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Archive for January, 2009

Impression for Civil 3D Users

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Autodesk Impression is a tool that is free for Subscription customers that helps create presentation graphics.  We are not creating photo-realistic renderings, but we are creating those warm, water-color or colored pencil sketches that exude the human touch.  With Impression the human touch is mimicked with uncanny likeness and colorful graphics. 

A Brief introduction to Impression 2.0  PDF document

Integrated Project Delivery

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Within the building industry there is a growing interest in integrated project delivery (IPD) and the role building information modeling (BIM) can play in promoting integration among building professionals and improving design outcomes.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a process built on behaviors and contractual relations that enables early collaboration between owners, architects, engineers, construction managers, fabricators, and end operators. The IPD process is greatly enhanced through the technology-based process of building information modeling (BIM).

To learn more about IPD, here are some additional resources. You will be hearing more and more about this technique.

BIM and IPD Whitepaper

Autodesk IPD Website

IPD & BIM Blog

by Scott Brisk