BIM and Construction Management: Proven Tools, Methods, and Workflows, Hardin

This book provides readers with an overview of traditional and contemporary architectural representation methods and offers insight into significant developments in computing as they apply to architectural drawing and modeling. It offers readers a look into recent developments in technologies that have impacted architectural design and representation workflows, and focuses on digital design software used in higher education and industry, including Robert McNeel & Associates Rhinoceros(R) (Rhino 6 for Windows), Grasshopper(R), and Adobe Illustrator(R) CC. The book covers fundamental methods for digital drawing, 3D modeling, and visual programming through descriptions, examples, and tutorial-based instructions specific to the production of digital design drawings and graphics.

Drawing from the Model: Fundamentals of Digital Drawing, 3D Modeling, and Visual Programming in Architectural Design presents beginning architectural design students and professionals with a broad overview of drawing and modeling in architectural representation, by addressing historical analog methods based on descriptive geometry and projection and transitioning to contemporary digital methods based on computational processes and emerging technologies. The book focuses on digital tools, techniques, and workflows for the production of design drawings; plans, sections, elevations, axonometrics, and perspectives, utilizing contemporary, cutting-edge 2D drawing and 3D modeling, design software. Additionally, visual programming is introduced to address topics of parametric modeling, algorithmic design, computational simulations, physical computing, and robotics, as methods for exploring architectural design and experimental drawing processes. Sections cover Architectural Representation and Digital Technologies; The 3D Modeling Environment and Geometry; Architectural Design Drawings and Graphics; and Computational Design. It features an appendix filled with 10 design drawing and 3D modeling exercises intended as educational and pedagogical examples for readers to practice and/or teach workflows that are addressed in the book.

• Acts as an important bridge between analog hand-drawing and digital design drawing techniques, with examples of traditional and contemporary architectural design drawings
• Provides comprehensive coverage of architectural representation, computing, computer-aided drafting, and 3D modeling tools, techniques, and workflows, for contemporary architectural design drawing aesthetics and graphics
• Introduces topics of parametric modeling, algorithmic design, computational simulation, physical computing, and robotics through visual programming environments and processes
• Features tutorial-based instruction using the latest versions of Rhino 6 for Windows, Grasshopper(R), Adobe Illustrator(R) CC, and Arduino

Drawing from the Model will serve as an excellent resource for beginning architectural design students in higher education and as a helpful reference for professionals in practice, teaching readers beginning and intermediate digital representation methods for the production of architectural design drawings that reflect contemporary aesthetics and graphics. These drawings are generated using 3D modeling and parametric/algorithmic workflows to create linework that is enhanced with digital drawing and graphic design software. Additional workflows include the use of 3D modeling and visual programming environments to explore fundamental concepts of computational simulations, physical computing, and robotics and introductory methods for addressing these topics.

Volume highlights include -

- A robust approach to solving inverse problems which require workflows with model validation (for model based predictions) and parameter validation

- Complex calculations that can easily be implemented with simple but accurate methods using spreadsheets, with a very few requiring VBA (where VBA has been used, sample codes are provide to guide implementation)

- Simple but accurate approaches to solving some complex, mathematical problems that may be required for software and application development

- Fundamental to advanced level calculations that makes the proposed volume a one-stop-solution reference material for solving practical petroleum engineering problems

Principles, Calculations and Workflows in Petroleum Engineering is a valuable resource to a wide community of geoscientists, earth scientists, exploration geologists and engineers, including graduates and postgraduate students who want to understand direct application of petroleum engineering principles in solving real life petroleum engineering problems; consultants who want to solve problems with high degree of accuracy and reduced uncertainty, software developers who want to understand how best to code and implement workflows for specific and general petroleum engineering softwares, and professionals as reference material for day-to-day petroleum engineering problem solving.

Petroleum Engineering: Principles, Calculations and Workflows cover principles, calculations and workflows for solving a wide range of petroleum engineering problems using different approaches. Solution workflows are typically created that improve calculations and repeatability, produce improved reliable models and accurate parameters. Each chapter in this volume deals with a specific petroleum engineering problem or characterization method, important formulae that helps explain the primary principle of the petroleum engineering problem, and application of each formulae which is based on underlying formulation and/or assumptions. This volume also covers what formulae or model should be used for diagnosis, initial modelling of parameters and for simulation and regression.

Volume highlights include -

- A robust approach to solving inverse problems which require workflows with model validation (for model based predictions) and parameter validation