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The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders

Pro Builder

The True Value of 3D Modeling for Home Builders. More than a marketing tool, 3D modeling can save time and money by providing greater accuracy. For an increasing number of them, this transition entails moving from two-dimensional (2D) drawings to three-dimensional (3D) digital modeling. The Path to 3D Modeling.

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SketchUp 2014 aims to make BIM processes more simple and flexible

BD+C

Trimble has released SketchUp 2014 , the latest version of its popular 3-D modeling platform for architects, engineers, design and construction professionals, as well as members of the global maker community. Designers'

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What to Look for in Construction Design Software

Lets Build

While it doesn’t have all of the features of the other options on this list, it’s a great choice for those just starting out with 3D modeling who don’t have the resources to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars upfront. SketchUp: Best simple construction design software. The answer will always be SketchUp.

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SketchUp Your Next Home

Construction Dive

According to architect and founder Alestair Parvin, the concept behind the approach is that 3D models can be downloaded from a freely shared library and adapted in SketchUp for users to create their own custom homes. That sums up the idea behind WikiHouse, an open-source construction system. Read more.

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Experts Offer Advice for Using SketchUp 2015

Construction Dive

Now that Trimble has unveiled SketchUp 2015, what should users know before switching to this new version of the 3D modeling software?

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DebunkTheBIM: Whatever floats your boat? Google Sketchup is no.

DebunkTheBIM

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Friday, July 13, 2012. Whatever floats your boat… Google Sketchup is no more. at 12:08 AM. Email This BlogThis! ► September. (4).

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Connecting Buildings to the Internet

Carol Hagen

Here are a few insightful ways Pachube can be used per their website: … an architect , you might use site-specific realtime sensor data to modulate (or generate) a Sketchup model, or use EEML data in conjunction with IFC-compliant models (as can be exported from AutoCad, etc.) to undertake post-occupancy evaluation.

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