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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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The 10 Worst Things You Can Do In Revit

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The information contained in this document is time-sensitive as the technology and system requirements  continually evolve.  The AUTODESK REVIT family of products (Architecture, MEP and Structure) presents new opportunities and challenges to designers. Revit concentrates all information in one central model database rather than several drawing files. Because every designer uses and shares the same central Revit file, problems created by one user will often affect all users. Revit models also contain far more information than just geometry; hence the term Building Information Modeling. Revit, of course, is not simply an AutoCAD upgrade and we are learning how different it is every day. These are some of the lessons we’ve learned supporting designers using Revit.  1. Never leave inserted AutoCAD DWGs in a Revit model. Although you can insert a block or draw into Revit it can cause severe performance and stability issues. DWG files bloat the model by using far more memory than
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CAD Tip of the Day: How to Assign the Find Command to Ctrl+ F

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How to Assign the Find Command to Ctrl+ F (a step by step guide) Just about every Windows application you own—Word, Excel, Notepad, your browser—uses Ctrl+F to launch Find… except AutoCAD®.  Hit Ctrl+F in AutoCAD and you get … .  Really?  Because F3 wasn’t sufficient? So let’s say we set Ctrl + F to be the Find command! How to Assign the Find Command to Ctrl + F:  Open the CUI dialog box by typing CUI at the command line.  Under Customizations in All Files, scroll down and expand Partial Customization Files, then expand Custom.  Now expand the Keyboard Shortcuts node.  Under Command List, drag the Find command up into the Customizations pane and release it next to Shortcut Keys to add it to the listing. MEMO:  If the recently added command does not initially appear in the Shortcuts pane over on the right, click OK out of the CUI, then re-open it and navigate back to the Keyboard Shortcuts node under Custom.  In the Shortcuts pane, next to the Find command, click
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