Computer Design Answers

CAD is the abbreviation for Computer-Aided Design. It is a computer program that gives the architect opportunity to electronically plan and place elements of a building. The program adds exact details and dimensions, so the architect can see how the design will look from any angle.

This design was created using CATIA. CATIA allows the architect to create a three dimensional image that can be traveled through via the computer, which allows the architect to see problems or areas that would not have been noticed without the software until after the construction was complete.

The first main function of computer design is to create images of future construction, with more complex designs. The second is to simulate what past building endeavors may have looked like, in order to rebuild a disintegrating structure or learn from past successes or mistakes in architecture and construction.

Answers may vary, but should be similar to the following: Landscapers use computerized design software to look at specific vegetation designs in different seasons and at different times of the day. It allows architects to see how the placement of objects and vegetation, along with the types of objects and vegetation used, affects the space and overall impression.

Computer design replace handmade models. Models were both expensive and time consuming to create.

The CATIA model is a computer aided 3-D Interaction Applications allows interactive visualization and collaboration over the web. CATIA stands for, Computer Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Application.

No. Computerized design hasn’t replaced architects. Architectural artistic talent and an eye for design cannot be replaced with software, but instead these attributes are needed to use the software properly.

There are no limits to the designs a computer can create, however there may be limits to what can be constructed, depending on such circumstances as available materials, knowledge, location, etc.