cad

1. CAD SOLUTIONS
FOR CIVIL
ENGINEERING
Vanross Jn, Trivandrum
9249 000 500
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2. CAD & ITS AREAS OF USE
 CAD is the integral part of every design
 Will increase the productivity
 Used in almost all the fields of Engineering

3. 2D Drafting 3D Modeling Estimation
and Costing
Structural
Analysis
Land
Development
Project
Planning
CAD SOLUTIONS IN
CIVIL/ARCHITECTURAL
In Civil/Architectural Industry, CAD Solutions are mainly used in

4. 2D DRAFTING
▪ 2D Drafting is the first stage of a Civil project
▪ Major Software used in the Industry is

5. Features:
 A Powerful solution for Drafting
 Used in every Engineering Stream
 Maximum Accuracy
 Minimum effort for Quality outputs
 Developed by Autodesk Inc. USA
 December 1982: First Release (Version 1.0)

6. 3D MODELING
▪ 3D Modeling is mainly used for Design Presentations
▪ Can Convey the ideas very effectively
▪ Revit Architecture
▪ 3ds Max
SoftwareUsed

7. REVIT ARCHITECTURE
▪ An Autodesk Product
▪ Supports BIM (Building Information Modeling)
▪ Both 3D& 2D Outputs can be taken
▪ Used as a complete Building Design Solution

8. FEATURES
▪ Vast Component Library
▪ Creative Modeling Tools

9. ▪ Lighting Solutions

10. ▪ Schedules

11. ▪ Students Projects

12. ▪ Career Prospects
▪ Revit Architecture is the complete solution for Civil Design Industry

13. AUTODESK 3DS MAX
▪ Perfect solution for Realistic Visualizations
▪ Possible to create Dynamic Walkthroughs

14. FEATURES
▪ 3D Creative Modeling
▪ Real world Material application
▪ Natural& Artificial Lighting
▪ Realistic Rendering
▪ Dynamic Walk-throughs
▪ Importing & Exporting of Various Software

15. ▪ Students Projects

16. ▪ Career Opportunities
Interior Designers
Architectural firms / Construction Companies
One among 3 Major Construction Companies use 3ds Max for Visualization*

17. BUILDING ESTIMATION& COSTING
▪ Software used is Autodesk Quantity Take-off
▪ From plan , section and elevation itself estimation can be calculated
▪ Estimation using BIM models are also possible

18. ▪ Automatic Take-off in Minutes
▪ Accurate as much as Manual Calculation
▪ Dynamic Counting features
▪ Results in Tabled format
▪ Estimation using BIM Models& DWG files
▪ Image files are also supported
FEATURES

19. ▪ Career Prospects
▪ More and more companies are depending QTO for Estimation

20. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
▪ Application of Solid Mechanics to predict response in structure
▪ A key process of every design
SoftwareUsed
Bentley STAAD Pro V8i
Ansys Civil

21. ▪ Highly interactive and user friendly GUI.
▪ Exclusive wind load and seismic load generation.
▪ Inbuilt Structure Wizard.
▪ Moving load analysis.
▪ Supports 40+ standard international design code.
▪ Supports 10+ standard international steel section
Bentley STAAD Pro V8i

22. ▪ World-renowned Finite Element program ANSYS got customized with
CIVIL FEM
▪ Material Library
▪ Cross Section Library
▪ Bridge Design
▪ Retaining Wall
Ansys CIVIL

23. ▪ Career Opportunities
▪ Structural Engineers are the highly paid professionals in the industry

24. LAND DEVELOPMENT
▪ Land Development is the Process of altering the landscapes in many
number of ways for the purpose of Civil Construction.
▪ Land Surveying is the science of accurately determining the
Three dimensional position of points for the Development.
SoftwareUsed
MX Road

25. ▪ Point Creation using Different Sources
▪ Surface Creation using points
▪ Surface Analysis
▪ Earthwork Calculation
▪ Site Layout
▪ Real Estate Layout
AUTOCAD Civil 3D
Features Applications
▪ Surface Analysis
▪ Site Layouts
▪ Real Estate Layouts
▪ Governmental Purposes
▪ Transportation Designs
▪ Pipe Networks

26. ▪ Career Opportunities

27. ▪ String Based Modeling tool for Road Design
▪ Used in High-way schemes, Mining, Air Traffic, Golf courses etc.
▪ Seamless integration between CAD platforms
▪ Library of different standard Roads
▪ Junction and Roundabout Design solutions
▪ Generating of full 3D Models
Bentley MX Road MX Road

28. STEEL DETAILING
▪ Steel detailing is the process of preparing detailed drawings for steel
fabrications.
▪ Both 2D and 3D outputs are created for the purpose.
SoftwareUsed
ProSteel

29. ▪ Create detailed 3D Models of structures.
▪ Design, Document and Detail composite structures.
▪ Easy Lay-outing.
▪ Create complete Part lists.
▪ Works with 3rd Party platforms like AutoCAD.
Bentley ProSteel ProSteel

30. ▪ Career Prospects

31. PROJECT PLANNING& MANAGEMENT

32. ▪ PPM Concepts

33. ▪ Project Management Software
Power Project

34. ▪ Oracle Primavera
▪ Oracle Primavera is the leading Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
(EPPM) solution for project-intensive industries.
▪ It offers best-in-class capability requirements of industries like
▪ Engineering & Construction,
▪ Discrete and Process manufacturing,
▪ Public administration,
▪ Financial services and others.

35. ▪ Features
▪ Manage project in organizational level
▪ Portfolio & Program management
▪ Save time and money
▪ Increases consistency
▪ Repeatability

36. ▪ Microsoft Office Project Professional
▪ Microsoft Project Professional gives you a powerful, visually enhanced way to
effectively manage a wide range of projects and programs.
▪ It helps to simply
> Plan & manage with individuals , teams and the enterprise.

37. ▪ Features
▪ Program management
▪ Save time and money
▪ Increases consistency
▪ Repeatability

38. ▪ Asta Powerproject
▪ Developed by Elecosoft, UK.
▪ Standard Project Management Tool of UK Construction Industry.
▪ Highly Customizable Graphical Reports.
▪ Create Unlimited Resource Rates & Histograms.
Powerproject

39. IN A GLANCE…
▪ 2D Drafting
▪ AutoCAD
▪ 3D Modeling
▪ Revit Architecture
▪ 3ds Max
▪ Estimation and Costing
▪ Autodesk Quantity Take-off
▪ Structural Analysis
▪ Bentley Staad Pro
▪ Ansys Civil
▪ Land Development
▪ AutoCAD Civil 3D
▪ Bentley MX Road
▪ Steel Detailing
▪ Bentley ProSteel
▪ Project Planning
▪ Oracle Primavera
▪ Microsoft Office Project
▪ Asta Power Project

40. Frequently Asked Questions

41. CURRENT ENGINEERING SCENARIO
Engineering Studies is becoming one of the easiest option. Right ?
Getting a job in core field of Engineering is becoming very difficult
now a days due to huge competition.
Reason is not lack of opportunities.
Problem is the lack of skilled engineers.

42. RELEVANCE OF MULTIPLE SKILLS
Current trend in Industry especially in India is that Companies are moving from
the older Functional format to that of a Matrix format.
It means that companies are more focused in taking up project works.
For handling projects companies need team members with multiple
skills.

43. WHEN SHOULD I START LEARNING ?
▪ First year of your college itself
 Can assist in final year project.
 Can come out of college with additional skills.
 Can attend interviews more confidently.
 Will get a job in your core field itself.

44. THANK YOU
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