Table of Contents:

1. AI is here to assist you 

• Drafting and Documentation
• AI Role in Simulation Setup
• Standardisation and Compliance Checks
• Bill of Materials (BOM) Generation

2. Integrating IoT in Engineering Design

• Smart Sensing and Data Collection
• Predictive Maintenance
• Performance Optimization

3. Revit and AI-powered Design:

• Automated Parametric Design
• Energy Analysis and Optimization
• Enhanced Collaboration

4. AI is here to inspire you 

• Guided design
• Generative design
• Iterative design

Artificial Intelligence(AI) elicits a mixed reaction among engineering design professionals as it does among the knowledge workers of other fields where it has made inroads.

While this disruptive technology has made significant progress and brought numerous benefits to engineering design, there are also concerns, challenges, and differing opinions surrounding AI’s implementation and implications.

At CADD Centre, we believe that AI can serve as both your assistant and master. It acts as an assistant by handling repetitive design tasks with precision and accuracy, reducing errors and saving you valuable time.

Simultaneously, it acts as a master by generating inspiring designs that expand your horizons and teach you what is achievable in your field of expertise.

AI is here to assist you 

In engineering design, there are several repetitive tasks that can benefit from automation through AI. Some examples of such tasks include:

Drafting and Documentation:

Creating detailed engineering drawings, including dimensioning, annotation, and documentation, can be time-consuming and repetitive.

AI can assist you in automating the generation of standardized drawings, reducing the manual effort required. 

The technology can explore design spaces that are difficult and time-consuming for you to do so manually.

For instance, it can consider a large number of variables, complex geometries, and intricate relationships between design parameters, and suggest options.

AI Role in Simulation Setup:

Preparing and setting up simulations for various engineering analyses, such as structural analysis, fluid dynamics, or thermal simulations, can involve repetitive steps.

AI can automate simulation setup processes, including meshing, boundary condition assignment, and material property input.

It can help you predict the behavior of complex systems, analyze structural integrity, fluid dynamics, thermal properties, and more. 

Standardisation and Compliance Checks:

Ensuring compliance with design standards, regulations, and industry-specific requirements often involves repetitive checks.

AI can assist in automating these checks, verifying design compliance, and flagging potential deviations or non-compliant elements.

It can verify design integrity, such as checking for interference, clash detection, or assembly constraints. 

Bill of Materials (BOM) Generation:

Compiling accurate and detailed BOMs for complex products or systems can be a repetitive task.

AI can help you automate the generation of BOMs by analyzing the design and extracting relevant information from the 3D model or design documentation.

By automating these repetitive design tasks, you can focus more on higher-level activities such as conceptualization, innovation, and critical decision-making, and increase your productivity and efficiency in your career.

Integrating IoT in Engineering Design:

Incorporating the Internet of Things (IoT) concept into engineering design can revolutionize the way products and systems are conceived, developed, and operated.

IoT refers to the network of interconnected devices and sensors that collect and exchange data, enabling real-time monitoring, control, and analysis.

Here’s how AI and IoT can work together in engineering design:

• Smart Sensing and Data Collection:

  • IoT devices and sensors can be embedded in products and structures to collect data on their performance, usage, and environmental conditions.
  • AI can then process this data, providing valuable insights into the behavior and health of the designed systems.
  • This real-time feedback loop can lead to more informed design decisions and proactive maintenance strategies.

• Predictive Maintenance:

  • AI can analyze data from IoT-enabled devices to predict when maintenance is required or when components are likely to fail.
  • By integrating these insights into the design process, engineers can create more reliable and durable products, minimizing downtime and maintenance costs.

• Performance Optimization:

  • IoT data can be used to monitor the performance of products and systems in real-world conditions.
  • AI can analyze this data to identify areas for improvement, enabling engineers to optimize the design and enhance efficiency, safety, and functionality.

Revit and AI-powered Design:

Revit, a Building Information Modeling (BIM) software developed by Autodesk, has become an essential tool in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries.

When combined with AI-powered design capabilities, Revit becomes even more powerful and versatile:

• Automated Parametric Design:

  • Revit, with AI integration, can generate parametric designs based on specific input parameters and constraints.
  • The software can automatically create and modify design iterations, allowing engineers to explore various possibilities and optimize their designs efficiently.

• Energy Analysis and Optimization:

  • By leveraging AI algorithms, Revit can perform energy analysis and optimization on building designs.
  • It can suggest energy-efficient solutions and help engineers meet sustainability and regulatory requirements.

• Enhanced Collaboration:

  • IoT devices and sensors can be incorporated into building designs through Revit’s BIM capabilities.
  • This integration allows for better collaboration between architects, engineers, and other stakeholders throughout the design, construction, and operation phases of a building.

AI is here to inspire you 

AI’s generative design is a cutting-edge approach to engineering design that enables you to explore a vast design space and generate optimized solutions.

You can move beyond traditional design methods, leveraging computational power and machine learning techniques, and discover innovative and efficient designs.

Some of the ways AI can “wow” you are:

• Guided design:

  • AI can also guide you in the design process, offering recommendations, providing design rules, and assisting in decision-making – all based on documented engineering knowledge and best practices. 

• Generative design:

  • AI can generate multiple designs based on your design requirements and the constraints you define, such as structural integrity, material properties, manufacturing limitations, and cost considerations.
  • You can define multiple criteria, such as weight reduction, structural strength, material usage, cost minimization, or performance improvement.
  • The algorithm then generates designs that strike a balance between these competing objectives, creating trade-off solutions effectively. 

• Iterative design:

  • AI uses computational techniques, such as evolutionary algorithms, genetic algorithms, or machine learning, to generate designs.
  • However, these designs serve only as starting points for further refinement and customization.
  • You can review the generated design alternatives and select those that best meet the desired objectives and constraints.
  • You can also let the technology iteratively modify and optimize the chosen designs based on your expertise, your feedback, and additional constraints.

Generative design can provide you with fresh design perspectives and inspire innovative solutions.

By exploring unconventional design options, AI challenges traditional design approaches and pushes the boundaries of what is considered feasible or optimal.

This can lead to breakthrough designs that are more efficient, lightweight, structurally sound, and visually striking.

To sum up, AI and IoT are not meant to replace engineering design professionals but rather to augment their creativity and expertise.

You will continue to play a critical role in setting design objectives, evaluating design iterations, interpreting results, and incorporating domain knowledge into the process.

The collaboration between AI, IoT, and human experts can lead to synergistic outcomes, combining the power of computational analysis and human ingenuity.

Hence, AI and IoT are here to relieve you of digital drudgery and to inspire you to be more creative.

What more can you ask for?

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Recently, The Economist published a chart showing the jobs that ChatGPT is likely to take away from people. The list of “endangered” jobs includes telemarketers, teachers, traders, and professionals in the sectors such as securities and commodity contracts, insurance carriers, data processing and hosting, information services, and publishing.

Technically speaking, ChatGPT is a “generative” Artificial Intelligence. Simply put, it is nothing but a chatbot with the capability to come out with its own answers to our questions. Millions of people right now are having intelligent conversations with this tool. If ChatGPT can speed up a human job by at least 50%, companies will not hire people for the job – instead, they will give the job to ChatGPT.

ChatGPT and Primavera

Project Management does not figure in the list – at least not yet. But ChatGPT is not bad news for project managers. Any profession that wants excellence will need to adopt AI in whatever form it appears. One of the ways to use ChatGPT for project management is to integrate it with PPM software such as Primavera. Chat GPT 3, an advanced version, has an API that allows developers to build conversational AI applications. When the API is integrated with Primavera, it can enable PM professionals to generate human-like responses to text input.

There are many ways in which ChatGPT can contribute to the field of Project Management, and help professionals in this field become more productive. Sooner or later ChatGPT will become a subject of PPM courses and PPM training programs. And it will not be a surprise if PPM Certifications can also take into consideration a professional’s ChatGPT exposure. Here are a few areas where ChatGPT integration with Primavera can make a big difference in managing projects:

Summarisation

ChatGPT is primarily a Language Model – a “large language model” at that. It means that the tool can analyse large bodies of text and data that reside in Primavera, and have that as a basis for summarising project documents, reports, and other long-form text instantly. We can instruct it to include specific topics or subjects and give it a specific word count as well. ChatGPT with Primavera can create reports for all stakeholders including team members, vendors, and stakeholders.

Intelligent Conversations

With Primavera, ChatGPT becomes a Project Management chatbot with which project managers can have engaging conversations. Instead of going through voluminous documents, they can instantly get answers for specific questions such as: “What is the project status?”, “What is the timeline for building construction?”, “How much is left in my budget?”, and so on.

Decision making

The ability of ChatGPT to “think” on its own helps it cull out information and generate insights at a more granular level and on different aspects. This ability can go a long way in helping project managers in the “executive-level” areas such as problem-solving and decision-making. For instance, with ChatGPT professionals can make informed decisions in delegating tasks and managing team members. ChatGPT can even objectively recommend team members who are suitable and available for specific tasks, going by their skills and workload.

Predictive Analytics

As ChatGPT gets trained with Primavera’s database, it can conduct real-time analyses and offer specific predictions. Its predictive analytics capabilities could come in handy when there is a need to project a project’s future status and assess and mitigate potential risks. The chatbot can also generate alerts on potential delays, resource requirements, based on its reading of project timeline, budget, and risks, and project progress.

Learning

ChatGPT can work with external content as well as Primavera’s data concerning local projects and portfolios, and come out with industry best practices, project management methodologies, as well as guidelines for specific projects. This way, ChatGPT with Primavera can be used as a learning tool for training and professional development.

PPM Courses and Training of the Future

It is important to note that ChatGPT is not going to replace enterprise applications. Instead, it is there to add a smart chat feature to them. With ChatGPT, Primavera can provide a more engaging experience to its users. Considering such benefits, project management students and professionals who pursue PPM courses and PPM training should pay special attention to the aspect of making better use of ChatGPT in their work.

Coexistence makes sense

Professionals will continue to use Primavera for all key domains: from robust scheduling to advanced dependency management. There are many areas in that ChatGPT does not have any meaningful role to play. As it stands today, it cannot implement organizational breakdown structures and work breakdown structures, resources, activity constraints, and Gantt charts. It cannot schedule work the way Primavera does. Besides, Primavera too has its own intelligence as it has a long history of processing small and large projects, programs, and portfolios around the world and in different industries.

Hence, it is important for project managers to find a way out to enjoy the best of both worlds: Primavera and ChatGPT. They both can coexist in the enterprise and project management software ecosystem, with their integration providing unthinkable benefits to project sponsors, teams, and clients alike.

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Import the models suitable with all kinds of projects, be it Furniture building, video game creation, 3D printing, interior designing, to name a few. The SketchUp program includes:

• Drawing layout functionality.
• Surface rendering
• Third party plugin from the extension house (a place where you can both find and install add-ons for SketchUp)

Who uses SketchUp Software?

SketchUp is most commonly used by:

• People who are interested in creating, sharing, or downloading 3D models to be used with 3D printers
• Architects
• Interior designers.
• Animators and video editors.

Why do they use it:

SketchUp is the first 3D CAD design software which has the powers to create 3D designs that make the work of architects and interior designers more efficient. IT helps in creating a freeway 3D design with full finesse, one similar to the sketch created with a pencil. But since most people do not feel competent enough in drawing, SketchUp in 3D makes their task like a cake walk.  No other CAD software possess the same features, like the one that is available in SketchUp software.

SketchUp is a super smart software that helps designers in creating and communicating their idea or creation with a visual effect which, unlike other CAD software, acts as an added bonus to the designers.

Hence if you are in a designing field- especially architecture and interior designing, then SketchUp will definitely prove to be your loyal friend.

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• Great designing skills backed up with rounded education.
• A four-year degree in mathematics, computer technology, science, and graphics design, for a proper understanding of the concepts of this course.
• The scholars can also explore community colleges and be well acquainted with all the affordable ways to learn AutoCAD.
• One must have a good grip over the commands, and he should also adhere with excellent analytical skills.
• He must also excel in his/ Her communication skills since this profession required constant interaction with the Managers/Engineers, technicians, and even clients.

A good AutoCAD 3D drafter with solid designing skills can easily land in any entry level job, which will provide him an immunity towards a substantial career growth. An expertise in AutoCAD design  techniques, can take your whole career to an another level.

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Create and Sell Designs

The most affordable and easiest way to start earning money is by creating and selling 3D designs. To create and sell designs, you need to follow three simple steps

1. Learn Designing: You can learn dressing creation on CAD tools which doesn’t take much time to learn even the complex designs. Create complex shapes, customized designs, and moving parts to leverage the power of 3D printing.
2. Watertight Design: Once you learn to design, you must verify if your design is watertight (3D printable). There are several free tools that help you with the verification and correction of your design.
3. Sell your Design: Once you are ready with a 3D printable design, you can sell your designs on various online outlets available.

Offer a 3D printing service

Offering a 3D printing service is a simple concept but not as easy as it looks. The investment of a printer itself costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. To offer a 3D printing service there are a few steps that you need to follow.

1. Printer Selection: Several factors affect the process of printer selection such as cost, output quality, ease of use, and versatility.
2. Mastering Intricacies: Once you select a printer, you need to experiment with it and learn tips and tricks to efficiently use a 3D printer.
3. Offer Service: Once you are an expert at 3D printing, you offer your services on various 3D printing networks.

Leverage 3D printing-based service/products

Leveraging 3D printing requires the most amount of cost investment and creativity requirement. However, it also gives the highest returns. Here you sell 3D printing revolutionized products as an online business. There are a few steps you need to follow to take the advantage of 3D printing service business.

1. Idea: You need to come up with an idea for a product or a service that you want to sell. For example, you can allow people to customize designs on your site and print them based on their customization.
2. Website: Once you have a service/ product idea, you need a website for your business.
3. Partnership: If your website starts growing, you should partner with existing providers of 3D printing services.
4. Optimize operational process: As you grow, the need for a refined operational process will grow.

The secret to the growth of 3D printing depends on technology, creative minds, and businessmen. Even if one of these steps back 3D printing could just be the Titanic of the printing world. The more people use it, the more the scope of its growth.

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Importance of BIM in Architecture

There are many ways in which BIM for architecture helps, amongst which some are mentioned as follows:

• Helps in gaining a competitive edge to grow your business market.
• Support in taking a design from concept to reality with efficiency and better quality.
• Takes you towards the realization of your vision by bringing in innovative technology solutions that enable impactful design.

Features of Existing Architectural Suite- AECOsim

There are several BIM Architectural suites such as ArchiCAD, Allplan, and Revit. Undoubtedly, AECOsim was born out of long-line development until years and is an extension of good old MicroStation. And, probably this Building Designer was something that everyone was trying to jump on as it is trying to get into the act of BIM. Here are a few things you need to know about AECOsim as a BIM architecture suite:

1. Taking on a whole the only goal of BIM is supposed to take care of operations and so, AECO stands for Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner/Operator are four phases of operation and creation of a building. Nevertheless, it is unfortunate of us to mention that BIM software AECOsim is taking care of engineering and construction only.

2. BIM is mostly developed for huge engineering companies i.e. it works on buildings associated with civil work, and large buildings where designing is less in comparison to construction.

3. All around the world, there are a number of architects who are working across civil engineering companies. However, the team of architects could not associate AECOsimwith the work they perform.

4. AECOsim is somewhat different and is a suite of programs designed for the whole process of AECO. It especially has created a market of people who are loyal customers of MicroStation that requires working on large-engineering building projects.

5. If you are looking for something creative and willing to make some showy stuff, you will have to look for something else. Since AECOsim does not help much in this area.

Looking at the above shortfalls and inefficiencies it is imperative to note that we need a new BIM architectural suite that can fulfill more requirements apart from engineering and construction.

CADD Centre is offering technical training to the candidates making them proficient in building architectural designs that support Building Information Modeling (BIM). With this course, you can stay competitive in the fields of product design, building, and construction.

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