Industry Capabilities Research 2021
Published on February 12, 2017
Read our insights from over 1,000 business leaders, managers, and professionals on what capabilities are most important for thriving in the Building Design, Civil Engineering, Construction, and Manufacturing industries in the next 5 years.
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Building Information Modeling
Ensure that models are developed and shared in a consistent manner, ensuring maximum benefit through the design and construction lifecycle.
Design for Constructability
Convey key connections of architectural model elements for construction and accurately forecast the cost of a building project.
- BIM for constructability modeling
- Creating construction details in Revit
- Estimating costs with Revit
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Replace the outdated and tedious process of manually producing technical drawings for architectural and engineering purposes with digital tools.
Building Information Modeling
Ensure that models are developed and shared in a consistent manner, ensuring maximum benefit through the design and construction lifecycle.
Design Analysis
Analyze the performance of structural design elements.
- Analysis for Civil Engineers
- Perform structural analysis on bridge designs in the cloud
- Mobility simulation – know the basics
Project Delivery
Ensure that a design reflects the requirements and intent with regular reviews.
Coordination
Coordinate the design and trade input to ensure that the project can be executed as intended.
Design Collaboration
The ability for multiple departments, external stakeholders, and clients to collaborate on a design.
CAD Interoperability
Seamlessly utilize CAD data across multiple platforms with no loss to data integrity or fidelity.
- Reuse 2D data in 3D
- Use Inventor, Desktop Connector, and Fusion 360 for generative design
- Solidworks transition guide
Design for manufacture
Ensure a product design is actually feasible with the selected materials and available process manufacturing technologies.
Design Coordination and Review
Enable multiple stakeholders to effectively contribute to the development of a model prior to execution.
Data Management
Free up capacity for product design and innovation through effective data management.
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