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DebunkTheBIM: Now, these are nice! (Archicad at its best)

DebunkTheBIM

I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Saturday, April 7, 2012. Archicad at its best). Archicad at its best).

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Digital Deals: AECOM, Arrow foster digital transformation, InEight acquires AI scheduler

Construction Dive

Plus, ArchiCAD paired with Solibri's Model Checker and Viewpoint added Prophix' corporate performance management software to its Strategic Partner program.

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Doing BIM right: My way or the highway!

DebunkTheBIM

This fact brought home the realisation, that it is exactly 20 years since I bought my first ArchiCAD licence. That date did not mark my introduction to (what much later become) BIM, for a number of years before 1996 (about 5) I dabbled with 3D AutoCAD (fully modelled buildings with it in DOS). Again, you must use ArchiCAD.

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I’m onto some rose-coloured BIM issues…and here is a tip for ArchiCAD users as a bonus

DebunkTheBIM

So let’s talk BIM, the rosy, and pink, and lemon-yellow and forest-green… For a long time I’ve been a strong advocate of proactively using colours in construction information management, often provoking condescending comments from ‘architects that wear only black’. Model based communication supports this idea splendidly.

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Forget “BIM”, and Get on Board with BLM – Building / Built Environment Life-cycle Management

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. That said, BIM has been preoccupied with 3D visualization to the extent that many/most feel that Revit, Archicad, et al are all that’s needed to implement BIM. Enter… OMNICLASS, COBie, MasterFormat, UniFormat … 2.

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Same, same but different – My mother is not getting paperfreeconstruction, the concept.

DebunkTheBIM

Launching the ‘paperfree’ movement, I managed to unsettle her. Almost thirty years ago, I was first talking about computer modelling of buildings. I documented full houses in 3D ArchiCAD 20 years ago in our design studio, while she looked after our children. Sort them, check against models? She is confused. Or a tablet.

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DebunkTheBIM: A brave manager would recommend anything but.

DebunkTheBIM

I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Saturday, January 14, 2012.A A brave manager would recommend anything but Revit.