Importance of Cad in Civil Engineering
Importance of Computer Aided Drafting in Civil Engineering
Eric Belile
Delaware Technical Community College
Composition, English 121
Ms. Cynthia Mack
7/17/13
Importance of Computer Aided Drafting in Civil Engineering
Throughout the last few years, technology has been improving the lives of people from all walks of life and all fields of study. One of the big pieces of technology in the civil engineering field today is computer aided drafting. AutoCAD is a computer aided design software for the 2D and 3D design of certain objects or places. Computer aided drafting is widely used in the civil engineering field because of its ability to plan sites a lot easier then hand drawings, it can help design a lot of engineering supplies, and is constantly upgrading. Up until a few years ago, civil engineers would hand draw their design plans which could take a while. Computer aided drafting makes this process faster and easier. It can also lay out sites, roads, sidewalks, bridges and other engineering items. There are constant upgrades to computer aided drafting being made every year to improve the system and help civil engineers.
CAD Compared to Hand Drawing In the world of construction, material, labor, equipment, time and money are some of the most important factors. A speedy well planned site could decrease the construction cost drastically. Up until 1971, there was no way to use a computer and all site drawings had to be done in hand. This was very time consuming and would usually delay the rest of the construction process. During that year, a program was developed, CORELAP was one of the first site layout applications for the computer but still had its faults. Other tools for the computer were designed but most had major faults and none gained wide acceptance by the civil engineering industry. But by 1987, AutoCAD was developed and sold to computers everywhere. (Sadeghpour, Moseli & Alkass, 2006) Now that computer
Eric Belile
Delaware Technical Community College
Composition, English 121
Ms. Cynthia Mack
7/17/13
Importance of Computer Aided Drafting in Civil Engineering
Throughout the last few years, technology has been improving the lives of people from all walks of life and all fields of study. One of the big pieces of technology in the civil engineering field today is computer aided drafting. AutoCAD is a computer aided design software for the 2D and 3D design of certain objects or places. Computer aided drafting is widely used in the civil engineering field because of its ability to plan sites a lot easier then hand drawings, it can help design a lot of engineering supplies, and is constantly upgrading. Up until a few years ago, civil engineers would hand draw their design plans which could take a while. Computer aided drafting makes this process faster and easier. It can also lay out sites, roads, sidewalks, bridges and other engineering items. There are constant upgrades to computer aided drafting being made every year to improve the system and help civil engineers.
CAD Compared to Hand Drawing In the world of construction, material, labor, equipment, time and money are some of the most important factors. A speedy well planned site could decrease the construction cost drastically. Up until 1971, there was no way to use a computer and all site drawings had to be done in hand. This was very time consuming and would usually delay the rest of the construction process. During that year, a program was developed, CORELAP was one of the first site layout applications for the computer but still had its faults. Other tools for the computer were designed but most had major faults and none gained wide acceptance by the civil engineering industry. But by 1987, AutoCAD was developed and sold to computers everywhere. (Sadeghpour, Moseli & Alkass, 2006) Now that computer
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