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Definition of BIM – Building Information Modeling – Defintions from Various Sources

Building Information Management

‘Building Information Modelling (BIM) is digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility creating a shared knowledge resource for information about it forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life cycle, from earliest conception to demolition.” ” – RICS.

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Calculations Galore via BIM Productivity

Revit OpEd

For that session he created families that provided calculations that don't necessarily derive their results from actual model information, using annotation symbol families. He decided to make some of these things (calculation minded solutions) available commercially on his new site BIM Productivity.

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BIM Strategy for the Built Environment

Building Information Management

Key Considerations for a Successful BIM Strategy. Phasing – Impossible to Implement BIM all a once. as individual drawings, could all be produced directly from the model as a “view” of the required information.” – RICS. Organizational Resources. Economic Fit. Generate and Assess Alternatives – Corrections.

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Revit OpEd: Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet

Revit OpEd

Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. The company recently finished up their BIM Services booklet hosted by Issuu. I can see why, polished presentation as well as high quality modeling work. Labels: BIM , content , Contractor , Plugs , Vendor. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. ► 2006. ► 2006.

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Revit OpEd: Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models

Revit OpEd

Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. When we have architecture and structure in separate Revit models we end up with somewhat clumsy graphics in wall sections. This is more pronounced if the structural slab is in the structure model only. The issue is the same when interior walls are linked into a shell model.

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What drives what…BIM as an enabler?

DebunkTheBIM

One very much-liked claim of BIM promoters is that BIM enables designing architects to be better at what they do. They often use Frank Gehry, the poster boy of the ‘brilliantly creative’ as an example of someone that made those whimsical, awkwardly beautiful buildings he is famous for, purely thanks to BIM.

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Revit OpEd: BIM Coordinator for Civil 3D and Revit

Revit OpEd

BIM Coordinator for Civil 3D and Revit. As the project progresses, you can pass model data back and forth easily as long as you export by specifying the correct project units and Shared Coordinates each time. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. BIM Coordinator for Civil 3D and Revit. ► 2006. ► December 2006.

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