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DESIGNS ON INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY Various architects today are investigating the digital tools of industrial design, engineering, and manufacturing in search of ways to improve processes in the fragmented construction industry. For many reasons — the structure of the industry, the physical size and complexity of buildings, the typically low design repetition factor, and a general cultural conservatism — the design process and products of architecture lag behind those of the manufacturing industries in several ways.
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HYBRID DIGITAL/MANUAL SITE DRAWINGS The precision of computer rendering is difficult to match with a hand drawing. The character of a hand drawing is equally difficult to match with a computer rendering. Both have their advantages and place in the design visualization process.
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More Design Tools Bentley Releases White Paper on Building Information Modeling — Bentley Systems press release, 2003.0114New Bridgit Software Makes Data Conferencing Simple and Cost Effective — SMART Technologies Inc. press release, 2003.0113 @Last Software Releases RIB Exporter Plug-in for SketchUp — @Last press release, 2003.0103 CD-ROM is a Teaching Tool for Future Home Builders — South Tampa City Times, 2002.1227 Atrium 3.12 Adds Flexible Searching to Web-Based Project Collaboration Tool — Pragmatic Software Co., Inc. press release, 2002.1223
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