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The Future Of Construction – BIM

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CAD drawings are used during Level 0, but there is no sharing of the generated information models. Softwares like Aconex or Viewpoint can be used as the CDE. In a few words, BIM Level 1 is focusing on the transition from CAD to 2D and 3D pieces of information. To the contrary, everyone is free to use a distinct CAD model.

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BIM 360: One small step forward for Autodesk = Two huge steps backwards for the global AEC industry

DebunkTheBIM

It also gives the perfect excuse for the introduction of a per/seat licensing that touches many more bottoms that any of the authoring software licenses ever had, even in the hay-days of the Flat-CAD, AutoCAD of the late eighties and throughout the ninetees. A reasonable ‘stick’ from the software supplier for the naughty users?