Gail McEwen AutoCAD for Site Engineers. The new 2 Day CITB Assured course from Setting Out For Construction.
Description
As most people know AutoCAD is one of the most used digital tools in UK construction. AutoCAD was primarily designed as a tool for architects and designers- not site engineers. One of the biggest limitations to AutoCAD from a site engineering perspective is that it is not a Digital Terrain Modelling software. It can’t work with 3D surfaces so it’s not the best tool for site engineers however AutoCAD is often the only tool they have to work with. This is why Gail McEwan from our sister company, Setting Out For Construction created a two day CITB Assured “AutoCAD for Site Engineers” course which is designed to help site engineers be able to get the most out of this digital tool.
We spoke with Gail in this short interview and in it she talks about:
• Why she created the course and why there is a need for it
. • Why you won’t find any of this information on the AutoCAD “how to” videos on you tube
• How the course takes you through the very basics such as drawing shapes and lines to more advanced functions such as importing data from Total Stations, GNSS and laser scanning equipment
• How you will be able to import different file formats including the one file format that many engineers struggle with and many
• How the course teaches you to present the information that looks professional and give your AutoCAD drawings the wow factor to make you stand apart!
• How you can use AutoCAD to geo-reference setting out when you have no co-ordinate system information available on site.
Gail McEwen is lead trainer at Setting Out for Construction and a Civil Engineer with over ten years' experience of the construction phase of civil engineering projects. She is a PhD student at Glasgow Caledonian University with her area of study on the implementation of digital transformation within the construction sector. Her site experience includes a range of hands-on and supervisory site based roles including plant operating, site engineering and project management.
United States
