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Construction Collaboration: PDF Secrets Part 3 – Large Format Drawings and Markups

Carol Hagen

Collaboration on large format construction drawings often has the expectation that all the team players have the same tools. Architects and engineers spend countless hours in AutoCad then share their drawings with the General Contractor. But not everyone on the construction team is fluent in AutoCad nor has a licensed copy.

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Revit and AutoCAD

Revit OpEd

When Autodesk decided to buy Revit Technology Corporation they confused many of their own customers who, until then, were using AutoCAD or Architectural Desktop (aka ADT, now AutoCAD Architecture aka ACA). since AutoCAD is a superior drafting tool it isn''t sensible to use Revit for basic drafting tasks". What context?

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any one give the autocad drawings for cricket stadium plans?

The Constructor

i am a student.studying civil engineering,now i take the one project,the project name is “design and analysis of cricket stadium” please.

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Construction Collaboration: PDF Secrets Part 1 – Estimating Takeoff

Carol Hagen

Print to PDF gets the document out of that technical construction software package (AutoCAD, Revit, etc) and serves it up for every construction team member, without needing the same software. The video shows the takeoff details and how to group items into sections (this could be CSI codes, tasks or areas).

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What to Look for in Construction Design Software

Lets Build

Construction design software is a necessity in today’s digital landscape, giving industry professionals an easier way to create blueprints and drawings of new designs. AutoCAD: Best overall construction design software. AutoCAD comes with a comprehensive toolkit with thousands of objects, styles, etc.

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How to Create Templates in AutoCAD

Construction Cost Estimating

Arguably the most famous and the most commonly used 3D modeling software ever, we all know about AutoCAD. Today, we will learn how to create templates in AutoCAD. What would be better is to keep a handy “basic” drawing available that is common to all of these drafts you have to make. They are saved with DWT file extension.

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AutoCAD MEP Clash Reports

CAD Shack

Revit products have had the ability to report all interferences in a schedule since they came out, which has made them fundamentally better than looking all over the place to red lines hidden in a busy drawing in ABS/AutoCAD MEP. Well, here's a gem of an undocumented command for AutoCAD MEP. Now that's awesome!

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