Importance of CAD Architectural Drawings for Building Design
Importance of CAD Architectural Drawings for Building Design
Genesis of Architectural Drawing:
Drawing is a narrative, developmental and methodical technique. Architectural Drawing is the backbone of the building design and plays a critical role in translating a conceptual design to feasible structure. It demands accurate rendering of the structure, traditionally on a paper. In the calculater era, manual architectural drawings are rapidly becoming erstwhile as the architects are always remain concerned for the safety of their valuable drawings which are difficult to manage and store.
The another challenge faced by the architects, with respect to drawing job, is to obtain a ‘complete view’ of the building as a mixture of different building blocks. These architectural drawings may use different techniques and specifications. Hence, the exercise of obtaining a ‘complete view’ on the basis of these architectural drawings proves to be a complex and time consuming process.
CAD (Computer Aided Design) Drawing:
Use of Calculater Aided Design (CAD) system is becoming increasingly popular to overcome the complexity attached with the storage and management of paper based architecture drawings. CAD architectural designs are always at a low risk of damage as there storage is simple (on hard drive or external memory device less prune to deterioration unlike paper) and can be easily communicated among the members involved in the building construction. Using calculater aided architectural design and drafting you can effectively visualize how a building or specific portion of it will bathroomk after completion. You can even visualize the structure from various angles.
With CAD system, draftsman requires less efforts to draft various drawings regarding architectural plans, elevations, sections; detailing for columns, beams, windows and doors; presentation and site plan drawings; electrical; HVAC; plumbing, interior 3D rendering and architectural related drawings. With CAD, architectural drawings, 2D drafting and 3D rendering can be carefully customized to suit specific requirements. Also, Paper-to- CAD conversion of architectural drawings facilitates better insight and visualization.
Country-wise CAD standards:
Just like any other designing service, CAD architectural drawings also adhere to certain quality standards. In USA the governing standard is AIA Layer; in Northern Europe it is ISO 13567-1/3 and in UK BS 1192 is popular.
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