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What is a DAO and why does it matter to AEC?

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Introduction Blockchain technology has revolutionized many industries worldwide, and the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is no exception. A significant innovation in this context is the DAO, which is a "Decentralized Autonomous Organization". A DAO is a blockchain-based organizational structure that operates decentralised, enabling transparent and collaborative decision-making and facilitating participatory governance. In this article, we'll explore what exactly a DAO is and why it's relevant and important to the AEC industry. What is a DAO? A DAO is an autonomous, organization-like entity that operates through smart contracts on a blockchain network. Unlike a traditional company, there is no hierarchical structure of power, nor the need for intermediaries such as managers or executives. Instead, decision-making is carried out collectively and transparently, through voting based on ownership of tokens or units of the DAO's native c...
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20 Ideas for Speeding Up AutoCAD

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I mage credit: Depositphotos 1. Is the slowdown in all files or just one? Start a new drawing by typing .new and see if the resulting  file is ok or not. If ok then the existing file is the problem. Run Recover on that file to see if that  helps, see other tips further down. 2. Once a slow drawing up checks to see what fonts are being used or called. If you don't have one on your system substitute in STYLE for an AutoCAD shx font. Do this for other font names you don't recognize to see if the bits of help speed up the drawing. Change all TTF fonts to SHX to see what difference it might make. 3. Does the drawing contain XREF files? Close the current drawing, open each XREF file and audit and purge each one. Then go back to your drawing. In 2010 you can use the RECOVERALL command to also include XREFs. 4. Check-in layer manager to make sure you don't have 100's of layer filters if so delete them. 5. Check the scale list to make sure you don't...
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AutoCAD 2014 vs. previous versions

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AutoCAD 2014 vs. previous versions Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2014 connects and streamlines your design workflow like never before. New design feed social collaboration tools drive project stakeholders involvement. Dozens of time-saving enhancements speed your everyday workflow. And with live maps and powerful new reality capture capabilities, AutoCAD connects your design ideas to real world around you. Autodesk AutoCAD 2014 Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Autodesk AutoCAD 2012 Autodesk AutoCAD 2011 Features User interaction Multi-functional grips ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Hide and isolate objects ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Create and select similar objects ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Delete duplicate objects ✓ ✓ ✓ Content explorer ✓ ✓ ✓ Associative arrays ✓ ✓ ✓ Clicka...
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