Is anyone aware of how many firms are currently building models in 3D?
This question was raised by an audience member and the collective response was that maybe one firm in the region was actively working in 3D as a normal course of business. When you consider that the tools have been around for more than 15 years, having only one firm in this category shows how slow to change many design firms are. This is why contractors and construction surveyors are taking the bull by the horns and learning to prepare 3D models–they can’t get them from the design firms. And it doesn’t look like they will be able to obtain them for the foreseeable future, either. So this is the perfect opportunity for surveyors to step up and take over this line of work for themselves. Why don’t engineers work in 3D? There are several reasons for this. Their business models are not set up to prepare construction plans; they are essentially preparing review and approval plans. Contracts, staffing, training, and use of software and other resources are all tuned for this result. Construc
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