PALM DESERT, CA — Many software vendors offering computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) have upgraded their programs to provide three-dimensional (3D) views and design capabilities. And, in the eyes of Roy Jensen, there’s no other choice.
Jensen, vice president of operations for Heating and Plumbing Engineers, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO, expounded on the virtues of 3D CADD at the 1999 SMACNA convention, held here recently. One of the speakers at the industrial contractors’ forum, Jensen detailed the pros and cons of hand detailing and 2D CADD, but noted that “3D CADD is light years ahead.”