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Originally posted by Mike007 I'm Frank. Frank Gery. I come up with building designs by crushing a piece of paper. lol Seriously. I'm a brick layer, work part-time through LabourReady. Without me, your CAD drawings would never materialize. hahaha!

without our cad drawings, you wouldn't be building anything.

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I'd rather be a CAD monkey than an architect I think. If shit falls down 20 years later, I won't get sued into the ground because my name isn't stamped on those plans :P

I've been toying with AutoCAD Architecture 2009 for a few days now, and I gotta say I really like the interface redesign. It's very much like Office 2007, in that everything is laid out on top, visually, in that "ribbon" layot. Finally everything is in the Dashboard, as opposed to 2008 which seemed like a test exercise for them to see if it was worthwhile doing. It is so much faster than dropdown menus, especially when you're in the Visualization workspace.

I loves me some 3D building models, especially when they can generate elevations and sections for me with a few clicks. Fuck sections. That's why I really want to learn Revit. Build your model, and it'll generate a full set of plans for you. Mmm mmm good!

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Originally posted by Mike007 Seriously. I'm a brick layer, work part-time through LabourReady. Without me, your CAD drawings would never materialize. hahaha!

That is THE most ignorant thing I've heard anyone say. I'd LOVE to see you design a structure that's made from sustainable building materials and stands upright. I'm sure you know alot about the structure of a building given your trade, but unless you spend 4 years learning EVERY aspect of the function and design of a building, you have NO argument.
Having said that, i respect all building trades because (you're right) without you guys, our designs would never be applied to a project.
Now... can't we all just get along?!?!?

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Haha yeah, how about a steel skeleton building with a rainscreen like Cor-Ten or Cembonit instead of brick veneer? Besides, using brick as a structural element isn't particularly common around here anymore...

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Originally posted by italarmo Graduated from Architectural Technology (Dipl. Arch) in 2005 Currently working for a design firm downtown and enrolled in part-time studies @ Seneca for Interior Design (diploma)

I graduated in 2000 & also work for a design firm downtown.

However, I knew by 3rd year that I didn't want to do it for the rest of my life, but thought it would ridiculous to stop at that point.

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 I've been toying with AutoCAD Architecture 2009 for a few days now, and I gotta say I really like the interface redesign. It's very much like Office 2007, in that everything is laid out on top, visually, in that "ribbon" layot. Finally everything is in the Dashboard, as opposed to 2008 which seemed like a test exercise for them to see if it was worthwhile doing. It is so much faster than dropdown menus, especially when you're in the Visualization workspace. I loves me some 3D building models, especially when they can generate elevations and sections for me with a few clicks. Fuck sections. That's why I really want to learn Revit. Build your model, and it'll generate a full set of plans for you. Mmm mmm good!

Have you tried Architectural Desktop? I used to use that program back at my last firm and it does everything for you! You customize your walls with the proper dimensions and materials, so when you drop in your walls as blocks, all of the materials you customized the block with (gypsum, v barriers, insulation) are all in the wall! It essentially builds you a 3D model that you can section too. It's pretty kick-ass

Right now the company i work for JUST got AutoCAD 2008

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Originally posted by italarmo

I am not an architect, I am an electrical engineer actually...anyway to my point

You guys ever use Revit also by Autodesk? I know a few people in the industry and they swear by it. I played around with it a bit and it is awesome. SO much better than Autocad, and I have used autocad since R14.
Anyway just my $0.02. You should try the software if you havent yet

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Originally posted by Cro_Addict You guys ever use Revit also by Autodesk? I know a few people in the industry and they swear by it. I played around with it a bit and it is awesome. SO much better than Autocad, and I have used autocad since R14.

I've also heard it's MUCH better than CAD, but unfortunately I haven't come across the program to use it and find out for myself.
Isn't it a lot more expensive than CAD though?

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Originally posted by italarmo I've also heard it's MUCH better than CAD, but unfortunately I haven't come across the program to use it and find out for myself. Isn't it a lot more expensive than CAD though?

yeah it is. much easier to model stuff in 3d right away. The way the whole program works is different than autocad.

why don't u try it out at home *cough*torrent*cough*

I used CAD since Ver12 & I still use it daily even though I am a Project Architect. (It dont matter what you do as longest you do what you got to do.)

Maya is awesome for renderings. (the best in my opinion)

Revit is cool but I can live without it too.


PS. This thread is really very intelligent.

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