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PDFs and BIM: A trilogy of posts investigating what the PDF format’s role may be in strategies transitioning the industry to BIM? First part: PDFs within current AEC – Important yet neglected?

DebunkTheBIM

This approach is somewhat surprising considering that in most contemporary construction contracts PDF’s as the digital representations of drawings have often higher standing than model files or even DWGs. It is being treated as something one puts up with until something better comes along.

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Another example why it is better to stay out of BIM surveys…

DebunkTheBIM

It provides a credible picture of present day attitudes and progress made towards Building Information Modelling (BIM) in New Zealand.” Autodesk products are conveniently bundled together – not so ArchiCAD and Vectorworks (owned by the same company: Nemetschek). Note the words ‘on behalf’ and ‘credible’. Then, look at the chart itself!

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Purpose (designed and) built for Architects

DebunkTheBIM

I started learning technical drafting on my father’s drawing machine, the type with two rulers fixed at right angle to each other but adjustable to any angle through a button. (he he was a mechanical engineer and we had a couple of those around our house) My teacher told me off. Photoshop to make textures for my BIM models.

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DebunkTheBIM: Open BIM? Are we living on the same planet.

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, March 27, 2012. Archicad and Tekla are old enough to know this. With some care, I was able to export useable IFC files from ArchiCAD.

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DebunkTheBIM: The entertainment value of BIM

DebunkTheBIM

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Friday, April 20, 2012. Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the 'G. Archicad at its best). The entertainment value of BIM.

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10 Principles of Architecture | What Is Architecture | Why Need Design Principles in Architecture

CivilJungle

The contrast of texture is a method that draws attention to a particular point or place of a design by the texture. Visual weight is the property that gives elements in a design an ability to draw attention. Whereas if an element has a high visual weight that means that this element has the probability of drawing eyes towards it.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The fundamental day-to-day business processes of the Engineering, Construction, Owner, and Operations sector are changing. Building information modeling (BIM) is beginning to fundamentally change the building industry in a very positive way. Assistant Vice President – Manager, Engineering Plan Services. Tom Gay, Chair. .

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