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Showing posts with label cost estimating takeoffs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cost estimating takeoffs. Show all posts

Monday, March 24, 2014

A new standard of 3D-modeling for civil engineering projects

The Korea Institute of Construction Technology is going to unveil a new standard for 3D-supported construction planning for civil engineering projects like bridges and tunnels.

The standard will be very useful for 3D blueprints. The construction professional can easily detect issues with the visual data throughout construction while working with 2D plans. They can interpret blueprint efficiently and quickly find out if any inconsistency exists. It can result in minimizing building costs by 5 to 8 percent.

The standard will also provide other significant benefits like firmly incorporating multifaceted factors along with material properties and supply-cost information.

The institute is also considering to widespread the range of the 3D-modeling standard to other building sectors.

A new standard of 3D-modeling for civil engineering projects

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Published By
Tuhin Maity
www.quantity-takeoff.com
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Exterior Siding Cost Estimating Takeoffs


Takeoff cost estimating software helps cost estimators collect and synchronize Multiformat design data and high-quality images, providing comprehensive support and enabling a smoother design-to-cost workflow. Use cost estimating Takeoff to leverage property data to automatically or manually measure, count, and price various building objects.

Cost Estimating provides a comprehensive set of takeoff tools for use with 3D DWF models, 2D DWF sheets, DWG sheets, PDF files, and image files (TIFs, GIFs, and JPGs). The type of document you select on the Documents palette determines the automatic and manual takeoff tools that are available.

Jason Pratt explains how you can do Exterior Siding takeoffs-



Cost Estimating Takeoff Tools with 3D DWF models and 2D DWF sheets. These tools use the design data embedded in the DWF files by publishing applications to create takeoff data. These tools are:-

Model Takeoff: This tool, which can be used only with 3D DWF files, extracts the object tree from the model and adds it to the Takeoff palette. The items that are created by the Model Takeoff tool are placed in a takeoff group whose name is based on the model name. 

Search Takeoff: This tool, which can be used with 3D models and 2D sheets, creates takeoff data for multiple items based on search criteria you define. Using the tool, you select a piece of geometry on a sheet and specify search criteria based on the object’s design data. 

Single-Click Auto Takeoff: This tool, which can be used with 3D models and 2D sheets, lets you create a takeoff measurement with a single click on a piece of geometry.



Posted by Manoj Kumar Singh
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