given that the linework tool is effectively a graphic override in the view youre working in. Labels: Drafting , Views. Something else that I came across that is rather annoying. Rather annoying when working, but such is life.

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15 the best construction Apps for construction professional

Construction Cost Estimating

Safety Meeting App : This App deals with 34 trade types. By uploading PDF drawings to plangrid.com users can automatically synchronise all devices in real time. AutoCAD 360 : As it is a drawing and drafting app, it facilitates the users to view, edit and allocate drawings out of mobile devices, desktops and the Internet.

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The Top 5 Reasons to Switch to ABS

CAD Shack

Compatibility At last, I can open any ADT drawing file without issue. The time I have spent in the past dealing with compatibility issue was wasted time. More Design less Draft Engineering data in the DWG is used as a graphical tool that speeds the design process and highlights trouble spots. I can plot to DWF and 3D DWF.

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