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Point Cloud Conversion to 3D Modeling: The Roadway as it is

In the age of digitization, reconstructing the as-built condition of archaic buildings for construction companies and surveyors isn’t a tough task.

5D BIM for Pre-Construction and Early Designs

Conventional architectural concepts and designs were nothing more than sketches, loose floor plans and area discussions. These were the days when owners and architects used to discuss aesthetics..

Millwork Shop Drawings for Appealing Designs of Retail Shops

Better designs of retails shops, for apparels, food or any other industry, appealing interiors of shops are a trademark for sellers to establish brands and attract customers.

Millwork vs. Casework: A Detailed Study of Differences and Comparison

Millwork and Casework, two often interchanged terms, are interconnected with the building architecture and construction. Falling under the umbrella of carpentry.

CAD Drafting and 3D Drawing Services: The Multi-purpose Use

It’s a little over a decade that CAD made its way in the industrial design engineering. From developing concept ideas into product designs and helping manufacturers..

How does BIM help General and Specialty Contractors

Increasing number of specialty contractors are facing challenges of not being paid in full and in time by general contractors.

Steel Detailing for Structural Engineers and Steel Fabricators

A structural design details plan of any building facility or the infrastructure undergoes several stages of inspection, analysis, and redesigning before it is sent for fabrication of steel…

BIM: Overcoming MEP Design Coordination & Installation Challenges

MEP engineers face a constant challenge in coordinating, fabricating and installing MEP components and layout while staying on schedules and cost budgets.

How Shop Drawings Reduce Risks in Construction Projects Liabilities

With today’s changing construction industry landscape, building construction projects are getting stiffer as far as economics and risk management are concerned. Project finances are suffering, risks are increasing, and contractors..

Why Outsource 2D & 3D CAD Drafting Services

For design engineers and architects, 2D and 3D CAD drafting is one of the deep embedded activities in daily task list. Converting 2D drafts into 3D drawing is becoming a necessity in course of achieving clear design communication.

Profitability in the Realms of Mass Customization with Design Automation

Getting products to the market and getting them to hit the sales should not be a challenge for manufacturers. For example, for metal storage tanks…

Should Fabricators Continue using DWG File Format?

2D drawings and 3D models generated in CAD software predominant in fabrication industry, and if any fabricator were to dedicate their success, they would happily pin it on CAD.

How to ensure the Correctness of BIM Implementation?

Along with most other design consultants in the AEC industry, you too must have adopted BIM. But did you ever bother to introspect whether your implementation is correct or not?

Optimize CAD Processes to Enhance Sheet Metal Fabrication Efficiency

Metal fabrication industry relies greatly on fabricators’ shop floor processes and their efficiency. Efficiency comes from their accurate and error-free fabrication drafts generated in CAD and ability to read them.

Sheet Metal Welding made easy with Efficient Fixturing Systems

Main stream sheet metal fabricators are learning that fabricating their own machining tools is more profitable when the core focus is reducing manufacturing lead time.

PMI Annotated 3D CAD Models Reduce Fabrication Costs

Fabrication companies for automotive products like jigs and fixtures are well aware of the challenges of documenting all the technical papers

Fabricators have to Select the Best Bad CAD Design Option for Profitability

Even with CAD technology, there are no good designs. There are only bad designs, and a sheet metal fabricator has to select the best out of

Construction Design Engineers should Adopt Autodesk Revit to Meet Stringent Project Deadlines & Market Demands

Structural engineers, architects, MEP engineers, and drafters argue about the value of an array of novel modeling and sketching tools utilized

3 BIM offerings that drive successful building construction projects

With advent of BIM technology, structural engineers, civil engineers, MEP engineers and architects are set free from dealing with 2D sketches.

Sheet Metal Fabrication With CAD; Closing The Loop To Gain Profitability

The intent here is to convey that adhering to certain tried and tested CAD design procedures help big time in attaining profitability of your finished sheet metal products.

Benefits to Sheet Metal Fabricators by Moving from 2D to 3D CAD Workflows

Most metal fabrication businesses still rely on 2D drawings, even when there is a 3D model available. At the manufacturing floor, drawings are utilized to develop production plans.

Utilize Product Configurator to Streamline Entrance Canopy Design and Sales Processes

Entrance canopies accentuate the main entrance or any doorway and give a stylish and modern look to residential or commercial buildings

BIM to Address MEP Challenges for Stadium Projects

Since the days of ancient Greece and Rome, the concept of stadium has evolved rapidly. Modern stadium projects are often designed considering…

Sheet Metal Designing; let’s set the Rules Straight

Sheet metal has found its application in heavy engineering industries like automotive and aerospace components, to light engineering industries like consumer goods viz..

Skills a Revit MEP Professional Must Possess From Building Construction Industry Perspective

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) put together forms an important pillar in the building construction project.

Best Sheet Metal Drawing & Design Services

Drafting and modeling for sheet metal design is far more different and complex when compared to design development for solid objects.

Why MEP Engineering Firms Should Give BIM a Second Thought?

BIM has evolved over a period of time, becoming a rich information model or rather a rich 3D database…

Adoption of BIM, Changes the Function of Drawing and Drafting Complex MEP Systems

An efficient MEP system ensures a smoother lifecycle of the facility that it is a part of. Further, it ensures a reduced…

BIM becomes a Standard Practice in Construction Projects for Oil & Gas Industry

Projects across utility industry particularly for oil and gas refinery construction and pipeline engineering are growing in terms of complexity and size.

LOD Specifications for Structural BIM Processes: Defining Model Elements and Content Requirements

The key benefit of BIM is that it allows structural engineers to share the digital model of a structure with the contractors and fabricators.

Promoting Better Communication Using 3D CAD Modeling

Communication plays a vital role when dealing with the product design and development process. In any engineering firm…

Why Small Firms Should Also Invest In BIM?

Essentially everyone, i.e. every firm involved in the business of construction should use BIM – whether big or small.

BIM 5D for Fabrication – Building Smart Construction Capabilities

Often, lack of the up-to-date information or having the wrong materials is the reason why construction projects fail to deliver what they promise.

BIM Capabilities Usher A New Era of Cost Estimation for Construction Projects

BIM is a technology that enables estimators/cost engineers avail accurate and detailed information required for estimating the project costs, thus reduce the variability in cost estimates.

Using Point Cloud for Revit BIM

The Point Cloud Data collected via 3D laser scanning technique can be imported in Revit and used for BIM. Point Cloud for Revit BIM is particularly beneficial in restoration of heritage sites and retrofit work..