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What to Look for in Construction Design Software

Lets Build

Construction professionals worldwide have used AutoCAD construction design software since the ‘80s for 2D and 3D drafting. Many in the industry consider AutoCAD to be the best construction drafting software to create blueprints for everything from residential homes to large-scale commercial projects. The answer will always be SketchUp.

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Essential BIM Terminology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Often just considered 3D design, building information modeling (BIM) also acts as a collaborative work platform. 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. Asset Information Model (AIM).

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Drafting Views have an Origin

Revit OpEd

When we create a new drafting view we are presented with an empty view. We are free to begin our drafting exercise anywhere we see fit. If we import a simple CAD file that has some lines that define where the 0,0,0 origin is we''ll find out exactly where the origin is in the drafting view (use Auto-Origin to Origin).

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Does a BIM Requirement Stop You From Bidding?

Carol Hagen

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become an industry standard on complex construction projects. As more Construction owners reap the benefits of BIM, more projects add a modeling component. Then you can mold your own model of a BIM professional without any “bad habit” baggage.

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The art and science of drawing: Humanizing the design process with a bit of controlled mayhem

BD+C

Long gone are the days when we had to be experts in drafting by hand; computer-aided design (CAD) software and 3-D modeling tools can generate measured drawings and photorealistic renderings with a keystroke. Today’s architects are living in interesting times. Is this a good thing? Not always.

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2D CAD sucks

Do

I really truly beleive that moving to a non object based Computer Tool like 2D CAD was one of the worst things our industry ever did. At least when we were drafting on paper (or whatever) a person really thought about what it was they were going to represent when that line was drawn, because no one wanted to redraw.

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Importing DWG and Exporting to DWG

Revit OpEd

Here's a few things that have come up lately regarding importing dwg data: Revit imports from Model Space unless there is nothing in Model Space. Save details as single cad files not composite "sheets" of details. It then asks if you'd like to import the stuff it finds in paper space.

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