Browsing Archive: June, 2012
Posted by Amy John on Thursday, June 28, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Latest innovations in BIM include some special features in the advanced versions of software like Revit. With the inventions of software with higher version, there are innumerable enhancements in the BIM based modeling technology which further results into error free projects or zero error projects. Projects which are carried out with such advanced features of higher version of softwares are more accurate and with better visualization than projects done with traditional modeling. Some of the ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Thursday, June 28, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Architectural 3D rendering is the most sought after and popular technique used today by the Architectural Industry. This has brought about a revolution in this Engineering field and is popularly used as a marketing tool. Architectural 3D Rendering is divided into multiple services depending on its usage. It can be used to create images with different angles and set ups, animation, walk-through, Product Modeling etc.
Technique that is used to add texture and give it a realistic effect is call... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Tuesday, June 26, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Imagine completing a project directly instead of preparing a 3D visualization first. What if the client is unhappy with the end results and puts off a change with the entire project. End results would be excess cost and time consumption. The solution for this is to prepare 3D architectural animation before the construction starts. 3D Animation is basically a process of creating a video which comprises of moving or animated rendered images. This can include landscaping, characters, interiors o... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Tuesday, June 26, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Have any dream structure in mind? 3D Rendering is the process which could help you replicate that imaginary structure on TV or PC before the actual construction starts. Earlier, the ideas were figured out on paper but now the scenario has changed with the advancement in technology and today designers do not rely upon paper work. Everything appearing in 3D rendering needs to be created on PC before it can be rendered but software’s such as AutoCAD have made this task really easy.
3D Rendering... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Monday, June 25, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Electrical Building Information Modeling Services are very important for engineers and contractors at site for actual construction. An electrical Building Information Modeling BIM service mainly includes conduit layouts, cable tray layouts, lighting fixtures layouts, fire alarm layouts as well as high quality of construction and design documents.
Electrical BIM services can be widely divided into following categories:
I. Electrical 3D BIM Models:
Electrical Building Information Models cannot be ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Monday, June 25, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Yes, there is BIM boom in the Middle East since recent few years. Thus Building Information Modeling boom has become a major contributor towards economic growth of Middle Eastern countries.BIM booming in UAE is due to availability of latest Building Information Modeling software’s and also BIM solution providers.BIM technology results into reduced labour, time as well as cost.
Building Information Modeling is touching heights with every passing day due to benefits like saving of overall cost... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Friday, June 22, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Quality Control Checks:
Quality Control Checks are the most important aspect of BIM model creation. Lack of quality checks and quality controls results into inaccurate as well as imperfect and incomplete BIM models. One should create 3D BIM models in various software keeping in mind that these BIM models are going to be used for actual construction phase. Thus care has to be taken while inserting details in the software provided by the client while creation of BIM models. These data’s are ex... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Friday, June 22, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
The architectural industry is buzzing with technological advancements and 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been rapidly carving its way into construction industry developments. Today the construction sector across the world is facing immense challenges in terms of time and budget constraints and maintenance of quality standards. Building Information Modeling (BIM) has transformed the way architecture industry functions and it has phenomenally changed the approach towards constructio... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Tuesday, June 19, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Construction Drawings are blueprints created to aid a builder in construction. After an architect has finalized a design and details of other engineering elements have been concluded, Architectural Drawings, Mechanical Drawings and Electrical Drawings, along with Structural Drawings and Plumbing Plans are combined to create the set of Construction Drawings. These Drawings enable the builder to plan the Construction in tandem with tradesmen. Construction Drawings provide dimension and specific... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Tuesday, June 19, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Construction drawings are very important and are needed in each and every step of construction during renovation of house or starting construction from scratch. Nowadays with the use of advanced technologies we can create construction drawings easily in revit as per the given client's standards. Construction drawing created using Revit involves high level of construction documentation which is not available with 2D drafting done in Autocad.
Most of the architectural firms have switched over... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Monday, June 18, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Clash Detection is the process of inspecting and identifying the various interferences which usually occurs in coordinating process of 3D models created in different advanced software’s like Revit Structural & Revit MEP. 3D models created in Revit Structural includes components like beams, columns, doors windows etc while 3D models created in Revit MEP includes mechanical, electrical and plumbing services. These models created in revit may be included in BIM as such models contains ample in... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Friday, June 15, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
The construction industry is burgeoning and looks as promising as never before, as end users continue to demand increasingly complex projects to be delivered at a faster pace and in a cost-effective manner. Traditional methods of construction have been adopted for building a lot of structures erstwhile. However, a lot of incidents causing havoc have led to the questioning of many traditional practices. Technological innovations have helped the construction industry to avoid a lot of precariou... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Friday, June 15, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
BIM conversion process is an important step for any design firm. CAD to BIM simply means paper based drawings or Computer Aided Design are converted into BIM smart models. It sounds a simpler process to carry out for CAD to BIM conversion but it is not necessarily easy. BIM actually means Building Information Modeling which produces 3D ,4D or 5D Building Information Models with high level dealing and complexities using software’s like Revit, ArchiCAD etc.These models can be further utilized... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Thursday, June 14, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
What is CAD?
CAD means Computer Aided Design, in which computers are widely used for any type of designing such as mechanical, structural, architectural or electrical. Computed aided design is mostly carried out with the help of software called autocad. CAD is simple computerized way of designing to make our design accurate and also improves the quality of drawing. CAD can also be referred to as the process of creation of technical drawings of different domains. Computer aided design helps for... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Thursday, June 14, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Building Information Facility Management refers to as the coordinated and integrated sequence of processes carried out in order to improve or increase efficiency of primary activities during construction. Improved Building Information Facility Management includes number of resources as well as sequence of activities. Effective building information facility management is a sign of success for any firms incorporating or providing facility management services. Another advantage of effective buil... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Wednesday, June 13, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Technology advancements have invariably transformed the construction and architectural sectors from small huts of bricks and mortar to amazing architectural marvels. And with the booming field of 3D rendering this transformation process shows no signs of slowing. 3D rendering allows building structures virtually and embedding a lot of features within it according to different requirements. 3D rendering process has helped in increasing construction efficiencies through faster development withi... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Wednesday, June 13, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
This article talks about the status of India in implementation of Building Information Modeling within the architectural sector. Building Information Modeling or BIM is the process of generating a realistic model of a proposed project and exploring its details before the actual construction begins in the real world. A lot of contractors, architects, designers and engineers in the United States and the United Kingdom have started using this highly advanced technology for better productivity an... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Monday, June 11, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
Computer-Aided design drafting or CAD drafting as is popularly known as, is a convenient, fast and effective option for creating, drawing or designing of products, buildings or people. services have gained tremendous importance in the fields of architecture, construction, manufacturing and engineering owing to its characteristics of being faster, more efficient and easier to use.
CAD drafting has different benefits to different professionals and they use CAD for their specific purposes and ar... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Monday, June 11, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
The word Outsourcing is becoming very popular and common day by day. Outsourcing may be any type engineering services or any other services but out of them most commonly outsourced services are Computer Aided (CAD) Services. Most medium scale and large scale firms have started outsourcing CAD based services on a wider scale. Outsourcing of CAD services provides us with number of advantages, so outsourcing of CAD based services is becoming very popular and common day by day. It provides us wit... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Tuesday, June 5, 2012,
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CAD and CAM
CAD Drafting is a drafting solution which is not only used in Architecture but in Mechanical services as well. Normally CAD Drafting is associated with Architectural 2D or 3D only. However, this term is extensively used in other domains like MEP, Structural and Mechanical Domain too. Today we will talk more about how AutoCAD and CAD Services can be used in different domains. Previously only AutoCAD drawings services were used in Mechanical domain. But today apart from 2D Drafting, 3D model... Continue reading ...
Posted by Amy John on Tuesday, June 5, 2012,
In :
CAD and CAM
Structural Detailing is one of the most complex phases of a construction process. Defining Structural Detailing may seem simple but performing it is extremely complex. This basically involves detailing of structural element for Fabricators who in turn estimate the cost for the construction process pertaining to steel used to build any structure. These detail drawings include structural plans, part drawings, assembly drawings, member list, beam and columns, erection layout and plans, miscellan... Continue reading ...
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