The increasingly important
topic of Building Information Modeling (BIM) was tackled across seven
presentations in nine hours, ranging from basic definitions of BIM to
in-depth case studies. The day was not designed to cover every technical
aspect of BIM; instead the presentations were aimed at helping
architects determine if BIM is right for their office, and how current
BIM users can refine their workflows. This article presents some of the
lessons learned during the BIM Boot Camp, using illustrations from a few
of the presentations.
1. Defining BIM
2. Little BIM and Big BIM
3. BIM Software
4. Open BIM
5. BIM as Process
6. Happy BIM
7. Know Your LODs
8. Small Green BIM
9. Legal Issues
10. Coordination
BIM is one of today's big architectural buzz terms, like sustainability
or infrastructure, so it's worth defining it precisely before
determining its uses and impact. One way is to define what it is not:
BIM is not hand drawing, and BIM is not computer drafting (CAD). BIM is
part of an evolution from drawing on paper to drafting on the computer
(image below), but it breaks from those conventions where plans,
sections, elevations, perspectives, and other 2- and 3-dimensionsion
drawings were created through the articulation of lines.
Courtesy: World-Architects eMagazine
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