CAD Shack

JULY 10, 2006

I am currently studying the options for a MEP firm that has been using AutoCAD for the last 15 years. Their AutoCAD has been highly customized. There are great standards in place and the whole company seems to know what to do to get construction documents out the door. They want AutoCAD. AutoCAD is best for drafting.

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AutoCAD CAD Drafting Revit 40

Pro Builder

JULY 14, 2021

Brock began his career in housing more than 30 years ago, drawing at a drafting table before graduating to AutoCAD and eventually becoming hooked on 3D modeling—a journey that led him to advocate for bringing as much technology as possible into the industry. “I Tech Tools for Builders: Mobile Apps. The Path to 3D Modeling.

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Modeling Sketchup Drawings Visualization 105

CAD Shack

DECEMBER 20, 2005

Why should I walk away from a proven product like AutoCAD, when I have so much invested in it? I can export ABS objects to AutoCAD choosing to flatten them to 2D AutoCAD entities or convert them to be read by an appropriate object enabler. Faster I produce construction documents faster in ABS.

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AutoCAD CAD Drafting Schedule 40

CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

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

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Software Software Engineering CAD 52

BIM & Beam

APRIL 14, 2016

Built on the familiar AutoCAD platform, Advance Steel helps provide engineering and detailing professionals the tools needed to model the details necessary for their structures. Documentation Improvements Productivity and Appearance. Easier access to customized fabrication data information. Advance Steel 2017 Extension for Revit.

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Fabrication Autodesk AutoCAD Drawings 40

CK Power

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Clients team with us for a spec review to analyze generator sizing, refine budget considerations, access AutoCAD files and review construction documents so everything is correct and no money goes to waste. This avoids potential addendums, which must be written by a knowledgeable engineer and take a lot of time and money to produce.

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St. Louis Budgeting Budget Equipment 21

CAD Shack

JANUARY 9, 2007

That being said, someday we will know, and someday our contract documents will reflect the legalities of BIM. In the end producing coordinated CDs spending more time on design and less on drafting is the real benefit to MEP firms. AutoCAD is record albums and ABS is CDs. When that happens, my money is on Revit to deliver.

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Revit BIM AutoCAD Modeling 40