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Pencil app gives a paper-and-pen feel to digital drawing

BD+C

Pencil , FiftyThree''s new iPad pen, is now on sale. It was created by the same company that launched Paper, the acclaimed iPad drawing app. All you have to do to activate Pencil on your iPad is to open up the Paper app and press the pencil tip to the screen. read more.

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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: How iPads and Android tablets.

Construction Cost Estimating

How iPads and Android tablets are utilized to smooth the construction process. The third-generation iPad and improving Android tablets are playing a vital role for every construction industry. With iPad the contractors can snap panoramic photographs during the construction phases tagged with the location wherever the image was located.

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Getting buy-in from the field for digital project management

Fieldwire

Switching from paper blueprints to shared digital drawings unlocks incredible opportunities to digitize our workflows. Not only does it greatly simplify drawing and revision management, it enables the ability to use greatly improved digital workflows for things like submittals , requests for information , change orders , and task management.

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The new trinkets of my paperfree adventure

DebunkTheBIM

My 10-year-old nephew Viki communicates with the world through drawings. The absence of my own ‘calling’ on the drawings reminded me, how in popular representations of the architect, the accessories of the job are still the drawing board and the T square (or parallel square) while I have used neither for over 2 decades.

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Take 15 Minutes to Participate in the 2020 Construction Technology Survey

Construction Junkie

This year’s survey only takes 15 minutes to complete and participants can also enter themselves into a drawing for a chance to win an iPad Air. As construction continues to grow more technology friendly, responding to and reading a report like this will help you gauge where your company stands as compared to others in the industry.

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Digital Builder Ep 67: The Power of Digitization on the Jobsite

Autodesk Construction Cloud

All of our apprentices have been getting iPads. He continues, "We're not drawing things on paper anymore. Showing young folks what we're doing with iPads and other technologies will generate interest." An iPad is one thing, but to use a robotic station or 3D laser scanner, you've got to have the knowledge. shares Ron.

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iPhone and iPad Applications Best Suited for Construction Professionals

Construction Cost Estimating

Mentioned below is a list of some of the popular IPhone/IPod and IPad apps that are highly recommended for quick access: SmartBidNet : SmartBidNet consists of bid management systems that allow creating as well as tracking bid process with subcontractors and companies.

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