4 best practices for sheet metal design detailing to reduce fabrication costs
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by Sandip Shah
2y ago
Communication of accurate design intent through detailed yet clutter-free fabrication shop drawings is critical to metal fabricators. Leveraging industry best practices for modeling and drafting will minimize rework and optimize costs. Sheet metal components are frequently used in industrial equipment, furniture, kiosks, doors and windows, HVAC equipment, roofing and electrical enclosures. And each component, assembly and sub-assembly has a customized manufacturing approach. Any typical sheet metal fabricator spends a huge amount of time, energy and money to fabricate these unique products ..read more
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How BIM Enhances Efficiency in Plumbing Layout and Installation
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by Bhavesh Umraniya
2y ago
BIM-enabled plumbing drawings enable early detection and resolution of clashes, positively impacting schedules and project costs. Detailed plumbing isometrics, better visualization, seamless and cross-discipline coordination and collaboration are key contributing factors. For decades, designers and plumbing engineers in the construction industry have managed building information through blueprints and lists of specifications. Working in silos using traditional methods, creates major disharmony between plumbing and mechanical and electrical drawings. This leads to costly and unaffordable rew ..read more
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How Revit Dynamo can improve BIM workflows
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by Harika Singh
2y ago
Revit Dynamo leverages project data and logic to enable designers, modelers and architects to automate repetitive tasks. Dynamo’s analysis- based parametric modeling, streamlined workflows and generative design capabilities improve construction efficiencies. Spending hundreds of hours on repetitive or mundane design and documentation processes can be unproductive and inefficient. Revit is an excellent tool for designers to create accurate and information-rich BIM models, but its integration with Dynamo amplifies its capabilities. Revit Dynamo automation enables designers to simplify BIM wor ..read more
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Top FAQs for CAD automation in Inventor using iLogic and Tacton
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by Usha B. Trivedi
2y ago
Manufacturers and design engineers across the industry are increasingly optimizing design cycle time by leveraging logical programming and rules. Our experts answer questions related to adoption and implementation of CAD design automation using Inventor, Tacton, and iLogic to remove ambiguity. Advancement of design and drafting practices, customer demand for personalization, and the need to get to market faster has spurred the adoption of automation technologies by manufacturers. Design automation is no more a preference but a primary need for manufacturers. While automation has accelerated ..read more
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Your Guide to Enhancing MEP Drawings and Detailing using BIM
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by Harika Singh
2y ago
Accurate and clash-free MEP drawings across disciplines ensure 100% installation of building components with minimal change orders. Detailed MEP drawings save construction projects from running into time and cost overruns. Coordinating BIM MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) systems is an extremely complex process due to the spatial, design and interrelation issues involved between the various MEP systems. The absence of MEP detailing and drawings leads to contractors struggling to resolve spatial issues leading to rework, material wastage and construction errors, ultimately resulting ..read more
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Top 5 FAQs about CAD Design Automation using DriveWorks
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by Usha B. Trivedi
3y ago
As CAD automation becomes an integral part of the manufacturing industry, our CAD automation experts offer answers to frequently asked questions about SolidWorks CAD automation using DriveWorks. CAD platforms have enhanced drafting techniques by eliminating erroneous manual drafting, the need to preserve paper drawings, time-consuming revisions, and much more. They have enabled seamless design communication across teams and easy referencing for future designs. As a result, a sharp rise in designers’ and manufacturers’ productivity along with drawing quality is seen. The challenges of standa ..read more
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Advantages of 5D BIM to Cost Managers
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by Harika Singh
3y ago
5D BIM models enable accurate cost estimation through additional, real-time information layers of quantity take offs and while factoring in dynamic changes in quantity, schedule and dimensions. Embracing the fifth dimension or 5D BIM helps cost managers become key beneficiaries in a BIM landscape. Traditional method of 2D cost estimation is time consuming and prone to human errors. Endless manual-take-offs often lead to miscalculations and re-measurement from a set of drawings is extremely labor intensive. 5D BIM connects the “cost” factor to a 3D model, making the cost estimation process c ..read more
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5 Tips for Implementing 4D BIM for Construction Scheduling
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by Harika Singh
3y ago
4D BIM has radically transformed the way we design, manage and develop construction projects. In an effort to add more clarity on how 4D BIM can be beneficial for your project, we present 5 tips on implementing 4D BIM for construction scheduling. Proper allocation of resources and material is crucial to ensuring project efficiencies while taking into account potential disruptions like inaccurate count of materials or delays in delivery. Inaccurate sequencing and scheduling results in reworks, material wastage, logistic errors and project delays. 4D BIM modeling helps project teams, contract ..read more
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Perfect Furniture Drawings: How to Drive Efficiencies for Convertibles
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by Usha B. Trivedi
3y ago
As floor spaces shrink for apartments, workspaces and retail shops, multi-functional convertible furniture becomes an overriding need across the furniture industry. Accurate and detailed furniture shop drawings are pivotal to driving efficiencies in convertible furniture manufacturing. As per Global News Wire, folding furniture market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.8% from 2016 to 2022, to reach $13 Billion by 2022. Convertible furniture, though costly, has attracted designers, manufacturers and customers, as floor area shrinks by the day. The success of convertible furniture industry ..read more
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How to Create As-built Models from Point Cloud for Heritage Buildings
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by Harika Singh
3y ago
The ability to digitize construction drawings and visualize as in conditions of renovation buildings, has given as-built drawings increasing acceptance in the construction space. Understanding how to create accurate 2D/3D drawings from point cloud scans, holds the key to successful project execution. Conventional techniques or 2D plans for surveying complex geometries of heritage buildings can be inaccurate and time-consuming. Renovating such structures which often miss out on construction documents, as built drawings or paperwork pose serious construction challenges. Creation of Point Clou ..read more
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