TABLE OF CONTENTS | Author's Note | This appendix is taken from a highly-rated presentation that co-author Jim Balding gave at Autodesk University 2003. His audience consisted of executives, managers, and engineers from firms seeking to understand what they would be facing while migrating to Revit Building. The term Building Information Modeling (BIM) refers to database systems such as Revit Building, rather than vector-based CAD applications. Readers from educational institutions or other organizations with in-house design de- partments may readily identify similar concerns that their programs or departments may have when facing upgrade, deployment, and training issues. |
There are many reasons to change to the Building Information Model (BIM). In the beginning, the most compelling is the three-dimensional aspect of designing and documenting a project. In addition to that, many find the constant, complete coordination of the single model to be a compelling reason. If that doesn't convince you, the fact that firms using Revit Building are consistently providing better service and deliverables in less time with less staff and occasionally both may sway you. The bottom line is that a totally efficient design process has always been the "Holy Grail' of design and documentation, and only recently have the hard-ware and software caught up and become able to deliver on this elusive promise.
We have been asked countless times, "How do I implement Revit Building at my company?' The answer to this question is very simple we have absolutely no idea. That may seem a little odd coming from two people writing...
