What is 5D BIM?

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What is the Significance of 5D BIM in Construction Industry?

BIM is significant to enhance the productivity of architects, managers, and contractors during the construction phase. Furthermore, the people involved in the construction industry could not miss out to what they can get out of BIM.

The pre-construction phase involves owners and architects discussing the design, infrastructure and several changes required in the existing model. Therefore, the discussion takes place over the rough sketch which is ineffective to determine the real requirements and cannot fill the gap between conceptual design and final one. Relating cost data for estimating the cost and similar planning is called 5D BIM. The cost includes purchasing, installing, running, and renewal cost. 5th Dimension BIM (Building Information Modeling) is efficient and will help in extracting information from BIM ready virtual building models.

It is imperative to observe that pre-construction time involves unplanned, insufficient information that could stretch the time taken for construction and increases cost. Nevertheless, pre-construction time and developing of design is very important as it is about meeting the requirements of the owner, cost estimates and completing the project efficiently. 5D BIM will support the object of owners, architects, builders, and engineers to build the design and carry out cost estimation process more effectively.

Here are more benefits of 5D BIM for the construction industry:

  • When information related to exact scheduling of each activity and cost is easily available then contractors cannot miss any deadline. Reworks are minimized and each worker is aware of his/her work that led to the completion of the project on time.
  • Since cloud technology is added to BIM, contractors and project managers will be able to access data anywhere and convey it to subordinates for the changes in design or plan.
  • Making alterations in the information according to project requirements is possible with 5D BIM. Extracting of meaningful and reliable information is the objective to avoid any discrepancy.
  • The proper allocation of information in graphs and data sheets helps managers and owners to utilize the information and meet the schedule on time. Therefore, every equipment is put to definite use in the right manner and increases the efficiency of all the resources.

5D BIM fits perfect for design-build delivery as it can retrieve the building components from the built models and put in comparison against current cost structure. This feature will help in saving a lot of time spent on calculating entire project cost. In addition, when single equipment is eliminated or replaced, the revised cost will appear automatically.

Conclusively, with all the requirements lined up, 5D BIM is a profound intelligent to win projects and optimize pre-construction work phase. The highly informative rich intelligent models of BIM are upright means to display features, commitments, facts & figures, and any loopholes. Thus, owners, engineers, architects, and contractors are sure to benefit by the most befitting BIM Model in the construction industry.

A brief History behind BIM

The term BIM emerged in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry back in the year 1987. Building industry executive, Phil Bernstein was the first to use this tool when he was working for Autodesk- an American multinational corporation that focused on 3D design software. Furthermore, the term BIM became popular with the help of industry analyst Jerry Laiserin as a tool for digital representation in the building industry. As the tool was observed with some exceptional and winning characteristics, Laiserin emphasized BIM as the description for the next generation of design software loaded with the powerful features as CAD tool to generate reasonably clear and technically advanced commercial approaches. BIM also gained popularity as Autodesk was already using this as a building industry strategy.

Moreover, BIM became extremely popular because of its hi-end features and accuracy in generating technical and commercial building designs. This is probably the reason why BIM is used across the world. Several organizations across the globe offer guidance about the best practices for the BIM technology meeting industry standards motivating professionals to use it.

 

DEMONETIZATION: A Valuable Movement in Education Sector

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Money has a vital role to play in the education sector. From paying fees to the institute, admission fees, transportation charges and much more. However, with the incoming of demonetization policy, money transfer activities have been sorted to a major extent. In addition, the system no more has to engage with cash management as online and machine transfer has made significant space in this demonetization phase. The demonetization is making a significant impact on the education sector in the following ways:

  • The biggest noticeable impact being transparency in the admission process. Demonetization has made it difficult for the educational institutes to accept cash donations.
  • Fall of interest rate in banks was a huge matter of concern and thus, making educational loans cheaper in comparison to earlier.
  • Apparently, private tuitions or coaching centers use to prefer tuition fees in cash. However, demonization drive has forced them to accept payments in digital payments and other forms.
  • Some of the expensive education can be made more affordable without the capitation fee.

Demonetization is a definitely to bring the most consistent use of payment through the banking system and increase in tax collection by India’s population. Hence, the tax collection should result in better infrastructure, increase in teacher’s salaries and overall lift in the education sector.

AutoCAD 360 Pro

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The official Autodesk AutoCAD mobile App is the trending wave among CAD professionals today. This highly efficient mobile app offers an easy to use platform to create, edit, view and share your CAD drawings from anywhere. This amazing mobile platform helps you stay productive having some of the most exciting features.

Bridging Gaps between geographies

Access the latest CAD drawings between office and field and eliminate extra work cycles spent in communicating work.

Connect to the External  Cloud Storage

The app lets you access your work from the external cloud storage such as OneDrive, Google Drive, Box and Google Drive.

 

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Key Features

With the new AutoCAD 360 pro mobile app, you can do anything that can be done on a desktop system. The mobile app is loaded with capabilities to Draw, Edit, Measure, View, Annotate, Share, use external storage, work offline, sketch freehand, share read-only designs and orient yourself with the GPS.

 

 

New Features for the iPad users

Use the Apple pencil with your iPad Pro to access the CAD tools faster and work productively. You can split your screens to work with notes, images, and to access other files while creating your drawings.

Meeting the Needs

The app is available in Pro and Pro Plus editions to work as a perfect CAD partner for Architects, Engineers, and Construction Professionals.

 

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Institutional Training Services from CADD Centre

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With the boom in the technical industry, thousands of graduate engineers are pass out every year across the nation. Even after professionally qualified, these candidates are not directly employable as they fail to meet the needs of the industry.

Organizations today not only demands knowledge in engineering fundamentals, but also know-hows about CAD software skills, Business Etiquettes, Communication skills and other soft skills. Engineering graduates often do not meet all these requirements and therefore are not immediately employable.

The CADD Centre Training Services, the Asia’s Largest Skill Development Network have taken initiatives to empower the young engineers and help them grab their dream jobs. The centre has joined hands with a number of educational institutes across geographies to generate highly productive workforce for the industries. The centre offers highly customized programs filling the technical requirement gaps of engineering candidates offering them hi-end skills.

 

Program Highlights

  • Top-notch education and knowledge sharing by qualified and meticulously trained mentors.
  • Skill development programs enabling employability right from the first year of college.
  • On- premises programs for engineering candidates so that they do not miss the regular college classes.
  • Highly customized programs to fill the technical gaps.
  • Specially designed courseware for Institutional Training.
  • Placement World Wide Assistance (PWW) for fresh engineers to help them find right jobs.

 

Special Programs to Empower Engineers

CADD Centre offers two special programs for the engineering graduates empowering them with this extra dose of knowledge. The centre works in association with the educational institutes to train and endorse students for their future careers.

Paradigm Shift- This program is designed for all those students who have recently completed their schooling and are ready to join college. Paradigm Shift acts as a career shaping assistance for such candidates at a stage where it is difficult to make choices about which degree to choose.

Employment Skill Development program (ESDP)- This special program guides a candidate how to crack an interview to make an entry into the industry. Designed for the last year college students, this course covers areas such as interview skills, communication skills, resume writing skills, etc.

 

Other than the two courses mentioned above, other value added programs include:

  • Bringing Industry experts to talk about emerging trends & technologies to colleges.
  • Event sponsorship.
  • Faculty development programs.
  • Conduct Quiz program for engineering departments.
  • Project Assistance.
  • Assist students in creating product prototype, including 3D printing.

 

CADD Centre also provides customized programs for engineering students in the following products:

  • AutoCAD
  • CREO
  • Ansys
  • NCCAM
  • MX Road
  • NX Nastran
  • 3D Printing
  • Inventor
  • ProSteel
  • PDMS
  • Ansys Fluent
  • Ansys Civil

Universities / Colleges interested in customized programs can visit  for more details

https://www.caddcentre.com/institutional_training_program.php

The Evolution of the Engineering Services Outsourcing Industry

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The integration of IT into daily life has already impacted the world to a very great extent. And this implementation is expanding day by day. Every year, the products are introduced with tight IT integration in them. ‘Smart’ is a new concept today and every product is getting smarter every year. Smart objects such as lights that automatically turn on and off are the next big thing. With such expansion of IT, the growth of engineering service outsourcing (ESO) industry is also booming. The ESO providers have taken the lead when it comes to integrating IT and engineering. There are three waves of evolution in this industry, and we are currently in the second wave.

 

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Wave 1 (2000 – 2010)

The first wave of engineering services is the services of yesterday. The enterprises till date consider engineering services as an extension of the engineering organizations.  The market of ESO has remained smaller when compared to IT outsourcing (ITO) or business process outsourcing (BPO).  The ESO has always survived with a core group of service providers and the engagements have contacts that are tactical and delivered through time-and-materials (T&M) arrangements.

From the data collected in 2014, it was found that a quarter of the overall engineering services market was accounted by India-based providers. The worth of this quarter of the market is approximately US $80 million per year. The Engineering Service Providers (ESPs) and the Global Engineering Centers (GECs) make up the Indian ESO industry and almost half of the top 500 R&D spenders operate through these GECs in India.

Wave 2 (2010- 2017)

Technology has advanced in many fields like sensors, distributed company, wireless communications, and big-data. These technologies are provisioning the rapid transformation of the Internet of Things (IoT). The consumer expectations are increasing at a very fast pace and thus embedded electronics and IT are permeating the service and product engineering services.

In all the industries, the firms are dealing with a wide range of devices and data. These challenges create a unique opportunity for ESO providers. The ESO providers can create intelligent engineering applications that can monitor and customize the entire experience of any product.  There are several ideas such as real-time health care, smart homes and remote monitoring them, connected cars and much more. The created intelligent products store their own data and use it to establish a feedback loop. The OEMs can constantly deliver intelligent products as-a-service whose customer experience and product evolution are defined using software applications.

Wave 3 (2015 onwards)

In the third wave, the ESO industry integrates manufacturing as the third field of expertise. The security in the industrial internet is increasing day by day which is creating a new dynamic in robotics, 3D printing, and industrial automation. The third change is beginning and has two phases.

  1. With the evolution of “Digital Shop Floor”, the previously collected information will integrate with systems like product Lifecycle management (PLM), Enterprise resource Planning (ERP), and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). Such integration will increase the productivity, optimize the operational costs, improve the safety, and enhance asset uptime utility.
  1. The product maintenance and the repair requirements will have a lot of impact with the introduction of design-to-print concepts of additive and 3D manufacturing. For example, a washing machine that has the ability to provide 24/7 monitoring and can trigger the local provider with the need of printing a spare part.

Engineering Services and its changing nature

The need for change in the ESO delivery model has risen to realize the full potential of the growth capacities of technology. The current GECs must broaden their scope and invest further to meet all the upcoming challenges of IT-enabled engineering. Moreover, the GECs must also leverage the exposure, experience, and ESO providers’ investments.

In the future, the managed service contracts for ESO will require shifting from traditional engagement models to demand tight integration of service which includes key performance indicators, metrics of client business, and service level agreements that are stringent. In such way, the business model will move towards sharing risk and reward between the service providers and the client.