What is Building Information Modeling?
Building information modeling (BIM) is a building design and documentation methodology characterized by the creation and use of coordinated, internally consistent computable information about a building project in design and construction.This makes available a reliable, coordinated, and consistent digital representation of the building for design decision making, high-quality construction document production, construction planning, and performance predictions.
Customers using BIM will save time and money, see fewer errors, experience greater productivity, produce higher-quality work, and have access to new business opportunities. ___Autodesk
Yes… but what is BIM
posted by tom.ellerbe @ 12:26 PM
4 Comments:
BIM Defined By What It Is Not ....
A t-square and triangle.
Drafting replacement.
A complete replacement for CAD.
BIM Defined by what it is ....
Takes advantage of what the computer is good at.
More architecture, less coordination.
A database?
Filled with new opportunities.
Increases owner participation
Better.
I like to use this defintion:
BIM is an object-oriented building development tool that utilizes 5-D modeling concepts, information technology and software interoperability to design, construct and operate a building project, as well as communicate its details.
What is BIM?... in my own opinion BIM is a marketing machine for AutoDesk to retain and gain on it's market share of CAD in the AEC world, of which it was starting to loose in the years prior to the purchase of Revit.
It's also my view that BIM is actually about sharing Information so maybe we should be talking B.I.S...? Building Information Sharing...
As far as I know, BIM and from the research I've done on CAD, started in the UK in the late 80’s/early 90’s. I was lucky enough to be working with some of the people who had/were working on some BAA projects in the UK who were constructing co-ordinated 2d CAD data from each of the parties involved in the construction process. This involved single instance 2d CAD data being used by each party involved in the whole process e.g. The structure was designed/drawn by the structural engineers then referenced 'live' by the architects/building services engineers etc... At that time they were also doing a 3d CAD model for further clash detection but this was a parallel CAD process to enhance construction on site...
So you see BIM isn't about the type of tool you use but the process behind using those tools, to me it's like a carpenters hand saw vs. a power saw or a hammer vs. a compressed air powered nail gun, they both cut timber or drive nails just one can be more efficient than the other at doing it...
www.formwork.co.nz
Post a Comment
<< Home