Title: C.A.D.D. Coordinator
Department:
What is your role at Larson Design Group?: It's my responsibility to coordinate the advancement of CADD software knowledge in all departments.
What is your background?: I have 25 years’ experience managing CADD for all aspects of civil and architectural design.
What do you enjoy in your free time?: When I'm not working, I like sailing, camping, going new places, finding ways to be less dependent on the grid, and sharing what I do with friends and family.
What is CADD?
Posted in Architecture | Building Systems | Education by Chip Beam (C.A.D.D. Coordinator) on October 5, 2012
Posted in Architecture | Building Systems | Education by Chip Beam (C.A.D.D. Coordinator) on October 5, 2012
An LDG project created with CADD.
When people ask what I do and I say that I’m a CADD Coordinator, the response is invariably “What is CADD?” When working in the engineering industry, it’s easy to forget that the terms we use on a daily basis might be mysteries to other people. CADD stands for Computer Aided Design and Drafting. This is a type of computer program that allows users to interface with commands that mimic the pen and paper. CADD is frequently used by engineers, architects, and other design professionals to create 2D and 3D objects to portray a project. It is a generic term used to describe many different programs, just as ‘word processor’ describes Microsoft Word.
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