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The Future Of Construction – BIM

Lets Build

Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be a valuable tool in the hands of anyone who works in construction. As we saw above, BIM stands for Building Information Modeling. 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.

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

DebunkTheBIM

Just because I do not enjoy modeling with Revit, I can keep an eye on what is happening in the industry, especially while the authors of my tool of choice are merrily basking in their achievements having ‘invented’ the ‘Year of the stair’. Last week I went to an Autodesk Event. There is nothing wrong with the concept. Nor is it terribly new.

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DebunkTheBIM: Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the.

DebunkTheBIM

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Design managers working in the AEC: specify what ‘ How well can you tell? (…If the drawings in front-.