CAD — COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN OR DISASTER? A CHALLENGE TO THE PROFESSION

Abstract

‘Computer aided design’ and ‘Computer aided drafting’ have become part of the jargon of the construction industry of the 1980s. However, building surveyors have been slow to adopt CAD. To a great extent this has been because of two misconceptions: that CAD is inapplicable to existing buildings because they lack repetition. that CAD is inapplicable to buildings because they are not square. Contrary to this widely held view, computer aided drafting can be effective and economically viable for refurbishment and rehabilitation projects. Drawings from refurbishment projects prepared using CAD will be used in this paper to demonstrate some of the advantages of CAD, and to identify those areas of the drawing production process where CAD can lead to increased productivity and other worthwhile benefits.

Citation

Kronenberg BSc ARICS, J. (1988), "CAD — COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN OR DISASTER? A CHALLENGE TO THE PROFESSION", Property Management, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 180-186. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb006689