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Innovative Approaches to Industrial Construction Project Management

Construction Marketing

Incorporate the Latest Project Management Software Computer-animated design (CAD) technology revolutionized design when it was introduced decades ago. But it is not the only type of software to use in 2023. Modern projects are incorporating building information management (BIM) software. It streamlines scheduling.

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Essential BIM Terminology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Viewpoint’s software integrates with BIM to enhance collaboration. Viewpoint software seamlessly integrates with BIM for increased collaboration. Level 0 : Level 0 entails basically no collaboration, and only 2D CAD drafting is used. Level 1 : Level 1 BIM is a combination of 3D CAD and 2D for drafting. BIM Levels.

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How Architectural and Engineering Firms Convert Thousands of Files to PDF Quickly

Carol Hagen

If you create in AutoCAD, Solidworks or Microsoft Office you may need to publish your documents to PDF for distribution purposes. This can be a full time job if you generate 1000′s of documents monthly. DWFs and large format, Microsoft office and CAD files all can be published to PDF for distribution.

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Construction Collaboration: PDF Secrets Part 1 – Estimating Takeoff

Carol Hagen

Even with the Microsoft Office 2010 release that gives you the ability to convert documents to PDF built-in, it’s lacking when it comes to collaboration for the AEC Industry. What PDFs do best is share documents in a format that everyone can access. What PDFs do best is share documents in a format that everyone can access.

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PDF Editing, Sharepoint and ECM for the AEC Industry

Carol Hagen

Everyday PDFs are instrumental in the construction conversation to show mark ups on Microsoft Office documents, interactively draw on tablet PCs and then share these PDFs on Servers. But PDF editing software licensing is expensive and often cumbersome. Create PDFs from any CAD or Windows file.”

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Bluebeam Trick: OCR Kills Two Birds with One Click

Carol Hagen

Many Bluebeamers only have the CAD or Standard versions and these Revu clients don’t know what they’re missing. The OCR (Optical Character Recognition) function can deskew and detect the orientation of your document while it converts image content to text. Watch for upcoming Bluebeam tips on all these features.

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Construction Management and Quickbooks

Carol Hagen

Whether you are a residential or commercial general contractor, Quickbooks is the most popular accounting software serving the construction industry in the United States. What really separates this solution with others (I’m disclosing that I do sell this software) is the depth of integration and the capabilities.

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