Cassell Construction Estimating

AUGUST 24, 2009

I’ve been asked by one of my industry software provider friends to write a piece on the current state of Building Information Modeling (BIM), as it relates to estimating in the here and now. The topic has become increasingly relevant as the software driving the standard is evolving quickly. (Or BIM is fully useful now.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Job Order Contract Facilities Management Software. 4BT-CE Building in Cloud – Job Order Contract Facilities Management Software – Independent, Objective, Best Value. Building Information Modeling – BIM. Instant access to drawings using Building in Cloud built-in DWG viewer. Capabilities.

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Construction Junkie

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

At last year’s Autodesk University (AU), the company’s yearly AEC technology conference, Autodesk announced the release of Autodesk Construction Cloud, which unified their in-house and recently acquired construction software under a single unified platform. Users on the app will be able to create RFI, track issues, and view/redline drawings.

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Autodesk BIM Products Project Management 110

Carol Hagen

JUNE 17, 2011

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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Estimating AutoCAD Revit Drawings 134

BIM & Beam

DECEMBER 9, 2014

This year GRAITEC introduced their new range of powerful Revit extensions, called Advance BIM Designers - this solution focuses on better connecting reinforced concrete design and detailing workflows in Revit. This disconnect takes extra work to coordinate and is not very reliable. Read more.'

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 29, 2012

SOFTWARE |. Software & Technology. The Business of Construction Risk Management » The Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Building Information Modeling (BIM) is no different. Before jumping into BIM with both feet, let’s work on some fundamentals. BIM changes that and even more.

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Construction BIM Software Software 120

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 30, 2018

Right now, the one that’s having the most impact for us is building information modeling (BIM), virtual design and construction. By using multi-dimensional computer modeling, BIM can save significant time and money and reduce errors. This both saves time and confusion of navigating software menu systems.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 25, 2022

While humans have been engineering architectural feats for thousands of years, traditional drawings are often siloed, stagnant, and vulnerable to rapid obsolescence. . Building information modeling (BIM) is set to change all that, its revolutionary goal since the 1970s when it was first proposed. BIM in the Big Room .

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BIM Autodesk Modeling Mobility 105

DebunkTheBIM

MAY 5, 2024

BIM had become the main communication vehicle for AEC. After all, most construction contracts are still based on drawings and there is a belief that ‘we build off drawings’. Yet it is undisputable, that a large percentage of those drawings are created in a model-based software.

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BIM Drawings Modeling ArchiCAD 62

DebunkTheBIM

JUNE 9, 2017

For years I’ve been consistently preaching that BIM can be started at any point of a construction project lifecycle and it can be successful. In all mainstream BIM strategies, FM models sit at the end of the chain of Ds – numbered from the 6 th D onwards, following the 3 spatial Ds, cost and time.

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BIM Modeling Construction Maine 78

Lets Build

JANUARY 6, 2023

Companies worldwide are investing in digital construction technology, like construction management software , to protect their profit margins. Today, with mobile apps and cloud-based software, construction professionals can collaborate and communicate much more efficiently. to make project changes, track progress, and answer questions.

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Profitability Residential Software Software 144

Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 5, 2013

CostX® is the most recognized BIM estimating solution to look at and takeoff from 3D/BIM models (including IFC). The software is compatible with the leading 3d design packages like Revit®, Archicad®, Microstation®, Tekla® and Google Sketchup® as well as all standard 2D drawings.

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BIM Drawings Modeling Estimating 59

BD+C

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Dezeen shares the project of design student Ken Nakagaki , who has adapted a device to work with computer aided design (CAD) software to replicate digital files on paper. Architects Building Owner BIM/IT Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Building Team'

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CAD Drawings BIM Software 82

DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 19, 2019

If there are similar rules for establishing viable crops of BIM around the global AEC industry, they’re better be longer than 30 years. Even a decade or so ago, I could see that BIM was nothing like an emerging success story. May I call them BIM-doom-deniers?

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BIM Drawings Modeling Industrial 68

DebunkTheBIM

DECEMBER 5, 2012

It is not the same for a BIM-mer to look for a new job, as it is for an architect, for example. Yes, it is easier in a way, BIM-mers are ‘doers’ – can earn their keep even in the toughest of times, while architects. No such luck is afforded for jobless and newly re-employed BIM-mers. A sad state of affairs for BIM.

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BIM CAD Modeling Revit 80

BIM & Beam

AUGUST 1, 2018

This is the third blog post in a series that discusses the advantages of working on concrete projects in a BIM process for structural engineers. The beauty of Revit is that it allows for both approaches, enabling all structural engineers to work in a BIM environment connected to architects, MEP engineers, and the extended project team.

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Modeling BIM Concrete Design 75

Job Order Contracting

MAY 26, 2020

such as BIM, and offer advanced features such as the Common Data Environment and Facility Management, and Integrated Project Delivery (including LEAN Job Order Contracting). View and analyse data from BIM models (RVT and IFC formats) directly from your browser without the need to purchase expensive software.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2012

‘Building Information Modelling (BIM) is digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility creating a shared knowledge resource for information about it forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life cycle, from earliest conception to demolition.” ” – RICS.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 2, 2023

This is where Building Information Modeling (BIM) comes into play, and BIM managers are the ones tasked with connecting teams and improving coordination between them. His journey from various trades in construction to become a BIM Manager has given him a unique perspective on the challenges faced by different teams in the industry.

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DebunkTheBIM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The celebrated conductors of grand building symphonies of past, put under the management of drawing checkers, box tickers, minute takers. Chance would also have it, I got into BIM at a sort of early (professional) age and got hooked on it some 20+ years ago. I had to decide, if I was a Design Manager or a BIM Manager.

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BIM Management Design Drawings 90

DebunkTheBIM

MARCH 25, 2011

Sometimes I get asked to assist a friend decide what ‘BIM software’ to buy. Most of them are moving on from a Flatcad-application, occasionally even the ‘real’ drawing board. I believe that there still is no such thing as a ‘BIM-software’. There are software packages that will be good as part of a BIM solution.

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Building Radar

AUGUST 5, 2024

As-Built drawings play a crucial role in documenting the completed state of a project. These drawings reflect the exact dimensions, locations, and specifications of all elements as they were constructed, providing a comprehensive record of the final product. What Are As-Built Drawings? Importance of As-Built Drawings 1.

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Drawings ProCore Inspections Renovating 52

Building Information Management

AUGUST 30, 2013

The study centered upon the development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the UK construction industry and its pontential affect on the role of the client’s construction manager (CM). BIM in the UK was not as advanced as claimed in the literature. However, the theories behind the culture of BIM can be dated to 1975, when C.M

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Project managers can add the alwaysAI Partner Card to their Autodesk Build Insights or BIM 360 Project Home dashboards for real-time insights into productivity, operations, and safety. Now, project managers can visualize 3D models generated in Metaroom directly into Autodesk Build Insights or BIM 360 Project Home dashboards.

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Autodesk BIM Visualization Construction 118

CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Introduction of Civil Engineer Software: There is multifarious software accessible which are utilized in Civil Engineering. The Civil Engineering Softwares are surging manifold day by day. Here could be a list of SOFTWARE which are outrageously employed by many Civil Engineers all round the world. Software for Surveying.

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Software Software Engineering CAD 52

Construction Junkie

JULY 10, 2020

Zoom has emerged as a favorite video conferencing software for basically the entire country – and construction is no different. BIM 360, Autodesk’s project management platform, has recently released a free integration with Zoom to make offsite collaboration even easier. screenshot of the “Add Zoom Meeting” button, courtesy of Autodesk.

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Autodesk BIM Drawings Documentation 55

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 4, 2022

In April 2021, they launched their first Autodesk integrations with BIM 360 and Navisworks. By February, they announced an enhanced integration that was fully compatible with Autodesk Build and added integrations into Cost Management and Assets for both Build and BIM 360. . Use the new? XYZ Reality . See the full ecosystem here.

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Carol Hagen

JULY 26, 2012

Construction communication challenges often arise as preferred technologies (BIM, IPD, CAD) often leave non-techie types out of the conversation loop. Everyone in construction operations is visual and depends upon drawings, plans and models to convey ideas. Remember the PDF? The PDF standard hasn’t left the construction industry.

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Innovation Construction Documentation CAD 146

Construction Junkie

JULY 10, 2020

Zoom has emerged as a favorite video conferencing software for basically the entire country – and construction is no different. BIM 360, Autodesk’s project management platform, has recently released a free integration with Zoom to make offsite collaboration even easier. screenshot of the “Add Zoom Meeting” button, courtesy of Autodesk.

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Autodesk BIM Drawings Documentation 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Susan Clarke, Building Operations Strategy, Autodesk Fred Kraus, VP Product, Eptura AEC data in operations: a missed opportunity Did you know, firms can reduce maintenance work order processing time by 9% by following a BIM approach ? The easier integration of AEC and operations software systems is a critical step.

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BIM Autodesk Software Software 98

Revit OpEd

APRIL 22, 2014

The first response quite often was, "We''ve already got {insert your software here}, no thanks"! Which was then followed by "Oh gosh, you mean it doesn''t do "X" just like {insert your software here}? Such as, "We''ve got all these people who are {insert your software here} experts. Other responses were, "Really?

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AutoCAD Revit Autodesk Software 98

Building Information Management

JUNE 27, 2012

Key Considerations for a Successful BIM Strategy. Phasing – Impossible to Implement BIM all a once. as individual drawings, could all be produced directly from the model as a “view” of the required information.” – RICS. Organizational Resources. Economic Fit. Generate and Assess Alternatives – Corrections.

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BIM Environment Life Cycle Modeling 49

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 4, 2022

If a picture can speak a thousand words, in a project, as-built drawings can speak a thousand construction processes. Nonetheless, as-built drawings remain an essential process in a project, especially to maintain a project’s lifecycle after construction has ended. . Shop drawing changes. Key Takeaways. What Is an “As-Built?” .

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Drawings Documentation Renovating Permits 52

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Owners, architects, contractors and engineers all use different software and hardware tools, as well as information, to contribute their deliverables to a structural project. Information can be contained within 2D drawings, specifications, documents, and Building Information Models (BIM).

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Life Cycle Construction Documentation Procurement 100

Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 2, 2016

Advance Steel is a powerful BIM based software that offers streamlined solution to 3D steel detailing. Advance Steel detailing software is developed on the basis of the popular AutoCAD platform. Steel shop drawings Apply adjustable templates to produce superior-quality drawings.

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Software Software BIM AutoCAD 40

Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

BIM based computerized quantity take-off and cost-estimating solution has flourished in the last 4-5 years. Quantity take off procedure can be enhanced with BIM as estimate of the quantities are derived from BIM models and the model contains the information on all the objects in the building in addition to their dimensions.

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Visualization Estimating BIM Software 40

Carol Hagen

APRIL 11, 2012

MultiVista , a national firm, captures visual as-builts indexed according to your architectural drawings. When IBM and EMC discuss Big Data it’s the video, 3D and 5D BIM along with high resolution photos that eat up storage. This is especially important when the owner is not local.

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Construction Visualization Documentation CoreCon 262