Computers and computer systems have grown at a rapid pace over the last few years. They have increased in speed, graphic abilities, and the transference of data. Basic knowledge on how to use computers has become very valuable in the workplace because most work places use a computer in someway to conduct business. Things like book keeping, employee schedules, drafting and design, and diagnostics of systems, like HVAC, are all diagnosed by computers. A basic understanding of how computers function and how to use them is important in today's world.
As an example of how important they are I will discuss the architecture industry. Architecture is the art or science of designing and developing construction documents for things like buildings, landscapes, and furniture, just to name a few. For this discussion I will be focusing on built architecture. Architecture has evolved from drawing by hand. Today software such as AutoCAD, Revit, and Rhino are used to help architects designed. If the architect is an architect of record, they not only use the software to design but to also develop construction documents. I have zero experience in the architecture field but my wife is an architect and she talks about it all of the time. Without software like AutoCAD, Revit, and Bluebeam it would take 4 times longer to develop documents for design and/or construction.
AutoCAD, Rhino, and Revit have all been described to me as software that aids in design. They require the user to understand how to input commands to get the outcome that they desire. They also have several plugins and codes must be used. For example, on my wife’s home computer she uses Rhino, and it has a plugin called Grasshopper 3D. That software was described to me as a parametric modeling tool. Basically, it helps her to create crazy shapes and designs which I find super cool. I don’t know how her mind comes up with some of that stuff. She opens the software and creates a code and then she maps it, I think, to her model or the shape that she wants and it becomes a cool sculpture or building.
Conclusion
Without a basic understand on computers and how they work I don’t think a person pursuing a career in architecture would make it. The field depends heavily on different types of software to develop not only buildings but also furniture, consult with mechanical, plumbing, and electrical engineers, and design things like light fixtures. I think that computers will only evolve to become faster, have better graphic cards, and increase storage. They will be able to move a speeds unheard of today.
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