How can revisions be easily tracked by a fabrication or erection contractor (who may or may not be up to speed with/can't afford the latest whiz-bang software and computers and people needed to run it) unless there are 2D paper drawings provided to shops and the construction site?
Reminds me of the current price of setting up a small 3D piping design/drafting shop; what would be the upfront cost?
-computer ($2000) -11"x17" printer for checkprints ($500) -AutoCAD ($5400)[1] -3D 3rd party software[2] (can vary, but budget $4000 for one mudule) -DSL or cable internet for file transfers ($500/year)
Add on all the small stuff and you're likely looking at a $15K expenditure. Any obvious others I've forgotten?
Paul
[1] If the client doesn't use that particular software, well... [2] See [1]
Bruce Bullough wrote:
> I still have to wonder about the true functionality of 3D at this time.
> I recently completed a US$55 000 000 project where the entire project
> was done in 3D, and we had to render EVERYTHING in 2D for construction.
> We couldn't find a contractor that would bid using 3D documentation, or
> build using 3D. Some were willing to take the 3D and create their own
> 2Ds to do their work. BUT, it impressed the pants off of the client's
> senior management, for what it's worth.
Received on Wed Oct 13 12:20:00 2004
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