3D Beyond Design: Using BIM for Prefabrication to Remove Waste and Save Money
Creating better designs is only part of the promise of BIM technology. Many small and medium-size organizations are using 3D design to collaborate with general contractors and construction managers to automate production of their designs and prefabricate building components such as mechanical equipment and curved glass curtain wall systems.
CAD & GIS News for Govies 8/28
CAD News for Govies is a weekly feature on Acronym that scans thousands of industry articles to present you with a regular source of CAD and GIS news, information and ideas that impact the public sector.
Here’s the latest round-up:
Bridge-in-a-Backpack Gains Popularity in the U.S.
How Government Agencies are Using LiDAR to Cut Costs Across Hundreds of Use Cases
LiDAR, a remote sensing system used for mapping the surface of the earth, has been around for decades, but it’s only in the past few years that it’s undergone a boom and is now at the heart of many government data gathering projects – from mapping desert terrain in Afghanistan to creating forest height maps.
AutoCAD for Mac
18 years ago. It was 1992. Gas prices were a mere $1.13 per gallon, our Vice President infamously misspelled everyone’s favorite Idaho export, and the Buffalo Bills lost in the Super Bowl…again. 1992 also marks the last time AutoCAD, Autodesk’s flagship 2D and 3D design software, was available on Apple computers.
Fast forward to 2010. While the Bills are still losing, AutoCAD is talking steps in the right direction. Earlier this week Autodesk announced they will release a new version of its most popular computer-aided design software and engineering tool, AutoCAD, that will run natively on Mac OS X.
Introducing [acronym] online – 2D and 3D Public Sector Design Blog
Since the beginning of time, people have had the urge to express their opinions. Even before the freedom of expression was guaranteed by law, given an outlet people have welcomed the opportunity to share their thoughts.
Fast forward 30,000 years and people still have the urge to share their knowledge. The underlying practice is still the same but the digital age has changed the medium from rock and flint to blogs and keyboards.
Eagle Point Migrates to AutoCAD Civil 3D. Shouldn’t You?
Eagle Point announced recently AutoCAD Civil 3D will become its development platform. It seems like a no-brainer given the obvious benefits of migrating from traditional 2D design solutions to 3D design solutions.