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Is Field Experience Critical to a BIM Manager’s Success? 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Especially given the fact that while building information modeling (BIM) is supposed to create an accurate reflection of the physical building, it takes a great deal of know-how to make it so. Similarly, with the increased demand for BIM managers, how often, if at all, are field personnel recruited for these roles?

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Level Up Design and Coordination Workflows with Accessible Reality Capture 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For starters, you’re dealing with an old structure without CAD files and limited documentation. Having a competitive edge in BIM is helpful in this regard. But while BIM usage is growing, a good chunk of firms— 59% based on our research —say that their workforce doesn’t have the skills needed to work with BIM. .

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There are two types of BIM in existence, but only one of them money can buy!

DebunkTheBIM

The digital, 3D+ based approach to creating and managing AEC information is usually called BIM. It has numerous other names as well, the latest, favored by many is the ‘Digital Twin’, I, for the sake of consistency, like to stick to ‘BIM’. The first is the Group of Self-Contained BIM exercises, the second are the Life-Style BIMs.

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Our Top 10 Construction Blogs from 2022

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You’ll also be able to learn about the trends that may continue to impact construction in 2023 and beyond, like the Infrastructure Deal, and growth opportunities expected in the near future. . Topics include virtual visualization and how long it will take to implement VR. BIM Demystified: How to Make BIM an Every-team Tool.

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The lifecycle of a detail – BIM and butterflies

DebunkTheBIM

In the past, I tried to use all sorts of parallels to explain this idea, from the ideas of visual skeletons, to coatracks fixed in space, but I still find myself meeting blank stares when I try sharing this as the ‘BIG secret’. That sentence I just wrote, is a mouthful, but do read it again.

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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. Organizations don’t deal well with change.

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What Is a Change Order?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Better designs, visualizations, and communications help improve change order management. While you will not need to deal with a change order on some projects, being prepared with a streamlined and standardized approach ensures you’re at least ready should they arise. Better Designs and Visualization.