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What do BIM architects do?
BIM (Building Information Modeling) is a methodology that allows architects to create digital design simulations to manage all the information associated with an architectural project. The two complement each other and allow the architect’s work to be carried out efficiently.
Why do architects and designers use abbreviations?
To save space on blueprints and simplify information sharing, designers use a set of abbreviations and acronyms. Most of these abbreviations are standard across the trades. But some architects might use their own abbreviations that aren’t standard or well known.
How has BIM changed the architecture industry?
From silk to tracing paper to computers, the process of designing and delivering buildings has become more advanced, and much faster. BIM has given architects the capacity to deliver projects in massively reduced timescales. In 2D, when you draw a line in plan, you draw a line in plan.
What is the logical endpoint of BIM technology?
The logical endpoint of BIM technology is a future where a building is just a manifestation of its BIM presence. Architects tend to emphasize the importance of individual buildings over the means of production but, in fact, those means are crucial.
What is bigbim and why is it important for architects?
BIM can help with the design process in being able to provide a much more considered design, from aesthetics, material selection, to access and maintenance and construction phasing. This allows the architects to provide a stronger product and therefore maintain their leading edge across the industry.
What is BIM Level 3 and why should architects care?
The real change is that architects can now call their old CADs BIM. By starting with the information about a building and then presenting that information graphically, BIM Level 3 converges the many formats that architects, structural engineers and builders use to do their jobs into a single database.