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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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How to Get Ready for 3D

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Omg! Why I’m writing about this post for the eBook review.  I feel pressured. Why, I forgot how to 3d! When I was on training (last 4 years ago) I didn’t remember it was taught. Nowadays BIM or Revit is the future they say. 2d is old fashioned? Come on. The year is 2013 but still I’m using AutoCAD 2012 version, most of my work is 2d detailing. Autodesk was release the AutoCAD 2014 (it's alright maybe AutoCAD 2020 where 3d modelling is BIM already.) At the office, lunch break where I’m online I tried to Google about blog dedicated only to 3d drafting and design. I think I was unlucky on that day. I didn’t find the searches of it (sigh). Am I a goldbricker? I think I’m making irrelevant to my topic.  Here’s my post below. Thanks for reading.   How to Get Ready for 3D  Switch to the 3D Modeling workspace Type in command line “.new” and press enter. Choose the acadiso3d.  Add the Layers panel to the ribbon  Check your system requireme...
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Using the Mouse

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Your mouse most likely has two buttons and a scroll wheel. You have used the left mouse button to choose menus, commands, and options, and you’ve held it down to drag menus, toolbars, and windows. The left mouse button is the one you’ll be using most often, but you’ll also use the right mouse button. While drawing, you’ll use the right mouse button for the following three operations: To display a menu containing options relevant to the particular step you’re in at the moment To use in combination with the Shift or Ctrl key to display a menu containing special drawing aids called object snaps To display a menu of toolbars when the pointer is on any icon of a toolbar that is currently open If you have a three-button mouse, the middle button is usually programmed to display the Object Snap menu, instead of using the right button with the Shift key. If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, you can use the wheel in several ways to control the view of your drawing. I’...
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Tipniques: AutoCAD Sheet Sets - Project Management Tool

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AutoCAD sheet sets are powerful tools in the hands of those that use them. Or at least they should be. Sheet Sets have been around since AutoCAD 2005 which was released in the year 2004. It's now the year 2013 and many, if not most, AutoCAD users still do not use sheet sets to their potential. Many don't use them at all. That's a shame because they are, in my opinion, the single most powerful and efficiency tool available in AutoCAD especially when working with many users on a project. What is this Sheet Set Tool Users access sheet sets through the sheet set manager. This manager is a typical AutoCAD pallet. It can be moved around the screen, docked, hidden, collapsed, anything that you can do to a pallet. The SSM (sheet set manager) displays the sets, subsets and drawings in your project. This provides access to all of the drawings for the project. Clicking on the drawing name will open the file in AutoCAD for you. No hunting or drilling down in a file exp...
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