This is the second installment of a three-column series on fabrication drawing. Last month's “Design Basics” column covered creating fabrication notes, starting with the process of specifying the ...

BIM for sheet metal fabrication sounds as a global misnomer since it has several preconceived and inherent applications in core construction flow works, but the evolvement and adoption of building ...

Trimble introduced the 2025 version of Tekla Structures, its structural building information modeling (BIM) software. The new version introduces AI-enabled tools to improve productivity and more ...

Before 3D modeling, the only way of finding interference was by looking at two dimensional drawings or 2D models. Unfortunately, some problems were not found until construction was underway. Engineers ...

Fabrication notes are one of the most cryptic and confusing parts of the PCB design process. In fact, many experienced designers are not completely sure about how or what to specify. Fabrication notes ...