Tag: Structure
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Podcast Episode 7 – Featuring Andrew Dwight
Main Quotes or Takeaways * Understanding Actual vs Nominal structure/materials and why it’s so important. * Understanding Dimensions and that you should almost always dimension from structure, not finish materials. * How mistakes in structure & MEP (air conditioning ducts, etc) can lead to Structural Butchering. * Watch a Video Tutorial on structure in PlusSpec for SketchUp. * PlusSpec has been made so we can design the…
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Load paths and weight distribution can make or break a budget
Designers can now see load paths at design concept stage to reduce the cost of the engineer. Hi everyone, I thought I should get a bit technical and talk about load paths and weight distribution and why I decided we needed it in PlusSpec, after all, we are not engineers right?