CAD/BIM Tips & Tricks
Your CAD Model Looks Great, So Why Is the Engineer Nervous?
AI-generated CAD is getting remarkably convincing. Discover what CADEngBench reveals about AI, parametric CAD, engineering design and the future of CAD.
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Construction Robots and the Future of BIM
Construction robots are changing the jobsite. See how BIM data, human judgment and reliable CAD standards will shape safer, smarter automation.
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The Tallest Tower in Texas
Explore how BIM, MEP coordination and multidisciplinary engineering help make the tallest building in Texas, Austin’s 1,025-foot Waterline tower, possible.
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The Big Tech Trend: Predictive Design Over Generative Design
Predictive design has some undeniable benefits. However, ensuring the security of the data upon which it relies is critical. Discover more in this overview.
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BIM Masterclass: Modeling the Lucas Museum
With most buildings, you can tell how they were put together simply by looking at them. You can usually spot the columns, follow the roofline and understand how the walls carry the load. Even the most impressive skyscrapers reveal a certain logic. Steel supports concrete, beams support floors and gravity does the rest.
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Why Your CAD Standards Fall Apart (And How to Fix Them)
Every CAD manager has lived through the same story. A project begins with optimism. Standards are carefully defined. Levels are organized. Cell libraries are approved. Naming conventions are documented. Templates are distributed. The automation and AI tools are in place (if you have them). Everyone attends the kickoff meeting and agrees to follow the rules.
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A $500,000 CAD Mistake Can Start With One Level or Layer
Nobody sets out to lose half a million dollars over anything, let alone a single level or layer in a design file. They set out to finish a drawing package by Friday, send it to the client before the deadline, and go home at a reasonable hour. The problematic level or layer hasn’t introduced itself yet, but you can bet your backside that at some point it will.
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5 Landmark BIM Projects Every CAD/BIM Manager & AEC Professional Should Know
BIM didn’t evolve in a vacuum. Discover the 5 landmark engineering projects that pushed Building Information Modeling to its limits … and changed it forever.
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Hassle-Free Excel Imports to Revit
If you’ve ever tried to bring an Excel spreadsheet or Word document into Revit the old-fashioned way, you already know what happens. You paste. You stare. You paste again … as if that’s going to help. What you get is a formatting nightmare that somehow looks worse each time you try to fix it, and the clock is absolutely not your friend.
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