Billard Leece Partnership has been at the forefront of developing CAD technology in 3D documentation, working closely with the software developers. We use 3D modelling as a design tool, as a means of presentation, and in the production of construction documentation.
Our multi-discipline 3D modelling system, allows all consultants to contribute to a single project model, thereby streamlining coordination and production. This system delivers a fully coordinated digital 3D model to the building owner/client, incorporating architectural, structural and mechanical components, for continuing asset management. The office at 172 Flinders Street overlooking Federation Square is fully networked with 9 kilometres of Cat 6 cable to offer the best available resources to our staff and clients.
Currently the office operates 50 PC AMD CAD terminals with Microstation v8, Triforma v8 (a 3D building package), Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator etc.), Pagemaker, Onyx Tree Professional Modeller and Meta Creations Poser 3 people modeller software networked to a Hewlett Packard file server with robotic tape backup, A0 size B&W and Colour plotting and colour A3 laser printing. We have in house digital photography, colour scanning and DVD/CD burning.
With our own internet domain we have individual email for all staff connected 24 hours a day, a web site at www.blp.com.au and an FTP site for transfer of large files to sub-consultants. We also have Microsoft Office with Word for Windows, Excel, Power Point, Project, Access and Publisher programs. Web page marketing and presentations are done in house using Macromedia Studio MX. Media such as panoramas (created from our 3D models and enhanced with AVI files etc in Reality Studio), images, plans (in Adobe PDF format) and project information can be presented in an interactive and user friendly format It is BLP's experience and industry leadership in the use of CAD, which enables this medium size practice to efficiently implement projects of diverse scale and complexity.