Module 2 of 6
Design Tools: CAD, 3D, BIM, Renders and AI
What 2D CAD, 3D modelling and BIM each produce, why renders and AI images are design intent rather than a source for quantities, and the file formats that carry a design from one team to the next.
After this module you can
You can tell what kind of design file you have been sent, what it can be trusted for, and what to ask for when it is not enough.
- 2.1 2D CAD vs 3D Modelling vs BIMA wall can be two lines, a box, or an object that knows its material and volume. That difference decides whether quantities can come out of the design file.7 min read
- 2.2 Renders and AI Images: Design Intent, Not QuantitiesA concept deck can show the same room three ways, and all three can disagree. This lesson explains why, and what to measure from instead.6 min read
- 2.3 File Currency: What Gets Handed Over at Each StepEvery hand-off on a project is a file. Knowing the formats tells you what the next team can use, and what will be lost on the way.6 min read