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Engineering the Digitalized Jobsite

Construction Business Owner

Last week, Autodesk announced the official closing of its acquisition of BuildingConnected, an online bid management solution designed to serve general contractors and subcontractors. The tech solution facilitates a more streamlined bidding process and gives users access to a network of industry contacts.

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What Does an Assistant Construction Manager Do?

Building Radar

The role of an Assistant Construction Manager is crucial in ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to specifications. The construction sector is evolving, with tools like Building Radar helping companies streamline project management. Key Responsibilities of an Assistant Construction Manager 1.

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What to Look for in Construction Design Software

Lets Build

AutoCAD: Best overall construction design software. Construction professionals worldwide have used AutoCAD construction design software since the ‘80s for 2D and 3D drafting. AutoCAD comes with a comprehensive toolkit with thousands of objects, styles, etc. to help architects and project managers speed up the drawing process.

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Bluebeam Tip: How to Transfer the.DWG file layer information to PDF

Carol Hagen

Bluebeam has had many people request that they transfer the DWG layers from AutoCAD into a Revu PDF. That being said, I did ask the status of this feature on the Bluebeam Roadmap and the reply received was AutoCAD has not opened the layers function in their API. While presently on Revu 12.1

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Revit OpEd: Importing AutoCAD File Fails

Revit OpEd

Importing AutoCAD File Fails. When you try to import AutoCAD data you might have seen this series of messages before? Its especially confusing if you just were looking at the file in AutoCAD and know there are elements there. In my case it was a AutoCAD 2013 file that I was attempting to open in Revit Architecture 2012.

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Top 5 Reasons to Add Autodesk Build to Your AutoCAD Workflows

Autodesk Construction Cloud

AutoCAD is an incredible tool, helping architects, engineers and design teams to create precise 2D and 3D models with ease. To share information from AutoCAD with other stakeholders, most design teams will convert their files into PDFs or other read-only formats. Multiple channels are used, increasing the danger of miscommunication.

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CAD Shack: Revit MEP Alternatives to AutoCAD Procedures

CAD Shack

Revit MEP Alternatives to AutoCAD Procedures. My dad says its the best thing he has ever read concerning Revit MEP alternatives to AutoCAD procedures. I am the BIM Manager for Alvine Engineering, a college instructor and the Revit MEP Content Manager for AUGIWorld Magazine. AutoCAD vs. ABS vs. Revit Systems.

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