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Benefits of CAD software for design and construction professionals Gone are days when design and construction professionals had to burn the mid-night oil for development of construction drawings for multiple building disciplines. When it comes to developing a building the maximum time is consumed during designing and drafting. And even though design and drafting takes a huge time one cannot trust the design for its validity until and unless it is practically implemented in actual construction. Before we go any further let me ask my readers what do they understand by design and drafting in context of building construction. Design and drafting is the process of developing an effective building design which is created by implementing design code and standards as per the geographical conditions of the proposed construction location. Before the availability of CAD software to design and construction professionals the process of design and drafting included huge complexities. But the digitalization of drafting process which happened after the evolution of computer aided design technology has completely revolutionized the way drawings used to be developed. Be it architectural CAD drafting, structural CAD drafting or MEP CAD drafting AutoCAD remains at the heart of drafting process. That means for developing architectural, structural and MEP drawings in digital form one has to make use of AutoCAD. There is increasing competition in the market due to which CAD drafting orders received by the service providing firms must be completed by them within set deadlines. Clients get annoyed if services ordered by them are not received or delivered to them within the deadlines. Hence service providing companies taking the orders for CAD drafting services must work effectively so that services can be delivered to clients within mentioned deadlines. When AutoCAD is used by design and construction professionals in drafting process they can easily generate CAD drawings, bill of materials, special reports and specifications etc much faster. Thus we can say that by using CAD software AEC professionals can accomplish drafting too fast. Another important benefit of the application of CAD software in design and drafting is that accurate drawings are developed by design and construction professionals with the assistance of unique tools of CAD systems. Accurate drawings are the prime requirement for the development of any building and this ultimately tells us about the importance of the application of AutoCAD in construction. In other words availability of precise digital drawings is impossible without the assistance of AutoCAD. If accurate construction drawings are developed by AEC professionals in preconstruction stage then it leads to quick accomplishment of actual construction.


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