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Essential BIM Terminology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Often just considered 3D design, building information modeling (BIM) also acts as a collaborative work platform. 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. Asset Information Model (AIM). BIM Execution Plan.

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Client names and other specific references are omitted to protect the not so innocent.). Responding to consultant email and draft report of Phase II environmental site assessment. Responding to consultant with comments on selection of a DOE approved energy model for 179D tax deduction. Lunch with prospective client].

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

CivilJungle

This software can help in drafting & documenting, designing, visualizing & analyzing & so on. Software Required for Drafting or Drawing. Software Required for 3d Modeling of Structure/Architecture. Software Required for Drafting or Drawing: The types of Software Required for Drafting or Drawing are as follows. #1a.

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Model, Symbolic, Detail and Reference Lines

Revit Beginners

Well, when you're in the family editor you can draw symbolic lines, model lines or reference lines. Model lines will show in ALL views because they are part of the model. We also use model lines as a quick way to "represent detail" in some families. They will show up in all views because they are part of the model.

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How Often Will BIMForum’s New LOD Specifications Standard Need to Be Updated?

Construction Dive

” Although the initial plan is to update the Level of Development Specifications document yearly, Jim Bedrick, co-chairperson of the team that drafted the standard, told ConstructionPro Week (CPW), “We’ll issue interim updates if somebody finds a glaring hole in it or something like that. ” Read more.'

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

Construction Specifier

Impregnation refers to a technique for treating absorbent materials with chemicals. This article contains a strong, generic model specification in standard CSI format for FRTW that will help specifiers: • Identify the critical code requirements for FRTW; and. • References. Table 1: Code References for Selected FRTW Applications.

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New in Autodesk Construction Cloud: 30+ Product Releases You Should Know in July

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Reviews | Duplicate Draft Workflows – Now on web, project administrators can duplicate their draft approval workflows, reducing time and potential rework in a manual process. Submittals | Reference Submittal to a Submittal – Users can now link related Submittals to a Submittal item.