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 Building Software. Tech Tools for Builders: Mobile Apps.

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CAD Shack

DECEMBER 20, 2005

Why should I walk away from a proven product like AutoCAD, when I have so much invested in it? Of course the answer can be different for everyone of them depending on individual needs and uses of the software, but I would like to offer up what I see as the big ticket items that make ABS so appealing. I can plot to DWF and 3D DWF.

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DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

In the end, they are ‘just’ a software provider, successful at what they are doing, why can’t I just let them be. I’ve learned AutoCAD on DOS, in 3D with no mouse in the early 1990s. I owned professional licences of AutoCAD, Revit, Studio Max for many years. My biggest problem is not that Revit is a ‘dog of a software’.

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DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

….Unless of course you have software to sell. even with AutoCAD included!) Earlier this year a survey was published in New Zealand: [link] “This New Zealand National BIM Survey 2012 report has been prepared by Masterspec on behalf of the construction industry.

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BIM CAD ArchiCAD AutoCAD 54

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. Keeping in mind the importance of workflows, we’ve made changes to Advance Steel that allow you to better access information from other software.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In high school, I was interested in drafting and blueprints. Not in a bad way, just that as time evolves, I think executives and companies are going to have a better understanding of what it takes to do the detailing, drafting, modeling, and all the other BIM-related steps to complete a project. That was on January 10, 1999.

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CAD Shack

JULY 27, 2006

Well right out of the gate, if you want to implement new software and change processes, you'll have some things to nail down and a lot of issues to deal with. 1) Sell the idea of changing software to management Everybody's boss is different but here are some ideas based on ABS. Here's an example.

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Drawings IDEA Software Software 40

CAD Shack

JANUARY 9, 2007

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. You will want to know what the software is capable of and what it can not do. Just because the software may do something, your firm may not need to use that function.

Revit 40

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CAD Shack

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

Revit Systems debuted early this year giving MEP engineers a third choice of CAD technology to use; it may have also caused a bit of confusion on what software is really the best for any given firm. No matter what software you are using, they fall into three general categories: digital drafting, object oriented and parametric.

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Revit Drafting Schedule Electrical 40

Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 10, 2015

Viewpoint for Mobile : Viewpoint Construction Software, of Portland, Ore has launched its Viewpoint for Mobile, its mainly a Mobile Field Manager. The Grid time entry feature inside the software provide similar functionality of a spreadsheet and it helps the users to monitor time and productivity in a grid.

Construction 40

Construction Mobility Viewpoint Estimating 40

Revit OpEd

MAY 9, 2012

When Revit Systems was released in 2006, the essence of Autodesks marketing commentary was, "this is new software so it probably doesnt make sense to tackle a project with it unless the architecture team is using Revit too." Content and Software Developers. I dont think it is still true six years later. Nice insight Steve. Newer Post.

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Do

JULY 26, 2011

We have Autocad, we have Sketch-Up, we have Revit, and all the various permutations thereof. Most people do not want to understand why they should take the extra step to input data in some new fangled software. What am I interested in? This also helps in lessening the issue of maintaining two models simultaneously.

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Revit iPad Innovation BIM 54

Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 23, 2010

Electrical Calculations Electrical Calculations is one of the best free electrical estimating software mostly suitable for Electrical Engineers and tradesmen. It is also free electrical estimating software. This free electrical estimating software provides assistance to electrical professionals with the estimating/bidding process.

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Electrical Estimating Software Software 40

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 22, 2006

Translating standard details from AutoCAD to Revit: Now, you can import DWGs into Revit and not do anything else to them. You can also scan details and import them as images but we completely translated our details from PowerCADD to AutoCAD to Revit by way of DWG files so we could improve on their graphic quality once they were imported.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 16, 2006

The office eventually moved on to PCs and we used AutoCAD for a short time. In one year Ive learned what I had to to develop working drawings, weve managed to build up some Revit content, weve organized our templates, and we are successfully developing our details and other drafting standards transfered from PowerCADD to AutoCAD to Revit.

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Revit CAD BIM Autodesk 40

Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

In AutoCAD you can add text to linetypes but youll notice that in Revit you cant. Type out the text you want in AutoCAD (at a height of say 6") and save as a DWG. Goto Drafting. Marathon Drafting. Other BIM Software. Monday, September 11, 2006. Utility Lines Workaround. unless you use this workaround. Properties.

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Revit CAD BIM nemetschek AllPlan 40

Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Dotsoft has ported their AutoCad excel software to Revit. Marathon Drafting. Other BIM Software. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Friday, December 19, 2008. XL2CAD for Revit. David Duarte. at 5:05 PM. 1 comment: Heath.

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Revit CAD nemetschek AllPlan nemetschek Vectorworks 40

Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

J B Zallan of Los Angeles is a Revit, Architectural Desktop, AutoCAD consultant and Autodesk Approved Instructor whos sharing his thoughts at CAD vs BIM. Marathon Drafting. Other BIM Software. Troy Gates of Costa Mesa is an Application Engineer for L.A. CAD with a new blog called Revit Coaster. BIMtroublemaker. Design Reform.

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Revit CAD Architectural Desktop Los Angeles 40

Revit Beginners

JULY 11, 2006

Hi David, Ive compiled (and still adding) a detailed list of all Revit and AutoCAD resources (tutorials, downloads, blogs, forums, articles and more) and thought Id share these resources with you - that you could post to your blog or share with others. Marathon Drafting. Other BIM Software. IFC/ODBC Software. at 5:48 PM.

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Revit CAD BIM nemetschek AllPlan 40

Revit Beginners

APRIL 8, 2009

The ribbon makes the learning easier and in a form that can be related to by the users that come from the autocad side. Marathon Drafting. Other BIM Software. From a beginner that has been using Autodesk products for many years. BIMtroublemaker. Design Reform. Family Jewels. Green Revit. Inside the Factory. Knowing CAD.

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Revit Autodesk CAD BIM 40

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 3, 2010

Though it may still sound too heavy, we got some help from laser scanning equipment , autocads and even BIM to cure some problems. Marathon Drafting. Other BIM Software. Yet, now that there are several technologies available on the market, it seems that it's just the budget, time and our creativity that hinders us.

Remodeling 49

Remodeling Revit BIM CAD 49

Revit Beginners

JUNE 27, 2006

When you have a large project and you want multiple users editing a project at the same time you have to impliment Worksets because Revit typically keeps all project data in a single project file unlike Autocad where we typically separate the project into multiple files. Marathon Drafting. Other BIM Software. BIMtroublemaker.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 10, 2010

A common thing for beginners, is to go right to the trim tool in search of a fillet option (because they are likely more familiar with AutoCAD). Marathon Drafting. Other BIM Software. How do I fillet two walls (or lines). Well in Revit the fillet tool is located elsewhere. BIMtroublemaker. Design Reform. Family Jewels.

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