I N T H I S I S S U E
BIM is coming on strong - or is it already here?
Revit Revolution
- Deja Vu - Another change to process?
BIM - Where are all the subs?
Survey Says - Are you customizing AutoCAD?
A R T I C L E S
BIM is coming on strong - or is it already here?
I just returned from an AIA conference in which the main technology topic
was BIM. Every presentation was
Huw Roberts of Bentley Systems (Microstation guys) talked about the
shared Risk and Rewards of an integrated practice where all stakeholders are
involved in the process from the beginning is enabled and advanced by BIM.
We need to think of it not in terms of one discipline, but all disciplines.
The entire lifecycle of the building and not just the construction docs.
Not just the physicals characteristics of the building but also its
behaviors (wind loads, stresses, etc)
Huw mentioned an interesting perspective that “the future is here. It is
just not evenly distributed”. I find this of interest because we are seeing
many architectural firms that have begun to use BIM and some that have been
down the road a while. But there are also many that have not even begun to
entertain the idea of moving to BIM.
He continued to discuss the issues surrounding using BIM and ...
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Revit Revolution - Deja Vu - Another change to process?
Having witnessed the transition from board drafting to CAD I was involved
in the process of helping those who were making the jump and those that
dragged their heels. When the switch began from board to CAD, it was
big hardware and expensive software. Mostly it started with big firms
who invested heavily in the equipment needed. This was pre-AutoCAD
days. Then along came the PC and AutoCAD and smaller firms started
embracing the change. All through this period there were those
engineers and architects and designers who chose not to change, resisted
change and wanted to retire before they had to change.
The change from board to CAD drafting took quite a while. Firms
would have special rooms dedicated to CAD and hire computer techs to run the
machines. These CAD drafters did not know the industry they served,
but were early adopters of computer technology. Other firms took their
internal drafters and trained them in using the software.
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BIM - Where are all the subs?
Many Architectural firms have shifted over some or all of their design
work to BIM. Many of them have been doing it for some time. One
of the complaints I have heard is that there are not a lot of discipline
subs that have begun the shift. Structural, Mechanical, Electrical,
Plumbing, etc.
What are they using and when will they jump to BIM.
When they do - they have their own models? How do we integrate?
We need to get the second wave of adoption moving forward.
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October 2006 - Survey Says
Are you customizing AutoCAD? Seems to
be almost a 50-50 response here.
See the results from
October 2006
Take the
November Survey - Where do you get training?
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