Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Oct 22, 2011 10:10 am I am hoping there are some draftsman / building designers / architects who can answer a query. I have been studying building design (drafting) this year in Victoria. For various reasons I am considering changing institutions for next year (2nd year). Largely because the other place seems more organised and has been running the course for longer and may have more credibility in industry. Here's my however...where I am currently studying we start Revit in 1st year and then keep learning it the whole way through the course. The institute I would be going to only teaches Archicad, not revit. So my questions are: Are many businesses using revit? Is it beneficial to do? and is there institutions that have better credibility in the industry. I am in Melbourne so the alternatives are Swinburne, Holmesglen, RMIT, NMIT. Box Hill. Thanks in advance Re: A question for Draftsman 2Oct 23, 2011 2:19 pm Most use Autocad but more and more are using Revit ( my observations )and others. I don't use either ( builder and building designer using Vectorworks) I'd look at contacting companies or individuals that do the sort of work you are looking to do when you graduate to see what they use and why. My take on CAD programs is that 1 or 2 people businesses like mine use CAD like VW or Revit and a host of others whereas bigger firms doing commercial work like Hi-Rises and apartment blocks use Autocad or Archicad because of its team sharing ability to work on the same project ( plus a slew of other hi-end features of course ). Stewie Re: A question for Draftsman 4Oct 23, 2011 8:48 pm Well I do know they teach Revit in a course in the first year of the Bachelor of Appplied Science (Construction Management) at RMIT as well, so it might be the case that they use it in the Architecture degree too, but I can't confirm this though as Architecture course guides tend to be a little vague on the tools they use. Some people apparently have nothing better to do than comment on other people's sigs. Re: A question for Draftsman 5Oct 26, 2011 11:34 am Hi Mate; Im in the Commercail / residential industry in WA. Tough question this. Currently the swing seems to be going towards Revit, especially in the bigger commercial developments. ArchiCAD seems to be more favoured for smaller commercial developments and the residential sector. Saying that, in any of the major Architect offices, youll find there is a mix of all sorts of applications used, depending on the project, the project team, and the consultants used. Revit, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, Microstation, Autosketch, etc are all used in various degrees. Personally, Im skilling myself up on Revit, only because WA is seems to be especially leaning towards Revit, not sure whats the consensus over east. You only need to check Seek.com to see who's looking for what expertise. Good Luck with it all. Pat. You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 9971 I would say both styles you have pictured are steel. The lower chord of the first pic would be a massive lump if made using timber considering the size of the rafters. If… 1 6157 1 13128 |