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Book Description

Recent years have seen major changes in the approach to Computer Aided Design (CAD) in the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) sector. CAD is increasingly becoming a standard design tool, facilitating lower development costs and a reduced design cycle. Not only does it allow a designer to model designs in two and three dimensions but also to model other dimensions, such as time and cost into designs.

Table of Contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Computer Aided Design Guide for Architecture, Engineering and Construction
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. 1 Introduction to CAD for the AEC/FM industry
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 What is CAD?
    3. 1.3 A brief history of CAD
    4. 1.4 CAD technology
  7. 2 Project and product modelling
    1. 2.1 Introduction
    2. 2.2 Why a process model?
    3. 2.3 What is a process?
    4. 2.4 Approaches to process modelling
    5. 2.5 Product modelling
    6. 2.6 Summary
  8. 3 2D CAD
    1. 3.1 An introduction to 2D CAD drafting
    2. 3.2 The history of 2D CAD drafting
    3. 3.3 2D drafting principles
    4. 3.4 2D CAD practical examples
    5. 3.5 Summary
  9. 4 3D CAD
    1. 4.1 An introduction to 3D modelling
    2. 4.2 3D modelling principles
    3. 4.3 Creating a 3D model
    4. 4.4 3D modelling practical examples
    5. 4.5 Summary
  10. 5 BIM (Building Information Modelling)
    1. 5.1 An introduction to BIM
    2. 5.2 BIM applications within the AEC/FM industry
    3. 5.3 The advantages and disadvantages of BIM
    4. 5.4 BIM modelling principles
    5. 5.5 Summary
  11. 6 4D CAD
    1. 6.1 An introduction to 4D CAD
    2. 6.2 4D CAD in practice
    3. 6.3 The advantages of 4D CAD
    4. 6.4 The limitations of 4D CAD
    5. 6.5 The 4D CAD modelling process
    6. 6.6 Summary
  12. 7 nD modelling
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 What is nD modelling?
    3. 7.3 nD modelling research development
    4. 7.4 The future of nD modelling
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index
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