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3D CAD systems and cost engineering

By: Series: Cost Engineer ; 39(5) May 2001, 18-21(4)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Demonstrates how the electronic delivery of life cycle cost data in an industry standard neutral format (STEP) and use of a product data model (PDM) can enable faster and more accurate bidding, improved design quality, better cost information, distributed execution, improved efficiency, supply chain integration, and improve the usability of the data supplied to clients on completion of the project. Graph.

Demonstrates how the electronic delivery of life cycle cost data in an industry standard neutral format (STEP) and use of a product data model (PDM) can enable faster and more accurate bidding, improved design quality, better cost information, distributed execution, improved efficiency, supply chain integration, and improve the usability of the data supplied to clients on completion of the project. Graph.